Thank you for sharing your wonderful and research. I have Bianchetti, Raggio, Brignoli and Guisto lines. This was very helpful. I am sorry though can't answer your connection below. Jennie Arata/Bianchetti/Sanguinetti/Raggio/ many more ----- Original Message ----- From: carolynjnash <CarolynJNash@compuserve.com> To: <CAAMADOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:10 AM Subject: [CAAMADOR] Raggio, Castagnetto , Brignoli , Bianchetti and Sterlini -- and Giusto -- in Boston > While looking through the records for my Giusto family in the Boston > catholic archives and the Boston city records, I found the following on > Raggio, Castagnetto, Brignoli, Bianchetti, Sterlini ...... Amador names. > > Civil records, marriage: > > 27 January 1850. Dominic Castagnetto, 27, a "pedlar", to Maria Raggio, 14 > (!), daughter of John. Castagnetto's father's name was hard to read but > appeared to be Bastien. By Rev. Ranieri (?, hard to read). > > 25 May 1850. Testo Benedetto, 33, opera singer, son of Salvatore, to > Teresa Truffi, 25, dau of Gaspare. Married by the right reverend bishop > (couldn't read name) of Boston, so Benedetto was probably a pretty > well-known singer. > > 27 April 1851. Dominic Sterlini, 28, musician, b. Italy, to Benedetta > Bianchetti, 18. Parents not given. By Rev. Hoskins, so this was in St. > Stephen's church. > > Church records: > > 28 Dec 1848. baptised Rosa Raggio to John Raggio and Angela Chiesa. > sponsors: John Chiesa and Rosa Raggio. St. Mary's church (was in Boston's > old North end). > > 20 Dec 1848. marriage of Joseph Brignoli to Mary Lerdo. St. Mary's > church. no witnesses listed. (I did not find this marriage in the Boston > civil records). > > 9 June 1850. baptised Louisa V. Brignoli, dau of Joseph Brignoli and Mary > Bianchetti (born 22 May). witnesses Antonio and Couisa Cordono. St. > Stephen's church (est 1848, North End, Boston, and still exists) > > 23 June 1853, baptised Justina to Joseph and Mary Brignetti (born 12th). > wit. Joseph Marilllo and Justinia Garibaldi. A correction in different ink > and handwriting says Brignoli (vs Brignetti). St. Stephen's church. > > 18 Oct 1858. baptised John Cassinette (b. 11th) to Bart. Castinette and > Johanna Cunneo. St. Stephens. > > also St. Stephens baptisms indexed 1854-58 were Mary Cuneo (p. 203), Mary > Garbarinio, p. 89 and 117, and James Quirilo (p. 244, indexed under "G"); I > didn't have time to look these up, but can provide the Catholic archives > will do limited requests if anyone is interested (Archdiocese of Boston, > Attention: Archives, 2121 Commonwealth Ave, Brighton, MA 02135-3193. > 617-746-5798, 10:15 to 4:30 M-F; they'll want a written request.) > > Burials from the records of Cambridge catholic cemetary, which is on Rindge > Ave in Cambridge. Records in Catholic archives. > (The cemetary was opened in 1846, but not very many headstones survive from > this period.) > > 22 July 1848 Peter Juste, two weeks old, grave 126, range 3, east side. > (Pam Hagny and Steve Illum, please note: this is Gregorio Giusto and > Francesca Patrone's son Peter). > 31 July 1849 Nicoletta Raggio, 2 and 1/2 months; grave 126, range 3 east > side; parents not listed. > 15 May 1858 Bastenia Raggio, 62 years, living at Fulton Ct#2; grave 91, > range 17 east side. > > Does anyone researching Brignoli have any idea if this was one or two > Joseph and Mary Brignoli families? The church marriage records do not > contain age or father's name. I'm interested because Joseph and Mary > Brignoli witnessed the marriage of Rocco Caminiti to Maria B. Giusto in > 1851 at St. Stephens and the baptism of Maria's half-brother Peter (to > "Gregory Jest and and Frances Patrona") in 1848 at St. Mary's church. > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >