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The Life Story of Salvatrice (Katie) Mainenti

Posted on April 10, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin

1887 – 1950

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Category: DiMartino Stories

The Family Tree of Carmelo (Carmen) DiMartino & Rose Pirozzi

Posted on April 9, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin
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Category: DiMartino Trees

The Life Story of Carmelo (Carmen) DiMartino

Posted on April 9, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin

1888 – 1979

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Category: DiMartino Stories

The Family Tree of Giovanni Zisa & Antonina DiMartino

Posted on April 8, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin
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Category: Zisa Trees

The Life Story of Giovanni (John) Zisa

Posted on April 8, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin

1856–1948 Giovanni (John) Zisa was born on December 18, 1856, in Santa Croce Camerina, Ragusa, Italy, the son of Giovanna and Francesco. He married Antonina (Nina, Annie) DiMartino in 1895 in his hometown. They had ten children in 17 years. He died on August 13, 1948, in Paterson, New Jersey, at the age of 91….

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Category: Zisa Stories

The Family Tree of Bernardino Di Crescenzo and Antonietta Farricelli

Posted on March 27, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin
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Category: De Crescenzo Trees

The Life Story of Bernardino Di Crescenzo

Posted on March 27, 2023May 2, 2023 by admin

1859 – 1935 Various Spellings for Bernardino Di Crescenzo The names for both Bernardino and his wife, Antonietta, go through many evolutions, showing perhaps a lack of concern by whoever was taking down their information, combined with both of them speaking only their native language, Italian and perhaps never learning to read and write, themselves….

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The Life Story of Antonietta Faricelli Di Crescenzo

Posted on March 26, 2023May 2, 2023 by admin

1873 – 1910 Various Spellings for Antonietta Faracelli Di Crescenzo Like her husband, my Great Grandmother on my father’s father’s side, has a myriad assortment of name variations which made it extremely difficult to trace her with any certainty. I was able to cross check with other things, such as birth records for her sons,…

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Category: Di Crescenzo Stories

The Family Tree of Francesco Fuimarello & Carmela Mazzariello

Posted on March 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin
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Category: Fuimarello Trees

Atlantic City 1964

Posted on March 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by admin

by Jeeni Criscenzo Grandma arrived in her ancient Oldsmobile with giant sugar cookies nestled in tissue paper in a Poughkeepsie bakery box denied us until we submitted to her yanking a lice comb through our unruly hair. Grandma announced that this summer she would be taking me – the eldest – as her companion for…

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Category: Fuimarello Stories
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