Re: ALTIER
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In reply to:
ALTIER
kathleen goodwin 7/28/02
my grandmothers maiden name was virginia mollie altier. She was born in new philadelphia ohio to anthony and bridget altier in 1927. I am having a hard time tracing the altier line back to italy because of the many variations in the spelling. My grandmother told me before she passed away that the i was dropped from the end of the name when her parents immigrated to america. She also told me that her family came from foggia italy, a city on the south east coast. I do not know anything else regaurding when the family came here or where they entered from- my grandmother still has two living siblings in ohio, camilla altier-?, and louis altier- my great grandmothers maiden name was D'ondrea, but I can't find anything on that name. any information would be so helpful to me as I am planning a trip to italy in honor of grandmother and would like to know where to focus my attention when i get there.