Colella family - Montemiletto

[russell1957]

I am researching the Colella family that lived in the Montemiletto area 1700-1900 timeframe. Specifically, looking for family of Antonio Colella born 1799 and died 1842-03-02 in same area. Married to Angela. He had a son name Filippo Fortunato born 1828-06-03 same area - married to maria Antonia Fina (1838). Filippo migrated to America 1902-11-19. He has the following children all born in Montemiletto: Gaetano (1859), Benjamino (1866), Giovanni (1869), Giuseppe (1872), Albina (1875), Pasqualina (1880), Principia Margarite (1882). These dates come from US census records. Also, how do you search Italian census/church records - where can I find them? This site appears to be a forum only which is great. Any help moving forward would be appreciated.

[kmgargano]

The websites Antenati and FamilySearch are very helpful resources in researching family records. It's a lot of time to search through all the records, but well worth it!

Montemiletto is located in the Province of Avellino, and below is the link to search Avellino's records. If you click through each link, you can search specifically in Montemiletto and look at birth, marriage and death records.

http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... +Avellino/

Hope this helps! Good luck in your search!

[Tessa78]

Here is the birth act of Filippo Fortunato Colella - born 3 June 1828 in Montemiletto.

Record #48 - dated 4 June 1828
Father: Antonio Colella, age 26 (so born about 1802), farmer, residing in Strada Piazza
Mother: Angiola Colella, his wife
Baptized on 4 June at the Parish church of Montemiletto.
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

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[Tessa78]

And here is the birth act of Gaetano Colella in 1860 in Montemiletto
#23
Dated 8 March 1860 - birth on 7 March 1860
Father: Filippo Colella, 28, son of deceased Antonio Colella, residing in Montemiletto
Mother: Antonia Fina, his legitimate wife
Child was given the name GAETANO
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

This is the birth act of Beniamino Colella who was born in 1866 in Montemiletto -
He was the son of Bernardo Colella [son of deceased Gaetano] and Grazia Carpinito.
#10
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... 5.jpg.html

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[Tessa78]

The child born in 1869 to Filippo Colella was named Giovambattista Colella.
Here is his birth act #58 in 1869 (bottom left in the image)
Dated 29 July 1869 - birth on 26 July
Father: Filippo Colella, son of deceased Antonio, age 35, farmer residing in Montemiletto
Mother: Antonia Fina, his legitimate wife, daughter of Gaetano
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

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There is also a Giovannina Colella born that year(1869) to Donato Colella and Carmela Abate
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

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Here is the birth of Giuseppe Colella, son of Filippo and of Antonia Fina in 1871
#81 - left side of image
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

*** Here is the birth of Albina Colella in 1874.
#74
She is the daughter of Filippo Colella, son of deceased Antonio; and of Mariantonia Fina, daughter of deceased Gaetano
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

***Birth of Principia Colella in 1881 - daughter of Filippo Colella and Antonia Fina
#33
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... 9.jpg.html

***Birth of Pasqualina Colella in January 1878
#8
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0


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