Alia, Palermo, Sicily Families

[adelfio]

IF you look at this marriage record it has the right parents for Pietro Puglisi and I looked for the birth records of the children and came up with Anna Puglisi 1882 June 17th, Giovanna Puglisi 1884/1885 and Gaetano Puglisi 1888 June 17th all born in Alia perhaps Salvatora was adopted with that name of Rielle. Im pretty sure this is the right Salvatora. Went through the marriage indexes that time frame only Pietro Puglisi I could find

Marriage of Pietro Puglisi and Salvatora Incerti
INDEX#51
1881 June 26 in the town of Alia marriage of Pietro Puglisi age 27 born and resides in Alia son of Gaetano Puglisi and Anna Russo married Salvatora Incerti age 21 parents unknown
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Birth record of Pietro Puglisi
INDEX#160
1853 Dec 14th in the town of Alia birth of Pietro Puglisi son of Gaetano Puglisi age 27 farmer and Anna Russo age 29 farmer baby was presented by midwife Filippa Pagano

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Birth record of Salvatora Incerti
1859 Oct 10th in the town of Alia birth of Salvatora Incerti presented by Concetta Iovino di Battaglia receiver of foundlings and midwife for the town of Alia parents were unknown

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Marty

[Rumfolo]

Just received this information from a cousin. Anna Puglisi Politz that married Antonio Rotolo and Giovanni Rumfola's mother was Theresa Salvatora Rielle and Theresa was a foundling. I was told that Anna never knew her mother was a foundling until she went to her sisters funeral. She was told then that the Rielle family lived next to mother who was named Judy and after several miscarriages wanted a child and took Theresa Salvatora in to raise and she took their name. Later they had a child and this girl was Theresa's sister. If anyone knows more about this please post.

[nancylokeefe]

Hello,

My name is Nancy Falcone O'Keefe. Both of my parents were born in Alia,Sicily in the 1930's. My mother's maiden name is SanGiorgio Buffamante - the reason she has two maiden names is that her father, Salvatore SanGiorgio Buffamante, was adopted by his aunt and uncle shortly after his mother passed away from complications of childbirth. He had numerous brothers and sisters who remained with his birth father, but my grandfather, Salvatore, was adopted and lived with his aunt and uncle (adopted parents - his adopted mother was a sister to his birth mother).

My mother, Anna SanGiorgio Buffamante Falcone is still living (80 years of age) and can provide many details. She came to the states in 1956 shortly after she married my father, Damiano Falcone. We would love to hear from any relatives and friends out there!

[Nolaxxxx]

My family settled in Napoleonville as well before moving to Harvey and Marrero. Must have been a key area for Sicilians. Cardinal, Cardinal, Cardinalle...many different spellings by various members. which makes it hard to research it sometimes. I did see they might have came from Alia.

Hi Harleycat, My husband's Italian family all came from Alia. So we are related to the Scaccia family and distantly related to the Panepinto family. Great-great-grandmother was Anna Scaccia who came to the US in 1891 as a young mother with 3 children. She married Rosolino Marchiafava in Alia in 1881. Louisiana seems to be a starting point for many of these families. They arrived in New Orleans, found work on the sugar plantations around Napoleonville, LA. Once they were established they moved from there to Baton Rouge, New Orleans and other cities like Houston. Bonfanti is another common name in this area. If you give me names and approximate dates, I can check records next time I go to the archives. Good Luck with your search, De

[Palermo Trapani]

I live in Baton Rouge, and my Great grandparents, and 1 Grandparent immigrated from Sicily to New Orleans between 1890-1903. Just like others have noted in this thread, my ancestors worked in the Sugar Mills in Saint John the Baptist parish and Ascension Parish (River parishes) and then spread up river to North Shore, Baton Rouge, some stayed in New Orleans. A couple of suggestions. If your ancestors remained Catholic, which in Louisiana is the overwhelming case of Most Sicilian immigrants you can try a couple of things. 1) If they moved to Ascension parish, or Assumption parish,all Baptismal records and Sacrament of Matrimony will be in the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge (formed in 1961). 2) Sacred Heart Parish in Baton Rouge is the Catholic Church where the Sicilian immigrants formed in Baton Rouge I think in the 1930's and I know of the some parishoners there that had ancestors from Alia.

Buon Natale

[jwhart71]

My family immigrated from Alia Sicily to Ineependence Tickfaw Louisiana the Notarianni/Notariano family. They intermarried with the Guarino family I believe.

[love2ridemyhd]

Hello everyone
I just started searching for my husband's grandfather. I understand he was either in an orphanage or a foundling home. All I know is that his first name and last name were almost the same. It was Napoleon Napoleone or the spelling that is close to the name. Any information you can give me would be great

Thanks so much

Marie Napoleone

[love2ridemyhd]

Hello everyone
I just started searching for my husband's grandfather. I understand he was either in an orphanage or a foundling home. All I know is that his first name and last name were almost the same. It was Napoleon Napoleone or the spelling that is close to the name. Any information you can give me would be great

Thanks so much

Marie Napoleone

[love2ridemyhd]

In your searches has anyone come across the name NAPOLEON NAPOLEONE, or anything spelled close to that name? I understand he was in an orphanage, Born around 1877

[love2ridemyhd]

I am searching for my husbands grandfather who was in an orphanage, not sure where in Sicily. Somehow I have that he was in Alia Sicily. How can I fine any record on him. His name was Napoleon Napoleone. or anything spelled close to that. I have come across different spellings of his name

[Tessa78]

I checked the birth acts from 1875 through 1879 in Alia. Sicily, and found the following:

Birth act of an abandoned child in 1879 in Alia.
Record #12 in the Supplemental Parte
Dated 14 October 1879 at the town hall in Alia
Before the official appeared Maria D'Andrea, midwife and receiver of the abandoned, to present a child she declared was found at the wheel (more info below at link) today.
She presented the child to the official who gave the child the name Leopoldo and the surname Napoleoni. (This name was a made-up name which was chosen by the official, as was the custom)
The child was sent to the Foundling Home of Palermo to be nurtured by Maria Lo Bue who was confined there.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1947613

Information about abandoned children and "the wheel"
https://www.italiangenealogy.com/articl ... e-marriage

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