Calabria Roots

Uncle Guiseppi Pellegrino.....WWI he was an Morse Code operater

Teresa talks about when, how and why she started her research and found her family in Calabria. She also tells an amazing story about the amazing broach that arrived from Italy

Uncle Guiseppi Pellegrino.....WWI he was an Morse Code operater

My Nonno Francesco Pellegrino and his Pennsylvania van...he was a chauffer

unknown bride and groom but 3 cousins in this pic..Teresa, Salvatore, and Donetta

Mannarino cousins...L-R Savaria, Teresa, Salvatore, and Antonia(Donetta)

my Nonna's children here in America...L-R Amelia(Millie) Pellegrino DeLeo and her husband Anthony(Shorty), Mario Pellegrino his wife Esther, Edith Pellegrino Hogencamp and her husband Harry (this is my mom and dad), and lastly Alfred Pellegrino and his wife Christina...one more son not present was Sam Pellegrino and his wife Mary

my greatgrands Santo and Maria Pellegrino and their grandson Frank

wedding pic of my mom and dad..L-R Harry the groom, Edith the bride, Francesco father of the bride, Helen Maid of Honor cousin of the bride and John best man cousin of the bride

wedding pic of Francesco And Fortunata Bossarelli Pellegrino C. 1916

wedding pic of Francesco And Fortunata Bossarelli Pellegrino

Vencenzo and Antonia(Antonette) Bozzarelli Mannarino

History of Calabria Italy

May 15, 2019 No Comments

Little did I know, that when I began my family research, that I would have ancestors from Calabria. The Piromallo family was originally from Barcelona, Spain and eventually move to Naples. The “capostipite” or founder of the family was Count Domenico Piromallo, who died heroically, as commander of the Castle of Crotone in 1528. There’s not too much history to be found on the family until Francesco Antonio purchased Barony of Montebello in 1755 from