Valle di Cadore

Amelia Elizabetta Delfavero

born Valle di Cadore 19 August 1877

married February 6, 1899

Massimo DaVia of Pieve di Cadore

son of Epifanio DaVia & Filomena Burrei

The parents of my grandmother

Margarita Theresa DaVia

born May 24, 1920

Died March 5, 1990

My  Noni

Her Ancestry

She was the most beautiful woman inside and out,

and I treasured her with all of my heart. I still now after

15 years, think of her every day, and miss her so very much.

My Noni holding me on my 1st Birthday

Here is the descendants of her Great Great Grandfather

Giovanni Del Favero

Descendants of Giovanni DELFAVERO

Generation No. 1

1.  GIOVANNI¹ DELFAVERO  He married GIOVANNA ANTONIA DELFAVERO. 

Child of GIOVANNI DELFAVERO and GIOVANNA DELFAVERO is:

2.                i.       OSVALDANTONIO² DELFAVERO, b. 16 November 1839, Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia; d. 11 January 1914, Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia.

Generation No. 2

2.  OSVALDANTONIO² DELFAVERO (GIOVANNI¹) was born 16 November 1839 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia, and died 11 January 1914 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia.  He married MARIA ANNA AGNOLI 30 January 1865 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia, daughter of SANTO AGNOLI and MARIA MARINELLO.  She was born 27 December 1841 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia.

Children of OSVALDANTONIO DELFAVERO and MARIA AGNOLI are:

                   i.       GIOVANNA³ DELFAVERO, b. 16 March 1865.

                  ii.       GIOVANNI DELFAVERO, b. 08 April 1867.

                 iii.       MARIA DELFAVERO, b. 13 March 1870.

                 iv.       GIUSEPPE DELFAVERO, b. 22 September 1872.

                  v.       GIUDETTA FILOMENA DELFAVERO, b. 23 January 1875.

3.              vi.       AMELIA ELIZABETTA DELFAVERO, b. 19 August 1877, Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia; d. 20 June 1961, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                vii.       ROSA CLEOFA DELFAVERO, b. 13 January 1880.

               viii.       LUIGIA MARGHERITA DELFAVERO, b. 22 May 1882.

                  ix.       ANGELO GIUSEPPE DELFAVERO, b. 28 October 1884.

Generation No. 3

3.  AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO (OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 19 August 1877 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia, and died 20 June 1961 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married MASSIMO DA VIA 06 February 1899 in Valle di Cadore, Belluno, Italia, son of  EPIFANIO DA VIA and FILOMENA BURREI.  He was born 10 March 1872 in Pieve di Cadore, Belluno, Italia, and died Aft. 1935 in Midwestern States, USA..

Children of AMELIA DELFAVERO and MASSIMO DA VIA are:

4.                i.       LINDA OLIMPIA⁴ DAVIA, b. 12 September 1901, Italy; d. Sept 11, 1923  Springfield, Hampden, MA..

5.               ii.       GIOVANNA ADELAIDE "LENA" DAVIA, b. 04 November 1900, Prussia; d. March 1972, Springfield, MA..

6.              iii.       EMMA DAVIA, b. 24 June 1904, Indiana, PA..

7.              iv.       EDA M. DAVIA, b. 17 April 1907, Auburn, New York; d. January 1978, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

8.               v.       MARY DAVIA, b. 12 May 1908, West Quincy, MA..

9.              vi.       MARGARET THERESA DAVIA, b. 24 May 1920, West Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 05 March 1990, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Generation No. 4

4.  LINDA OLIMPIA⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 12 September 1901 in Italy, and died 11 September 1923 Darien, CT.  She married JAMES FRATE 05 February 1921 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., son of ANTONIO FRATE and TUILLA.  He was born 21 February 1895 in Italy, and died 02 May 1973 in Darien, Ct..

Child of LINDA DAVIA and JAMES FRATE is:

10.              i.       GLORIA⁵ FRATE, b. 1921.

5.  GIOVANNA ADELAIDE "LENA"⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 04 November 1900 in Prussia, and died March 1972 in Springfield, MA..  She married ANGELO PUCCIARELLI.  He was born 16 August 1896 in Italy, and died September 1967 in Springfield, MA..

Children of GIOVANNA DAVIA and ANGELO PUCCIARELLI are:

                   i.       MARY⁵ PUCCIARELLI, b. 07 January 1923, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. February 1981, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                  ii.       LINDA PUCCIARELLI, b. 06 September 1927, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 1927, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 iii.       DORIS PUCCIARELLI, b. 17 November 1931, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

6.  EMMA⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 24 June 1904 in Indiana, PA..  She married JAMES FRATE Abt. 1925, son of ANTONIO FRATE and TUILLA.  He was born 21 February 1895 in Italy, and died 02 May 1973 in Darien, Ct..

Child of EMMA DAVIA and JAMES FRATE is:

                   i.       MARIE⁵ FRATE, b. Abt. 1926.

7.  EDA M.⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 17 April 1907 in Auburn, New York, and died January 1978 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married STEFANO CIPRIANI 15 February 1926 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He was born 19 April 1904 in Italy, and died May 1970 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Children of EDA DAVIA and STEFANO CIPRIANI are:

11.              i.       ERNEST⁵ CIPRIANI, b. 05 January 1927, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. June 1999, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

12.             ii.       VIOLA T. CIPRIANI, b. 24 February 1932, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

8.  MARY⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 12 May 1908 in West Quincy, MA..  She married JERRY CONETTA, son of SILVESTRO CONETTA and GIULINA DE VITO.  He was born 07 September 1911 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, and died 31 October 1986 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Children of MARY DAVIA and JERRY CONETTA are:

                   i.       RICHARD A.⁵ CONETTA.

                  ii.       SYLVIA A. CONETTA, m. HENRY M. CORSI, 23 May 1959, Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

9.  MARGARET THERESA⁴ DAVIA (AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 24 May 1920 in West Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died 05 March 1990 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married MICHAEL THOMAS FARINA 12 December 1942 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., son of FRANCESCO FARINA and CATERINA SCALISE.  He was born 16 June 1916 in Haverhill, Essex, MA., and died 16 September 1998 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Children of MARGARET DAVIA and MICHAEL FARINA are:

13.              i.       MARGARET LINDA⁵ FARINA, b. 25 September 1943, Doylestown, PA..

14.             ii.       LINDA MARY FARINA, b. 08 July 1947, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 18 June 2003, East Longmeadow, MA..

Generation No. 5

10.  GLORIA⁵ FRATE (LINDA OLIMPIA⁴ DAVIA, AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 1921.  She married CARMEN ABBOTI. 

Children of GLORIA FRATE and CARMEN ABBOTI are:

                   i.       ROBERT⁶ ABBOTI.

                  ii.       LINDA ABBOTI.

11.  ERNEST⁵ CIPRIANI (EDA M.⁴ DAVIA, AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 05 January 1927 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died June 1999 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married MARIE GUERRIERO 25 November 1948 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.. 

Children of ERNEST CIPRIANI and MARIE GUERRIERO are:

                   i.       STEVEN⁶ CIPRIANI, b. 21 June 1951.

                  ii.       SUSAN MARIE CIPRIANI, b. 30 September 1954.

12.  VIOLA T.⁵ CIPRIANI (EDA M.⁴ DAVIA, AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 24 February 1932 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married ANTHONY A. FUSCO 14 April 1951 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., son of ANTHONY FUSCO and GIOVANNINA RICARDELLI.  He was born 13 February 1931 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Children of VIOLA CIPRIANI and ANTHONY FUSCO are:

                   i.       EDA SHARON⁶ FUSCO, b. 09 May 1953, Chicopee, Hampden, MA.; m. (1) RICHARD GILDAY; m. (2) RICHARD GILDAY.

                  ii.       ANTHONY A. FUSCO, b. 28 October 1955, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. DIANNE DOUGLAS.

                 iii.       MARIO FUSCO, b. 10 February 1957, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. KATHY.

13.  MARGARET LINDA⁵ FARINA (MARGARET THERESA⁴ DAVIA, AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹)¹ was born 25 September 1943 in Doylestown, PA.¹.  She married (1) JOHN PAUL BIANCO¹ 23 May 1964 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹, son of PAUL BIANCO and CLAIRE ARNETT.  He was born 21 May 1942 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹, and died 09 October 1983 in Sanford, York, Maine.  She married (2) FRANCIS JOSEPH SEIDELL 21 August 1977 in Falmouth, Barnstable, MA., son of JOHN SEIDELL and HELEN KRAJEWSKI.  He was born 27 August 1946 in Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts.

Child of MARGARET FARINA and JOHN BIANCO is:

15.              i.       JAMES V.⁶ BIANCO, b. 14 June 1969, Holyoke, Hampden County, MA..

14.  LINDA MARY⁵ FARINA (MARGARET THERESA⁴ DAVIA, AMELIA ELIZABETTA³ DELFAVERO, OSVALDANTONIO², GIOVANNI¹) was born 08 July 1947 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died 18 June 2003 in East Longmeadow, MA..  She married UMBERTO "AL" MARUCA 06 February 1969 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., son of GIUSEPPE MARUCA and GIUSEPPINA.  He was born 14 February 1948 in San Michele, Calabria, Italia.

Children of LINDA FARINA and UMBERTO MARUCA are:

                   i.       PETER MICHAEL⁶ MARUCA, b. 12 July 1969, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                  ii.       UMBERTO THOMAS "BERT" MARUCA, b. 25 May 1970, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. TONI ANN WYSOCKI, 05 September 1998, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 iii.       PEPPINO ANGELO "PEPPIE" MARUCA, b. 07 June 1971, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 iv.       ANGELA LYNN "ANGIE" MARUCA, b. 23 November 1972, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                  v.       MICHAEL DAVID MARUCA, b. 06 October 1974, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 vi.       LENA MARIE MARUCA, b. 08 April 1977, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                vii.       MARISSA ANN MARUCA, b. 11 January 1979, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

               viii.       THOMAS JOSEPH MARUCA, b. 19 August 1980, Springfield, Hampden, MA..