your great grandfather married my great-aunt Lucy. Lucy's parents were Pasquale DiBlasio and Santella Viola.

I have DeBlasio/di Blasio and Villani in my bloodline, and I have been trying to track them relentlessly. I happened to come across this forum and signed up immediately to reply!

It's been several years since you guys have been doing this research, but I have reason to believe Sabato and Concetta ...

I think that DiBlasio and its different spellings are a common name in Italy. Furthest I've gotten was Pasquale and Santella (nee Viola) BiBlasio. They both lived in Montecorvino Pulgiano before settling on 21st street in Philadelphia. I have nother on the Viola or Diblasio line after these two, who ...

Hi, Valarie :D !

Located Anna's marriage record on Family Search--surname spelled DeBlasio--with what appears to be some of her siblings. I'm wondering if brother Pasquale changed his name to Charles.

http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zzdeblasiomarriagend0.jpg

Biff

Young Pasquale did ...

You guys are awesome!

I talked to my aunt last week and my great-grandmotherss name was indeed Santella. Now i just need to trace what part of Italy they are from. I found references from Abruzzio and Sicily so far.

As far as any WW1 references, I'm afraid I would have no idea about that. I'm ...

Looking for information on my Paternal Grandmother's parents.
Her name was Anna Ferrizzi Nee Diblasio. Her parents were Pasquale Diblasio and Santiana(sp) DiBlasio nee Viola.

My grandmother was born Feb 10th 1900, in Philadelphia, PA, but her parents were from Italy, maybe Rome, as I was always ...

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I'm sure this is my cousin Sherry.

Grandpop's adopted name was Ferrizzi. You remember that he was left on the steps of a church in Salerno, but then he was adopted by a family from Naples. The church where Grandpop was left was destroyed During WW2 and all of the records are gone ...