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ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 4:23AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am the great great granddaughter of Alessandro Puccini, the great granddaughter of Abramo Puccini, the granddaughter of Adamo Puccini and the daughter of Edmund Puccini. My name is Josephine Bernadette, nee Puccini. I am wondering if any one has established that Alessandro's is related to Giacomo Puccini as oral tradition in our family has claimed. If any one has been researching our family and has information about a connection to the composer, I would appreciate your input.

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 2:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Puccini
Hi Bernadette, I am Arlene's daughter. Her mom was Lenora Puccini and Adamo's eldest sister. I don't think we have ever met. I can't answer your question here because I have the same one.... same oral tradition. Hope to stay in touch with you.

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 3:33AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Puccini
Thanks so much for your reply, Arlene! Are you then a Malton, Reg Malton's daughter? I have you as Elaine in my family tree, born in 1940. That is you, isn't it? I will fix my information. You have a brother, James, and is he still living? What year did your Mother and Dad each pass away? I would love to correct the information I have. You are right, in that we have never met. I did meet your Uncle Alf, if I remember correctly he had a gas station, and his wife was Mary. (Is she still living?) The Maltons married Puccinis! Do you know that your first cousin, my father, Edmund, passed away in March of 2002? My mother, Joan Farrell, passed away in 1976.

I am not surprised you cannot be certain about our connection to Giacomo Puccini. I have been to Lucca and could not even sort a connection out there. Could you help me out with information about Bartolo Maiorana then? Grandpa (Adamo) told me Bartolo's wife, Grandpa's
Grandmother Maiorana's name was Rosa Spada, yet records I have found so far never list her as that but Rosa Fr_____. What do you know? And do you know if Bartolo was in the macaroni business like Abramo Puccini was?

I certainly would love to keep in touch. I have left a phone message with Uncle Ted's son, Don, in Ottawa, but have not had any response from him yet. I have also seen a Marie Puccini through Ancestry that I think is Uncle Jack's daughter. Do you know? I have emailed her, but no reply so far.

Thanks so much for any help you can give me.

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 6 Feb 2013 2:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 6 Feb 2013 11:36PM GMT
My name is Angela. Should have set that out. We are second cousins. Arlene is my mom. She was born in 1935 Her brothers are James (Jim) deceased, Robert (Bob) and Richard. Let's stay connected.

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 9 Apr 2013 3:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
My Great Grandfather was Serifino Puccini, and my Grandfather was Aurelio. Serifino was born in Lucca. I too have a family history of being related to the composer, though I will say my Grandfather did not like him. Any relation to your branch of the Puccini's????

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 9 Apr 2013 6:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Puccini
Thank you for responding to my message of inquiry regarding my Puccini family. As mentioned in my message, my great grandfather was Alessandro Puccini. He lived in Ghivizzano Lucca Tuscany Italy late 18th century, early 19th century. He was married to Giuditta Lucchese and his children were Abramo (my great grandfather), Settimo, Pellegrino, Annacleto and his daughter Giuditta, who became a nun. I do not know if he had brothers and sisters, and that is what I am trying to find out: the parents and siblings of my great grandfather Allessandro Puccini. Perhaps if you tell me when Serafino and Aurelio lived and if they had siblings and who their siblings were, that may help to establish if our families are connected. Did you establish clearly how your branch of the Puccinis is related to the composer? Looking forward to hearing from you. Bernadette McRae, nee Puccini

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 12 Apr 2013 1:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have not been able to get any information. I called Ancestry to find out why. They said Italy is one of the hardest countries to get records. I am going to change my membership. There is no sence paying for world view when I can't see what I am looking for.

Good luck with your search. Also, remember, back then it was not unusual for cousins to marry, which can make searches even more confusing!

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 4:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Bernardette, my name is Jose Tovar, married with Virginia Puccini, a great grandaughter of Alessandro Puccini and Giuditta Lucchesi, and grandaughter of Pellegrino Puccini and Ercilia Pacini, both from Ghivizzano also. We live in Barranquilla, Colombia and have reconstructed the family tree of the descendants of Pellegrino in Colombia but don´t have information about the rest of the family, only from Anacleto who lived and died in Colombia too. I am wondering if it is possible to interchange our Puccini family trees to have information about Abramo and Settimo. I would appreciate yor help.

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 1 Aug 2013 3:01AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Puccini
Greetings, Jose,
I am glad to receive your message and meet a new relative (even if through marriage) through email. Am I right in assuming you are also a member of Ancestry? If so, you have access to my Puccini family tree as I have listed it in the public domain. This is the easiest way for you to get the information I have collected as you can view my whole tree online this way. Of course, my tree includes all branches of my family, but you can easily find the Puccini strand. I am not finished my research but I have a good amount of information.
Do you know Anthony Riani? He would be related to your wife Virginia through Pellegrino. He is now in Seattle I believe but I think formerly also of Barranquilla. I think he also is a member of Ancestry or was in the past and is also researching the Puccini family tree and was in Ghivizzano recently, briefly, but did not find any new information. We all seem to have difficulty finding information about Alessandro!
Let me know what you are able to do through Ancestry in collecting information from my tree.
Sincerest greetings from Cornwall Ontario Canada!
Bernadette

Re: ancestors of Giacomo Puccini

Posted: 2 Aug 2013 4:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thanks a lot for your reply, Bernadette. No, I am not a member of Ancestry, but I do know Anthony and wil ask him about Abramo and his descendants. Thanks again,
Jose
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