Posted by ruth.reilly- AT - sbcglobal  -- NAME: Ruth Febonio
on 01/28/04 at 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Febonio History
In Reply to: Re: Febonio History posted by abruzzo2000 on 08/21/01 at 3:57 AM:
: : Hello,
: : I will be traveling in Italy in October and wish to look up some family history before we leave the U.S.
: : I have traced some history back to Avezzano but I am just beginning.
: : My granfather was Palmero Febonio, my father Nemo Febonio, my grandmother Matilda.
: : Anybody out there with help on this would be greatly appreciated.
: : Thx
: : Joe : Hello Joe,
: We think your family was actually from Trasacco, near Avezzano.
: In our research records we have an Ermanno Palmerino Febonio born 22 march 1882.
: Throughout Italy there are only three Febonio families now, two in Trasacco, and another family in the Province of Bari.
: There was in the 17th century a great historian, Muzio Febonio, a man of the church, also from the area of Trasacco. In this small village there is also a tower called "Torre dei Feboni" dating back to the 13th century.
: Then Trasacco, which was also a fishermen's center, underwent a massive emigration after the draining of Lake Fucino, the largest in Central Italy, in the latter half of the 19th century.
: And the earthquake in 1915 was a great killer too of those who remained, not to mention all the young men who died in the First World War. This may explain the near disappearance of the surname.
: Good luck in your trip, we think you will have great surprises!
: If you need any help, contact our office in L'Aquila (all phone numbers and addresses in the main page
: http://www.abruzzo2000.com
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