Part of the Civetta family came from Castlevetere ValFortore, Benevento, Italy. The name change into several variations between 1927 and 1934. I am hopeful to find information about surnames Civetta, Civetti, and Cevette. I have a public tree named "Cevette Family Tree" and I would appreciate any information or comments that anyone has.
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yes, part of the Civetta family was from Castelvetere in Val Fortore. My Grandfather Nichola Civetta for instance. Settled in the Boston area. Other Civetta went to Argentina, New York, California, and Pennsylvania. There are many Civetti's (from the original Civetta) in the Boston area and Cape Cod. Also, many relatives in Naples and Benevento area too. Nicholas seems to be a popular name, as well as Pasquale. The famous Vulcanologist Lucia Civetta who works as lead scientist for Mt Vesuvius is a relative. Civetta means OWL in Italian.
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Hi, Im from Argentina, my great-great-grandfather Pascual Civetta come here about 1910, but we don´t have any more information about the family in Italy.
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Hello or Hola:
It seems like I have cousins in Argentina from both sides of my Civetta family (my grandmother was a Panaggio). Mar del Plata, Balcarce, and Buenos Aires.
The Civetta side was kind of scattered too. My fathers name is Pasquale Civetta. The estupido Americanos changed it to Civetti at Immigration. Here is the information I have. We must be related because the name Pasquale/Pasqual runs through our family in men and woman (Pasqualina was my Great Grandmother).
The Civetta came from the Campania Province in Italia, specifically from the town of Castelvetere en Val Forture, Benevento, Napoli, and that area. My Grandfathers name was Nicolangelo, his father was Giuseppe and mother Pasqualina, and his father was Pasquale. One of our cousins in Napoli is Lucia Civetta who is the head scientist of Mt Vesuvius Observatory. She lives in Napoli. At this time, we have cousins, in Roma, Napoli, Benevento (mucho)and Castlevetere, plus many many Civetta's in the Boston and New York area of USA, California, Florida, etcetc. The name Civetta means Owl in Italian. I dont know if we are related to the Palio Civetta that runs the horses in Siena. If so, we have Royalty relations. I am researching further and if I find connections to your dad, I will be back in touch.
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I just talked with my father Pasquale Civetta born in 1925, his father Nicolangelo was born in 1891(?) Do you know the names of yopur great great grandfather's brothers? Where they came from? Where in Argentina are you?
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Here is a list of my husbands ancestors, maybe it will fit into your info. They were all from the same village as your family was.
All the following ancestors were born in Castlevetere ValFortore, Benevento, Italy.
Nicola Civetta: b1889 came to USA 1909 wife Maria Giantomasso b 1888
Domenico Civetta: DOB unknown wife Maria Pasquala Forte DOB unknown
Giovannantonio Civetta: DOB unknown wife Contantina Forte DOB: unknown
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How do I view your public "Cevette Family Tree"?
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My grandfather Pasquale Cevette came from Castelvetere Val Fortore about 1905. The exact info is on another pc and I will check later. He came with his wife Filomena Totaro and went first to Sizerville,Pa to meet his father in law Antonio Totaro. He then moved to Elkland, Pa and spent most of his life there. It is said that he was adopted and the other surname was Giacondino or Giacondina. I am not sure which surname was his at birth. He went by Cevette but when I was very young I remember seeing Giacondino, (a) in parentheses on the mailbox on his porch. I have his passenger list and obit but that is about it. My brother had a sword that he brought over with him. This is as far as I have been able to progress in research on my mother's side of the family.
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I think I have a bit more information that may help you with your research. I actually knew your grandfather. He lived next door to my grandparents. His address was 204 Proctor Avenue, Elkland, Pennsylvania, 16920.
His birth name was Pasquale Giacondino. He later took the name Civetta when he was informally adopted and raised by my grandfather (John Cevette) and his wife (Philomena), sometime between 1915 and 1920. The family was known as "Civetta" until the late 1920s when naturalization papers demonstrate a change in the spelling to "Cevette". I knew him as "Patsy Cevette" growing up.
I am confident that you are correct on his birthplace was Castevetere del Val Fortore, provincia Bene Vento, Italia, a place I have visited personally in my research. I cannot confirm his birthdate. It could be 1905.
His son, Perry, was my 7th grade teacher. His great-grandson is a pitcher for one of the minor league baseball teams, I believe associated with the Cleveland Indians.
Your grandfather's house is still lived in (as of 4 years ago when I was last in Elkland.)
John Cevette
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John, Thanks so much for your information! We may have actually met when I was young. I am Dave Easton and grew up in Elmira. My mother was Tressa. Just after posting to this board I finally called my Aunt Carmen in Detroit who will soon be 94 and is the last surviving member of Pasquale and Philomena's nine children. Her memory is hazy but she did help me out with a few things. Your information clears up a lot. Pasquale was born in 1879 and Philomena was two or three years older. He was 26 when he came to the US in 1905. The only documents I have are the passenger list and his WWI and WWII draft registration. It is hard to believe that he registered for the draft at age 63! It was required until 64. Do you know any of his story? Did your grandparents raise him in Italy? The passenger list I have shows six persons from Castelvetere, but the others went to Boston or elsewhere. You are the only person I know of who has been there. My youngest daughter has been to Italy several times but she never had the time for a side trip to Castelvetere. One of Carmen's sons is a professor of music at Wayne State University, has spent a lot of time in Italy, but also never went there. I would certainly be interested in hearing anything you know about the Giacondino and Civetta families. I believe Carmen and her siblings referred to your grandparents as Aunt and Uncle. I have an old photograph from Elkland showing Pasquale and an Uncle John. I will send it if you like. If you would like to contact me directly you can reach me at deaston@stny.rr.comHope to hear from you, Dave Easton
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