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Mar28th2026

Ursitti Family Line From Opi, Italy

by  Phyllis Zeck

Last year I received an email from Marco which included some photos of his ancestors. Marco and I are connected through the same ancestors: Domenico Ursitti (1769-1829) and Nicodema Serafina Cucuzza (1775-1838).

Marco wrote:  “My paternal great-great-grandmother was from Opi. Her name was Alessandrina Ursitti (daughter of Erminio Ursitti and Maria Anna Giacinta Decina and Erminio Ursitti). Alessandrina married Cesidio Mastrogiovanni. They had 4 children: Liborio (1904-1961), Anna (1904-1976), Francesca (1907-1993) and Leonardina (1910-2020). 


Alessandrina was the sister of Don Alessandro Ursitti (1879-1960), who was parish priest of Opi from 1902 to 1960 (the year he died). Their other siblings were: Giovanna, Domenico (1879-1908), Alessandro and Ettore.

We are related through our ancestors Angelico Ursitti (my 3rd great grandfather) and Alessandro Ursitti (Marco’s 2nd great grandfather).” Both are the sons of Domenico Ursitti and Nicodema Serafina Cocuzza.  

 

 

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Mar29th2019

Aerial View of Pescasseroli & Opi

by  Phyllis Zeck

Pescasseroli Italy Del Principe

Pescasseroli, Italy

This winter I was looking for some images to purchase for the walls of our new home. I bought these panoramic photos of the towns of Pescasseroli and Opi. After having 11×14 prints made I bought new frames and hung the photos in my bedroom. They look wonderful. The photo on the left is the birth town of my great grandparents Cesidia Elvira Tranquilla Ciolli (1867-1939) and Pietro Giovanni Del Prinicipe (1853-1922). The photo below is the town of Opi where my great great grandmother Filomena Ursitti was born in 1837.  Filomena married Don Pietrantonio Amabile Ciolli and they raised their family in Pescasseroli. 

Opi Italy

Opi, Italy

While I was looking for photos I came across the website Life in Abruzzo. If you plan to visit Italy this site has some info about the community of Pescasseroli and things to do in the town. The writer mentions Salvatore, the owner of the B&B via Della Piazza, at the end of the article.

 

 

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