This week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks theme is Craft. Two ancestresses in my tree in Penne, Pescara, Abruzzo were spinners and lacemakers. They both lived and died in the same Rione of Penne so they likely knew each other. Perhaps they may have even been related.
My 5th great grandmother Vittoria Gambacorta was born around 1770 in Penne to Massimo Gambacorta and a lady named Elisabetta. She married Blasio Della Bricciosa and they had at least 6 children, as follows:
Lorenzo Giorgio
Sabatino Gennaro Stanislao
Domenico Antonio
Maria Domenica (my ancestress)
Barbara
Anna
Vittoria passed away in 1832 in Rione San Giovanni, Penne. Who is she to me? She is the great grandmother of Cesidio Marcella’s mother Elisabetta Rossi.
My 6th great grandmother Vittoria Di Norscia was born around 1750 in Penne to Giuseppe Lorenzo Massimo Di Norscia and Angela Maria Di Costanzo. She married Massimo Nicola Auriano/Uriano/Uriani. He is the longest living ancestor I ever found – whom I will likely visit later this month before the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge ends.
Vittoria and Massimo Nicola had at least 3 children as follows:
Massimo Antonio Nicola
Anna Domenica (my ancestress)
Maria Anna Massimina
Vittoria Di Norscia passed away in 1829 in Rione San Giovanni, Penne. Who is she to me? She is the great great grandmother of Maria Luigia Massei’s mother Angela Maria Di Massimo.
Do you have any questions, comments, additions, or corrections? Please email me – cinziarosagenealogy@comcast.net.