Re: Pellegrini Family
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Re: Pellegrini Family
4/07/98
This is some information regarding the Pellegrini family.
North of Rome in the Tuscany region was a man named Joseph Pellegrini (died around 1920 in Italy).He had 5 sons, Luigi, Dominco, Americo, Guisseppe, and Francesco.
North of Rome in the Tuscany region was a man named Joseph Pellegrini (died around 1920 in Italy).He had 5 sons, Luigi, Dominco, Americo, Guisseppe, and Francesco.Luigi, 1st son of Joseph, never married.He was the first to leave Italy at 16. He hopped on the boat to America and ended up in Jersey City, NJ.He mistakenly, not speaking English very well, signed up to build the railroad to N. Dakota for a year.He came back to the Philadelphia/Camden, NJ area and worked for the Van Sciver Furniture company.
Luigi, 1st son of Joseph, never married.He was the first to leave Italy at 16. He hopped on the boat to America and ended up in Jersey City, NJ.He mistakenly, not speaking English very well, signed up to build the railroad to N. Dakota for a year.He came back to the Philadelphia/Camden, NJ area and worked for the Van Sciver Furniture company.Dominico, I believe stayed in Italy. He had 2 boys and a daughter.The first son, Luigi, was in WWII, captured in Africa and brought to the Valley Forge Hospital in PA for four years.After that time he went back to Italy and worked for an Italian Ambassador.The second son (name unknown) also lived in Italy and had a trucking company.The daughter (name unknown) was a linguist.She was a teacher of languages in Italy.She went to Germany to learn her 5th language, met a German, married and stayed in Germany.
Dominico, I believe stayed in Italy. He had 2 boys and a daughter.The first son, Luigi, was in WWII, captured in Africa and brought to the Valley Forge Hospital in PA for four years.After that time he went back to Italy and worked for an Italian Ambassador.The second son (name unknown) also lived in Italy and had a trucking company.The daughter (name unknown) was a linguist.She was a teacher of languages in Italy.She went to Germany to learn her 5th language, met a German, married and stayed in Germany.Guisseppe was a monk for many years and traveled the world. He gave up his monkhood (?) and married a woman from the same region that he was from in Italy.They moved to Philadelphia, PA, and had two children Rose and Joseph (approx. ages 70's). Last known area is South Philadelphia.
Guisseppe was a monk for many years and traveled the world. He gave up his monkhood (?) and married a woman from the same region that he was from in Italy.They moved to Philadelphia, PA, and had two children Rose and Joseph (approx. ages 70's). Last known area is South Philadelphia.Francesco (no information).
Francesco (no information).Americo (died approx. 1930) married a woman named Maria Pelo (died 1983) and had two sons, Lucian (my grandfather) and Louis.Americo camed to the U.S. to find a job before bringing his family over to the U.S.They settled in Camden, NJ.Lucian married Erma Catanzaro (originally from Italy and died in 1993) and had 1 daughter and 2 sons whom all reside in South Jersey and Bethesda, MD.The second son, Louis, married Pearl Hill and had two daughters. Louis and his wife now reside outside of Savannah, Georgia. Their daughters reside in South Jersey and Northern Virginia.
Americo (died approx. 1930) married a woman named Maria Pelo (died 1983) and had two sons, Lucian (my grandfather) and Louis.Americo camed to the U.S. to find a job before bringing his family over to the U.S.They settled in Camden, NJ.Lucian married Erma Catanzaro (originally from Italy and died in 1993) and had 1 daughter and 2 sons whom all reside in South Jersey and Bethesda, MD.The second son, Louis, married Pearl Hill and had two daughters. Louis and his wife now reside outside of Savannah, Georgia. Their daughters reside in South Jersey and Northern Virginia.I hope that some of this information is helpful if at all interesting.All information was provided by my grandfather Lucian at the wonderful age of 85.*The order of sons presented does not represent the actual birth order.More Replies:
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Re: Pellegrini Family
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