My maiden name is cala. My grandparents were from Tortoricci(not sure of spelling), a small town in Sicily. I grew up in Jamestown, NY and would like any info on Cala's from those areas. Thank you
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MY GRANDFATHER ALSO WAS FROM SICILY.HIS NAME WAS LEONARDO.HE MARRIED MY GRAND MOTHER WHO WAS NAMED MARLENA BROCATO.I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON ANY CALA'S FROM SICILY.
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I would be interested in the book that you have. Are there any listings for Cala-lesina's in Tortoricci, Sicily? That was my family's original name.
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I am a Cala from Jamestown. My grandparents are from Tortoricci. And how could I not know you if you're from my hometown?
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I myself have never been to Italy,although I plan to visit one day with my daughter,when she's old enough.My grandfather was from Sicily,his name was Leonardo Cala,maybe you know him.
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Phil, I am researching my husband's side of the family, and think we probably have some lines in common. We have Antonio CALA married to Carmela BUTTAFARRO, both born in Tortorici. My husband's great grandmother was Mary Josephine BUTTAFARRO, Carmela's sister. We also have the other side of his line, FOTI and TRISCARI, from Tortorici. They also ended up in the Jamestown area. Please let me know if this matches up with what you have (I don't imagine that Tortorici is very big), and we can swap info if you like. Carol flyhawk@sprintmail.com
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Hi, I'm 48 years old and both sides of the family are from Sicily. The maternal side is from Sciacca, and the paternal side from Musumele. My father's parents were Michael and Johanna, whose maiden name was Rosa.
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My great-grandfather's name was Peter Cala, formerly Cala-lesina. He married, but I only know hiw wife by Bida, a nickname. My grandfather's name is Philip, he married Nelle Triscari. I don't know my grandmother's parents names because I never met them. Oddly enough, my grandmother/father's families both lived in Sicily, but did not meet each other until moving to the United States.
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I also have an uncle named Avelino from Sicily and a grandmother named Delia.There are 3 other Cala's where I live and one of them is named Michael.He is related to the other two.I once called one of them and asked if he was familiar with some of my relatives,but unfortunately he said wasn't.He did however tell me that they were from Sicily.
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THE NEW WORLD BOOK OF CALAS
HELLO PHIL,I'M WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW I FINALLY GOT THE BOOK FROM MY BROTHER IN FLORIDA.THERE ARE 43 CALA'S LISTED IN TORTORICI.HERE ARE A FEW :SIGNORA LESINA BASILIO CALA-VIA DESTI-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA BASILIO CALA-CDA S NAGRA ALTO-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA BASILIO CALA-CDA PAGLIARA LI CEUSI-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA CARMELO CALA-CDA SALVO 23-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA CARMELO CALA-CDA SCIORTINO 91-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA CONCETTINA CALA-CDA MOIRA TORRE 6-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GIOVANNI CALA-VIA S BARTOLOMEO 3-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GIUSEPPE CALA-VIA PIRANDELLO ROCCA DI C 26-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GIUSEPPE CALA-VIA ROMANO 30-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GIUSEPPI CALA-CDA S FILIPPO 84-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GIUSEPPE SEB CALA-CDA SANTA NAGRA 120-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA GRAZIA CALA-CDA MASTRI SANTI 5-98078 TORTORICI-SIGNORA LESINA ROSARIO CALA-CDA SCIORTINO 377-98078 TORTORICI,SINORA LESINA SANTO CALA-CDA MERCURIO 58-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA SANTO CALA-VIA ROMANO 2-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA SEBASTIANO CALA-CTR SCIORTINO 40-98078 TORTORICI,SIGNORA LESINA SEBASTIANO CALA-CDA S FILIPPO 81-98078 TORTORICI.THESE ARE ALL THE CALA LESINA'S IN TORTORICI.THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS IN DIFFERENT TOWNS HOWEVER.TOTAL CALA'S IN ITALY LISTED IN THE BOOK ARE 1,467.I HOPE THESE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED MORE,FEEL FREE TO WRITE BACK.ALSO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY OF YOUR RELATIVES.GOOD LUCK!!
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