Hello,
My grandfather was indeed married twice to two first cousins. My grandmother was Josephine (Giuseppina) Piazza. They had two children -- my father, Louis (Luigi) and Mary (Maria). She died in childbirth c. 1916. I am not sure when he married Zia Betta (Elizabeth) but they had Daniel, Emma (Amalia) and the twins Tony and John. The Piazzas were from Caronia on the northern coast of Sicily in the province of Messina. Elizabeth was diabetic. she died in the late 50s.
Tony and Lucille, Emma and Matt were the only ones I got to know somewhat. After my grandfather's death, I did not see the others. The family--on my father's side-- at one point w was torn apart by religious differences.
I knew Michael and Ricky when we were children by the way. When Tony and Lucille moved away we lost touch.
Very best regards,
Giovanni (John)
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