Chesare in NY in late 1800's
My sister and I have been looking for our ancestors for a while. Surname Cestaro and have found that some have spelled their name Chesare. Some of them also changed their name to Chester.I have found that Michael Cestaro/Chester (my grandfather) whose father was Venzeno had brothers named Guiseppe and James. There could be more.Their father was Joseph who as far as we know was still in Italy.Vencenzo came to the US in 1884 and naturalized in 1895. His death cert says mother was Maria Muscatella and father was Joseph.Vencenzo married a Pauline/Paolina Fiore/Ferro/Furrie/. Pauline father and mother were Dominica Ferro and Rosa Ancona.
Michael married first a Christina Junior who died in 1909 and he married a Grazia Gangone/Angona who is my grandmother. Later he married an Anne Slattery.Grazia's parents were Mary Palladino and Frank Gangone/Angona.
We have found that their are also surnames of Demato, Tassa, Muscatella, Dono/Dano, Ancona, Gudemmi, Palladino and others.
Any one that thinks they may connect please contact me. Thank You
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Shirley 8/19/00