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Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

nataliast — 2012-02-12 21:31:49Z

I am related as my great grandmother was Restituto Cerverizzo Pinto, the sister of Cono Cerverizzo. I also see that my great great grandfather Cono Pinto married Agnese Dono. So we are related twice.
My mother's two brothers Tony & Dominick married two sisters, Nina and Anita, the daughters of Innocenza, grandchildren of Cono Cerverizzo. Tony, Dominick Nina and Anita had a restaurant called Cappy's in Lynbrook, Long Island. Years before, Innocenza Passalacqua moved to Pennsylvania and had the Boswell hotel there.

Many people from Teggiano settled in my old neighborhood in Brooklyn. Each year they have a feast and parade to St.Cono. It starts at St. Carmel church in Greenpoint on the Sunday mass closest to June 6th, and they march to Ainselee Street in Williamsburg for their feast.

The following data is from documentation provided by the Mayor Teggiano
Whom I met at the St. Cono Feast in Brooklyn several years ago.
He provided copies of marriage, birth and death certificates.
Natalie Aurucci Stiefel

Husband: Giuseppe Cerverizzo
Born Sept. 28, 1832 in Teggiano
Married: Jan. 29, 1855
Father: Cono Cerverizzo
Mother: Rosa Maria Guerra 1820

Wife: Rachela De Paola
Born: July 1, 1830 inTeggiano
Died: Jan. 29, 1855
Father : Luigi De Paola
Mother: Cristina Zoccoli

Children:
Cono Raffaele Angelo Cerverizzo
Born: Nov. 15, 1855
Died: 1937
Spouse: Feliciana Quagliariello

Rosina Cerverizzo
Spouse: Giuseppe Aurucci

Restituta Maria Clementina Cerverizzo
Born: June 4, 1860
Died: January 10, 1937
Spouse: Antonio Francesco Pinto
Note: Antonio Pinto’s mother was: Agnese Dono*
His father; Cono Pinto

Note: Dono family:
Agnese Dono born Sept. 23, 1824
Her father: Benedetto Dono
Her mother: Brigida Gallo

Natale - E:mail: nataliast@aol.com

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

clarkero379 — 2011-12-29 03:14:26Z

Michael:

My cousin Roger Mcweeney married a Francis Dono in NYC in the 1950's- both from Brooklyn as far as I know
Any connection to your family

Roger Clarke
Canada

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

tinadono — 2009-05-11 09:25:09Z

Hi
First of all I wuld like to thanks you for taking the time to pass on this inormation, it is very much appreciated. I would like to ask if you could pass on as much info and names as possible it would also be very much appreciated I have now put my web site on hold as your info as changed the whole lay out. So glad isked you before I completed it.
Many thanks.
Michael Dono

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

raymondconrad_1 — 2009-05-10 15:03:39Z

Your confusion regarding the origin of surname Dono
is ubderstandable. My research indicates that in all of Europe the largest concentration of people ever named Dono has been in Normandy. Remember, the Normans went all over Europe and the Middle -east so the name spread in that manner. What did change is normans became Irishmen, Italians
Humgarians, Englishmen, et al. They did not speak French just as we Americans really dont speak the language of our ancestors. I hope the above makes sense. I have much data
on the name ans some of the ancestors so please feel free tocontact me.

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

michaelmld1 — 2009-05-10 12:47:27Z

Hi
I have just read your story of the family called Dono. It is very interesting. I am doing a family tree on "Dono". Doing this is very difficult as I keep getting information that differs. I get messages to say it is from Italy and Ireland. I also have got others that agree with yourself saying it is French. I do have a bit more info and wondered if you have a web site with more info. I will be up[loading the information I have so if you are interested I could send you the URL. Perhaps even correcting my information would be very welcome.
Thanks.
Michael Dono

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

stedsot — 2005-09-22 01:00:36Z

I am the only living child of Philomena Dono, only sister of John Dono who was my uncle. I live in Tarpon Springs Florida and moved here from Brooklyn New York after my mother minnie died on
sept 14, 2002.

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

2005-09-11 19:15:02Z

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

2005-09-11 03:35:12Z

I was so thrilled to read your posting. I had almost given up hope of learning about my late Dad's family. And I haven't had any luck connecting with my cousins in Pennsylvania. A couple of years ago, I had made inquiries to Ellis Island and learned that Cono's name is memorialized there on the wall. When I tried to find out who placed his name there, I believe they told me it was a man whose last name is Conrad. Would that have been you? Because of privacy issues, they would not disclose any other info except the name. I would love to exchange information regarding the family tree, although my data is fairly recent and gleaned mainly from census records, my 80 year old Mom's recollections, and what I recall being told as a child. I was able to obtain my Dad's orphanage records and there is a little family history contained in those.
I still cannot believe I have actually heard from a real Dono
cousin. Thank you for the wonderful information. Please contact me at rosemang@msn.com.

Re: Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

2005-08-24 20:49:59Z

Although your message is of a few years ago, I am glad to fill in some information abouth the Dono name. It is actually Norman French and
that accounts for the rarity in Italy. In Normandy, the name is common.
How do I know this? My father was Raymond Dono who would have been your great granduncle. He discovered a copy of a document which listed a William Dono, a soldier(Knight) in 1100 in Norman Italy. William was
a common Norman name. Because of my profession, I used a family name of Conrad. The Dono's were a very educated family in Teggiano. I visited their home in 1990. I have copies of several college degrees the
Dono men earned dating back to 1816. The earliest Dono discovered
was a Nicola Dono born circa 1730. Vincenzo Dono was a national
hero (1805-1876) and a street in Salerno is named in his honor. His
life reads like a Hollywood action movie. Charles Dickens actually wrote
a letter to a London publisher asking if he could write a biography of
Dono and others in support of their political aims. Dono was in London at the time. The Cerverizzo family actually has a ancestor of yours and
mine who graduated from ther famous Medical School of salerno in the
1680s. His grandson was a military nobleman. Both were named
Roland(Orlando) Cerverizzo. Well, I hope the foregoing is
enough at this time. I have quite a bit more, should you want to continue

Raymond Conrad
Naples, Florida

Dono - New York City & Pittsburgh

lsg6571 — 2002-05-07 04:54:25Z

Looking for descendants of Cono Francesco Dono, who arrived in New York City with wife Rachele Cervirizzo in 1911. Some sons names are: John, Joseph, James, Raymond, also a daughter named Philomena (a/k/a Minnie). Sometime between 1913-1916 the family moved to Pittsburgh, PA., and then moved back to New York sometime after the 1920 Census. I am the grand-daughter of the eldest son, John. John married Violet Shultz in 1923. They had 3 children: Dolores, John Donald, James Robert. My father was John Donald Dono. He died 4/4/62 in Pittsburgh, PA. Dolores died in 1967 and James died in 1994. The family lived in Pittsburgh and Adrian, Michigan. Violet died in 1937. John remarried, I am told to a lady named Lena. John died in Long Island City, Queens, NY. Any additional family tree information would be greatly appreciated.

Donovan

2002-01-23 21:30:44Z

Does anyone know anything about The Donovan family? Their were the O'Donevan befor coming to Canada. Anything would help. Thanks Erika

Dunno

PCoressel — 2001-08-05 17:10:18Z

My grandmother Rosa Waxlers mothers name was Hannah Lockwood, & I found her name also as Dunno. In searching I found that she was adopted by Turment Lockwood and her real parents were Alexander & Anna Dunno. I am still working on trying to sort it out yet. I do have some information if you want to e-mail me would be glad to share it with you, as they really had me going for quite awhile on the Dunno & Lockwood names.

Dunno note

PCoressel — 2001-08-05 17:10:18Z

My e-mail address is grandmac@bright.net, if you want to reach me.

Found 2 graves in Pittsburgh PA

Jan82942 — 2001-06-24 22:11:35Z

In the oldest section of the Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh PA, Allegheny County, Division One, Section C:

DONO, Dolores V., 1924-1967, Niece
DONO, Violet A., 1903-1937, Sister

I have no other info abt this.

Dono/Dunno Ohio 1864

thomasdunno — 2001-06-22 23:09:21Z

My name (and recent family surname) is Dunno, but early records of my G-Grandfather Alexander Dunno/Dono was listed on census data as both Dono in 1870 and 1900 and as Dunno in 1880 and all after 1900. He (the census data) indicate that he was born in Canada. The earliest record I have copy of is his marriage record to Anna Draper in Union County, Ohio in 1864. Does any body have any information of either spelling for the Ohio/Indiana area or elswhere (Canada) prior to 1864. Thank you Tom Dunno