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Cetani Family

Mary C. Puckett (View posts)
Posted: 20 Jun 2005 4:45PM GMT

Re: Cetani and Di Napoli from Tricarico

Posted: 4 Mar 2006 10:01AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cetani, Cetano, Di Napoli, Grasso, Padula
Hi, Mary. My grandmother was born in Tricarico, father was a Grasso and her mother Antonia CETANO. She swore it was with an "o" at the end, but it seems Tricarico was pretty much home base for the CETANI's (with an "i"), so I guess it was a variant, misspelling, someone was arguing, whatever.

We definitely have a link here - lots of commonalities. Antonia was born around 1884, died 1918. Her father was Domenico. I have her death cert., but there is a hole obscuring the mother's name (Maria is part of the name). She had several sisters, Rose, Mary, Filomena - they all stayed in Italy, I think.

As for Di Napoli, Grandma always said Antonia's uncle paid for the husband's trip to America, and that uncle turns out to be "Vincenzo Di Napoli", who was in Indianapolis in 1910.

Grandma also mentioned her mother had a brother who came here and died while working on the construction of the NYC IRT (trains). Not sure if this is him, but Pancrazio Cetani, age 21, came over in 1911 to live with his brother-in-law, Luigi Grasso.

Any of this sound familiar??

Brian

Re: Cetani Family

Nick Cetani (View posts)
Posted: 18 Jul 2006 12:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: cetani,mazzone,rinaldi
Mary, I was just using google and came across your message. I spent many hours )although not recently) looking into my backround. We have, as all Cetani's do, the same ancestors. I have fragments of family history that I hope to someday put together and your info is very interesting! My grandparents are from Italy (father's side from Tricarico). They were Pietro and Maria Mazzone. Their parents were Innocenzo and Carmela and before them Pietro and Caterina (if I have my notes straight). I know a branch of the Cetani family produced the California clan but every time I contact a Cetani, we have the same backround. I would love to hear more! Nick (New Jersey)

Re: Cetani and Di Napoli from Tricarico

Nick Cetani (View posts)
Posted: 18 Jul 2006 12:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Brian, I just read Mary's e-mail and posted a response. My grandparents are from Italy (father's side from Tricarico) and the names you mention are on several of my lists of 'family'. I will be 58 this year and until I was in my 30's, I thought there were no other Cetanis anywhere but since then, I have learned there are many around and we are all related!
Nick (new jersey)

Re: Cetani and Di Napoli from Tricarico

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 6:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
HI,
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU EVER CAME UP WITH ANY INFOMATION
ON YOUR FAIMLY.
MY GRANDFATHER'S NAME WAS PANCRAZIO GRASSO. I DO NOT KNOW IF HE WAS BORN IN TRICARICO,ITALY, BUT HE OWNED A HOTEL AT ONE TIME IN THAT CITY. I WOULD GUESS,SOMEWHERE AROUND THE DEPRESSION OR SHORTLY BEFORE.
I BELIEVE THAT COMING INTO THE U.S. THEY CHANGED HIS NAME TO MAKE IT MORE AMERICANIZED. DROPPED AN "I" AND PUT AN "O" ON THE END OF THIER NAMES, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY SETTLED IN NEW YORK CITY.
IF YOU KNOW ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OF HELP LET ME KNOW.
GERI
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