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Welcome to the Sciacca, Sicily registry and genealogy page
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1.Interesting information about Sciacca from Sciacca researchers and other sources.
2. The names and email addresses of Sciacca researchers , the surnames they are researching in Sciacca and comments or lineage.
3. Appropriate web sites and other resources.
I'm looking forward to hearing from all Sciacca researchers.
Please email me any information you want to include
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GITA DYER-Mmmdyer@aol.com
Sciacca surnames: CAMPIONE, CUSUMANA,
GALLUZZO, GERALDI, GERARDI, (DI) GIOVANNA, MANISCALCO, MARINO, PIAZZA,and RASO
Comments: I would like to correspond with anyone researching the above names in Sciacca, Sicily.
Contact me for more information .
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JOE MURPHY-
Sciacca surnames: CATANZARO, GERALDI, GUARDINO , MANISCALCO , MARINELLO, MONTALBANO, SABELLA ,SCLAFANI , QUARTARARO, ZINNA
Comments:Sad to report, Joe Murphy passed away July 2, 1998.
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Michael Criss-crissmm@MAIL.AUBURN.EDU
However, I know that there are several Pendola families still living in Sciacca today.
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Comments:I am descended from a Giaocchino Bacchi on my grandfather's side and a Maria Saladino on my grandmother's side. My great-grandfather was Rosario Bacchi from Sciacca. Giaocchino was born in 1881 and emigrated to the US in 1897 at age 16 to Norristown, PA and Maria was born around 1891 and probably came here about 1897 also and she too went to Norristown. Giaocchino was Rosario's first born so it is likely that his father was also named Giaocchino following the Sicilian tradition of naming the first born son after his own father.
I would assume that Rosario was probably born sometime between 1855 and 1860.
JOE GUIRRERI- guirreri@the-hermes.net
Sciacca surnames: GUIRRERI, LIOTTA, PERRONE
Comments: Specifically I am looking for at least the record of Gaspare Liotta born in
Sciacca 1806 and his parents Casimiro Liotta (b.abt 1764) and Lucrezia
(Perron) Liotta (b.abt 1778) all in Sciacca.
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SALVATORE GUCCIARDO:SDGucc@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: CRAPARO, SABELLA, TAORMINA, TODARO
Comments:Contact me for further information.
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JAVAN MICHAEL DE LOACH:Javan_@paonline.com
Sciacca surnames : COMISO, MARINELLO, SABELLA
Comments:My uncle Willard Ivan "Jack" DeLoach married Bridget Comiso. Bridget's mother Maria Sabella, and her ancestors, were from Sciacca. Her stories
concerning them are very interesting.
MaryAngela Buskey- Buskey@compuserve.com
Sciacca surnames: CURRERI, MANISCALCO, PIAZZA, SCADUTO, TURTURICI, VERGONA, VIRGONA,
Comments: Calogero Virgona b1895 ,son of Angelo Virgona and Francesca Scaduto , daughter of Calogero Scaduto and Francesca Scandaliato ,married Leonarda Curreri, daughter of Antonio Curreri b1862 and Carmela Piazza. The parents of Antonio Curreri were Aurelio Curreri and Leonara Turturici. Please contact me if you have further information about these families.
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Charles Marinello-cmarinel@ix.netcom.com
Sciacca Surnames: BIVONA, CIULLA, MARINELLO, PIAZZA
Comments: Looking for these names pre 1900
in Sciacca.
Sal Borrello- magop@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: SALADINO, SAN FILIPPO
Comments: My great grandfather's name was Agostino San Filippo .(various spellings) His wife was Antonia Saladino. They immigrated to NYC in the late 1890s from Sciacca.
Francesco LaBella: FJlabella@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: BENTIVEGNA, LA BELLA
Comments: I live in Staten Island N.Y. I would like to know if I have any relatives living in Sciacca.
Michael Meggison:mmeggiso@rochester.rr.com
Sciacca surnames: AMODEI, ATTARDO, BACCHI, BENTIVEGNA, BILLELO, BUTERA, GALUCCI, GALLUZZO, GENNARO, GULLO, INTERRANTE, LA BELLA, MARCHESE, MARCIANTE, MARINELLO, PIAZZA, PULEO, SANTANGELO, SCADUTO, ZINNA
Comments: Please contact me for to share information.
Spence Sacco Burton: sfburton@wco,com
Sciacca Surnames:primary names:
DI LORENZO, (DI) SYLVESTRO, INDELICATO, SACCO, SANTANGELO, TODARO
Secondary names:
BARBERA, BENFARI, CAPARO, CASANDRA, COLMONE, CRAPARO, GALLO, GAIMO, INTERRANTE, MUSTACCHIA, PRICIPATO, SABELLA, SCOMA, TURTURICA
Comments: My web page link is on this site.
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Maryann Russo Foley JAMAF2@AOL.COM
Sciacca surnames: BENO, GENNARO, LIOTTA, RUSSO, SANTANGELO
Comments: I am a new genealogist and would appreciate any assistance or suggestions from others who might have these names .
Kristina Cosumano: cosumano@yahoo.com
Sciacca Surnames: BACCHI, CASTENOVA, COSUMANA, MANISCALCO
Comments:I live in Austria and am eager to visit Sciacca within the next year. If you have information to share with me about Sciacca or my surnames please contact me.
Patsy:Patsyhs@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: GUARDINO, SABELLA
Comments:I am trying to find the parents of Joseph SABELLAwho married ___LICATAdaughter of____LICATA and _____FRISCA.
Their children: Marickia, Salvator, Gus B. 1861, Dominico, b. 1859 d in NYC. Dominico was my husband's grandfather. He married Caterina Guardino.
Please contact me for further information.
AngeleNapolitano:a_napolitano@email.msn.com
Sciacca Surnames: GUILINO, MAGGIO
Comments:Contact me for further information.
Sciacca Surname: PENDOLA
Comments:
Descendants of Francesco and Francesa Pendola
1.Santo Pendola
2 Baldassare Pendola
3.Bernardo Pendola
4.Vincenzo Pendola
5.Antonio Pendola
6.Angelo Pendola.
Baldassare's son, Accursio Augusto Pendola, was born in San Michele Arcangelo Parish in Sciacca.
Thomas Marino: PaseurBook@aol.com
Sciacca surnames: FRISCIA, LIOTTA, MARINO, MONTABONO, SABELLA
Comments:I am researching my "Marino" and "Friscia" families that go back to Sicily. This is what I know so far:
MARINOAccursio (Augustus) Marino married Rose ___
children: only found 1 so far
Accursio (Augustus) Marino b.22 Nov 1867 in Sicily, d.17 Apr 1942 in Sicily ? married before 1902 Flavia (Florence) Montabano b.1873 in Sicily, d.01 Jan 1924 in Sicily. Her parents Angela ________ and Nino Montabano (5 children)
1. Charles Marino b. c1902 in Sicily, d.1979 Florida married Jennie Friscia, Her parents Ignazia _______ and Biaggio (Barney) Friscia (3 children-known)
2. Augustus Marino b. c1903 in Sicily married Mary ____________ (2 children-unknown)
3. Rose Marino b c1904 in San Francisco, CA married Augustus Sanfillippo (9 children-known)
4. Anthony (Tony) Marino b 23 Dec 1905 in San Francisco, CA, d.08 Dec 1978 Beverly Hills, FL married 16 Sep 1928 in Brooklyn, NY Josephine Jennie Friscia b.30 Nov 1909 in NY still living. (my grandparents. Her parents Accursia (Augusta) Sabella and Dominick Friscia (my great-grandparents) (2 children-known)
5. Angelina Marino b. c1908 Sicily married Salvatore Indelicato (4 children-known)
FRISCIA Family
Joseph Friscia married Josephine ___________________ (6 children)
1. Dominick Friscia b. 13 Nov 1886 Sciacca, Sicily, d.24 Oct 1953 in Queens, NY, married before 1909 in Manhattan, NY Accursia (Augusta) Sabella b.30 Sep 1893 in Sciacca, Sicily, d.24 April 1971 in Queens, NY. Her parents were Antonette (Annette) Liotta and Anthony Sabella (12 children-known) (my great-grand parents)
2. Biaggio (Barney) Friscia b. c1873, d. 30 Jun 1953 in NY married Ignazia ___________ (6 children-known)
3. Agnes Friscia
4. Catherine Friscia
5. Miquele (Michael) Friscia married Angelina __________________ (3 children-known)
6. Joseph Friscia b. 13 Oct 1912, d. 19 Feb 1985 in NY.
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Nat Garratano: js70@home.com
Sciacca Surnames: PIAZZA, CUSUMANO
Comments:
My Grandmother's name was Marie Piazza----Her husband (my grandfather) was Natalie (my namesake). I don't know their birthdate but I would guess about 1875 or so. They settled in downtown NY (little Italy). Mom was born in 1903 in NY. She just passed away at 95--- 2 weeks ago. Uncle Louie Cusamano was on the Piazza side of the family and some how a cousin to my Mom, Lillian. He was born in Sciacca, (I assume)
Maria and Natalie had 4 children Nina (born in Sciacca) Antenette, Lillian(Mom) and John. I would like to communicate with anyone researching these names.
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Lucille : AliBartlet@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: LIBASSI, GERARDI/GERALDI/GELARDI
Comments: Please contact me if you are researching these names.
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Louis:LLuna35915
Surnames: LIBASSI.
Comments: Contact me for more information.
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Karen Vicente : kavl@aol.com
SciaccaSurnames: MODICA, IPPOLITO, CIRROTTO, MAGGIO
Comments:These are family names of my grandparents, and great, and great great grandparents, all from Sciacca. My grandfather Stefano Modica married Carolina Ippolito in Sciacca October 30, 1893. His parents were Santo Modica and Accurzia Cirrotto. Acccurzia's parents were Vincenzo Dimino Cirrotto and Marta Maggio. I'm looking for family still there, and any and all other information. Please contact me at above e-mail address.
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Jennifer Petrino: petrhino@mindspring.com
Sciacca surnames: GULINO, BUCALO
Comments: Please contact me if you are researching these Sciacca names.
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Pam Abbene: richflor@ultranet.com
Sciacca Surnames: ABBENE, ALBA, CUSUMANO, MANISCALCO, TOTO
Comments:My grandfather, Antonio Abbene left Sciacca in 1906 and met my grandmother , Lena Alba in Boston. They were married in 1919. I would like to trace our family origins in Sciacca. Please contact me if you are researching these names.
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R.Russo: RRusso9@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: CATANZARO, SABELLA
Comments: The names I am seeking ar my great-grandparents. Their names are Cologero Sabella and his wife Paula Catanzaro. They had several children, but my direct line is to Joseph, born April 20, 1870. Please contact me if anything sounds familiar.
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Ken Johnson:ktjohnson@altavista.net
Sciacca surnames: CATANIA, CATANZARO, CIULLA, DIMINO, GILARDI/GELARDI/GERARDI, GRAFFEO, INDELICATO, MARINO
Comments: Please contact me if you are researching these names.
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Paul Guardino : GUARDINOAGEROLA@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames: GUARDINO, MANUNNI, MONTALBANO
Comments: I am looking for information on my Grandparents , Aurelio Guardino and Francis Montalbano who were born in Sciacca in the 1800's. Also I've been told that my Grandfather may have been adopted at birth and his real fathers name was Manunni,also from Sciacca. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Lisa Rizzo Newman: loulu@pacbell.net
Sciacca Surnames:SABELLA
Comments: My maternal grandfather Guiseppi
SABELLA came from Sciacca. By contacting this web page I realized that SABELLA is a very common name in that region of Sicily. Grandpa Joe
came to New York probably in the early 1900's . My mother was born in 1908. He married Theresa LaRosa apparently from Genoa and a good
deal younger than he. They had three children, Josephine, Christopher and Paul. My Uncle Paul, who is now 89, just told us that Sciacca was the
family's birthplace.
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Joseph Sabella: SABMFJ@aol.com
Sciacca Surnames:Sabella
Comments:I was born in Sciacca. My father's nickname is Penna.
A. Cusimano : cusimano@netcarrier.com
Sciacca Surnames: BIVONA, CUSUMANO, SCLAFANI, FRISCIA
Comments: My grandmother, Francesca
Cusumano was born in Sciacca in 1871. Her father was Michele Cusumano and her mother was Caterina Sclafani. My great-grandparents were Colegero Cusumano and Giuseppa Friscia. My grandmother, Francesca Cusumano married
Pietro Bivona in 1887 in Sciacca. They came to the United States in 1894,living in New York City for a few years; then Buffalo, , Dunkirk, Fredonia and finally Jamestown, NY. I have traced my family back to the late 1700's. I can't go back further unless I can get into the Church Records. Has anyone ever searched the church records in Sciacca from the 1700's?
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Richard Cirami : rgrape@dove.net.au
Sciacca Surnames: GERALDI/GERARDI CATANZARO
Comments:My maternal grandfather, Antonino Geraldi, married Maria Catanzaro in Sciacca sometime during the early 1890's. They went to New York (the Bronx?). Maria was having miscarriages and went back to her mother's home in Sciacca 'to break the curse'. Their first daughter was born in 1899, in Sciacca.
Twelve more children were born in the US, but only 3 survived childhood.
My mother was born in San Francisco in 1904.
Antonino was a fisherman. Maria sometimes worked as a cook for a cousin in South San Francisco. One of Maria's sisters married a Maggio and had a son
Jimmy. (I think this was in New York.)
I can recall stories about New York, and I wonder whether the family moved back to New York after the San Francisco fire and earthquake of 1906. I can also recall hearing the name Maniscalco, but can't recall who it belonged to. Somewhere along the line, probably in the US, the family name changed to Gerardi.
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Lindo St. Angel:lindo@worldnet.att.net
Sciacca surnames: SANTANGELO
Comments: I believe that my great-great-great grandfather, Biagio Santangelo was born in Sciacca around 1800. His son , Gaspare(b1821) moved to nearby Sambuca di Sicilia after Gaspare's marriage to Concetta Mangiaracina who lived there.
I'd appreciate any information you can share with me on the Santangelo line in Sciacca.
I know its a popular name there, but I've not been able to find a record of Biagio's birth. I did some research in Sciacca last year.
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E.Jetter: EJetter@aol.com
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Sciacca Promenade c 1996-Frank and Brenda Powers |
Sciacca is an agricultural center producing cereals, wine, olive oil , macaroni, and citrus fruit. It lies along the South Coast which is not as green, as scenic or as populated as the other coasts. Sciacca was an important royal town in the Middle Ages. It has town walls built circa1330,ruins of castles, two palaces, and several churches, one the cathedral of St. Margherita that was built in 1342.
Sciacca's origin has been traced as far back as 628 BC. The mythical founder of the city is said to have been Kokalos, King of the Sicani. It is one of the most ancient thermal resorts on the Mediterranean. It was known in "Siceliot" times for its sweating caves (located in Mount Kronio, below St.Calogero's sanctuary, where handmade pre-historic objects have beenfound) and for its thermal waters.
The Romans gave it the name "Thermae Siluntinae" or "Aquae Larodae," and the arabs called it "as-Shaqqah", hence the current name Sciacca evolved by combining Shaqqah and Aquae. It was
popular as a spa with both the Greeks and the Romans. Ancient Greek Temples are but a short drive east or west , with the most well preserved outside of Greece, located in Agrigento about a 30-40 minute drive along the coast
During the middle ages, Sciacca, already famous for its natural resources, was the seat of powerful noble families who rendered it an impregnable fortress. Parts of the walled city can still be seen today.
From 1400 to 1529 it was the stage of a real civil war, which brought it sad fame. It was called the Casa Sciacca, in which the Perollo family and the Luna family were fierce rivals for over a century. Insults, murders and suicides took place with such regularity and rapidity as to thrust it into chaos, fear and bloodshed the entire citizenry who were divided between the two factions. The end of the feud exemplified the violence. Giacomo Perollo was killed and dragged around the city tied to a horse's tail, while his rival, Sigismondo Luna, fled to Rome, where the horror of his crime never left him until he committed suicid by jumping into the Tiber River. The feud left the town devastated and decreased its population by half.
Today it’s quiet again, an unpretentious, unspoiled fishing town on a hillside sloping up from the sea. The old town is made up of quarters surrounding the half dozens centuries old churches that are the centerpiece of the each Piazza. Steps from the old town lead down to the Madrice section, the port area where many of our grandparents lived. Many of the narrow streets in this section were named after Saints, the "strada San Lorenzo' and strada San Giuseppe' are two.
Sciacca is noted as a center for thermal cures. The sulfur water which rises naturally is used for mud-cures, baths and inhalations, the conditions treated varying from arthritis to skin diseases and respiratory ailments. The sanctuary or Basilica di San Calogero, located on Monte Kronio, about 7 kilometers outside of Sciacca proper dates back to the 16th Century, and is Baroque in style. According to local legend, the Bascilica was built in honor of a hermit (Calogero - a handsome old man), who came from far off Constantinople to live and dedicate himself to prayer and meditation. He isolated himself in the caverns beneath the mountain (they can be visited today). To this day stories abound about his miracles and good works which contributed to his being made a Saint, and a patron saint of Sciacca.
Five miles north-east of Sciacca is the isolated Monte St. Calogero noted for its grottoes famous for hot steam baths accessible from the Hotel delle Stufe situated below the Sanctuary of St. Calogero.
Sciacca - Population (1936 census) 17,265. As an indicator of growth, its population is 38,256 as of the 1991 census.
Compiled by Joe Murphy from various sources
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