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296: Re: Surname Petrillo from Castelmauro, Molise Heritage Forums - May 2000

Posted by petrillo- AT - rowan  --  NAME: Patricia Petrillo on 06/24/03 at 9:34 AM Subject:   Re: Surname Petrillo from Castelmauro, Molise In Reply to: Surname Petrillo from Castelmauro, Molise posted by Richard Petrillo on 05/13/00 at 5:58 AM: My father's family came over from that area. My grandfather's name was Anthony and my grandmother's name was Antoinette. Are we related? From what I'm told, they came over before 1913 and came into Gloucester, NJ and settled in South Jersey. : My father was born in the town of Castelmauro, in Molise. It is in the foothills, about half way : between Campobasso and Termoli, just north of the main road. : I plan to travel to that region in 2001 and stay for about one year to research my anchestry. : I am gathering information on the area around my fathers birthplace, and am looking for any : connection to our name, Petrillo, from that area. : My fathers names was Joseph (Giuseppe?) Corrado Petrillo, His father was Faustino Petrillo, and : his mothers maiden name was Mariannina Iovine. My father was born in 1886 and emmigrated : to New York in 1905, where he worked for a time then moved to Utica New York. : Any words of advice, information on the region or the Petrillo names? : I would be happy to correspond with anyone. : Richard Petrillo : Portland, Oregon Follow Ups: