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My Surnames from NICOSIA, Enna, SICILY:
MESSINA
RASPANTI
BONOMO
BRUNO
COZZO
LI VOLSI
LA PORTA
MARTELLO
MAZZARA MIRITELLO MERITELLO
PROETTO PROIETTO TESTA VANARIA
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The MESSINA-PROETTO family **************************
The children of Giuseppa RASPANTI and Salvatore MESSINA immigrated to America; Luigi, Rosario, Giuseppe, Carmela, &
Graziano. Felicia suffered a stroke and remained in Nicosia. She married Giuseppe MARTELLO ------------------------- Rosario
married Santa PROETTO in Chicago on 4 July 1909. Santa's parents were Francesca LI VOLSI and Santo di Giocchino PROETTO. 1
Brother: Carmelo married Nicola ANSELMI in Chicago, and returned to Nicosia. Carmelo's 2nd wife is Lucia. 2 Sisters:
Maria married Giuseppe TESTA and moved to Kansas City MO. Filippa married Carmelo MIRITELLO and immigrated to Mendoza,
Argentina.
MESSINA & PROETTO FAMILY
of NICOSIA & CHICAGO
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My Grandmother
SANTA PROETTO (Proietto) b. 1887 Santa's Father: SANTO DI GIOCHINO PROETTO b. 1848 Son of Giochino Proetto and
Rosaria Cozzo
Santa's Mother: PROVVIDENZA Li VOLSI . b. 1849 Her parents: FRANCESCO Li VOLSI & ANNA BRUNO
My grandfather: ROSARIO MESSINA b. 1882 His mother: Giuseppa RASPANTI b. 1850 Daughter of: ROSARIO RASPANTI
Rosario Raspanti's parents were Lorenzo RASPANTI (1829) & VINCENZA BONOMO
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