To Raffaella and Fabio, Back in 2002 I began my search for my Guidi/Marelli families in the communes of Busto Arsizio and Cairate respectively. Both of you were of much help in giving me direction as to what I should do and who I should communicate with. As a result of your help, I found many living descendants of the Guidi family residing in Busto Arsizio/Borsano and was able to obtain some information on my Marelli family from the church in Bolladello. I visited Italy and my family in Borsano in June and had a wonderful time. I also visited the village of Bolladello in the commune of Cairate but made no family connections and regrettably the church was closed on the day of my visit. Nevertheless, I would like to again thank both of you for all of your past help. My only regret I was unable to either meet Fabio or Raffaella, my artist friend, who resides on the Adriatic Coast. Perhaps next time. Mike Saunders

""nanny1723"" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > > For years now I have been searching for the orgin of my > grandparents. I know they came from Italy but have no idea WHERE > in Italy. > It "almost" has me on the verge of a break down ö. If anyone can > help, I, and my family would be so very appreciate it. i never > knew my grandfather, grandmother, father and aunt. As far as I > know, all 4 have passed away and only my 3 brothers and 2 sisters > are from the DeMarino side of the family. > This is where all my research has begun and ended. > > GRANDFATHER > Guiseppe DeMarino > "De" on marriage records...DeMarino & Mereno on death cert., > Mereno on SS app. > > Born---July 9,1883---Italy > Died---Oct.3,1968--- SanLeandro, Calif. > Father---Francis > Mother---Rose K.???? > Came to USA 1909-1912 > Settled in Milwaukee,Wisconsin > GRANDMOTHER > Armida Anita Papi(s) > Born---May 9 1896---Italy > Died---Dec.12,1961---SanLeandro, Calif. > Father---Guiseppe Papi(s) > Mother---Anna N.???? > Came to USA 1913 to marry my grandfather.(An arranged marriage) > Married Feb.13,1913--Milwaukee,Wi. > Father > Clarence Marino > Born---Jan.28,1916 No "DE" on birth cert. > Died---Dec.3,1980---Alameda,Ca > > Aunt > Kay?? born 1914, Mil.Wi. > > The family moved to Altoona, Pa. and were there in the 20's or > 30,s. Moved to Calif in middle 40's . > > I do have 3 town's that show up on different documents but I was > told there are no towns with these names in Italy. > I do know my grandmother spoke french also. > > These towns are.. > CREVE TIRENNZE, Italy > SINLAO, Italy > SAN MARINO, Italy. I checked the Republic of SanMarino > > This is the extent of my knowledge about my Italian family. My > brother and I have talked about going to Italy to visit but until > we know where the family were from,I really can't see taking the > trip of a life time. > All suggestions are welcome. > Thanks,Dee In Texas > There are 7 towns called San Marino in Italy. You can find them by going to this site. http://www.multimap.com Could not find the other two towns. Will do some more searching and get back to you. Ellis Island records are at http://www.ellisisland.org. They show 5 Giuseppe DeMarino listings. Here are three that might fit. Especially the last one, using your birthdate info of 1883. The first name is mispelled. Giuseppe DeMarino Casamassima, Italy 1907 22 Giuseppe Demarino Florence, Italy 1911 32 Guiseppe DeMarino Tapoli, Italy 1920 27 Could not locate a record for Armida Anita Papi(s) Joe in Georgetown, Texas

For years now I have been searching for the orgin of my grandparents. I know they came from Italy but have no idea WHERE in Italy. It "almost" has me on the verge of a break down ö. If anyone can help, I, and my family would be so very appreciate it. i never knew my grandfather, grandmother, father and aunt. As far as I know, all 4 have passed away and only my 3 brothers and 2 sisters are from the DeMarino side of the family. This is where all my research has begun and ended. GRANDFATHER Guiseppe DeMarino "De" on marriage records...DeMarino & Mereno on death cert., Mereno on SS app. Born---July 9,1883---Italy Died---Oct.3,1968--- SanLeandro, Calif. Father---Francis Mother---Rose K.???? Came to USA 1909-1912 Settled in Milwaukee,Wisconsin GRANDMOTHER Armida Anita Papi(s) Born---May 9 1896---Italy Died---Dec.12,1961---SanLeandro, Calif. Father---Guiseppe Papi(s) Mother---Anna N.???? Came to USA 1913 to marry my grandfather.(An arranged marriage) Married Feb.13,1913--Milwaukee,Wi. Father Clarence Marino Born---Jan.28,1916 No "DE" on birth cert. Died---Dec.3,1980---Alameda,Ca Aunt Kay?? born 1914, Mil.Wi. The family moved to Altoona, Pa. and were there in the 20's or 30,s. Moved to Calif in middle 40's . I do have 3 town's that show up on different documents but I was told there are no towns with these names in Italy. I do know my grandmother spoke french also. These towns are.. CREVE TIRENNZE, Italy SINLAO, Italy SAN MARINO, Italy. I checked the Republic of SanMarino This is the extent of my knowledge about my Italian family. My brother and I have talked about going to Italy to visit but until we know where the family were from,I really can't see taking the trip of a life time. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks,Dee In Texas ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the EV1 webmail system at mail.ev1.net

Can anyone tell me where the name "SERICKO" would be from? I'm searching my great-grandparents that were born there. Suzan

Oops, thanks for correcting me, Raffaella :)

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Hi Edisto are an italian male name, for devotion of Saint Edisto http://www.enrosadira.it/santi/e/edisto.htm Aristide name as different name of Edisto... are just Grazia=Grace in english many regards, Raffaella "Jim" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio news:[email protected] > Been curious for some time now. > > Okay, I'm sure you're familiar with Italian naming traditions: Oldest son > named after his grandfather on father's side, etc., etc. > > My great-uncle's parents were from Palermo, Sicily. He was born in > Pennsylvania and was the second son in the family. If naming tradition was > followed (and it was in this family), he would be named after his mother's > father. The mother's father was named "Edisto" on the mother's death > certificate (I had mentioned "Edisto" in an earlier post). HOWEVER, when the > mother took her children to Italy for a visit, the great-uncle in question > was called "Aristide" on the manifest. The great-uncle's name was Edward. > > So... any thoughts on what "Aristide" or "Edisto" are when Americanized? > > Here's another one: I ran across the name "Grazia" in my research. Literal > translation is "Grace"; would it be the same for a name do you think? > > Why do I ask such complicated questions? LOL > > Take care, > Jim > >

At the moment of his birth, maybe her mother's father was still alive. 'Usually', it was only dead people who was 'renewed' in names. About the names, Edisto isn't an Italian name. In Italy there's a very close one, being Egisto. As his official name was Aristide, though, Edisto could well (and probably) be a nickname for Aristide. Aristide is difficult to americanize, it's a name of Greek origin. Maybe it could be americazed to Harry, but I'm not sure.

All of those people are from Campania. That is the Italian region where Naples and Caserta are ;)

"Fabio Parri" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > All of those people are from Campania. That is the Italian region > where Naples and Caserta are ;) Boy, did I blow that one! My wife keeps telling me to "Pay Attention!" :) Joe

Ho pubblicato una "Storia della Famiglia Ottoboni" (patrizia veneta, poi papale e principesca romana) sul sito www.serlupi.it/Ottoboni.html. Se qualche studioso disponesse di ulteriori notizie sui personaggi di questa Famiglia, che oggi io rappresento, mi farà cosa gradita se vorrà darmene cortese comunicazione all'indirizzo [email protected] Grazie. Domenico Serlupi Crescenzi Ottoboni

A branch of the Mantia family moved to Termini-Imerese from Palermo, sometime around 1800. Are there any Palermo Mantia's who know of this branch? Thanks Jim

Jim, Sorry I can't provide any info on the name Edisto or Aristide but you are right on the money with the name Grazia. You will usually find the name to be Maria Grazia, translated, Mary Grace. Hope this helps a little bit. Adrienne

Been curious for some time now. Okay, I'm sure you're familiar with Italian naming traditions: Oldest son named after his grandfather on father's side, etc., etc. My great-uncle's parents were from Palermo, Sicily. He was born in Pennsylvania and was the second son in the family. If naming tradition was followed (and it was in this family), he would be named after his mother's father. The mother's father was named "Edisto" on the mother's death certificate (I had mentioned "Edisto" in an earlier post). HOWEVER, when the mother took her children to Italy for a visit, the great-uncle in question was called "Aristide" on the manifest. The great-uncle's name was Edward. So... any thoughts on what "Aristide" or "Edisto" are when Americanized? Here's another one: I ran across the name "Grazia" in my research. Literal translation is "Grace"; would it be the same for a name do you think? Why do I ask such complicated questions? LOL Take care, Jim

Not only were the birth records with in a day or so but the baptismal records were also very close, with in three to five days., in my comune of Piana degli Albanesi (PA) Joni [email protected] http://www.wtv-zone.com/picks/texandy/directory.html http://www.wtv-zone.com/picks/texandy/charter.html

"Nessuno" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Surname Damiano and Menna in U.S.A. emigrated from Campania, Neaples and > Caserta, in the 1900 > > Ellis Island database, which only covers the period of 1892 to 1924 shows the following: Exact Matches (10) Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival 1. Alfonso Damiano Caserta, Italy 1909 27 2. Carmine Damiano Naples 1897 23 3. Ciro Damiano Napoli, Italy 1922 35 4. Domenici Damiano Naples 1897 28 5. Feliciano Damiano Naples 1897 24 No Damiano from Campania. Exact Matches (5) Name of Passenger Residence Arrived Age on Arrival 1. Carmela Menna Napoli 1903 30 2. Edwardo Menna ..., Napoli 1907 33 3. Figlia Carmela Menna Napoli 1893 19 4. Figlia Ernesto Menna Napoli 1893 11 5. Figlia Maria Menna Napoli 1893 14 No Menna from Campania nor Caserta. Good luck on your search. Joe in Texas

If you are interested in genealogy in the towns around Itri, Latina - including Gaeta, Formia, Fondi, Sperlonga, Terracina etc then you will be interested in a new yahoogroup just started. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FraDiavolo to read or search the message archive or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/FraDiavolo to join and receive emails from the group. Vince Sandrone

Hi, I'm french and one of mine origins is Italian. So, I'm looking for Luisetti or Graglia from Angera, Varesa, Lombardy, Italia. Salutations, Olivier Dupont

"stick60" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hi, > I'm french and one of mine origins is Italian. > So, I'm looking for Luisetti or Graglia from Angera, Varesa, Lombardy, > Italia. > Salutations, > Olivier Dupont > > Italy phone directory at http://www.infobel.com/italy/ shows the following: Angera, postal code 21021 - 10 Luisetti listings, no Graglia listings. Postal code 21020 - 3 Luisetti listings, 6 Graglia listings. 21022 - No Luisetti listings, no Graglia listings. 21023 - 2 Luisetti listings, no Graglia listings. 21024 - No Luisetti listings, no Graglia listings. You can do some more extended searches to find Luisetti and Graglia listings in nearby postal code areas. Maybe some of your "distant cousins" can help you. GENS at http://www.gens.labo.net/ will show you the distribution of both surnames in Italy. Good luck on your search. Joe Pessarra in Texas

Surname Damiano and Menna in U.S.A. emigrated from Campania, Neaples and Caserta, in the 1900