I am also researching families from Palazzo. My relatives came from Palazzo San Gervasio through Ellis Island in the 1900-1909 time frame and went to Cold Springs, New York to work in the foundry. They then moved to Newark, NJ prior to 1920 and lived there till they died. My family names are Mastandrea, Murro, LaValle, DiPaolo. My Great Grandfather was Francesco Mastandrea born 28 Sep 1878, his parents were Antonio Mastandrea and Antoinette LaValle. My Great grandmother was Maria Ippolita "Pauline" Murro born 3 Dec 1879 and her parents were Guiseppe Murro and Teodora DiPaolo. Francesco and Maria immigrated in 1908 and 1909. I have found that a lot of people from Palazzo went to Cold Springs, NY. My great grandfather always called them his Paisanos (according to my dad) but I wonder if they were saying Palazzos. I would love to get more information on these families and hoping someone have some information. I actually live in Frisco, Texas. Also my husbands name is Carter Smith (his mother is a Carter and he is researching the Carter line). I would love to hear from Gina Paradiso-Carter and share notes. I do not speak Italian or Spanish so I hope I have filled this out correctly.
Sincerely,
Michelle Sileo Smith
Michelle Sileo Smith | 18-02-2008 - 18:15:12 GMT 1 #
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