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Italian ancestors and their descendants

ITALIAN ancestors came from Fanano, in the province of Modena, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, dating from the late 1700s. Surnames include: BARTOLINI, BASTAI, BELLETTINI, CIONI, GALLETTI, GAMBAIANI, GHERARDINI, GIACOMELLI,  LOLLI, MASCHERINI, NICOLETTI, PASSINI, PIACENTI, POLLACCI, SIENSA, VIGNOCCHI, 

Generation No. 1

Matteo Galletti born abt. 1813, married Maria Antonia Lolli. They had the following known children:

• Domenico Pietro Galletti, born abt. 1840

• Maria Galletti, born abt. 1852

Generation No. 2

Domenico Pietro Galletti was born abt. 1840. He married Maria Santa Vignocchi on December 22, 1868 in Fanano, Italy. She was the daughter of Felice Vignocchi. They had 13 children:

• Matteo Guisto Evaristo Galletti, born September 7, 1868; died in 1905

• Irene Isabella Galletti, died in infancy

• Maria Genoveffa Galletti, died in infancy

• Massimo Andrea Casimiro Galletti, born November 30, 1871; died in 1923

• Domenico Petronio Galletti, died in infancy

• Ippolito Cassiano Galletti, died in infancy

• Cirillo Gallo Domenico Galletti, born January 28, 1877; died abt.1943

• Rosa Petronilla Galletti, died in infancy

• Leone Luiciano Galletti; died in infancy

• Ersilia Philomena Genoveffa Galletti, born August 11, 1881; died in 1968

• Enrica Ersilia Galletti, died in infancy

• Olinda Cesonia Adele Galletti, May 18, 1887; died in 1938

• Cunegonda Rosa Galletti, born March 3, 1894; died in 1932

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Maria Galletti was born circa 1852. She married Giuseppe Gambaiani (son of Vincenzo) on January 22, 1876. They had the following children:

Generation No. 3

Matteo Guisto Evaristo Galletti was born in Fanano, Italy on September 7, 1868 and died in 1905. He married Sabina Gherardini. They had the following children:

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Massimo Andrea Casimiro Galletti was born in Fanano, Italy on November 30, 1871 and died November 5, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. He married Ermenia Elvira Piacenti on November 29, 1897. They had the following children:

• Santina Mary Galletti, born August 25, 1898; died June 28, 1983

• John B. Galletti, born June 24, 1901; died October 4, 1974

• Catherine Rose Galletti, born October 5, 1905; died April 9, 1974

• Peter Joseph Galletti, born May 4, 1908; died in March 1991

• Irene Anne Galletti, born September 19, 1914;died May 24, 1997

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Ersilia Philomena Genoveffa Galletti was born in Fanano, Italy on August 11, 1881 and died in June1968. She married Romeo Bartolini. They had the following children:

• Jennie Bartolini, born Oct 23, 1904; died April 26, 2001

• Emma Bartolini, born April 9, 1908; died February 15, 1986

• Armondo Bartolini, born July 27, 1913; died December 14, 1983

• Bruno Bartolini, born May 25, 1916; died June 1985

• Renato Paul Bartolini, living

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Olinda Cesonia Adele Galletti was born in Fanano, Italy on May 18, 1887 and died in 1938. She married Carlo Gherardini. They had the following children:

• Bruno Gherardini, born April 10, 1916; died May 25, 1994

• Gelsumina (aka Jessie) Gherardini

• Enez Gherardini

• Alice Gherardini

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Cunegonda Rosa Galletti was born in Fanano, Italy on March 3, 1894 and died in 1932. She married John Cioni. They had the following children:

• Olympia Cioni

• Leo Cioni, born April 8, 1918; died November 4, 2004 in Illinois

Cirillo Gallo Domenico Galletti was born January 28, 1877 in Fanano and died May 11, 1939. On April 14, 1906 in Fanano, he married Augusta Giacomelli, daughter of Clemente Giacomelli and Maria Bastai. A few months later, the newly married couple set off for America on the ship St. Paul. On July 8, 1906, they landed at New York's Ellis Island. Cirillo worked in the mines (Ladd, Illinois). In 1913, after saving some money, the couple and their 2 children returned to Fanano, where they opened their own taverna.

 

	Cirillo Galletti & Augusta Giacomelli in 1939

Cirillo Galletti and Augusta Giacomelli had the following children:

• Aldo Galletti, born July 28, 1909; died August 7, 1981.

• Maria Galletti, born September 28, 1911; died January 18, 2002

• Lina Galletti, born in 1914; died in 1999

• Dina Galletti, born 1914; died in 1984

Generation No. 4

Aldo Galletti was born July 28, 1909 in Ladd, Illinois and died August 7, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan. He married Irene Dravis/Drewes (aka Clark) on February 3, 1934. Aldo had a shoe repair shop, Perfect Shoe Repair, located on McNichols Road in Detroit. They had one child:

• Eldon Galletti, living

After the death of Irene Dravis/Drewes, Aldo Galletti married Agnes Rolle. They had the following children:

• Kathleen Galletti, living

• Beverly Galletti, living

Maria Galletti was born September 28, 1911 in Ladd, Illinois and died January 18, 2002 in Fanano, Italy. In 1931, she married Adelmo Gambaiani (son of Luigi Gambaiani and Erminia Nicoletti). They had the following children:

• Loredana Gambaiani, born in 1932; died in 1999

• Luigi Gambaiani, living

• Luisa Gambaiani, born March 30, 1941; died in 1994

• Anna Gambaiani, living

• Marisa Gambaiani, living

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Lina Galletti was born in 1914 and died in 1999. She married Guerrino Pollacchi. They had the following children:

• Rodolfo Pollacci, living

• Carlo Pollacci, living

Dina Galletti was born in 1914 and died in 1984. She married Clemente Bellettini. They had one child:

• Vanna Bellettini, living

Generation Nos. 5 & 6

Numerous descendants of Matteo Galletti and Maria Antonia Lolli can be found throughout the U.S. and Italy. Surnames include: Bartolini, Bellettini, Cheli, Chioros, Cioni, Clamon, Columbo, Galletti, Gambaiani, Gasperini, Gherardini, Higginson, Mascherini, Nettath, Passini, Piacenti, Pollacci, Sanders, Whitmer.

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This page was last edited on September 06, 2009 .