This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DiChiarante Simonich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZ.2ADI/582.1 Message Board Post: My wife is a DiChiarante, supposedly from Naples. Late Father is Phillip (b. 1923), Grand Father is Vincenza / Vincent. Paterson / Fair Lawn New Jersey area in the 1900-1970's. Appears that Vincent came over with a brother Domenico (Dominic). Vincent married Consiglia ?????. Phil had one brother Vincent (Jr.) born 1921. Mrs. Phillip DiChiarante (Simonich, b. 1916) from Pueblo Colorado is alive and kicking, had her over for Easter lunch Sunday. a not too common of a name in the US for sure. don't know if Giuseppe (Joe) is another brother of Vincent / Domenico or not. RJ Samp rjsamp@ameritech.net