Dear cousin Silvana,

Thank you for pointing out the errors in my last message.
1st error: Splendiano Petrecca´s wife was Giacinta Cicchino , not Cifelli.
2nd error Orazia Filomena Iannone´s father was GiovannGiuseppe Iannone and her mother was not Giovanna Giuseppe Iannone. Actually, I didnà ...

Dear Silvana,

Thanks loads for the information of descendents pf Castelpetroso in Australia. Hope anyone who may read this will send me more names of deescendents of Castelpetroso (in all parts of the world!).

Now let´s try to "clear up" a bit your Petrecca ancestors. As you will see, there are ...

If your ancestor with family was resident in Lucera-Foggia when he emigrated, well

You can write in Archivio di Stato di Foggia and ask an photocopy of Ruolo Matricolare of your ancestor, born the ...(birthdate or birthyear) Castelpetroso but resident in Lucera, son of...(first name father)..
if ...

I should be very grateful if someone knows where I can write, or e.mail, for my father´s Italian military record. He was born in Casteñpetroso (now the province of Isernia , then Campobasso) in 1893 . The family moved to Lucera , and he first immigrated to the US in 1911. (at 18yrs of age). He ...

Dear "distant cousin" Silvana!
I have discovered a common ancestor : GIUSEPPE PALUMBO (early 1700´s) I descend from his 1st wife, Donata Vacca, and you, from his 2nd wife, Margarita Tamburri . Their son, Donatantonio Palumbo (died Nov, 29, 1843,at age 71) and his wife Francesca Forte were the ...

Dear Silvana,
How pleased I would be to have loads of contacts in Australia, for it is not easy to gather a master list of this information. How thankful I would be! I don´t mind mailing by regular post. I have taken these International reunions to heart, as I believe the participants will always ...

Dear Silvana,
You are absolutely correct in asking why I want information of descendents of Castelpetroso. I should have explained it to you. Several years ago I thought it would be a good idea to organize a Reunion of Descendents of Castelpetroso, in Castelpetroso. After suggesting the idea to ...

Hi "distant cousin" Trish!
As far as I know, all Vecchiarelli´s of Castelpetroso descend from Cristinziano (d 1831, at age 83)/b], a shoemaker born in Agnone, son of Angiolo (b 1702/03 ), also a shoemaker, & Cecilia Pallotto (b 1704/05), both residents of Agnone. [/b Maria Antonia Vecchiarelli (b ...

Dear Silvana,
I know you´re anxious, but it took me a while to find Giovannina Arcaro because she is registered as Domenica Giovanna Arcaro (b June 15, 1890 .Her father, Michele Arcaro , wed to Filomena Nicolina Forte , was the son of Donato Arcaro. Filomena was the daughter of Pietro Celestino ...

Silvana, just saw your last message and I do have some information of the Petrecca¨s and the Tamburri´s. Do send me the names of the ones you are interested in.

Silvana,
The following is some of the collateral part of your family tree.
Vincenzo Giancola (b 1851 ) had another son, Angelo Alfonso (b April 10, 1883). Giuseppe Giancola (b 1807 , he died at 77, not 67) had 7 other children: Vincenzo (b 1850-d 1851), Giovanni (b 1852- d 1853), Maria Giovanna (b ...

:P My dear Silvana,
How pleased I am to be able to help you in your quest for your family tree in Castlpetroso. I have found well over 50 ancestors of mine in Castelpetroso and am compiling loads of information.
Vincenzo Giancola born Feb.14, 1851)( was the son of Giuseppe Giancola (died Nov. 11 ...

:P My dear Silvana,
How pleased I am to be able to help you in your quest for your family tree in Castlpetroso. I have found well over 50 ancestors of mine in Castelpetroso and am compiling loads of information.
Vincenzo Giancola born Feb.14, 1851)( was the son of Giuseppe Giancola (died Nov. 11 ...

Trish,
Do you happen to have anything about Antonia di Stefano( born around 1795), the first wife of Nicola Vacca (1790)and mother of Michelangelo Vacca, born May 6, 1824? They resided in Castlapetroso, but I can´t find any other connection to Antonia di Stefano.
Thanks loads.

:PDear Silvana,
I hope that this is your "miracle"!
There are many Giuseppe Giancola¨s but I trust this is the one you want.
A Giuseppe Giancola was born in Castelpetroso (borgato Casale) on April 27, 1885 . His parents were Vincenzo Giancola (born Feb. 14, 1851) and Felicia Bertone (father ...