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Napolitano's In Cosenza

Napolitano coat of armsPlease keep in mind that I am still researching the records of Montalto Uffugo so the information contained here is incomplete and these pages will be updated frequently. My Napolitano family appear to have their roots in the town at least into the 1600's. Before I can speculate about the different branches and their relation or lack of relation to each other I need to go back further in the records. I have traced all the Napolitano families during the 1800's and early 1900's from San Fili, San Sisto, San Vincenzo La Costa and San Benedetto Ullano back to Montalto. I have been so busy obtaining records and working on this website that I stll have not figured all the connections out yet. Prior to the 1900's there were many people in the town that bore the Napolitano surname. Both my great grandparents were Napolitano's. In the 1870's the different branches began marrying into each other.

My Observations

Napolitano boysFrom what I can tell now, the majority of Napolitano descendants no longer live in Montalto Uffugo. There are still some there but in the 1880's there were hundreds. I have been told there are only 3 left in the Parantoro section where my grandfather was born. I can only learn more if Napolitano descendants of Montalto Uffugo contact me. Although there are several branches I cannot connect to anyone yet, it is clear that most of the Napolitano's were related back to the 1700's either by blood or marriage. In the late 1800's many disappear from the records. Some moved to San Fili. A Napolitano from Montalto Uffugo owned a grocery store in San Fili. Who exactly that was, I do not know yet. Some left for other nearby towns while others left the country. It appears that some of the family had ties to San Benedetto Ullano too. I will begin with my family. From what I can tell at this point, there were at least 2 distinctively different Napolitano Families. Currently the oldest Napolitano I have identified is Paolo, the father of Raffaele, who was born sometime in the early 1600's. That will change soon as I review more of the older records.


My Napolitano Family

Giuseppe NapolitanoMy grandfather, Giuseppe Napolitano was born in the Parantoro section of Montalto Uffugo on Novemer 11, 1892. His father was Domenico Enrico Napolitano who went by his middle name Enrico. His mother was Angelina Napolitano who everyone called Angela. The 20 year old Enrico married the 18 year old Angela in 1889. The records of the town reveal that they only had 3 children in their 6 year marriage. In 1895 Enrico died at the age of 26. My grandfather was the only child of their union who survived to adulthood. Read more about my grandfather here. Domenico Enrico was the son of Filippo Napolitano and Angela was the daughter of Costantino Napolitano. Our family owned farms were millers and winemakers. So far I have traced almost all of the Napolitano's back to my own family.

Index of Napolitano Pages

The list below is a list of other Napolitano pages on this website. I have plans for many more pages (at least one to represent each branch) so keep checking back for more. I have separated the list by gender.

Napolitano Men

Napolitano Women