This site is dedicated to those searching for their Russo Alesi ancestors in the village of Polizzi Generosa. Many families with this surname left during the great Sicilian diaspora of the early twentieth century. Many of those families changed their names after coming to the United States or other countries. These are some of the more common variations found today: Russo, Russo-Alesi, Russolese, and Russolesi. Certainly other spellings are possible. Like many other Sicilian immigrants most Russo Alesis were contadini (peasants) in Sicily and were illiterate. Their descendants Many today are successful business people, entrepreneurs, doctors, educators, and important contributors to their communities.
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Calogero Russo Alesi/Russolese Born: Polizzi Generosa onFebruary 16, 1877 Died: Rochester, NY April 10, 1969 |
Polizzi Generosa
Polizzi Generosa is a small village (about 4,500 people) located about 45 miles southeast of Palermo, Sicily. It has existed since Greek times, before the birth of Christ. Some scholars think that its name may derive from Polis Isis, or the city of Isis, a goddess of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. More information about the village may be found at these websites. Wikipedia article History Travel |
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Clicking on the blue link above will take you an abstract of all the civil birth, marriage, and death records of all the Russo Alesi families, and the families they married into, in the town of Polizzi Generosa from the first year they were kept (1820) to the last year that they were made public (1910). The most useful links are "Surnames" which is an alphabetical listing of all the family names in the file. Clicking on any name is a short cut to that family in the master list. The "Index" link opens the entire list of over 650 names. They are arranged alphabetically by surname, given name, and then by birth year, if known.
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These files were abstracted from the indices and the individual civil records of Polizzi Generosa from 1820 to 1910. They were taken from the microfilms made available through the Church of the Latter Day Saints. The site is very well designed and easy to use. It is continually being expanded and every effort has been made to insure the highest degree of accuracy possible. The compiler of the site urges all users to follow standard genealogical practice by ordering the indicated microfilm(s) and reading the appropriate entries for themselves.
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