adelfio, VotM, suanj: I'm overwhelmed by your generosity and detective work. You have found my Great Grandmother. She was indeed married before she met my Great Grandfather, and this, I understand, was something that 'wasn't talked about back then'. The child she lost, Rosa, was certainly kept secre...

Hi, My Great Grandmother, Petrina Cicco, was born in or around Messina on 9 June 1889 to Vincent/Vincenzo Cicco and Angelena Beliano, and emigrated to New York City when she was a child. She married my Great Grandfather, Luigi Cotroneo (born 6 Oct 1886 in Campo di Calabria), in Manhattan in 1908. I ...