Hi Katie! I would bet you and I are related. My great-great grandmother was born in Piana dei Greci in 1863, immigrated to America in 1898 thru the Port of New Orleans and then headed for Los Angeles. Her name was Giovanna 'Jennie' Clesceri Capaci. Her husband was Andrea Capaci, (also born in Piana ...

Hi Tessa! :)

Yes, that is a major with a capitol "M" possiblity that nobody knew of him, because he either took off for New York, (Again, why, I do not know) or he changed the spelling of his last name, (He would be the only one who did), or he passed away under some other spelling of the last name ...

Hi Tessa,
Thanks for the response, I greatly appreciate that! And thanks for the research, I just knew I was going to like it here! :)

Well, regarding Joe Faucetta's stating he came over in 1894 and that his birth year was 1882: I have Joe's birth record from Montevago, he was indeed born in 1880 ...

I am trying to determine, once and for all if there was an older brother of my great-grandfather, Joe Faucetta.

I am trying to find the birth record for one Pietro Faucetta, born in either 1878 or 1879, in Montevago, Agrigento, Sicily. His parents would be Antonino Faucetta and Giuseppa Ingoglia ...

Hi there, Im new here. My great-great-grandmothers last name was Clesceri, also born in Piana, 1863, died in Los Angeles 1953. Lo Nigro is also in my family line. Maybe we are related?