The Bianco family

Spadafora, Sicily, Ancestrial village of The Bianco family

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Don Paolo Bianco, son of Luigi Bianco (of Spadafora, Sicily) & Grazia Siniscalchi, born in Novara di Sicilia, Provincia Messina, Sicily but late a resident of Bianco Nuovo, Reggia di Calabria...Left Naples aboard S.S. Konig Albert October 19, 1906 arriving New York November 1, 1906. with his wife Maria Antonia Fontana and his sons Luigi and Diego (who became John in this country) . Below is the story of their descendants-

Generation No. 3

3.  LUIGI PAOLO⁴ BIANCO (PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 23 March 1895 in Bianco Nuovo, Calabria, Italia, and died 15 March 1980 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married (1) LUCIA CICARELLA 13 May 1918 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of FRANCESCO CICARELLA and GAETANA CUOMO.  She was born 1900 in Italy, and died 12 November 1918 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married (2) MABEL LOUISE BLOOD 21 July 1924 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of LUCIUS BLOOD.  She was born 10 February 1903 in West Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died December 1982 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Children of LUIGI BIANCO and MABEL BLOOD are:

                   i.       MARY ANTONIA⁵ BIANCO, b. 18 June 1920, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. JOSEPH SCIBELLI.

                  ii.       PAOLO BIANCO, b. 13 December 1921, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 18 April 1922, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 iii.       ANTOINETTE BIANCO, b. 16 November 1923, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. SALVATORE SCIBELLI, 10 February 1947, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                 iv.       LILLIAN PAULINE BIANCO, b. 18 September 1925, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. CHARLES J. CARTELLO, 18 February 1947, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

4.  DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴ BIANCO (PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 12 December 1897 in Bianco Nuovo, Calabria, Italia, and died 08 October 1934 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married ROSA MARIA FUSCO 25 October 1917 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of GIUSEPPE FUSCO and CELESTE SINISCALCHI.  She was born 21 September 1898 in Quindici, Avellino, Italia, and died 30 October 1988 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Notes for DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN" BIANCO:

Left Naples aboard S.S. Konig Albert October 19, 1906 arriving New York November 1, 1906.

Children of DIEGO BIANCO and ROSA FUSCO are:

5.                i.       PAUL LOUIS⁵ BIANCO, b. 16 July 1918, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 24 June 1997, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

6.               ii.       LOUIS JOHN BIANCO, b. 29 September 1920, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. June 2002, Worcester, Worcester, MA..

7.              iii.       JOHN BIANCO, b. 28 November 1924, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 28 December 1998, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Generation No. 4

5.  PAUL LOUIS⁵ BIANCO (DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹)¹ was born 16 July 1918 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died 24 June 1997 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married CLAIRE URSULA ARNETT¹ 06 August 1941 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of PATRICK ARNETT and LAURA DUBOUR.  She was born 28 July 1922 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹.

More About PAUL LOUIS BIANCO:

Burial: 27 June 1997, Saint Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA.

Children of PAUL BIANCO and CLAIRE ARNETT are:

8.                i.       JOHN PAUL⁶ BIANCO, b. 21 May 1942, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; d. 09 October 1983, Sanford, York, Maine.

                  ii.       ROSEMARY ANN BIANCO¹, b. 05 January 1945, Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹

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My Aunt Rosemary and I, Watch Hill, Rhode Island

6.  LOUIS JOHN⁵ BIANCO (DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 29 September 1920 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died June 2002 in Worcester, Worcester, MA..  He married VIOLA THERESA IANELLO 19 February 1944 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of JAMES IANELLO and MARY.  She was born 06 October 1923 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Children of LOUIS BIANCO and VIOLA IANELLO are:

9.                i.       ANNE M.⁶ BIANCO, b. 24 June 1945, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

10.             ii.       PAUL BIANCO, b. 24 September 1946, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

11.            iii.       GINA BIANCO, b. 27 November 1958, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

7.  JOHN⁵ BIANCO (DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 28 November 1924 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., and died 28 December 1998 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married ANNE STELLATO 10 November 1947 in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of ROCCO STELLATO and CHRISTINA.  She was born 1924, and died 1987 in Agawam, Hampden, MA..

Children of JOHN BIANCO and ANNE STELLATO are:

                   i.       LOUIS⁶ BIANCO, b. 25 November 1951, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. AL DUMAS.

12.             ii.       ANTHONY JOSEPH BIANCO, b. 10 November 1959, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Generation No. 5

8.  JOHN PAUL⁶ BIANCO (PAUL LOUIS⁵, DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹)¹ was born 21 May 1942 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹, and died 09 October 1983 in Sanford, York, Maine.  He married MARGARET LINDA FARINA¹ 23 May 1964 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.¹, daughter of MICHAEL FARINA and MARGARET DAVIA.  She was born 25 September 1943 in Doylestown, PA.¹.

More About JOHN PAUL BIANCO:

Burial: 12 October 1983, St. Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA.

Child of JOHN BIANCO and MARGARET FARINA is:

13.              i.       JAMES V.⁷ BIANCO, b. 14 June 1969, Holyoke, Hampden County, MA..

9.  ANNE M.⁶ BIANCO (LOUIS JOHN⁵, DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 24 June 1945 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married SAMUEL A. RACO  in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He was born 28 August 1946 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..

Child of ANNE BIANCO and SAMUEL RACO is:

                   i.       DEAN S.⁷ RACO, b. 30 August 1968, Springfield, Hampden, MA.; m. MARLEE MARINI, 1992, Wilbraham, MA..

10.  PAUL⁶ BIANCO (LOUIS JOHN⁵, DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 24 September 1946 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married LINDA SUSAN CIEPLICK in Springfield, Hampden, MA., daughter of ALEXANDER CIEPLICK and SOPHIE SMOKOWICZ.  She was born 22 March 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Children of PAUL BIANCO and LINDA CIEPLICK are:

                   i.       LORI⁷ BIANCO, b. 30 September 1967, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

                  ii.       ANTHONY BIANCO, b. 05 May 1970, Springfield, Hampden, MA..

11.  GINA⁶ BIANCO (LOUIS JOHN⁵, DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 27 November 1958 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  She married RALPH C. OUIMETTE 1981.  He was born 31 March 1953.

Children of GINA BIANCO and RALPH OUIMETTE are:

                   i.       ASHLEIGH⁷ OUIMETTE, b. 1987.

                  ii.       KRISTA OUIMETTE.

12.  ANTHONY JOSEPH⁶ BIANCO (JOHN⁵, DIEGO DOMENICO "JOHN"⁴, PAOLINO "PAOLO"³, LUIGI², DIEGO¹) was born 10 November 1959 in Springfield, Hampden, MA..  He married HOLLY J..  She was born 05 April 1965.

Child of ANTHONY BIANCO and HOLLY J. is:

                   i.       CRYSTEL⁷ BIANCO.

My Mother Margaret "Peggy" Holding My sons Michael James and Steven Blake Bianco

East Longmeadow, MA. Summer of 1994