Vartuli-Sette Family of Arena, Vibo Valentio, Calabria

[mmw802]

Hello,

Last year I got an ancestry DNA test and was able to get extremely far back in history on my father's side of the family that had a lot of people from northern Europe but was not able to find any information about my mother's Italian ancestors. Her grandfather Giuseppe Vartuli (b. 1892) came to America in 1913 and her grandmother (Maria) Felice Sette came shortly after. They were both born in Arena, Vibo Valentia, Calabria. I know from family stories that Giuseppe's brother Francesco Vartuli married Felice's sister Rosa Sette and stayed in Calabria and my grandmother and her siblings would visit them there. I also know Felice and Rosa had a brother named Giuseppe Sette who married Mariantonia Casante in Arena or nearby.

We THINK Giuseppe Vartuli's father was named Michele and his mother was Mariantonia Valentino. We think Felice Sette's parents were Domenico and Mariantonia Cosentino. But unfortunately I cannot find any evidence or papers available on the ancestry website to verify this. I have a lot of random papers scanned in with the children of Francesco/Rosa and Giuseppe/MA Casante written down with some ages that I can share here if people think that would be helpful. Just trying to learn a little more about my Italian side!

[suanj]

Giuseppe Vartuli born in Arena on 24 sep 1892 #94 son of Michele 44 old, farmer and of Mariantonia Valentino, farmer
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=729231

[suanj]

On Giuseppe Vertuli naturalization, he stated that Felice( Felicia if female, Felice is for male) was born on 24 aug 1892 in Arena
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... AQGPJ-QXB6
but in Arena, year 1892 no one with this name was born

[suanj]

Maria Felicia SETTE born in Arena on 22 dec 1891 #122 daughter of Domenico 34 old countryman and of Mariantonia Cosentino farmer
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cat=729231