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Information needed for Castaldi & DAmbra & Iacono families in Forio d'Ischia

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Information needed for Castaldi & DAmbra & Iacono families in Forio d'Ischia

Posted: 18 May 2007 8:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 26 Jun 2011 7:20PM GMT
Surnames: Castaldi and D'Ambra & Iacono
I am looking for any information on my great grandparents who lived and died in Forio d'Ischia . Raffaele and Nunziata(nee unknown)Castaldi may have been born around + or - 1830s. I do not know how many children they had other than the 3 that came to USA. Giovanni Guiseppe Castaldi born 10 Jun 1858, came to NY, USA in 1880 and settled in Philadelphia. Luigi Castaldi born Dec 1854 came in 1888 and settled in Rhode Island and married Marianna Colella and had 6 children. Francesco P. Castaldi born 1865 and came to NY and settled in Rhode Island around 1900 and had 1 child that I can find and Francesco died in 1905.

I am told the D'Ambra's were from the mountain area of Forio if there is one. Luigi D'Ambra born DEC 1850 and son Michaelangelo of Forio born 1882 brought LUIGI'S daughter Maria Born DEC 1878 to Philadelphia to marry Giovanni in 1896. They had 13 children and my father was the youngest boy. Maria Castaldi's mother was named Leonarda (or Eleonarda) Iacono D'Ambra born in Forio too in June 1858.

I can only find Maria's parents the D'Ambra's in our 1900 census so I believe they went back to Forio to live again. My Uncle Salvatore born 1900 was sent accompanied by his uncle Michelangelo D'Ambra to Forio to the Family church in 1912 to become a priest and must have stayed with his maternal grandparents because it said Grandpa Luigi on the manifest when he return to Philadelphia in 1915 to HIS father Giovanni.

I would appreciate any information anyone in Forio d'Ischia can give me or where to check or what parrish church they may have been from in Forio.

I hope to come to Forio sometime in 2008 for a vacation and to try to get more information and photos for our large family here in Pennsylvania.

Sorry to be so long winded but I wanted to give you all my info to see if you can locate info on my ancesters. THANK YOU. JOANNE CASTALDI NAVARRO - e-mail: joannebdsh@yahoo.com
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JoanneCastald... 19 May 2007 2:56AM GMT 
KLeMayII 21 Dec 2009 3:47AM GMT 
carolgenzano1 27 Jun 2011 12:20AM GMT 
JoanneCastald... 27 Jun 2011 1:21AM GMT 
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