I am researching my husband's DEFRANCO family from Italy. Frank DEFRANCO b. ~1876 married Isabell DEFRANCO. They immigrated to America in 1900 and 1901. They had the following children:

Concetta DEFRANCO b. 1911 in NY
Charles DEFRANCO b. 1909 in NY
Roland DEFRANCO b. 1914 in NY
Mildred DEFRANCO b ...

I too am researching PELLEGRINO from Messina. My husband's family is from San Felipo del Messina. The information that I have is located at http://members.aol.com/APelleg235 .

My husband's PELLEGRINO family came to America in the early 1930's. His grandfather Argentino PELLEGRINO (born in Argentina ...