Rocco was born about 1787 in Pratola Peligna, L'Aquila, Italy, the son of Paolo Antonio Petrella and Carmina DiProspero.
His wife was Emidia Maria Vincenza Colella, who he married in 8 MAR 1813 in Pratola Peligna, L'Aquila, Italy. Their eight known children were Pelino Giuseppe (1814-1814), Pelino (1815-1815), Maria Micchelina (1816-?), Albina (1819-?), Maria Donata (1822-?), Maria Antonia (1825-1832), Gaetano Pelino (1829-1830) and Carlo Vincenzo (1832-1832).
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | ABT 1787 | 
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