pompeo updates part 2 (amedio's cousins)

Amedio Pompeo's other set of grandparents, Ruggiero Gagliardi and Lucia di Lorenzo, also did not leave Italy.  Ruggiero and Donata Lucia had 8 children, 4 boys and 4 girls.  At least four of their children emigrated from Italy, settling in Quincy, MA.  Two sons, both named Gaetano, died in Torre de Passeri when they were only 1 and 2 years old.

Amedio Pompeo's Grandparent's family chart (Ruggiero Gagliardi and Donata Lucia di Lorenzo)

One of Ruggiero and Donata Lucia's son, Carlantonio, remained in Italy, marrying and having a family.  This family is Amedio's Uncle Carlantonio and Aunt Ersilia, and their children would be Amedio's cousins, listed below.

Amedio Pompeo's Uncle's family chart (Carlantonio Gagliardi and Ersilia D'Nario)

Amedio probably never met these relatives, except for possibly his cousin Licinio who traveled to America in 1922.  Licinio's passenger record states his destination was to his Uncle Cristofaro's in Quincy, MA.  Amedio was 5 years old when his cousin came to America.  Licinio also stated on his passenger record that he intended to stay in the US permanently, but he returned to Italy at some point.  His death is recorded in Torre de Passeri in 1927; he was only 20 years old. Unfortunately; most of Carlantonio's children died before they were adults.  The only death record I did not find was Antoinetta's.  I may have also missed some children in the records as it seems this family traveled throughout Italy a bit, with two of their children born in different communes, Gattico and Taggliacozzo.  Gattico is actually very far away, in the northern part of Italy, as you can see from the map below.  I am not sure why the family would have been in this part of Italy when their second child was born.  Carlantonio was a cobbler according to his children's birth records, which does not seem like a traveling profession.

Carlantonio was not the only child of Ruggiero and Donata Lucia's that may have stayed in Italy, Marianna also seems to have spent most of her years in Italy, although she did travel to Boston in 1903 with her husband Venturo Cicchetti.  They are back in Italy by the time Marianna's mother Donata Lucia dies in 1914, as Venturo was one of the witnesses who reported her death.  Marianna and Venturo do not seem to have children, leaving Amedio without cousins in Italy from this aunt.

Two of Ruggiero and Donata Lucia Gagliardi's children, including Armedio's mother, left Italy before their parents died; Cristofaro in 1901, and Angelina in 1911.  The last two children to leave Italy were Secondina in 1914 and Geocinda in 1916, soon after their mother Donata Lucia died. Their father Ruggiero was still living when they left for America.

Amedio had many cousins from the Gagliardi side living near him in Quincy, MA, with the last names of Gizzarelli and Pompeo from these Aunts and Uncles.  His Aunt Geocinta had one child I could find from the census, Giovanni (John) Lawrence Gizzarelli, born in Torre de Passeri.   His Aunt Secondina had many children (surname Pompeo), Evalina, Louis, James, Jenny, Camilla, Eunice, Dominic, Adelina, Rodolph, and John, all born in Quincy, MA, all Amedio's cousins. 

Summary:

Possible cousins of Amedio Pompeo in Italy

1. Marianna Gagliardi and Venturo Cicchetti's children - none
2. Gaetano Gagliardi - none
3. Gaetano Gagliradi - none
4. Carlantonio Gagliardi and Ersilia's children - Americo, Antoinetta, Alba, Liana, Licinio, Luigi.  Most of these children, except maybe Antonietta, died as children or young adults.

Cousins of Amedio Pompeo in Quincy, MA

1. Cristofaro Gagliardi and Adelina Pompeo's children - none
2. Giacinta Gagliardi and Dominic Gizzarelli's children - Giovanni Lorenzo (John Lawrence)
3. Secondina Gagliardi and Dominic Pompeo's children - Evalina, Louis, James, Jenny, Camilla, Eunice, Dominic, Adelina, Rodolph, and John

angelina gagliardi pompeo (part 2 of 2)

Family

As I mentioned in my last post, the Italian records that the area of my great grandparents are from, Torre de Passeri, are now available online through familysearch.  Since I have more information on Angelina Gagliardi's family, it is time to look for her family's vital records.  Below is the information I was able to obtain through these records.  

pedigree chart for angelina gagliardi pompeo

I was curious to find out if Angelina left Italy (1911) while her parents were still living.  I know her parents died after 1906, as they are listed in their daughter Giacinda's marriage record as living at this time.  I looked through the death records up until 1910 for Torre de Passeri, and did not find a death for either Angelina's father, Ruggiero Gagliardi, or her mother, Donata Lucia di Lorenzo; so I do not know at this point if Angelina's parents saw her off to America.

I also thought it would be interesting to see if any of Angelina's siblings remained in Italy.  In my last post on Angelina, I wrote a little about some of her siblings, and how they emigrated to America and were all living close to each other in Quincy, MA.  This includes her brother Cristoforo, and her sisters, Secondina and Giacinta.  From the Torre de Passeri records, I found four other siblings; one sister and three brothers.  Below are Ruggiero and Donata Lucia's children.

family group sheet for Ruggerio Gagialrdi and Donata Lucia di Lorenzo

I found from the records that two of Angelina's brothers, both named Gaetano, died as children when Angelina was still living in Italy.  That leaves two more siblings unaccounted for in their later lives.  These two siblings are her oldest sister, Marianna and a brother, Carlantonio.    The other three siblings settled in Massachusetts with Angelina.  I did some further research to see if I could find out if Angelina left any family behind in Italy.

Marianna, the eldest child, married in Torre de Passeri in 1893, to Venturo Cicchetti.  I looked through the birth records for Torre de Passeri from the years 1893-1903 and did not find any children born to this couple.  They may have not been living in Torre de Passeri though, as their marriage record states that Marianna's husband, Venturo, is from the commune of Sulmona.  The Sulmona records are not available online at this time, so I cannot look in these records.  I did a search on ancestry.com passenger databases and found that the couple did leave Italy in 1903 to Boston, MA.  They were traveling with one of her brother, Cristoforo's, wife, Adelina Pompeo.  The passenger record states that Marianna and Venturo were living in Sulmona, Italy before leaving.  They are not traveling with any children though, which leads me to believe if they had any, they died at a young age.  The record also states their destination is to see their brother-in-law, Giovanni Ferrara, at the same address as their traveling companion's, Adelina, husband and Marianna's brother, Cristoforo Gagliardi.  Unfortunately; that is the last bit of information I have found for Marianna and Venturo Cicchetti.  I was unable to locate them in any Quincy directories, MA censuses, or death index for MA.  They could have moved out of state or returned to Italy?

Carlantonio Gagliardi, Angelina's other sibling that may have stayed in Italy, was also a little difficult to trace.  I was able to find some of his children's birth records, beginning in 1901.  I suspect these are his children, as the age of Carlantonio matches, and also some of the witnesses listed are his father Ruggiero Gagliardi, and his brother-in-law, Venturo Cicchetti.  The complication arises when some of his children are listed in the supplements of the Torre de Passeri registers, as they were born in other parts of Italy.  One commune listed is at the northernmost part of Italy (Gattico, Novara), far from Torre de Passeri.  So it seems this family traveled back and forth from Torre de Passeri throughout their years.  Also, I have been unable to find the marriage record of Carlantonio, but his wife is listed on the children's birth records as Ersilia D'Nario.  They must have married outside of Torre de Passeri.  The couple had five children that I could find.  They had two sons, and three daughters; although one son and one daughter died as young children.  The records online end in 1910; so they may have had more children that I have not found.  Since they also moved around a bit, they could also have had children in other communes that I have not found.  I have been unable to find any passenger records that show Carlantonio and Ersilia traveling to America.  I did; however, find a passenger record for one of their children, Licinio at age 16, in 1922.  The record states that his father, Carlo, is living in Torre de Passeri.  It seems likely that Carlantonio and his wife stayed in Italy for the remainder of their lives. (I could not find any other information on Licinio Gagliardi in the US).

It seems that it must have been a difficult time to stay in Italy in the early 1900's.  Most of Angelina's generation emigrated to America and settled in Quincy, MA.  Even a nephew of hers left Italy at the age of 16, Licinio, heading to Quincy, MA.  It is also likely though that at least one of Angelina's brothers, Carlantonio, remained in Italy with most of his children.  Perhaps I have cousins from this line still in Torre de Passeri.  I would have to find out the names of Carlantonio's daughters' husbands to go further with this line and find living cousins.