Region: Campania Province: Benevento
Tracing your Italian roots back to Castelfranco in Miscano, in Benevento province, Campania region?
This comprehensive guide empowers you to understand the records available in Castelfranco in Miscano, unlocking your family’s rich history.
Where to Begin Your Ancestry Journey in Castelfranco in Miscano
If your ancestral trail leads to Castelfranco in Miscano, Italy, their vital records are likely housed in two key locations:
- Castelfranco in Miscano City Hall Archives: Established in 1809, these archives hold civil registry records like births, marriages, and deaths for Castelfranco in Miscano residents since then.
- Castelfranco in Miscano Parish Churches: For records pre-dating 1809 or for religious ceremonies, exploring Castelfranco in Miscano’s parish church archives might be necessary.
Civil Records in Castelfranco in Miscano
In towns and villages of Campania and in Benevento province civil registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Castelfranco in Miscano Town Hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Castelfranco in Miscano Municipality, follow this link).
So, if your ancestors lived in Castelfranco in Miscano during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Castelfranco in Miscano to know more: our local expert is ready to help you in your research!
With his deep knowledge of people and local history he will assist you not only finding names and dates (births, marriages, deaths) but he will reveal to you many other precious information on the life of your ancestors available in the old registers.
- Professions: do you know what your ancestors did for a living? Our genealogist will be able to give you this info!
- Addresses: the house where your family lived (a great information if you intend to visit Castelfranco in Miscano !)
- Churches: where they were baptized or married
- Signatures: if your ancestors knew how to write, he will be able to show you their original signatures.
(If you can’t visit Castelfranco in Miscano, our researcher will give you the necessary info to find by yourself the relevant places on the maps available online)
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Castelfranco in Miscano from the Italian Unification (1861).
This is a necessary info to understand how many people lived in the town in the past.
To go on quickly in your research is important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Castelfranco in Miscano. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Castelfranco in Miscano archives, expecially if you have not exact dates (there could be cases of homonymy).
It’s useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Benevento province are:
Barbato, Calabrese, Caporaso, Caruso, Ciervo, Cocca, Colangelo, Corbo, D’Agostino, D’Andrea, De Ieso, De Luca, De Rosa, Del Grosso, Del Vecchio, D’Onofrio, Esposito, Falzarano, Fusco, Garofano, Grasso, Iadanza, Iannotta, Izzo, Leone, Lepore, Lombardi, Maio, Mancini, Massaro, Mercurio, Nardone, Pacelli, Palumbo, Parente, Pastore, Pedicini, Pepe, Ricci, Ricciardi, Riccio, Romano, Rossi, Ruggiero, Russo, Varricchio, Zollo, Zotti.
Church Records in Castelfranco in Miscano
Church archives in Benevento province may store even older information. You will find religious records of the same events (births, marriages and deaths) but, most important, you could go further back in time!
So in case you would like to go back in centuries, it’s good for you to know that the parish registers in Campania started during 1500!
Parish archives are far less accessible expecially from abroad and very hard to read and decipher if you are not used and skilled.
But our local genealogists, are graduated in history and archivistics so, with their expertise, they can research the church registers of Castelfranco in Miscano on your behalf to gather info about your family history during centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Castelfranco in Miscano:
S. MARIA DELLE GRAZIE E S. GIOVANNI BATTISTA – P.zza Roma
For our experience, if you plan to come here to visit Castelfranco in Miscano, we always suggest to start the research months before the arrival.
This because a comprehensive genealogy research is time consuming!
Starting from home, you will have time to get a complete research avoiding to waste your holidays in the offices or in the churches dealing with italian bureaucracy .
(Remember that archives are not open to public and officers and priests are not required by law to give you access to the local archives)
With the results gathered by our genealogist and translated in your language before your arrival, you will have the possibility to plan carefully your visit.
In this way you will have more free time to enjoy your tour to the roots on your ancestors footsteps.
Another important source of information are the notary documents available to expert researchers in the State Archives of Benevento.
If you need a professional help from our local genealogist in Castelfranco in Miscano area , write to castelfrancoinmiscano@italianside.com or fill the form here.
Our expert will study your request and will reply to you with a plan and a quote for your family research.
If you think to contact the town hall by yourself, we suggest you to read our tips for your search. They are useful advices to search in Campania and of course in Castelfranco in Miscano too.
Here below you can read the messages received from other visitors in Castelfranco in Miscano forum:
if you only want to discuss with other people interested in genealogy in Castelfranco in Miscano feel free to leave a message below.
Cindy,
I am hoping that you still respond to this thread. I have been doing research for years to find my fathers biological parents. He took a trip to Bridgeport for his High School graduation present to search for information with no luck. I also traveled to New York and Connecticut in 1994 before my father passed away in 1999 age 47.
I am now 48. Through ancestry, I figured out who his bio mom is, still alive, but had a brief closure conversation with her, as its my understanding that she is not herself at 90+ and kept most of this from family.
She was polite, She told me she is just a plain old lady who gave him up out of love so they didn’t have to live in hate. I let her know he was amazing and I appreciate her. I want to respect her privacy. That being said… I know she was Norwegian and German and lived in a German area of town, she was 19 and her father died young and grandmother was in the Fairfield hospital asylum after she had her three kids. She left to give birth in Manhattan NY and gave my dad her last name… a few days later he was back in the Protestant orphanage village in Fairfield where he was adopted by my grandparents. Last names that come up for my paternal side dna links are
Anthony Ferraro
Dominick Ferraro
Donato Scinto
Lena Scinto
Louise Idarola
Angelo Savo
Any history or help would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Marie
My great-great grandfather Francesco Izzi was born in Castelfranco in Miscano about 1846. He later went to Castelluccio Valmaggiore where he married Carmela Gatti and had several sons, including my great grandfather Giuseppe Izzi. Giuseppe came to Philadelphia about 1901 and eventually his name became Izzo.
I found a birth record for Fancesco Saverio Izzo born in Castelfranco in Miscano in 1846. His father was Giuseppe di Antonio Izzo and his mother was Gaetana Lupariello. It seems like a match for Francesco but I’m concerned about Izzo vs. Izzi. Wondering how common it was back then for Izzi to become Izzo or vice versa. Grazie.
Hello Robert, I haven’t been active on this page for a long time. It appears no one has posted a response to your question.
Following is on my Lippiello family tree: Giuseppe Di Antonio Izzo – no parents are recorded; however, Giuseppe had one son and one daughter with Isabella Petruccelli between 1781 and 1788. Isabella Petruccelli was born in Castelfranco in Miscano, Benevento, Italy, the daughter of Carmine. No further information on Carmine Petruccelli. (Their son) Antonio Izzo was born in 1781 in Castelfranco in Miscano, Benevento, Italy, the son of Isabella and Giuseppe. Antonio Izzo isn’t listed as having a wife, nor children; he had one sister. His sister Rosa Di Giuseppe was born in 1788 in Castelfranco in Miscano, Benevento, Italy, when Antonio was 7 years old. Rosa died in 1825 in Castelfranco in Miscano, Benevento, Italy, when Antonio was 44 years old.
I searched for Gaetana Lupariello as a full name/Gaetana/Lupariello. I get a hit in my family on Gaetana, but not yours and Lupariello, not yours. Also, I have a male Gatti, but no female Gatti. (Although I know a woman, born about 1944, whose maiden name was Gatti from Bridgeport, Connecticut.) The vowels at the end of surnames seem to change with the wind. In my family Voccola was the accepted spelling. A guy Michele goes to NYC in the late 1800s, opens a small store in “Little Italy,” on Mulberry St., and has his name on the facade of the store Voccoli. Go figure.
Cindy,
Thank you very much for that information. I’ve since found more information, including Italian birth records, that reasonably confirm that Francesco Izzo and Carmela Gatti were the parents of Giuseppe Izzo (my GGFather) and his older brother Antonio Izzo. Both Giuseppe and Antonio were born in Castelluccio Valmaggiore. Giuseppe came to Philadelphia in 1901. Antonio came to Bridgeport CT in 1912. He reported on his WWI draft registration card that his nearest relative was cousin Domenico Verrilli. Domenico came from Castlefranco in Miscano and his parents were Nicola Verrilli and Maria Donato Izzo. I’m fairly sure Maria was Francesco’s sister as her parents were also Giuseppe Izzo and Gaetana Lupariello.
Ciao Robert, I am glad we can reconnect. I will search all my documents as well as my Family Tree Maker file for the names you just mentioned. I know there are Izzo ancestors in my family. Oh, yes, and Lupariello. Mille Grazie.
A piu’ tardi!
Hello Robert, I checked my files and family tree as well as another tree maintained by my cousin. None of the ancestors you mentioned have been discovered during our research, which spans 25 years. I’m not saying that they will never show up in our research. I will definitely get back to you if I have a lead in the future. Buona fortuna.
Hello everyone, thought I’d throw a bottle into the digital sea here and mention that my great grandfather is Charles Anthony Riccio Sr. born in Castelfranco in Miscano in 1893 and settled in Bridgeport, CT. He was sole proprietor of a pharmacy in Bridgeport. Not sure what the business name was but he married Helen M. from NY. Their son, my grandfather, Charles A. Riccio Jr. became an attorney and Air Force JAG officer. I’m planning a trip to Rome next year and might try to make our way to Castelfranco in Miscano.
Hello Andrew, I just read your post because I don’t frequent the page much anymore. I was born and bred in Bridgeport, Connecticut. You don’t indicate it you lived there, but if you did, I would assume you’d know there are quite a few residents with the surname Riccio. They are in my family tree, so I looked for a Charles Anthony or a Carlo Antonio Riccio and came up with nothing. I remember Riccio’s pharmacy on the corner of 923 East Main St. corner Barnum Ave., Bpt. Currently, the name Frank J. Riccio, Attorney at Law is signed on the outside of the building. He’s part of my Riccio branch. Are you aware of the Castelfranco in Miscano website? The residents will welcome you with open arms. If not, let me know. I have a cousin, who is an attorney practicing and living in NYC. Her mother was from Castelfranco in Miscano. She travels there (almost) every year. I have quite a few of her trip photos. The place has changed dramatically for the better since I last visited in the year 2000. BTW, the only Italian relatives named Helen in my family have these surnames, Voccola and Mainiero (yes two i’s)
Buona fortuna!
Cindy
I am looking for information on my great grandfather Fred Malone. Born Sept 1867 in Castelfranco Benevento. And my great grandmother, his wife Marie. They were married in 1889.
Antonia is that an Italian surname? I am not familiar with it. It looks Irish 🙂
My grandparents Vito Romano and Genevieve D’Onofrio Romano came to Bridgeport Ct from Castel Franco in Miscano. He came with two brothers and two sisters. They arrived between 1897 and 1900 I believe. Only his brother Leonard did I know. I think the other may have moved to Chicago.There is a monument in CFinM with many names I recognize from Bridgeport. Perhaps some of you folks know why so many from this area wound up in Bridgeport. I now live in Florida, but have lived all over the USA.
Altieri here. Verrilli’s and Altieri’s are my grandmother and grandfathers family specifically, from Castelfranco.
Clelia Verrilli (maiden), sister of Domenic and I can’t remember the others, my great uncle Dom was first to America in 1911 and my grandmother came after. Stephano Altieri is grandpa, he had 11 brothers and sisters if I recall correctly: Freddie, Carmen, & id need to ask dad the others names as I don’t know off hand and sadly never really got aquatinted with them; all were Bridgeport residents.
Gagliardis are still in the family (my second cousins, dads first).
I just figured I’d add what I know offhand for other passerby-ers.
Fun fact: though my great uncle Dom Verrilli passed around 2007, my walls are to this day are still almost exclusively decorated with many of his signed/dated paintings (he loved to paint).
I’m in Stratford these days, but also born in Bridgeport.
Are you still around, Matthew. I was born and bred in Bridgeport. I instinctively feel we are all related as descendants from Castelfranco in Miscano ancestors. It’s very hard to connect the dots, but maybe I can help you.
Hello Matthew,
Not related to the Gagliardi family, but many, many years ago, my husband and I were friends with Nick(y) Gagliardi. Nicky was good friends with Joe Reed. They roomed together on Beach St., which is off Barnum Ave., close to East Main St. I remember Nicky got married, maybe had one child.
What a wonderful tribute to your Uncle Dom. I am assuming he was an accomplished artist. I have various versions of Verrilli in my family tree. One “r”, maybe one “l” maybe an “o” at the end of the name. Nothing consistent.
Are you related to Nicky Gagliardi, Bridgeport? He was a good friend of my husband.
I just returned from my first visit to Castelfranco in Miscano and it was everything I hoped for and more! The woman in the commune office was very kind and helpful. The town’s people were warm and inviting. I met one of my DNA matches and her entire family who were incredibly gracious and loving! There are many families still there by the names of Caseria, Riccio, Petrucelli
, Giannini and more. I am searching for more information about my Santucci and Lucia family lines. The families immigrated to the US in about 1886. The Santuccis settled in the Phila./Camden, NJ areas. Thanks for any information/family trees that you can share!
Hello Everybody, My name is Karen and I am working on my family tree. I am looking for information on my great grandmother and I was hoping that somebody could help me out. My great grandmothers name was Fedela Verrilli. She was born in 1881 and died in 1969. she was born in Castlefranco in Miscano. She married Antonio Riccio 1884-1928. The Only siblings that I know of were Rocco and Anna Gallo. When she came to America she settled in Bridgeport CT. If anyone knows her parents names or any other information it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance
My grandfather, Michel Lucia came to America from Castelfranco when he was about 10 years old, in 1910. His family settled in Bridgeport and lived at the corner of Kossuth and Berkshire. He married Carrie(Incoronata) D’nofrio, my grandmother in approx. 1926. The D’onofrios also came from Castelfranco.They had a daughter, Genevive Lucia-Marciano and a son, Joseph Lucia. My grandmother’s mom was A Grassia. Any of these names resonate with anyone?
Cindy, Berkshire Avenue and Kossuth St. is where I grew up. My address was 267 Stillman Street corner of Park St. The corner of Berkshire Avenue and Kossuth St. is a 5-min. walk from my house. Richelsoph’s Bakery was on the corner of Berkshire and Park where a bunch of my cousins lived. Those cousins in the late 1950s moved to Kossuth St. and Autumn St.
I went to St. Charles Borromeo School. Are we on the same page? At least we have the same given name!
My paternal grandfather was Phillip John (or John Phillip) Mainiero born on June 1, 1885 in Castelfranco in Miscano. I have no other information on the Mainiero family. Any help is appreciated.
Hi all,
I am starting up again doing more research on my father’s side (the “Caseria” family). Have some info on my great grandfather (Filippo Caseria 1855-1931) and my great grandmother (Filomena Petrucelli 1861-1950) / buried in St john’s cemetery Darien CT. After that, I have to go into the Castelfranco in Miscano (Prov) Beneveto / Campania Italy records to find any info on my great, great grandparents ((male) Andrea Caseria 1829-?) and (female) Filomena Di Michele Roberti (maybe known as Maria Filomena Roberti). Any additional info would be appreciated. I assume they were born / married / and are buried in Castelfranco in Miscano (Prov) Beneveto / Campania Italy area , thanks Dave
In my family tree I have the following information: In Castelfranco in Miscano a Filpipo Caseria married Maria Lucia di Giovanni Scinto (no birth dates). They had a son, Lionardo Donato Caseria b. 2/11/1826, And a daughter, Maria Rosaria di Filippo Caseria b. 6/29/1834.
Filippo Caseria married Lucrezia del Vecchio in Castelfranco in Miscano
Maria Rosaria married Donato Mainiero in Castelfranco in Miscano
All the above information from my tree is pre-Filippo Caseria, b.1855; whom you are researching; however, I thought maybe you recognize some of my names and dates.
Buona fortuna!
Alesio Quatralo or Quatrale around 1700
Any information on him and his parents
I have Great Great Grandmother thaf was Serafina Quatrella she married Paolo Gliatta from a town boarding Castel Franco Greci Avellino ! So yes have this name in my family line ! Greci has a geanology sight that is down now but will be back up by Thanks Giving 2023 ! Quatrella comes from Castel Franco Miscano in Benevento !
I am looking for Felix Sandora born July 21, 1867 in Castelfranco Miscano, Benevento, Campania, Italy. He was married to Maula Barbome and his son Anthony was also born in the same area in November 15, 1890. I am also looking for information on Felix’s father, Savatore Sandora born in 1843. I believe from the same area.
My great grandfather was born in Castelfranco. His name was Antonio Cocca. His birth date was 1985, his father was called Louie and his mother was called Nena. This is the only information I have to go on. My DNA links me to a Maria Coco , I’m guessing she was my great great grandfather’s sister? Can anyone help me with this?
My maternal grandparents are from Castelfranco in Miscano. My grandfather, Gaetano Petrucelli, was born in 1886, to Rafaele Petrucelli and Carrie Iacouric. He married my grandmother, Anita Roberti (born in 1904), in 1924, and they settled in Rye, NY. Looking for information on family/relatives. Thank you.
My grandmother’s family came from Castlefranco and settled around Steuben Street in Bridgeport, CT. Her name was Phinizia (Fannie) Luperiello. She married Nicholas Cassese from Troia Foggia. If anyone has info on their families I would love to hear about it.
Ciao Sharon,
I can only offer a slight bit of hope for your research. Steuben Street, Bridgeport is the East Side and. right in the heart of the Italian immigrant population. Steuben Street, at the corner of Pembroke Street, is St. Mary’s RC Church and where most of the Italians (and Irish) were parishioners. Look at a map and you will see what I am talking about. These were multi-family tenements housing streets. Everybody knew everybody. St. Mary’s RC Parish may have records of the Luperiello family.
I am also going to throw this out: You wrote Luperiello; however, there was a large family that spelled their name Lupariello. If my memory serves me well, the Lupariellos became pharmacists. The name of their pharmacy/drug store was Lupe’s Drug Store in Bridgeport. I have an old photo of the Lupe’s Drug Store location on Main St., Bpt. My maternal family’s name is Lippiello and the Americani got the two families mixed up. I heard it all my life.
Ciao Sharon,
I believe my records have all the information you are looking for about the Lupariello family. About a year ago (2020), I did respond to you; however, many months after my posting, the administrator of this website informed me that my message to you was lost.
So, here I am again hoping you will see this latest message from me. The information I have is lengthy and it would be impossible for me to post here: I’d probably crash the website. I will keep checking for you. I wish it was possible for the web administrator to contact you about my findings or, at the very least, ask you to respond to me on this page.
Hello Cindy,
Just saw your post. I do believe my grandmother’s last name was Lupariello. I would appreciate any and all info you might have.
Thanks for any help you might be able to give me.
Sharon, I know this is a busy week with Thanksgiving Day, but please send me a message. While you are eating turkey, I can send information to you. I am nursie for my husband for a couple of days (eye surgery). Afterwards, you can select what you want to share on this public website for other people researching their roots.
I was born on steuben street – steuben ct to be exact – my grandparents lived on 101 steuben street – my grandfather Frank was a lupariello, and eventually changed the spelling of his name to luperella – my father and uncle owned Lupe & Weels hotdogs stand on stratford avenue- next to the bridge – my mother was a Graziano, but her mother was a Lupariello from castle Franco in miscano – which is part of the lupe’s drugstore side – very complicated, but all factual –
Hi Sharon,
My paternal great grand parents are Lupariello from Bridgeport, CT. Donato and Liberia Lupariello, My Grandfather Lawrence Luparello ( he dropped the i) owned a store in Brigeport on texas ave. I am just now learning about this from my father.
Ciao Tutti,
I am still researching all my family’s surnames daily: Petruccelli, Lippiello,Voccola, Mainiero, and everyone who married into these families. I would like to tell Sara that I don’t think my Grace Roberti is your grandmother although the connection between the Roberti family and the Petruccelli family was tight.
Sara, if your grandmother lived at 668 Berkshire Avenue, Bridgeport, CT (East Side) then we have a match.
Did you grow up on the East Side of Bridgeport? I lived on the corner of Stillman St. and Park St. (St. Charles Borromeo Parish on East Main St.) I hope you check this board occasionally.
I grew up on the East Side of Bridgeport, East Main Street and Noble Avenue. Yes, it looks like there were several women named Grace Roberti. My grandmother married Nicola Jacobelli, I just found out his birth name was Mario Nicola Iacobelli and he was born in Cerreto Sannita. Grace’s mother’s name was Lucia Mainiero and her father’s name was Fedele Roberti. Grace was born in Bridgeport as Maria Grazia Roberti. I believe she had several siblings born in Castelfranco in Miscano, then she and the younger ones were born in Bridgeport. There seems to be quite a connection between Bridgeport and Castelfranco in Miscano.
Hello Sara,
My godmother, Grace Norma Robert’s parentage was as follows: father, Rocco Roberti, mother, Maria Mosca, brother John, sister Tilda. Grace was born December 3, 1920, Bridgeport, CT. Her married name was Lundequist. It looks like we put this search to rest.
However, I wonder why you and I never interacted. Noble Ave. and East Main St. run parallel to each other, Stillman St. is a cross street. You must have lived on a cross street. My house was one block away from Noble Ave.
Good luck in your ancestry research.
Just found this website. I may have some information about your relatives, the Roberti’s. Grace Roberti married Red Lundquist. Grace was my second cousin. Her mother Maria Mosca was the sister of my Grandmother Antonetta Mosca. Antonetta Mosca married Giuseppi Antonaccio and both came to the USA in @ 1908. My father Fedele Antonaccio was 6 months old at the time. Grace Roberti Lundquist and her husband Red lived on Gedulig Street in the North End of Bridgeport. Maria Mosca Roberti’s son John Roberti actually suffered a severe head injury as a boy and had a steel plate in his head. I have photos of Maria Mosca and her sister, my grandmother, Antonetta. I also think if have a group photo that has Grace and Red in it. I’ve been researching the family history for some time. I visited Castelfranco in 2004 and met with Mosca relatives who were living there at the time.
Hello Joseph,
Your cousin, Grace Roberti, was definitely my godmother. I can’t locate Grace’s obituary notice, but I do recall she died within the past 5-7 years. If we are talking about the same woman, she lived at 668 Berkshire Avenue, Bridgeport, CT at least until 1930. Her brother, John was listed on the 1930 census. Is John Roberti the little boy who fell off the second story of the Berkshire Ave. house? My mother told me a story about a boy and an injury like that. (I have a very good memory.) Were her parents Rocco and Mary? My mother, Dora Lippiello, lived on the first floor of the apartment house (these were ‘railroad rooms.’) I assume, the Robertis lived on either the second of third floor.
I too visited Castelfranco in Miscano in 2001 and was hosted by my Petruccelli family. Quite an emotional experience.
It seems to me, my mother, Dora Lippiello and Grace were good friends when they were living there. I have a photo of (my) Grace in the backyard of 668 Berkshire Ave. and one on Pembroke St., Bpt., CT. The DeLibro family also lived in that building. Unfortunately, I haven’t any photo of the six-family house from the street – only the back side.
Hi Joseph. I see your conversation with Cindy dates back a while. I hope this message gets to you. I am new at this. However, my name is Susan and trying to get information about my family in Castelfanco. So in reading this blog I think you are a relative. Grace Roberti Lundquist was my mothers first cousin. My mom’s maiden name is Rita Mosca. My grandfather’s sisters were Antonetta and Maria (i think i have that right).Grandpa’s name was Ercole Mosca but everyone called him Harry . As a young kid I remember going to Bridgeport to visit relatives.
Hi Sara,
We seem to have mutual ancestors! My 3x great grandparents are Fedele and Lucia Roberti. I am a descendent of their son Joseph Roberto (my 2x great grandfather– the surname changed at this point), who is the father of Fred Roberto (my great-grandfather) and the father of James Roberto (my grandfather) and the father of Susan Roberto (my mother) all except Fedele and Lucia were born in the Bridgeport, CT area. I would love to connect and see if you have any records on Fedele! At present, I am 24 years old and attempting to get Italian citizenship!
Hi Veronica:
Hi Veronica:
I am also attempting to get the dual Italian/American citizenship! I have found out some information about the Roberti/Roberto family.There are still quite a few Roberti family members in Castelfranco in Miscano. Yes, along the way, some people changed it to Roberto, so there are some in the family who go by Roberti and some go by Roberto. My paternal grandmother was born Maria Grazia Roberti, her family was from Castelfranco in Miscano. She was known as Grace Roberti, then married Nicola Jacobelli (also Iacobelli). The older siblings were born in Italy, I believe that Grace was the first born in the states. (Bridgeport, CT) and then her younger siblings were all born in Bpt. There were quite a few families from Castelfranco in Miscano, in Bpt., they called themselves Castelfrancos. (Although there are other Castelfranco regions in Italy). My paternal grandfather was born in Cerreto Sannita, which is also in Campania. (I am going through my paternal grandfather, to my father, to me, to try to get the dual citizenship). I did get a copy of my paternal grandmother’s birth certificate. Fedele was born in Castelfranco in Miscano, I can look at her certificate to see if it lists his date of birth. I was born and raised in Bridgeport, but I live in New Orleans now. I used to have a pamphlet from a Roberti family reunion, when I was a child, but I can’t seem to find it.
My grandmother, Anita Roberti, married my grandfather, Gaetano Petrucelli in 1924. They settled in Rye, NY. They had three children–Ralph, Carmela, and Susana (Susan). I am Susan’s oldest daughter. I grew up in Rye, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. I now live in Manchester, Connecticut.
I am looking for information on ancestors who were born at Castlefranco in Miscano.
Domenico Verrilli
Maria Giuseppa De Sea
Filomena Verrilli born December 29,1859
Michael Mainiero
Domenico Verrilli was married to Maria Giuseppa De Sesa on March 1,1857. Filomena Verrilli was their daughter and she married Michael Mainiero. Filomena and Michael had a son named Leonard Filomeno Mainiero born on February 8, 1880. I am not sure if he was born at Castlefranco. Leonard married Carmella M Petruzzi of Anzi, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy and together they immigrated to America around 1902-03 and had 9 children: Victor, Joseph, Anthony, Antonio, Albert, Michael, Pasquale, Gloria, and Alfred.
Sara, East Main Street and Noble Avenue run parallel to each other. I lived at 267 Stillman Street, corner of Park St., which is one block from Noble Avenue. Please tell me where you lived. I suspect I am older than you are: I am 75 years old, my sister is 73 years old. No other siblings.
Iacobelli seems to be closer to the truth (no J in Italian). I went to Google maps and the walk from Cerreto Sannita, Benevento to Castelfranco in Miscano would have taken 13 hours. Doable yes, but why would Mario Nicola and/or his family make a trip there? Work? Family member moved to Castelfranco?
How old would your grandmother, Grace Roberti be today? Also, the majority of my family lived on Pembroke St. and Hallett St. in tenements.
Hi Cindy: I went to Beardsley School, then East Side Middle School, then Harding. We lived on East Main and on Noble Avenue. Small world!
I found out that many of the Jacobelli/Iacobelli family is descended from Achille Jacobelli, and there is a book out about him now. He was a knight!
Even thought they are different Grace Robertis, there does seem to be a connection because we had relatives named Mainiero and Petruccelli.
I am about 12 years younger than you. We lived at 2092 East Main and at 1697 Noble Avenue. My grandmother, Grace Roberti, (Grazia Maria Roberti), was born around 1890 I think. Yes, it is a little unusual that they got together since the villages are not very close. It looks like the met in the US., in Bridgeport, CT. Also, we have some Roberti relatives in Palermo, Sicily! But in 2017 I visited Italy and took the ferry from Napoli, but water it is a straight shot between Napoli and Palermo.
Hello again Sara,
I may have connected my godmother, Grace Roberti with Joseph, who posted on this website. I looked up those addresses you gave me on East Main Street and Noble Avenue. Oh yes, the entire East Side of Bridgeport was my playground, between walking, riding our bicycles and taking the CR&L bus, we all got around town. On Noble Avenue you were just a couple of blocks away from the entrance to Beardsley Park, right?
I am still working on the genealogy and have thousands of verified ancestors. Between myself and my husband, there are eight surnames, obviously. I need to get my records more in order before I continue with research.
Good luck to you. I think we are all related – somehow.
Hi Cindy and others,
My mother, Joanne Patricia Fleming (new Rich/Riccio) enticed me to be fascinated with her family, Riccio (paternal), Petrucelli (maternal) and Alteiri. Last week I found a cousin has just
moved here to Texas and I’m thrilled! VIncenzo Riccio is my great-grandfather. My husband and I visited CF in May 2001 and the translator shared my history and why we were visiting, the elderly men said “Ah, yes “Bridg-a-port”!”” My son Anthony, born in 2002 is named after the patron saint of CF.
Ciao Sharon,
I have an extensive list of my Italian ancestors names. However, none of the surname postings here are coming up with a connection to my Petruccelli, Mainiero, Lippiello, Riccio, Izzo, Altieri. What I am finding is that my great grandmother’s family has all the connections to these surnames, but not the individuals other posters have mentioned. Her name was Maria Leonarda Voccola Lippiello. Her maiden name Voccola seems to be the key for me to attach a lot of the surnames on the website.
I’ll keep looking, as I have been for 25 years. The statistics should tell us something: This was a very small paese, village, if you will. Somehow, someway, we are all connected. I feel it in my bones!
Hi Kelli: My maiden name is Donna Verrilli. My grandparents came from Castelfranco in Miscano and my grandfathers name was Pasquale Verrilli and my grandmothers name was Francesca Izzo before they married My brother and I are going to Italy in May and we are trying to find some living relatives who might still live there.My grandmother had 9 brothers and sisters,so I am hoping to find someone there who is a relative. Noticed you were looking for a relative named Domenico Verrilli and Filomena Verrilli. I unfortunately don’t know if my grandfather had any siblings. I am trying to find out. I am going to
start looking hard before we go. Your relatives and mine might have been related, you never know. If you have any info, I would appreciate your help.
Thanks, Donna
Hey Donna,
Francesca was my great great grandmother”Nauni”, her son Luke was my great grandfather, his son Patsy is my grandfather and his son Michael is my father. I am Vanessa Verrilli, nice to meet you! Your Dad was Anthony, my father rented our first house from “Uncle Tony” on Adams street in Stratford, CT. I believe. I am 41 years old and have two kids 8 and 9, not verrilli but I am.
My father’s family were from Castelfranco in Miscano. Nicola DiSesa was his great great grandfather who was born in 1834 and Carmela Polieseno. his wife. My father’s mother’s family also came from there. Her maiden name was D’Elia. Any connections?
Looking for my grandfathers family. They are from Castelfranco in Miscano, Province of Benevento, Italy. His Fathers name was Theodore Michael Pomarico. They left Italy around 1900-1903. They settled in Pittsburg, PA they also had relatives in Bridgeport, CT and Harrison, NY. If anyone has any info please let me know. Thank you.
Hi Gina
It sounds like you and your Mom and my Mom connected a few days ago. How fun!!
Mom says it was great talking to you, and she hope you and yours are happy and well.
🙂 Ken
I am looking for more info on my Izzo/Scinto family. My grandfather, Luigi Izzo/Izzi ?, born 1872. My grandmother, Philomena Scinto, was also from Castelfranco. I know we had relatives in Bridgeport, CT and also in Rye, NY. My great-grandfather was Michele (Michael) and he died at 21 yrs. when my grandfather was just 6mo’s old. He came to US in 1893.
Any connections out there?
Hi Patricia: My grandmother was from castelfranceo miscano and her name was Francesca Izzo. She married Pasquale Verrilli, also from Castelfranco and came to the U S. She had 9 brothers and sisters, so there might be a connection somewhere. I was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut! I am going to Italy in May and we are going to try and find any living relatives, hopefully. If you have any info, I would appreciate anything you can tell me.
Thanks, Donna
Hi Donna, Have you gone to Italy yet? I haven’t done much with any searching. My husband of 48 yrs died in Nov. 2018 and I haven’t felt like doing too much. If you have learned of a possible connection I’d love to know.
Pat
Hi there. My grandfather ‘s (Fred Gabriel) sister Mary married a Verrilli. The family’s were from Castelfranco in Miscano. His father John owned Gabriel’s Market at 900 Kossuth St. in Bridgeport, CT . He passed away in 1955. Not sure how long he owned the market. Pretty sure everyone on this thread is related some how! Some one on here asked for the name of the market and I just found the name and address today via my great-grandfather’s obituary in the Bridgeport Post from Oct 1955.
Ciao Patricia,
As I read all these postings, I can honestly say with the thousands of names I have for my families from Castelfranco in Miscano, every single one of the names mentioned on this website are somehow blood relatives or married into my family. It is astonishing. The surnames switch back-and-forth over three hundred years (from 1709 to present).
It gets so confusing and, on top of it there was no birth control; babies were born almost every year to these women. Many babies died as well as the birthing mothers. Those were hard times. This was a remote area of Italy and, still is. It has gotten to the point after 25 years of researching, I know instinctively who fits into my genealogy. Of course, I keep detailed records, but there is a rhythm to their lives in my head. I am understanding them more now than ever before.
Anyone else having these thoughts?
Hello Patricia,
My maternal grandparents are from Castelfranco in Miscano. My nonno was Nicola Scinto, and he married Mattea Scalzi. He was born around 1893, and I never knew if my nonno had any siblings. Would your nonna Philomena Scinto have been born around that time? Nicola Scinto emigrated to Canada and settled in Northern Ontario. Eventually his wife and three children (my mom was the youngest) followed. Mattea Scalzi’s siblings settled in the Bridgeport CT area (I’ve also heard about Trento NJ, and somewhere in PA — apparently right across a border?). Another commenter mentioned that there seems to be a strong connection between Bridgeport and Castelfranco in Miscano — I think that’s correct! I’m writing from the Toronto area in Ontario, Canada.
Hi Mary Ann, My Great-Grandmother (Incornotta Scalzi) is the sister of Vita Mattea Scinto both from Castelfranco. There was also a brother named Frank Scalzi who was a trolley car operator in CT, and I am assuming the two sisters immigrated and settled with Frank at first. Incornatta’s first marriage was to Leonard Sachetti in Bridgeport on 07/08/1914. He passed away, and she remarried Philip Conti. Both lived and died in Trenton, NJ. What I can’t find is where/when Philip and Incornotta were married and any history on Philip. I have his naturalization cert that says Philip Conti immigrated into port of NY on The Roma on 05/26/1900, was born 05/26/1880. Philip was from La Guardia San Framondi and died in 1943. He was a grocer, and I remember my grandmother, Philomena (Conti) Carroll taking me over to their store on Wayne Ave Trenton, NJ as a kid.
Your grandmother, Philomena (/Filomena), was probably the daughter of my great grandfather, Leonardo Scinto (at some point down the line they changed the last name to Scenti). Most of the family settled in Hartford, CT around 1920 but since Philomena was already an adult (she being one of the 2 eldest) she joined her husband in Bridgeport. I saw it on the ship manifest. Leonardo Scinto was married to Maria Grazia di Sesa (anglicized to Mary Grace) who was also from Castelfranco in Miscano.
Wow, I was very surprised to see someone else (besides me) logged onto this website. “C” it’s good to see another person back here. It’s been a long time since there was activity.
My Grandfather and my Grandmother were born in Castelfranco in Miscano my Grandfather name was Giovanni Rainiero his fathers name was Michelangelo Rainiero his mother’s maiden was Maria Fedele Petruccelli. My Grandmothers maiden name is Gagliardi. I have records birth certificates and other documents from Italy.
John,
My Mom’s birth mother ‘s name was Antonia Gagliardi. She died in 1914 when my Mom was 2 years old. My Mom could not even remember her or never saw any pictures of her. My Mom said her birth Mom had two sisters. One never married and the other married a Riccio and had three children.
These three children and their descendants are relatives of mine and I am trying to find out more about them. My Mom went back to Castelfranc at 2 and returned to the US with her Dad and Step Mom when she was 8. My Father’s Mother’s Name was Petrucelli. Any info about the Gagliardi connection would be appreciated.
Joe
Joseph, you say your father’s Mother’s name was Petrucelli. Was that Maria Leonarda Petrucelli, born September 12, 1875 in Castelfranco? Did she marry Anthony Caganelli?
Or was you father’s name Guiseppe Rainiero, son of Michelangiolo and Maria Fedele Petrucelli.
I am descended from Maria Lucia Rainiero who married Guiseppe Scinto and they lived in Morristown, NJ.
Maria Lucia Rainiero and her sister Maria Teresa were half sisters to Maria Leonarda Rainiero, Guiseppe Rainiero, and Giovanni Rainiero.
Hello,
My GreatGrandfather Giovanni Rainiero came from castelfranco in miscano and he was born around 1882 and came to the US to stay with his sister in Morristown, NJ. I dont know the name of his parents and am trying to determine them. unfortunatly i don’t have the name of his sister either. He settled in Trenton, NJ. Any help would be great.
Thank you,
Hello John,
I just read your post. I’ve been doing this research for 25 years and never did I see the name Rainiero. Is it possible someone, when Giovanni entered the U.S., in the immigration department (clerk) misspelled the name. It seems more likely to me that the name was Giovanni Mainiero. Have you ever considered this possibility?
BTW, Trenton is 127 miles from Bridgeport, CT or 2 and 1/2 hrs. driving time. There were (passed tense) a lot of Mainiero folks in Bridgeport 75-100 years ago.
I did see the Mainiero spelling, but my great grandfather was sure on the spelling. I did find a lot of Rainiero’s on ancestry in castelfranco from 1700’s – 1800’s however those records seem to drop off by 1860 and he was born in the 1880’s.
I have been doing research on Castlefranco for about 12 years now. I have never come across the name Rainiero. I agree with the previous comment, that it must be Mainiero. that family was quite large; my grandmother was a Mainiero and many of them ended up in Bridgeport, CT.. My side of the family settled in Hartford, CT and all their relatives were in Bridgeport. they were the only family that came from Castlefranco in Hartford. Bridgeport must have had hundreds of familys from Castefranco.
Cindy
I do have Italian birth certificate indicating that Govanni Rainiero was born inCastlefranco in Miscano. Came to the US around 1890, Rainiero dates Bach to the 1700, if Rainiero was Mainiero it would have to be before 1700,
And NO he entered the US as Rainiero and not because someone misspelled the m as an R.
I agree. They killed the Italian names. I have never come across a Rainijero either. I also have many Mainiero in my Tree. My mother was a Riccio and her father settled in Hartford. We have not relatives in Hartford. I found many connections in Bridgeport; including sisters we never new about. My mother never new any of the Riccio’s in Bridgeport. I took her to Castelfranco in 1982. No electricity of running water. No paved road to town; had to drive across farmland to get there. I have a family tree on this sight with 5200 people
Emilio,
Bravo for taking your mother to Castelfranco in 1982. Having been there in 2001, I can understand how difficult your trip would have been. This genealogy research can be frustrating for many of us. On the other hand, there is so much interest in this commune as compared to other small towns and villages in Italy. I have many Italian friends and no one has as much information about their ancestry as I do.
Emilio, can you share with us on this website what you have found to be true and verified in the search for your ancestors. I’m sure a lot of folks reading this thread would be interested.
I’ve gotcha, John. I think we are 2nd or 3rd cousins and connected a couple of years ago. I think your father was John Rainiero also. I have a photo of him and I sitting on the front stoop of my Grandmothers house in Morristown. Were your grandparents Mike and Fanny Rainiero, 10 Dixmont Place, Trenton, NJ. We have the same Great Great Grandfather, Michelangiolo Rainiero but different GGGrandmothers. Here’s the scoop.
1. Michelangiolo Rainiero was born in Castelfranco in Miscano in the mid 1800’s. His first wife Mariantonia Pepe(MY GGGrandmother) had two daughters: a. Maria Teresa born July 9, 1865, married John Gabriel, had two sons, Anthony who died June 7, 1980 (Married Ann ? and settled in Philadelphia) and Nicholas Gabriel who married Lola and I think these last two remained in Castelfranco. and b. MARIA LUCIA RAINIERO (MY GGrandmother) with whom her half brother GIOVANNI RAINIERO stayed with in Morristown, NJ. MARIA LUCIA RAINIERO married Guiseppe Scinto in Castelfranco on November 7, 1893.
Okay, John, are ya with me?
That’s my side, with our common ancester Michelangiolo Rainiero.
So, In 1874, in Castelfranco, Michaelangiolo’s first wife Mariantonia Pepe died… and that same year he married Maria Fedele PETRUCELLI in Castelfranco.
Michaelangiolo and Maria Fedele had three children:
Maria Leonarda Rainiero, b. Sept 12, 1875/married Anthony Caganelli (Castelfranco)
Guiseppe Rainiero, b. October 26, 1878 (Castelfranco)
Giovanni Rainiero, b. February 26, 1882 (Castelfranco) THIS IS YOUR GG GRANDFATHER who came to the US.
Giovanni married Matev (Martha) Gagliardi, Matev died April 5, 1972
Giovanni and Matev had four children:
Mary Rainiero who married Frank Fratarcangeli (Mary was deaf), had several children (offhand I remember Joe, Theresa and Joanne.
Lucy Rainiero (spinster)
Rocco Rainiero (whom we called Rocky) (bachelor)
Michael Rainiero (YOUR GRANDFATHER or GGrandfather) who married Fanny.
Michael Rainiero and Fanny had two children: John and Donna
I think you can take it from here.
You can email me at leinaala@comcast.net. if you want to talk.
omg, John, I posted a long answer but now I don’t see it. We are 2-3rd cousins and we may have connected a couple of years ago.
First: your GGrandfather Giovanni Rainiero stayed with his sister Maria Lucia Rainiero in Morristown, NJ. She was my GGrandmother, married Guiseppe Scinto, also from Castelfranco. So Govanni (zio John to me) married Matev Gagliardi and settled in Trenton, NJ.
Second: the parents were: Michelangiolo Rainiero and Maria Fedele Petrucelli. They were married in Castelfranco in about 1874. Their first child, Maria Leonarda was born September 12, 1875, then Giuseppe Rainiero born October 26, 1875, and then Giovanni born February 26, 1882 (your GGrandfather.)
Third: I have a great photo of your father, John, and I on the front stoop of my grandmother’s house (Petrone) in Morristown, NJ from when we were kids.
Our family visited Trenton on several occasions. I knew them all: Mary and Frank, Lucy, Rocky, and Mike and Fanny, your grandfather. Your father knew me as Jackie.
Cheryl, do you know the name of your great-grandfather’s butcher shop in Bridgeport?
Also, from all the certified documentation I have in my files, the name Mainiero was never spelled differently. All Castelfrancese ancestors that I have researched are spelled with two of the letter I.
Hi. I believe my 2nd great grandmother Cristina Paoletta was born in 1855 in Castelfranco. She married Nicolas Giannantonio. How do I verify this? Thanks.
Hi. My great- grandfather, John (Giovanni) Gabriel (Gabriele) came to Bridgeport, CT from Castelfranco. He owned a butcher shop in Bridgeport. We are related to the Verilli’s and Manieros .
There are also some Mainieros in Hazleton, PA. My husband’s great grandfather was Victor Mainiero he was also a butcher….we believe that the Mainiero’s in Victor’s family come from Castlefranco. We believe Victor’s father was Leonard Filomeno Mainiero born February 8, 1180 and we believe Leonard’s parents were Michael Mainiero and Filomena Verrilli both from Castelfranco.
Omg, we are somehow related! My great grandmother was Maria Fedele Petruccelli, and her daughter Helen was my grandmother. All the children you named were my great aunts and uncles. They lived in Bridgeport and came from Castelfranco. You actually helped my search because I didn’t know my great grandmother’s birth and death dates, nor that she was Maria Fedele- my mother only mentioned her name as being Fedele. What a small world!
Lisa, Was your great-grandmother, Maria Fedele Petruccelli born 1882, Via Ponte, Castelfranco in Miscano? Did Ma. Fedele marry Lorenzo Mainiero, who was born 1880, Castelfranco in Miscano?
Your grandmother, Helen Mainiero – was she born September 26, 1904, in New Jersey? Did Helen marry Luigi Gambardella, born November 2, 1902?
Yes, Cindy, everything you’ve said is exactly correct!! Now, if my great grandmother was your great aunt, then she must have had siblings, but I couldn’t find any when I searched, which was puzzling to me. So what does this make us to each other?
Lisa, Is your maiden name, Lisa Iannielo, born in 1963? Do you have a brother, Robert Iannielo?
Father, Edward Louis Ianniello, born November 23, 1928, New Haven, CT
Date of Death: February 2, 2005 in Waterbury
Buried: New Saint Bridget Cemetery, Cheshire, Connecticut
Mother: Annette Gambardella, born November 29, 1932, Bridgeport, CT
Date of Death: August 19, 2005, Waterbury, CT
Your maternal grandfather: Luigi Gambardella, November 2, 1902, Connecticut
Date of Death: July 20, 1964, New Haven, CT
Your maternal grandmother: Helen Mainiero, born September 26, 1904, New Jersey
Date of Death: March, 1983, Hamden, CT
Their children: Louella Gambardella, born 1930, married Frank Perotti or Perrotti. Louella and Frank had two children, David, and Paula.
It’s very late – 11:20 p.m. I was visiting my son and his family in Huntington (Shelton), CT this past weekend. I love, love New Haven restaurants! Anyway, I am very tired. I will catch up with you after you respond. (Yes, that’s Trumbull, CT zip code)
Lisa, I responded to you a couple of months ago. Are you still around? I’m not getting any younger. 🙂
Lisa, I believe we are second cousins, once removed. Once you see the ancestry chart, it will be clear. BTW, Maria Fedele Petruccelli had five siblings. So much for being an only child. I have a copy of the Castelfranco in Miscano Census dated 1890. She is clearly on the Census.
There were other children, but they died either at or shortly after they were born.
If you know that these Mainiero ancestors emigrated from Castelfranco in Miscano, Italia then it’s safe to assume all these people were related. Lynn, if you visited Castefranco as I did, the old town was very small. Everyone knew everybody else and their business. Here is my Mainiero connection from Bridgeport, CT:
My great-aunt Maria Fedele Petruccelli (1882-1950) married Lorenzo Mainiero (1880-1963). They had the following children:
Peter
Frank
Helen
Antonio
Margaritam
Josephine
Lucietta
Armand
Enrico
Evelyn
I too never heard of relatives living in Phildelphia or the environs.
Hi Cindy,
Sorry I didn’t respond sooner, I only check this once in a while. Almost all of what you have is correct; a few of the dates/names are slightly off. I was Lisa Ianniello, but born in 1962. My father was born on Nov. 24th, not 23rd. All of the names are correct- it is amazing to me that you’ve done all this research and have so much information on my family, but I don’t know who you are or how we’re related! Can you tell me how?
It’s good to see you back, Lisa. I can give you the short answer today.
Hello Lisa, I did respond to you recently, but my post was taken down by whoever is the administrator of this website. In that message, I asked you to contact me at my private Email because I have lots of information for you, including attachments. Obviously, I broke a rule. You may not even receive this one, but at least you will know I didn’t abandon you.
Happy Year or Capodonno!
Hi Cindy,
Since you told me we’re 2nd cousins once removed, I’ve been trying to figure out which specific relatives you are related to. Can you tell me who your parents and grandparents were? It’s so frustrating that we can’t contact each other by email, it sounds like you have so much information on my Mainiero side of the family, which I would love to have!
Lisa, I have almost given up on this site. The administrators need to loosen up a bit and let us correspond directly. I am very appreciative this forum exists, but they have a strangle-hold on us. Genealogy is complicated and research information is voluminous. Right now, I just want to let you know that I will be back with some of the information you are looking for from my records.
I have a lot on my plate: A 450-photo video I am making about Bridgeport, CT from the Paugusette Indians, thru the colonists and then to the immigrants and I stop the photos at 1985. I promise, I’ll be back. Hang on little tomato!
Hi Cindy! I wanted to respond to your latest post from March 10, 2022, but there was no reply button. I would be very appreciative of any information you might have. That video project sounds like a monster, so I can understand why you’re so busy. I bet it would be fascinating to see the history of Bridgeport. Will there be a way I can see it? I agree it’s frustrating we can’t connect, but I’m sure it’s for privacy and protection. We’ll have to figure out a way! Look forward to hearing from you! Good luck on your video.
Hello, my grandfather from here, name Nicola Aurilia(o). (b)1896. Son of Soccorro and Rosa (Sabatini) Aurilia (o). Any information would be appreciated.
Hi Cindy,
Since you told me we’re 2nd cousins once removed, I’ve been trying to figure out which specific relatives you are related to. Can you tell me who your parents and grandparents were? It’s so frustrating that we can’t contact each other by email, it sounds like you have so much information on my Mainiero side of the family, which I would love to have!
My fathers family , my great grandfather , said they were Catelfranco in Miscano. HIs name was Antonio Capuano. As many others he settled in Bridgeport, Ct. Are there Capuano still living in Castelfranco?
Hello Cindy and Sara,
My last name was changed from Mainiero to Miner when my great grandfather came to the US. I know that my relatives also went from Castelfranco in Miscano to Bridgeport, CT. I will find out more details!
Aaron
Aaron,
My great grandfather’s name was Giovanni Mainiero. He was born in Castelfranco in Miscano and when he immigrated to the U.S. he changed his name to John Miner. He lived in Rye, NY but some relatives went to Bridgeport, CT. Do you know anything more about your great grandfather?
Carol
My family (Colasanto) came from Castelfranco and also settled in Rye,N.Y.
we are related to the Verilli’s and the DiMinna’s wich was changed to DeMane at Ellis Island.
HI Cassandra,
Yes, I’m a DiMenna, name changed to DeMane. I’m also related to Verilli. My family also settled in Rye. We’re probably related.
Erica
Hi Erica,
Another researcher passed a story posted by a Erica DeMane. Are you this Erica? The story he passed to me Am I Italian. He and I are in communication because we are trying to make our DNA match connection. My Riccio family were also from Castelfranco in MIscano. Do you know who the parents are of the Filomena and Lucy Riccio you mention in the story. I loved reading the story, especially about the Riccio man and the cookbook.
Jeannie
My mother was born in Castelfranco in Miscano. She came to the US in the early thirties. When I was a child (early 1960’s) we used to go to a feast in Rye N.Y, some distant relative, as I recall. They would set this long table in the yard absolutely covered with one great dish after another and it was quite impressive and delicious! Wish I was taking notes back then. Do you know anything about the feast in Rye? It’s one of those mysteries that has irked me for many years.
Daniel, are you talking about the Feast of St. Donato? I used to go to that as a child. My relatives settled in Rye, NY. My grandmother was Anita Roberti and my grandfather was Gaetano Petrucelli. They were both from Castelfranco and were possibly distantly related. They married in 1924.
My great grandparents came from Campania, Castelfranco. My g. Grandfather’s name was Fred Caserio. I’d love to find more information.
I have Caseria in my family tree. The Caseria family is still in Castelfranco in Miscano. For example: Agriturismo Caseria (Fedele Caseria).
Hi my name is Diana Imperiale from norristown pa my grandfather was Charles Imperiale a relative visited this town and has since passed away they saw a plaque in a church with my grandfather’s name. Don’t know if there are any relatives
Thank you
Hi, I’m trying to find possible relatives for my Grandmother or Grandfather, both form Castel Franco, they left from Naples in 1913.
Her Maiden name was Francesca Izzo, her Father was Antonio Izzo and mother was Donata Iacurci Izzo. She Married Pasquale H. Verrilli, she was born in Castel Franco in Miscano on October 9th, 1892. I believe when she left she had a total of 8 sister/brothers, they stayed in Italy, one may have been a priest .
Appreciate any info. since we are coming to Italy in November of the year, would love to stop in that town.. Thank you.
Anthony,
Your grandmother, Maria Francesca “Frances” Izzo Verrilli’s sister Maria Saveria Izzo married Urbano Pellegrino and also came to America and settled in Bridgeport, CT. Another sister Lidia “Lydia” Lucretia Izzo married someone with the surname of Lombiase, she also came to America and lived in Bridgeport. These brothers also came to America and lived in Bridgeport, Luigi “Louis” Izzo and Vincenzo “Vincent”.
A grandson of Maria Serbia Izzo and Urbano Pellegrino was a DNA match with me. Did you go to Castelfranco in Miscano?
Hi Jeannie:
You answered my brother Anthony but I don’t think he ever saw it, I asked him. Yes, Francesco Izzo was my grandmother and Pasquale Verrilli was my grandfather. My father, also Anthony Verrilli had a cousin named Tommy Lambiase. I remember a Vincent my father called uncle and I also knew two of my grandmothers sisters, but they were called Celidi and Cimadi, could be different. We also had a Lenny Pelligrino that was related. We are going to Italy in May and would like to go to Castelfranco Miscano to see if there are any relatives left there. Did not know if our grandfather Pasquale Verrilli had any siblings. He passed before most of us met him. If there is any other info you might have, please contact me. Thanks, Donna
Hi Donna, sorry I missed this, I’m a lot late getting back with you. But since the long delay, I now know who my DNA match is that is the grandson of Maria Saveria Izzo and Urbano Pelligrino (he was also called Urban and Benny). Urbano and Maria’s son Leonard is the Lenny you wrote about. Leonard and his son, Michael “Mike” are both DNA matches with me. Leonard “Lenny” passed away last year. Mike and I are trying to figure out how we are related. My great aunt and Leonard “Lenny” share a large amount of DNA. My great aunt has died as well. Mike and I are trying to figure out if are common ancestor is an Izzo or a Riccio.
My great grandfather was Antonio Riccio from Castelfranco in Miscano. Did you get to Castelfranco last May? I don’t know anything about Pasquale Verrilli except that he was born 11/20/1885 and died 10/31/1947.
You are the daughter of Pasquale “Patsy” Verrili and Francesca “Frances” Izzo’s son, Antonio “Anthony” is that correct?
Has anyone in your family tested their DNA.
Jeannie
Hi,
I am looking for relatives, past and present, of Vincenzo Picone (1844-1897) and his wife Saveria (died 1887) they had 5 children, Ascarino, Enrico, Enzo, Eugenio and Elena. They lived in castelfranco in miscano. Thanks for your help.
Charlotte
Hello/buonjourno…
I would like to find out if there is a record of Joseph Gabriele in your records. I believe he was born 1868? and emigrated to USA in 1887.
Thank you/grazie….
Kevin
My grandfather came to the US in early 1900. He was from Castle Franco, an only child. His name was Daniel Paul Antinozzi. Do you have any information on his family? Thanks.
Kevin,
I have a Joseph Gabriele on my family tree. My grand father’s brother was Joseph Gabriel but I believe they had an Uncle named Joseph or perhaps it had been Giuseppe.
I don’t have any Antinozzi in my family tree. I do remember a schoolmate named Karen Antonozzi. Her family lived on Noble Ave. between Stillman St. & Berkshire Ave. Our backyards were connected but separated by a low fence.
my great grandfather John ( Giavanni ) Riccio was born in castelfranco, Italy in 1885. Died Dover, NJ 1963. Looking for relatives related in castelfranco.
Hi Phil,
My husband’s grandfather is Mateo (Mathew) Riccio, and he was born in Castelfranco in 1896. We are trying to find information about his family. He had two brothers, Victor and John (there may have been more siblings, but we don’t know who they are). Mateo and John came to America after WWI, and Mateo settled in Bridgeport CT, and John settled in Long Island NY. Mateo’s parents were Carmen Riccio and Lucia Mainero. If there is anyone out there with information on this family please help us to find them. We would like to do a family tree and get information on the ancestors of Carmen Riccio and Lucia Mainero.
Phil, I hope this helps.
I believe I am descended from Lucy Mainero, not sure if this is the same person. I had a book about the family tree, I’ll see if I can find it. The Mainero and Roberto families were my paternal grandmother’s side, from Castelfranco in Miscano to Bridgeport, CT. My grandmother was Grace Roberti and she married Nicola Jacobelli. I remember there were quite a few Riccios in town when I was growing up in Bridgeport.
Sara, OMG, Grace Roberti was my Godmother! I have at least three photos of her in the early 1940s – Bridgeport, CT. I am also related to the Mainiero (correct spelling) family, Ricco family, Petruccelli and Lippiello family.
Also, I want to say Grace was a beautiful woman.
That’s amazing Cindy. I’d love to see those photos. I am researching my family history. I grew up in Bridgeport, CT. Seems to be a big connection between Castelfranco in Miscano and Bridgeport. I was also told that some of my family were from Sicily, I think the Roberti family. I’m not positive though. I believe I had relatives with the name Petruccelli and Mainiero. I grew up with some Riccios and Grassos in the neighborhood on the East Side.
My great grandfather, Phillip Mainiero, came from Castelfranco in Miscano to Philadelphia actually. looking for relatives!
Interesting…my father was Joseph Mainiero born in 1908, his father was Vincent Mainiero born in 1881. No one ever mentioned relatives in Philadelphia. They all settled in Bridgeport CT and Chicago IL. I did visit Castelfranco 2 years ago, unfortunately on a Sunday when town hall nor cemetery records were open. It’s a beautiful little town.
Phil Riccio, do you know the parents names of your Giovanni Riccio born in Castelfranco were?
Ciao Lynn,
I seem to be the only person posting on this website. Hopefully, this message eventually gets read by you. In my family ancestry, I have Vincenzo R. Mainiero, b. 2/7/1881, C. in M., died October 17, 1962, Bridgeport, CT. Vincenzo married Maria Grazia Del Vecchio; she was born 12/7/1888. C. in M. “Grace” died 8/29/1987, Milford, CT. They had nine children.
This is my connection: Eleanora Mainiero married Daniel P. Roviello, who was born 11/6/1907, Bridgeport, CT. Date of their marriage was 9/24/1949, Bridgeport, CT. They both died in Orlando, Florida. Eleanora Mainiero-Roviello died 12/31/2004, Daniel died 9/29/2002.
Daniel Roviello was my cousin. His father was Lorenzo Roviello, b. 8/22/1873, born in Italy. Daniel’s mother was my aunt: Maria Luisa Lippiello b. 10/21/1879, C. in M
Maria Luisa Lippiello was my grandfather, Gaetano Lippiello’s older half sister. My grandfather, Gaetano was born in C. in M. 1888 of a different mother. His half-sister, Maria Luisa’s, mother died in 1880 right after the birth of her daughter.
I tried to explain this clearly to you, but it’s not easy!
These are not my relatives but I’m doing some research for a friend. I have a Giovanni Riccio from Castelfranco who was born there in 1810. He was married to Fiora Russo born 1817 and married there May 16, 1839. Giovanni’s parents are Filippo Di Angelo Riccio and Rosa Di Giovan Battista Sirena, both born about 1770 in Castelfranco.Giovanni’s siblings were:
Eufrasina Riccio Oct 1, 1804 Pasquale Riccio Nov 15, 1815
Donato Di Filippo Riccio Jul 23, 1797 Maria Lucia Riccio Jun 9, 1817
Michele Di Filippo Riccio 1798 Mariantonia Riccio Jun 23, 1819
Giuseppe Di Filippo Riccio Dec 6, 1801
Maria Rosa Riccio May 1, 1812 I also have all their spouses names if you want them.
Angelo Michele Riccio Mar 7, 1814
Liz, I wasn’t sure if you were responding to a previous message or this is a new posting. I took the time to look through my Riccio records from Castelfranco in Miscano, but none of my ancestors are a match – if that helps you.
No one is on this site anymore. I have a lot of information, but am losing hope that my previous messages to these posters will ever be read.
Good luck with your research. You friend is lucky you are help out.