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Cetani

Mary Paradise(Paradiso) (View posts)
Posted: 27 Apr 2000 12:25AM GMT
My ancestors were: Leonarda Cetani and she married Domenico Paradiso and one of their sons was Angelo Paradiso and he married Isabella Domenica Benevento. One of their sons was Vincenzo Paradiso and he married Domenica Tomaccio(Tomacci) and one of their sons was Nicola D. Paradiso(my grandfather) he married his cousin Rosa Luisi. Her parents was Domenico Luisi and Theresa Tomaccio(Tomacci). My grandfather Nicola Paradiso and his brother Guiseppe Paradiso came to the USA in the early 1900's. My grandparents were married in San Jose, California in 1911. Any information would be appreciated. I think the area in Italy was Tricarico Matera Italy. I can be contacted at: mparadis@toto.csustan.edu
Thank you, Mary Paradise
Posted: 28 Jul 2000 10:47PM GMT
Edited: 20 Dec 2001 10:03PM GMT
That's certainly a coincidence, or maybe not.
My great grandparents, Rocco Cetani and Carmella Cirigliano were married in San Jose, CA in 1911. Both were from Tricarico, Italy. Most of their children are still alive and living in San Jose.
Tom

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Nick Cetani (View posts)
Posted: 5 Oct 2001 2:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have been interested for years in the family name and every reference I've ever seen all link to a common ancestry,including those mentioned. I have had contact with many Cetanis both east and west coast. I would be interested in communicating with anyone that has similar interests in investigating the family tree.

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Tom Goodwin (View posts)
Posted: 5 Oct 2001 3:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Are you the same Nick Cetani that sent out letters to the Cetanis about 10 years ago?
If so, my grandmother gave me your letter to respond to, but I never had a chance to respond. I went about as far as I could go with the Cetani line, and haven't been doing any research since. I did get some copies of birth certificates of some of my great grandparents and great-great grandparents from Tricarico, but I never had good enough Italian to be able to right back for more. Those certificates only covered the Cirigliano's. My great grandfather Rocco Cetani married Carmella Cirigliano in 1911 in San Jose, CA, but were both born in Tricarico, Italy.
The only thing I know about Rocco's parents are their names, Giovanni and Jessica Cetani. I may have her maiden name at home. They had 2 sons: John and Frank(my grandfather), and 5 daughters: Jesse, Christine, Rosemarie, Eleanor, and Mary. Most of whom are still living. Frank died in 1991.
I'm always interested in researching the various family names in my family tree, and am always interested in sharing information. Being half Italian on my mom's side has made the research more difficult before 1900, since all of that research must be done in Italy.
Tom

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Nick Cetani (View posts)
Posted: 8 Oct 2001 12:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
Tom, correct, I did send some correspondence to a number of people. I am still interested in the Cetani ancestry but don't find much time to spend doing the research. I have bits and pieces of info, mostly for my immediate family going back 3 or so generations. I know relatives split up many years ago and I believe the person that is responsible for the California family immigrated first to South America then to CA. His brother? came East. Thanks for the info, I've printed it out so I can add it to my "collection" that I hope to use as a piece of the puzzle. I am reasonable sure that every Cetani has a common and relatively linear history. Nick

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Tom (View posts)
Posted: 24 Mar 2002 6:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
I haven't come across Leonarda Cetani yet, but I did locate a Paola Paradiso who married Nicola Lucchino 9/5/1830 in Tricarico. Paola's parents were Giuseppe Paradiso and Felicia Cetani. This might be a uncle or brother to your Domenico.
I'm going through the marriage records of Tricarico looking for Cetani's. The records date from 1810 to 1900. All handwritten in Italian. If I come across anything else, I'll let you know.

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Tom (View posts)
Posted: 24 Mar 2002 6:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Based on my initial look into the marriage records of the 1800's in Tricarico, we will have to go back quite far to find the common ancestor. I have know located my gggrandparents Giovanni Cetani and Celeste Eugenio married 4/11/1867, and my ggggrandparents Vincenzo Cetani and Marianna Tangredi married in 6/6/1833. Vincenzo was 22 years old, and his parents were Domenico Cetani and Rosa Albanese. Marianna's parents were Innocenzo Tangredi and Rosa Cetani. There was also a daughter Teresa Cetani who married Rocco Dano 6/2/1833. Domenico had to have been married before 1810 based on Vincenzo's age and the fact that the only Cetani marriage in 1810 was Rocco Cetani son of Vincenzo Cetani and Teresa Volga, marrying Anna Pacrineo.
Based on Vincenzo's marriage date and Giovanni's age and the fact that he was not named after either grandfather, there were probably 2 other brothers born before him. Most probably a Domenico Cetani and an Innocenzo Cetani.
If you need me to look up any information on your Cetani's, please let me know. We might get lucky. I will be recording as many records as I can, and will post to my web page as soon as I get finished. Fortunately, most of the records are aren't entirely handwritten. Some of them are, and all are in Italian with the oldstyle 1800's writing, where s's look like f's.
It's too bad most of the birth and death records didn't get copied. We can only go back to 1878 with the births.

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Posted: 23 Jan 2003 7:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 7 Dec 2003 4:20AM GMT
I recently read the messages you two had been sending each other throughout last year and I was wondering how you access all that information concerning marriages and birth/death records in Tricarico. My family is also from Tricarico. Although i didnt see any similarities in the Cetani family line, i'll just list some of the surnames in my line just in case you guys recognize the names: Camicia, Infantino, Casella, Barbaccia, and Salamone. Ive only been able to trace our family back as far as Nicolo Camicia, which is my great grandfather, who was born in Tricarico and immigrated to San Jose, CA in the late 1800's. I will be visiting Tricarico in March so anything you could tell me regarding the town itself or records held within the town would be greatly appreciated.

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Tom Goodwin (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jan 2003 4:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
I was able to borrow some copies of microfilm records from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
They have mircrofilmed many of the Italian civil records which go back to 1800. They are all in Italian and many of the early ones are handwritten. They are recorded by year, and for the town of Tricarico, they number about 40-70 per year. For this town, they are fairly complete, unlike some other towns which had many years missing. All of them list ages and parents, so it is possible to go back 2 or 3 generations during the 1800's. I started with my great-grandfather's death certificate here in California and went to www.myitalianfamily.com. They were able to find a birth certificate and I got the parent's names. I searched for birth and marriage records on his parents families as far back as I could. Beyond the 1800's you have to go back to parish records, which are probably in Latin. That would involve a great deal of time and expense to hire a genealogist. Good luck on your trip

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Dominick Cetani (View posts)
Posted: 30 Mar 2003 3:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
I also trace my family name (Cetani) back to Tricarico. The Cetani name is common in Tricarico. I was there a few years ago.
I was told that there was Cetani's originally from Tricarico and originally emigrated to South America then to California and the same Cetani then went back and passed away in Tricarico.
I will try to retrieve a Cetani Family tree dating back 150 years and pass this on.
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