Hello to all descendants of families from Gaeta!
My husband David and I seek your help to identify people in photographs handed down to his father Paul Petricone who passed away in 1988. David was born in Arlington MA in 1963 but while growing up in Bedford David had no knowledge of any living relatives. His father never shared information about his own life growing up in Somerville, about his parents Erasmo Petricone and Maria Granata or about Erasmo’s brothers who also emigrated from Gaeta settling in Somerville and establishing their own families.
Some of the surnames found in David’s family tree are: Albano, Brongo, Camelio, Capobianco, Capodanno, Caruso, Catanzano, Chinappi, Ciccariello, DeVellis, DiCiaccio, DiTucci, Magliozzi, Miele, Mitrano, Nocca, Petricone, Spinosa, Uttaro, Vaudo and more.
It wasn’t until we started making a family tree, visited the comune in Gaeta and began connecting with cousins through DNA matches we realized David had a large extended family that very likely could have been captured within the images in our possession.
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! Karen and David Petricone
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David’s father: Paul Petricone born Jan 29, 1922 in Cambridge. They lived at 79 Franklin St, Somerville. |
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79 Franklin St, Somerville. USA Photo of the Petricone family home |
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These are David’s grandparents:
Raymond (Erasmo) Petricone
b. Oct 2, 1882
and
Maria Francesca Granata
b. Jan 7, 1899
Here they are seated in their wedding photograph in 1921.
The two people standing behind them show up in several other photographs and we suspect they were close to David’s grandparents – but who were they?
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Unknown man # 1
Unknown man # 2
Unknown man # 3
Unknown man # 4 has now been identified as Anthony Capobianco
Unknown man # 5
Unknown man # 6
Unknown man # 7
Unknown men # 8
Unknown men # 9 Unknown men # 10
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
Various Petricone Unknown Postcards
Postcard to Damiano-Granata (Front)
Postcard to Dominano-Granata (Back)
Unknown Woman # 1 (Postcard to Antonio Ferro?)
Unknown Woman # 1, (back of postcard to Antonio Ferro?)
Unknown Woman 3, Front (Gaeta) (Postcard to Antonio Ferro)
Unknown Woman 3 image, (Gaeta) (back of postcard to Antonio Ferro) Esterina?
Unknown Woman 4
Unknown Woman # 5 (Gaeta)
Unknown Woman # 6 has now been identified as Nancy Capobianco
Her name is possibly Dorothy? 42?
Unknown Woman from April 1938
Unknown Woman # 7
Unknown Women # 8
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
Various Petricone
Unknown GROUP Photos
Photo of Mary Granata and unknown group
Unknown Petricone Group # 2
Unknown Petricone Group # 3
Unknown Petricone Group # 4
Unknown Petricone Group Photo (back)
Unknown Petricone Group # 5
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
Collection of Photos of Unknown Petricone Boys
Unknown Petricone Boy # 1, Anthony? 37?
Unknown Petricone Boys # 2
Unknown Petricone Boys # 3 has been identified as PAT or BOB CAPOBIANCO
Unknown Petricone Boys # 4
Unknown Petricone Boys # 5
Unknown Petricone Boys # 6
Unknown Petricone Boys # 7, Anthony?
Unknown Petricone Boys # 8, Anthony?
Unknown Petricone Boys # 9
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
Unknown Petricone Children Photos
Unknown Petricone Children # 1 (Postcard front)
Unknown Petricone Children # 2 (Postcard Back)
Unknown Petricone Children # 3 (with Paul)
Unknown Petricone Children # 4 (1929-1930 ?)
Unknown Petricone Children # 5
(1928) address: 79-Franklin-St-backyard
Unknown Petricone Children # 6
(1928) address: 79-Franklin-St-backyard
Unknown Petricone Children # 7
Unknown Petricone Children # 8
Unknown Petricone Children # 9
Unknown Petricone Children # 10
Unknown Petricone Children # 11
taken at Park-Studio-Cambridge-M
Unknown Petricone Children # 12
taken at Greens-Studio-Boston-Ma
Unknown Petricone Children # 13
Unknown Petricone Children # 14
taken at Park-Studio-Cambridge-M
Unknown Petricone Children # 15
taken at Camerlengo-Studio-Cambridge-M
Unknown Petricone Children # 16
Unknown Petricone Children # 17
Unknown Petricone Children # 18
Unknown Petricone Children # 19 (back of postcard to Antonio?)
Unknown Petricone Children # 20
(front of postcard to Antonio?)
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
Various Unknown Petricone Wedding Photos
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 1 NOW IDENTIFIED AS
Josephine Grassia & her brother Anthony (Murphie) Grassia
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 2 has now been identified as Josephine Grassia
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 3 (Front of photo)
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 4 (Back of photo)
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 5
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 6
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 7
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 8
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 9 has now been identified as
the Grassia-Cocchiara Wedding Party on the date of September 17, 1939
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 10
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 11
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 12
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 13
Unknown Petricone Wedding # 14
If you or someone you know can help identify anyone in the photographs that will be posted online please email me at k.petricone@comcast.net or contact Frank Chinappi via this website. Grazie! -Karen and David Petricone
The Following are photos of Erasmo Petricone (David’s grandfather).
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Erasmo Petricone (left) with his father Paolo Petricone |
| Erasmo Petricone in his Navy uniform |  |
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Erasmo Petricone in his Navy uniform |
| Erasmo Petricone |  |
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Erasmo Petricone professional portrait |
| Ralph Petricone (Paul’s younger brother), Erasmo Petricone and Paul Petricone (David’s father) |  |
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Erasmo Petricone in white coat at the fruit store he worked at in Cambridge or Somerville Mass we are unsure where/name. |
PETRICONE – In East Cambridge at the corner of Warren St. and Cambridge St. there was a grocery store call Petricone’s.
Also, Alex Rocco the movie actor was a Petricone. Given name was Alexander Rocco Petricone. Now deceased.
Alex Rocco’s daughter was my tenant for 1 month. Don’t remember her first name but she lives in Medford or Somerville.
Frank, I can I’d some of the photos. My mother’s family (Grassia) were friends with the Petricones.
Beautiful family treasures. I have several of the family names listed at the beginning of this post within my own family tree of extended relatives. Perhaps some of my cousins would be interested in learning more as it is more directly related to their branches of the family tree.