I have two great-granduncles who were born in San Gemignano di Moriano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. According to some websites, San Gemignano di Moriano is one of Lucca's municipalities. I tried to find on the Mapquest but it shows a street name as "Via San Gemignano" in the town of Palmata. Is that it ...

Debbie, Yes, I researched thru the Ancestry.com and ellisislandrecords.org websites and found many Giampaolis that came to United States. I would like to think that many of them are my cousins but the connections could not be determined until our ancestors in Italy are identified. I researched some ...

Laura, My sister traveled to Lucca a few years ago and got a copy of birth certificate for Valente Giampaoli. I visited Lucca last year to look up for Valente's father, brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, the building that kept civil records was closed due to a local holiday, "Holy Cross Day". I ...

Hi Laura, I already have it. It looks like that we both found it in Ancestry.com. Thank you for your effort. I appreciate it.

Steve

I'm Steven Giampoli from White Plains, New York, USA. My paternal great-grandfather was Giavonni (Valenti) Giampaoli. Giavonni was born in Ciciana, Lucca, Italy on August 12, 1879. His father was Guiseppe Giampaoli. His mother was Alessandrina Ciucci. Giovanni was married to Eugenia Pagnoni on ...

I'm Steven Giampoli from White Plains, New York, USA. My paternal great-grandfather was Giavonni (Valenti) Giampaoli. Giavonni was born in Ciciana, Lucca, Italy on August 12, 1879. His father was Guiseppe Giampaoli. His mother was Alessandrina Ciucci. Giovanni was married to Eugenia Pagnoni on ...