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274: Re: ALTIERI SURNAME Heritage Forums - May 2000

Posted by corrieg- AT - 67bac.org">Corrie G on 02/21/03 at 12:50 PM Subject:   Re: ALTIERI SURNAME In Reply to: Re: ALTIERI SURNAME posted by Nick Altieri on 04/11/02 at 5:51 PM: : I am Nicholas Altieri, Grandfather was Nunzio Altieri from a small town near Naples, Ricigiliano (sp.?. The story I learned was that the name began as French "Galtier", (From Gaul)later added the "i" Galtieri, later some dropped the G, Altieri, some dropped the G and never added the i, Altier....... story goes; eight brothers fought against Garabaldi and all were killed, only the children survived of which many immigrated to America. NY, Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto. respond to my email pinto- AT - fuse.net Follow Ups: