Hi,
I am trying to start my family tree. My grand father was Giuseppe Cefalu. He came to America in the 1800's from Portichello, Sicily. Does anyone have any information?
GC
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This is pretty old, but I may have information on Giusseppe Cefalu
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Hi! I'm really surprised to hear that someone knows something about that surname, I was told my ancestors are from Cefalu. I'd like to know more and get in touch with you.
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Hi, My grandfathers name was Bartolomeo Cefalu`. He was born in 1900 on an island off the coast of Sicily called Isola di Salina. I think it was a pretty common name. When we came through Ellis Island they mistook the accent mark above the u for the dot in the letter i and our name was changed by a clerk to Cefali. I visited Salina last April and picked up his birth and baptism certificate.
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That's interesting. Thanks for the info.
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