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on February 22, 1902 at the Nuestra Señora de Regla Church in Baní. This family settled in San Pedro
de Macorís along with other Schiffino relatives (e.g., the Schiffino Cosentino family).
Humberto Pezzotti Schiffino (1895–1968),
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native of Santa Domenica Talao, Cosenza, Calabria, and son
of José Antonio Pezzotti and Filomena Schiffino, arrived in the country in 1912, and married his cousin Rosina
Schiffino Blandino. He was later widowed and subsequently married Baní native Micaela Blandino Pimentel.
This family established roots in Baní. Another brother, Atilio Pezzotti Schiffino had children with Mercedes
M. Burt Caminero (in Barahona), with Rosa Montes de Oca (in San Pedro de Macorís), and with Maximina
de los Santos (in Santo Domingo). Their older brother, Genaro Pezzotti Schiffino (1894–1983), arrived via
Puerto Plata in June 1909; he married María Hernández Hernández in 1918. They settled initially in Moca and
later in Santiago.
The children of Orazio Marranzini D’Piano and Carmina Ingino Vitale came to the Dominican Re-
public from Santa Lucia di Serino, Avellino, Campania. Their son Antonio Gaetano Marranzini Ingino
(1867–1964)
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married Teresa Petranilla D’Piano Orpaja (1870–1960) in Santa Lucia di Serino on September
20, 1892. Another son, Orazio Michele (Grazielo) Marranzini Ingino (1870–1947)
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married his compatriot
Inmacolata Lepore Rodia (1873 – 1960) in Santa Lucia di Serino on June 13, 1896. These families originally
settled in San Juan de la Maguana. The children of Liberato Marranzini and Concepción D’Amore were their
cousins and also natives of Santa Lucia di Serino, Avellino, Campania. Constantino Marranzini D’Amore
(1897–1953)
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married a Dominican citizen of Lebanese descent, Amelia Jorge-Risk Assis. Pascual Marranzini
D’Amore
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married local resident Ofelia Aristy Méndez on July 17, 1917, in Azua.
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Fioravante Marra Marranzini (1876–1955),
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native of Santa Lucia di Serino, Avellino, Campania, It-
aly, and son of Samuel Marra and Maria Giusseppa Marranzini, married Rafaella Velli (1874-1953)
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in 1895
in Avellino. The Marra family is related to the Marranzinis. Another brother, Samuel Marra Marranzini,
married María Antonia Aquino Valdez in San Cristóbal on October 22, 1894.
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He does not have any known
descendants.
Miguel Dimaggio (Di Maggio) Carrafiello (1866–1944)
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married María Carminella Massuci (1872–1960)
on September 8, 1894 in Santa Lucia di Serino, Avellino, Campania. They arrived and settled in San Juan de la
Maguana in 1897. The Dimaggio-Salcié, Dimaggio-Matos, Monge-Dimaggio and Ramírez-Dimaggio families
descend from them. There is no documentation found that substantiates the tradition claiming that this family
is related to the Major League baseball star Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio (Joe Dimaggio), whose parents were
from Sicily.
Giuseppe Antonio Ronzino,
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a native of Vibonati, Salerno, Campania, married Cristobalina Santil Pérez
in San Juan de la Maguana. His brother Dante Ronzino
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married San Juan de la Maguana native Austria Elena
Matos Piña. Dante was a founder of the San Juan de la Maguana Fire Department.
Cayetano Sarubbi Schiffi,
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a native of Santa Domenica Talao, Cosenza, Calabria, married Paula Antonia
Rodríguez Ranger. On October 7, 1932, with fellow countryman Francesco Trifilio, he founded the Colmado
Italiano, an Italian grocery store located at Calle El Conde and the corner of Calle Santomé (Reported in
La
Opinión
dated October 7, 1932). The Ureña-Sarubi, Camarena-Sarubi and Solano-Sarubi families descend from
this marriage.
Francesco Paolo Trifilio Gilisbert (1898–1970), a merchant, native of Santa Domenica Talao, Cosen-
za, Calabria, and co-founder of Colmado Italiano, married Emelinda Estévez. The Trifilio-Hernández, Trifil-
io-Abreu, Trifilio-Ibarra, Zaiter-Trifilio, Scalley-Trifilio, Báez-Trifilio and De La Vega-Trifilio families of Santo
Domingo descend from him.
Giuseppe Barletta,
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a native of San Nicola Arcela, Cosenza, Calabria, married Filomena Barletta. They
were the parents of Vicenzo Barletta Barletta (1885–?),
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Rafaelle Barletta Barletta (1887–1982),
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Amadeo Barletta Barletta (1894–1975) and Antonio Barletta Barletta (1902 –?).
ITALIAN IMMIGRATION TO SANTO DOMINGO