Eletta Brucciani is what she was known as. She married Leonardo Quilietti on 1st November 1866 at the Church of St. Niccoli’ in Castelvecchio [later Pascoli], Barga.
This is a photograph of the wee Church today. Eletta and Leonardo had seven children of whom six survived into adulthood. Leonardo described as a ‘farmer’ in Scotland on the marriage certificates of his two sons who emigrated there, Emilio and Augusto.
Marriage record in the Precious Books.
The Brucciani link is all through the Barga connected families as you can see above, and there are more. Conti and Giovanelli being the maternal sides and Brucciani and Rocchi the paternal links.
old Barga
typical attire
the old town Castelvecchio
A couple of views from the village of Castelvecchio 2014
THEIR CHILDREN
Sons Augusto and Emilio in Scotland. Augusto married into the Arpino clan and Emilio into the Brattisani families. Both died in Scotland
This is the 1893 marriage between Augusto Quilietti and Francesca Arpino. Augusto calls his dad an Ice Cream Vendor. Not sure if he was ever in Edinburgh with his sons but know that he did return to Italy as he died there in 1903.
Ermenia’s birth
Daughter Maria Giuseppa Ermenia Quilietti 1874-1929. She married her first-cousin Peter Dante [Danty] in Rhode Island in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. [their mothers were sisters]. You can see from Peter’s Naturalisation papers below that he arrived through New York in April 1889 and Ermenia on December 1st 1899. They married on June 15th 1901.
Peter Dante and Erminia Quilietti’s Grave. Also daughters Elsie and Alma with their respective husbands Albert Rao and Frank Venturini. Rhode Island
This is a very young Peter Danty in Scotland with his cousin and brother in law Augusto Quilietti. The occasion is unknown, looks like a wedding. Giuseppe Quilietti to the right. Giuseppe also emigrated to Rhode Island
EVIDENCE that three Quilietti brothers in Edinburgh. Taken at William Leees in Portobello. Adolfo, Giuseppe and Augusto Quilietti at this unknown gathering.
Daughter Maria Alfonsa Diomari was born in June 1876. She also emigrated to Rhode Island in 1904 after the death of her parents, Mum in 1898 and Dad in 1903. She had an illigetimate daughter shortly before the death of her father. She was called Maria Domenica Eletta Quilietti. The true parentage of her daughter has never been established. Maria however, with her brother Giuseppe who had been sponsor at her daughter’s baptism in Italy, then moved back to Rhode Island. Here she married Alfred Benabio, whose family were also from Tuscany. Daughter Maria Domenica married Louis Peter Pelligrini but she died shortly after the birth of their only child Edward Pelligrini in 1927.
Wedding day. Louie’s family were also from Barga. Beautiful photo of them both.
Ella as she was known lies beside her husband’s parents, Pellegrino Pelligdrini and Elvira. Assunta I assume was a sister of Pellegrino.
Ella and Louie’s son Peter Pelligrini. He was brought up by his father’s new wife and family and I believe did not see too much of his uncles and aunts in Providence.
A BIT ABOUT ELETTA’S ANCESTORS
Eletta’s parents Giuseppe Brucciani, figuresta, [worker in Marble], widower, property owning . His parents were Cristafano Brucciani and Maria Allesandra Rocchi. His new wife and Eletta’s mother was Maria Teresa Conti. Her parents Giuliano Conti and Giovanni Giovanelli. Sponsors Iacopo Brucciani and Cristafono Conti.
Children of Giuseppe Brucciani and Maria Teresa Conti – siblings of Eletta
Giuliano Brucciani 1840-1858
Allessò Fernando Fedele Brucciani 1840-unknown Rhode Island. He married Marianna Theresa Conti 1843-1898.
Mariana Fortunata Alessandra Brucciani. 1842-1929. She married Francesco Dante and they moved to Rhode Island.
Amelia Teresa Brucciani 1845-1929. She also emigrated to Rhode Island. No more information.
Pietro Brucciani 1846-1855
Maria Anna Fortunata Brucciani 1848
Maria Domenica Clementina Elizabetta Brucciani 1849-1917. She and her husband Pietro Donati 1838-1907 came to Edinburgh in Scotland and with them their nephews Emilio and Augusto Quilietti. Pietro had a Plaster business in Chambers Street for a while and the Quilietti boys worked with him there on their arrival in Scotland. No sign of the Quilietti brothers but in the 1891 census Pietro and his family were at 137 Canongate in the Royal Mile. The Quilietti boys I believe must have returned to Italy at this time. Maria was to become a Teacher in Edinburgh and in 1901 the family were at the Southside in West Preston Street. Two of their daughters married into other Italian families, Emma to Pometti and Annunciata to Arcari. Their son Adolfo never married. Their other surviving son Giovanni Adolfo Camillo Donati married a Scottish girl Annie Loughlan. They had a large family, one of which became a Priest and a daughter who became a teacher like her mother
Family 14
Family 14
Castelvecchio Pascoli census entries for Eletta’ Brucciani’s grandparents Christafono, son of Giulio Brucciani and his wife Maria Alexandra Rocchi. With them children Iacopo, Nicolo, Giulio, Vincenzo, Pietro Antonio, Giulia Maria and also Maria Domenica Brucciani.
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