Katie Alleva
matgulliford@hotmail.com
Hi! My dad was born in Fara San Martino and I want to visit someday soon. My aim is to rent a house there one day and stay for a little while and meet some relatives, learn about the traditions and culture.
ARUFFO / ARZIO / GARZIA / GROSSI
Nicholas Arzio
nicholasarzio@gmail.com
Ambrosina Aruffo, b. 1889 to Lucia Di Marino and Luigi Aruffo
Giovanni Arzio, b. 1889 (in Casalbordino) to Eugenia Grossi and Errico Garzia/Arzio (His name changed)
Giovanni Arzio married Ambrosino Aruffo in 11-25-1909
CESARINI / RENZO
Frank Cesarini
fcesarini@hotmail.com
Gino Cesarini and Ann Renzo were both born in fara and immigrated to Australia in the 1950's. Both are still going strong and have been back to Fara many times including this year (2006).
COSENZA / PICCOLO
Louis Cosenza ,Baton Rouge, LA
cosenzal@bellsouth.net
I am planning a trip to la Fara this summer. Two points of embarkation are evident on this website. Australia, and to a lesser extent, Philadelphia. My father (Arturo Cosenza) was from South Philly. Both of his parents, Luigi Cosenza and Maria Piccolo were from Fara San Martino. They arrived in Philadelphia about the same time as your grandparents. Luigi sent for his father, Paolo, who also lived out his life in America. My grandfather had a very large family (12 children lived to adulthood) and my cousins and their offspring, who mostly still live in the Philadelphia area, number in the hundreds. Did the diMarinos or the Vernas ever speak of them? What is this Australia connection? I want to spend a day or two in the town of my ancestors. Any information I can get will be appreciated.
DE SIMONE / TALONE
Ralph
Jral2@verizon.net
I`m looking for possible relatives of grandfather Raffael DeSimone born approx. 1866-1868 in Fara San Martino? his father`s name Antontonia, mother`s name Anola( nee talone), not sure if their first names are correct have no history of grandfather from date of birth to arrival in u.s.a 1890-1891 do not know if dates are true. He was said to be in italian army (cavalry).Any help will be very much appreciated.
DI MARINO / VERNA
Barbara Jacobs
Barbara.Jacobs@chello.be
My maternal grandparents were:
On my mother's mother's side, from Faro San Martino: Verna (great-grandmother) and di Marino (great grandfather). They emigrated to the US (Philadelphia) in 1903. Later, all of this great-grandmother's younger sisters came to join her in America.
On my mother's father's side, from Mannoppello: Cipressi (great-grandfather) and Mangina (sp?) (great grandmother). Their son, Alfredo Cipressi, came to the US (Phildelphia) at age 18 in 1913. I believe another brother came to the US and then returned to Italy and other brothers -- there were 9 children altogether -- emigrated to Australia.
DI SCIULLO
deshullo4@aol.com
My husband is thinking of visiting Italy in the future. His grandparents names were Antonio and Giansita DiSciullo, born in or near Fara San Martino.
D'URABANO / GARZIA / QUARTULLO / CIPOLLONE / ARUTTO / VERNA / ALLEVA / TELLA
Gina
puzzable@hotmail.com
My great grandfather, Ernesto Alessandre D'Urbano was born in Fara San Martino, Italy 21 Feb 1884. His wife Geltrude Maria Garzia was born there also on 17 Dec 1886 (Geltrudes parents are Giustino Garzia and Giuseppina Giovanna Quartullo, both of Fara San Martino.) They had two boys, Joseph Durbano who died at age 8 in Salt Lake city Utah and Victor Durbano who died 13 of Feb 1973 in Ogden, Utah. Victor Durbano's wife, Carmela DeAcetis Durbano is still living in Roy, Utah at the age of 95 yrs. Ernesto D'Urbano's father was Giovanni Filippo Antonio D'Urbano and his mother was Maria Donata Cipollone (born 18 Feb 1846 to Croce Antonio Sciarra Cipollone and Anna Berenice Tella, both of Fara San Martino.) Giovanni's father was Cesare Raffaelo D'Urbano and his mother was Maria Silvia Verna (Maria's parents are Filippo Verna and Celidonia Arutto). Cesare Raffaelo D'Urbano's father was Giovanni D'Urbano (born abt. 1785 in Fara San Martino) and his mother was Domenica Alleva (born abt 1787 to Concezio Alleva and Maddalena ?.) If anyone has additional info on these lines, I would love to hear from you. we will hopefully be visiting Fara San Martino this coming May 2007. We would love to meet any relatives we have there.
FECONDO
John Fecondo
john.fecondo@rmit.edu.au
My father Luigi Fecondo was born in Fara San Martino in 1933 and emigrated to Australia when he was 18. He has a sister Maria still living in Fara who is married to Joe Ricciuti's (see Ricciuti / Rotondo, below) uncle, Raffaele Rotunno. My parents have been back to Fara 2-3 times and I've visited 3 times, we love the place and its people.
GAMBARDELLA / ORSATTI / WOSKO
Joy Peppelman
japeppelman@verizon.net
My mom was from Fara San Martino. Her name was Antoinette Gambardella. Her mother’s name was Clothilde Orsatti. She married my Dad Frank Wosko and went to Argentina. They then came to US in 1955.My sister, neice and I visited Fara while visiting cousins in Guadiagrele in 1999 & I understood how my mother must have missed her home – it is so beautiful.I wished we had the chance to have gone together.
LOBERTO (LUBERTI?) /SCIARRA
Adrienne
YoAHop@aol.com
My 3rd great grandmother was Maria Brigida Loberto (Luberti?) born in Fara San Martino. Her parents were Pasqua Rosa Sciarra and Ferdinando Loberto (Luberti?).
LUCCHITTI
Sandro Lucchitti, Sydney, Australia
slucchitti@optusnet.com.au
My father Berardino was born in Fara San Martino in 1934. His parents were Luigi “Luigione” and Elisabetta Lucchitti who also lived in Fara. My father immigrated to Sydney Australia in the early 1950’s and is currently still living there. He had only returned once to his birthplace in 1976 and always speaks of how beautiful he remembers the countryside and mountains. I hope to send him back there one day while he is still able to travel.
MADONNA / ALLEVA
Mario Madonna
madonna.family@bigpond.com
My parents are from Fara San Martino, Giacinto Madonna and Palma Alleva. I have recently returned from a visit to Fara with my family; it was a great pleasure to visit again, having been there in 1988. It's such a beautiful place - the mountains, the clear spring water, the air is so clean, you just can not put into words the beauty of this town!
MISCIONE
Hernan C. Miscione
h.miscione@mtzmeetings.com
My father Alfonso Miscione was born in Fara San Martino in 1923. Years later he traveled with his family to Argentina. We still have family back there and I would love to go one day, and walk the streets that my dad once walked and feel the wind the same way he did.
MISCIONE
Fabricio Fernando Miscione
fabricionadamas@gmail.com
Hola mi nombre es fabricio fernando miscione. mi abuelo luis miscione, "shishino", nacio en fara san martino. es un hombre sano, fuerte y bondadoso. Aunque terco de adulto se fue sensibilizando .cuando mi bis abuelo lo vio nacer partio para argentina ese mismo dia. el resto de la familia se reunio con el seis años despues. el ya tiene 80 años y hace poco tiempo que dejo de trabajar. espero que algun dia tenga la oportunidad de regresar a su tierra. se lo merece. lo quiero mucho, y aunque no lo visite muy seguido. el cada ves que me ve me abraza fuerte. eso se lo enseñe yo. el no abrazaba a la gente. o al menos no a su hijo. bien, no se cual es el sentdo de este mensaje. ya he dicho suficiente por hoy, luego de alimentarme con los errores ortograficos y asentos ausentes me despido. pense en escribir en ingles, pero esta entrada la noche y mis parparpados. les envio un gran saludo.
fabricio. bon voyage
ORSATTI
Mike McGinley
mcginlm@lmsd.org
My wife's grandfather was Alberto Orsatti from Fara San Martino. He was born there in 1895. Looking for his brothers who emigrated to Australia.
ORSATTI / ALLEVA
Donna Valdez
Donna@ejvaldez.com
My great grandparents are from Fara San Martino. Luigi (Luigo) Orsatti married Rosalia Alleva. They came to the US for the first time in 1902.
PETREI (? SPELLING)
Kathye Fetsko Petrie
kpwriting@comcast.net
My husband's family is from the Abruzzo region, primarily the town of La Fara San Martino. We are trying to figure out the correct spelling of his family name, which was changed at Ellis Island. There is a name carved on theimmigrant wall there, supposed to be my husband's grandfather, spelled ARTURO PETREI, I believe--we are not sure if this is correct or an error.
ARTURO lived in America as ARTURO PETREE, he had two sons and two daughters (Theresa, Mary, Arthur, Joseph); Arthur Petree had three sons Joseph, Michael and David; Michael is my husband, who as a teenager changed his last name to PETRIE, thinking it the correct spelling. Does anyone know what the correct spelling of this family name from Abruzzo should be?I'd like it for the record, before the information is lost.
Thanks so much for your help.
RICCIUTI / ROTUNNO
Joe Ricciuti
wineman2@dingoblue.net.au
My name is Joe Ricciuti and I live in Sydney, Australia. Both my parents are from Fara. My father was Vincenzo RICCIUTI (He passed away two years ago). My mother is Elisa ROTUNNO now 69 years old and going strong.
We still have ties to Fara.
SALVITTI
Theresa DiVito
MTDivito@aol.com
My maternal grandfather, Ermengilch Salvitti was born in Fara San Martino in 1898. He emigrated to America in 1913 and his name was changed to Romeo Salvetto at Ellis Island. He was only 50 when he passed away, and I never knew him. If there are any remaining relatives in Fara San Martino I would love to hear from them. I would also like to know who his parents and grandparents were and if he had any brothers and sisters. My sincere thanks for any information.
SCIARRA / ARMIDIO
Les Shar
lespgh1@attbi.com
These are names of my grandparents who moved to USA about 1920. My name is Les Shar and I would like to visit/meet relatives from Fara San Martino. Any help will be appreciated in locating any relatives!
SCIARRA / ROTUNNO / DI SCIULLO / LUBERTI / FECONDO / D'ALESSANDRO
Angelo Sciarra
sciarra_angelo@msn.com
Hi my name is Angelo Sciarra, my dad is from Fara San Martino. He immigrated to Australia in 1960 or 1961. I have ties still in Fara and visits often. My grandfather's name was Angelo Sciarra. The surnames in my Fara lineage are Marrone (probably from Lama dei Peligni), Rotunno, Di Sciullo, Luberti, Fecondo and D'alessandro (my grandmother was from Il Gallo- Civitella Messer Raimondo). I'm looking for some long lost Sciarra relatives in the USA whose parents/grandparents immigrated in 1913 and 1914. Nicola Sciarra and his wife Lucia Sciarra. They appear in the US census of 1920 as Nick and Lucy Shaw. Their daughter Mary immigrated with her mum and was called Giovina Sciarra. Other children's names were Josephine, Agnes, Julia and Nicholas all born in Pennsylvannia. Really looking forward to any opportunity of correspondence with them.
VALENTE
Lou Valente
smaxo99@yahoo.com
Fara San Martino is an absolutely magic place. I just returned seeking information on my paternal grandfather.
The village is about 800 people. The largest employer is DeCecco pasta. And yes there are still plenty of Valente’s there. The oldest person in the village is a woman named Valente. We found this out at the end of our stay and never could connect with any of them. Well, now I want to learn to speak Italian well enough to go back on my own, since English speaking visitors are rare. We did find a young woman from another village to supplement the Italian skills in our party.
So my grandfather, Nicola Santilla Valente was born December 3, 1873, came to US with his brother, Louis, left from Naples on November 27, 1896, landed in New York on December 13, 1896. His mother’s last name was Verna, father’s first name Pietro. In 1903 Nicola married Antonia Genovese in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. He became an American citizen on May 14, 1920. He was a machinist at Baldwin locomotive in Eddystone PA. There were four children born in US, Nicholas, Ann, Rose, Anthony and Mario, the youngest who was born in 1915.
Best regards,
Lou Valente
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