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Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Posted: 9 Jul 2004 9:34PM GMT
Searching for anyone descended from Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo and whose ancestry from him came through San Giovanni in Fiore (SGinF), Calabria.. Michele PEZZA was born in Itri in 1771 and died in 1806/7. He hid out in the Cappucini Monestary in SGinF. To the Calabrese, he is a hero, to the rest of Italy ? My BELCASTRO nickname is translated "Lucifer" and I've been told that we are descended from Michele PEZZA. My grandfather, Biagio BELCASTRO was born in SGinF 14 January 1881 to Giovanni BELCASTRO (born 15 July 1850) and Serafina DeSIMONE (born 5 May 1857 in SGinF to Salvatore DeSIMONE and Maria IULIANO). Giovanni was born to Biagio BELCASTRO (born in SGinF about 1824) and Maria Teresa MAZZEI (born in SGinF about 1824 to Luigi MAZZEI and Angela MARONE). That's all the information I have on my BELCASTRO ancestry. Do any of these names tie into anyone's PEZZA ancestry anywhere?

Re: Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Posted: 14 Aug 2004 2:15AM GMT
Classification: Query
Rebecca,

My name is Mark Anthony Pezza and my family is related to Fra Diavolo. My father's parents and his older brother came to the US from Itri. I personally have little knowledge of the family tree but I have forwarded your message to my brother Gregory who is in the process of creating our tree. If I remember correctly he may have the lineage almost complete all the way back.

I'm not sure when I will here back from him. He just got married and I'm not sure if he's back yet.

If you would like email my @ MarkPezza@Cox.net and I will aslo forward your email address to him.

Mark

Re: Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Rebecca Belcastro Drummond (View posts)
Posted: 14 Aug 2004 10:47AM GMT
Mark,Thanks for responding to my message. I believe I've been in contact with Gregory (does he live in Rhode Island?). I was wondering why I haven't heard from him because he said he was going to get back to me, but now that I know he just got married I can be very patient.As I told him, my father always said our BELCASTRO family nickname was "lucifer" which was a source of angst to me until someone from San Giovanni in Fiore told me that the nickname meant we were descended from Michele PEZZA. I have searched every site I can but have not connected us to him. It may be a long shot but it's worth the effort.Again, thanks for responding. Best wishes,Rebecca Drummondmicane@msn.com

Re: Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Posted: 30 Nov 2004 1:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pezza,Tucci,Ciccone,Branca,Pertile,Mustacchio
Hi Rebecca,

My name is Gregory C. Pezza and I am a great great nephew of Fra Diavolo. I have a lot of research on him. On my mother's side she was a Branca that summered every year with the Belcastro family in San Giovani in Fiore. Write back and we can swap notes.

Re: Michele PEZZA a/k/a Fra Diavolo in San Giovanni in Fiore

Rebecca Belcastro Drummond (View posts)
Posted: 5 Dec 2004 12:10PM GMT
Hi Gregory,I am having the hardest time not deleting everything I want to write to you this morning.I think I would be better off to copy and or rewrite my info and snail mail it to you in RI. would you want to send me your address at micane@msn.com and then I can get better organized and send you what I have.Rebecca
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