Valenti, Stracuzzi

[PippoM]

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[stracuzzi]

Thank you.

Very Helpful.

Mark

[DannySa]

My grandfather's surname was Stracuzzi too and sicilian; i still do have a grandmother there just about 35 km south from Messina, anyway i live in Emilia now.
Sorry for my english but i'm italian ehe, i found interesting that you have this surname that is not really usual but live in USA.

[stracuzzi]

Buon Giorno Danny,

Do not apologize for your English. It is much better than my Italian.

I have been trying to locate family in Sicily. Having a difficult time. Stracuzzi was my grandmothers maiden name. I am pretty sure she lived in Santa Lucia.

My grandfather was Paolo Valenti. I thought he was born in Palermo. I am thinking it could have been Messina possibly.

Do you know what city your grandfather was born/lived in ? Is your grandmother 's last name Stracuzzi ? If you do not mind me asking.

Mark...... or as my grandma used to call me Marco

[DannySa]

Ciao
I still enjoy summer in Sicily, well my grandfather was from Pagliara, a very little town in the middle of nothing, i think the population is about 900 souls.
It could be possible that some Stracuzzi emigrated from Messina to somewhere in provincia (idk the term in english), so being not really common we could possibly be related in some way. My grandmother is still alive at 87 and is a Di Bella, another strong surname there. Regarding my grandfather's birthplace i can't say, never asked, i'd say Pagliara but i could be wrong.
My other half is emilian.

[jperch]

I just joined this website today and the first note I read was yours. It was quite uncanny, really, because my grandparents lived in Barnesboro, Pa. Their last name was Vivadelli (original spelling was Vivaldelli). I have found relatives of my grandfather, Silvio, and have actually been to Italy and visited them--what an amazing experience! But I am really having a hard time finding out anything about my grandmother Vivadelli's side of the family. One of my aunts has a Bible with a piece of paper on it with the word "Pace del Mela" so I found out it is a city in the Province of Messina. I know that my great grandfather's name was Candeloro Duca and that he was widowed. My grandmother had 4 brothers whom I met as a child, and I remember her saying that her mother had died when she was young. I did find all of their names on the 1920 census (minus the mother, so she was dead by then). That's all I know and it's not a lot! I went to a geneology class yesterday, so I'm inspired again to start searching!
Good luck with your search. I just had to write to you because of our Barnesboro connection.
Jeannette

[stracuzzi]

Jeannette
Over the years I meet someone online who was from Barnesboro. Such a small town in the middle of nowhere. I will have to ask my mom if she knew of a Vivadelli.



Mark