Wow...I just read through all the posts, and it is great that all you cousins have found each other!! I have just recently emailed with Mary Elia. I was wondering if any of you have Lorenzo Elia's (the one born in 1841) siblings recorded? My ggg-grandmother was Rosa Elia, born in Alanno, married to ...

Mary ~ did you get my email? I haven't heard back from you, so wanted to make sure I got the email address right.

Laurie

I did find (on ellisisland.org) that Pasquale did live in Caramanico. So that must be right. He traveled with his cousin Pierino Elia, also from Caramanico.....so, one of Pasquale's brothers must have also moved to Caramanico as well. I know the Pierino that Pasquale traveled with wasn't his brother ...

Hi Mary!

I don't have enough information yet to link your Alanno Elia's with my Rosa Elia, but I do have a lot of information on your Elia's that I have written down from the microfilm from Alanno. Send me an email at ezilydistracted@aol.com, and I will share with you everything that I have.

You ...

Is the last name Busco or Fusco?

My great-grandmother's family is from Alanno. I have 2 rolls of microfilm from Alanno on permanent loan at my local FHC that I have been through twice. I am having trouble tracing further back than 1866 on the following, all from Alanno:

My gg-grandfather is RAFFAELE DiFRANCESCO (b. abt 1858). His ...

Marty ~

Thank you so much for your direction!! No wonder you are a master! I looked for the closest Family History Center, and it is actually less than 2 miles from my house. I called and spoke to a woman who said she was actually born in Alanno, has relatives that are Di Francesocs, AND she speaks ...

My sincere thanks to everyone for pointing me in the right direction!! I am fairly new to this, but I am finding genealogy to be very addicting and fulfilling!!

Laura

My great-grandfather was bon 2/20/1888 in San Valentino. His name was Vito Iacobucci. He married Rosario Di Francesco from Alanno in 1908. He lists Alanno as his last foreign residence on his naturalizaiotn papers. He moved to Canton, Ohio in 1914 and Rosario followed in 1915 with their two children ...