[TI] potentail cousins everywhere!

[Bobbye Gayle]

I just HAVE to ask, why is everyone mispelling potential?  Someone should 
have noticed.  Sorry.

bga
Bobbye Gayle Amato
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TI] potentail cousins everywhere!


> John,
>
> It is my understanding that the peasants of the area went to where the 
> work was plentiful at the time...which often changed with the seasons. 
> That is why you may find family records in others nearby towns for a short 
> period of time.  General laborers went to place where roads were being 
> built, buildings were being erected, new fishing docks were being 
> installed or repaired, etc.  Most fishermen stayed in the same place, but 
> those who were farmers and general laborers travelled around the area. 
> Some took their families with them, and others left the families until 
> they could come home with enough money to buy the goods needed by their 
> families.
>
> Several of my Pitti ancestors were musicians....violinists...and I often 
> wondered how someone could support a family of 8 to 10 kids by doing that 
> in those times.  Perhaps they were paid by the local governments and 
> churches to perform at the many festivals and gatherings.  Surely they had 
> another occupation to work at between "gigs".
> Wish some of them were alive today to ask such questions.
>
> Sharon
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "John Passafiume" <passafiumej at bellsouth.net>
>> My son-in-law lives in Phoenix, and while visiting my daughter and him at
>> Christmas, he said that he had been chatting with a long time co-worker 
>> at
>> the bakery they worked at. He mentioned to her that his wife's (my 
>> daughter)
>> maiden name was Passafiume. His co-worker about fell over when she heard
>> this, and then she stated that her mother's maiden name was also 
>> Passafiume!
>> Her mother's first name was Rosaria and was from Collesano, about 15 
>> miles
>> east of Termini. It would be interesting to know how relatives were
>> dispersed throughout the small towns.
>> John Passafiume
>>
>>
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