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The Lettopalena - Rocca Pia - Abruzzo Project, began in 2001 with a small group of enthusiasts researching our roots in Abruzzo. Our ancestors hailed from the Italian villages of Lettopalena, Chieti and Rocca Pia, L'Aquila. We enjoy its history, its culture and travel.
The group quickly grew into a site for the entire Abruzzo region. V28 now records 103,000 individuals, up from 87,000 in V27. Dozens of individuals on four continents continue to contribute data for the site. We hope that everyone with an interest in Italy and Italian geneaology enjoy this site and find it useful in researching relatives and ancestors.
Many of the surnames in the first phase of the Abruzzo Project originated in Lettopalena, Palena, Rocca Pia, Riccia, Campobasso, Sulmona and other parts of Abruzzo, especially the provinces of Chieti and L'Aquila.
Some of the most common surnames in v28 of the database are:
- Martinelli, Palmieri, Rossetti, Campana
- Liberatore, Rossi, Presutti, DeVitis
- Petrella, D'Amico, Cipriani, Vassalotti
- Cavicchia, diBacco, Como, d'Angelo
- Falcocchio, Tarantini, D'Aurora, Leone
- DeSantis, Chiavarini, Ferrara, DiFiore
- Carfagna, DiNobile, DiVincenzo, Cima
Some of the most common Abruzzo towns in v28 of the database are:
- Lettopalena, Palena, Rocca Pia, Taranta Peligna
- Pratola Peligna, Bugnara, Fagnano Alto, Pizzoferrato
- Collarmele, Villa Sant'Angelo, Campana, Torricella Pleigna
- Fara San Martino, Colledemacine, Pedicciano, Guardiagrele
- Campobasso, Riccia, Vastogirardi, Lanciano
Many of our ancestors left Italy and settled in cities like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Baltimore and Chicago. Folks from Abruzzo also settled in Toronto, Ontario, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Argentina.
Note: The data contained in these genealogies may be incomplete or include unintentional errors. It should never be considered as validation or proof for any legal, official or genealogical purposes but used as a tool to stimulate further research. For privacy reasons, we do not publish birth dates of individuals we believe are still living.
Genealogy data contact: Tony Carfang
To submit your family data, email:
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Special thanks to Gene Angelcyk for all his assistance.
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