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My
Family (from
my father's side)
I am descendant
(from my father's side) of Italians from the regions of Veneto and Trentino,
northern Italy. My great-grandfather, Emilio Scapin, was born in the
village of Ospedaletto Euganeo, Province
of Padova (Padua) on February 17, 1877. His parents were Sante Scapin
(born in Ospedaletto Euganeo on June 15th, 1843, son of Francesco Scapin
and Catterina Ferrarese. Francesco and Catterina got married in Ospedaletto
Euganeo on November 21st, 1838) and Regina Gallana (daughter of Giuseppe
Gallana and Emilia Cilieza). Sante and Regina got married on February
26, 1876 in Villa
Estense (at that time called "Villa di Villa"), Province
of Padova (Padua), close to Ospedaletto Euganeo.
On
the left: The Coat of Arms of Ospedaletto Euganeo (Province of Padua).
On the right: Augusta Friz and Emilio Scapin, my Italian great-grandparents.
Location
of Ospedaletto Euganeo and Villa Estense (Province of Padova, northern
Italy)
Source:
Expedia.it
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On November
19, 1891 Sante Scapin (48 years old), his wife Regina Gallana (42 years
old) and their children Albina (12 years old), Chiarino (7 years old),
Emilio (14 years old) and Servilio (10 years old) left the port of Genova
on the ship Birmania with destination to Brazil. They arrived in Brazil
(at the port of Vitória, in the State of Espírito Santo)
on December 10, 1891 (after a 21-day trip). They entered via the Santa
Maria da Vitória river and stayed in the town of Santa Leopoldina,
at the colony of Mangarahy. After staying for some time in Espírito
Santo, they moved to the State of São Paulo, where settled up
in the city of Descalvado, working on the coffee plantations which existed
here.
Sante Scapin
died in Descalvado on November 24, 1901. His wife, Regina Gallana, also
died here on July 9, 1903.
My great-grandfather,
Emilio Scapin, got married on November 17, 1906 to an Italian woman
from Romagnano (Province of Trento, northern Italy), called Augusta
Friz (daughter of Silvio Friz and Maria Bottura).
Emilio Scapin died in Descalvado on November 21, 1954 at the age of
77 years old. Augusta Friz died here on October 31, 1928. My grandfather,
Humberto Scapin, was born on June 19, 1916. He got married to Brigida
Scarelli (daughter of Angelo Scarelli and Judith Mazzaro) on October
28, 1939. Humberto Scapin died in Descalvado on December 24, 1977. My
father, João Scapin, was born in Descalvado on August 8, 1943.
On December 30, 1967 he got married to Beatriz Ibanhez.
Meaning:
"Surname,
frequent in the region of Veneto in northeastern Italy, especially
in the provinces of Padua and Vicenza, possibly derived from
"scabinos", Medieval Latin adaptation of Frankish "Skabins",
found in Lombardic legislation designating a category of minor
government officials forming a corps qualified in legal proceedings.
Alternate etymology: derived from "scappino", dialectal Italian
for the "upper" of footwear. Found throughout the region since
1500, with several variants, such as Scapinello (provinces of
Treviso and Udine), Scapinelli (provinces of Modena and Bologna),
Scabin (most concentrated in the province of Rovigo), Scappin
(province of Treviso), Scappini (provinces of Verona and Firenze)."
Source:
Insieme
Magazine (N. 51, March 2003)
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Distribution
of the surname Scapin in Italy
The
surname Scapin is located predominantely in the region of Veneto (northeastern
Italy). According to the site Gens
- L'Italia dei Cognomi, the surname Scapin is currently present
in 284 Italian cities (most of them located on the Provinces of Padova
and Vicenza).
Source:
Gens-
L'Italia dei Cognomi
Source:
Gens- US
Source:
Projeto
Imigrantes
Meaning:
"It derives from Fritz, diminutive of the German name Friederich
(Frederick), which is originary from the Old Germanic Frithurik,
composed by frithu ("peace", "friendship": Friede, in German)
and rikia ("lord", "prince"), meaning "Lord of Peace",
"The One who assures peace". The surname is diffused
on the Valle dell'Adige (Adige Valley). It's a German surname
which established originarily in the Region of Trentino on the
comune di Garniga (town of Garniga)."
Source:
"Saggio di Commento ai Cognomi Tridentini", by Ernesto Lorenzo,
1895. Sent by Mr. Mario Querin (Autonomous Province of Trento)
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Distribution
of the Surname Friz in Italy
The
surname Friz is
located predominantely in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, (northern
Italy). According to the site Gens
- L'Italia dei Cognomi, the surname Friz is currently present in
27 Italian cities.
Source:
Gens-
L'Italia dei Cognomi
Source:
Gens-US
History
of the Friz Family
My
great-great-great-grandfather, Giovanni Battista Friz, was born on the
comune (town) of Cimone (Province of Trento) on May 16th, 1814
and died in Aldeno
(Province of Trento) on March 3rd, 1866. He was a miller, like his parents.
He was son of Andrea Friz and Maria Lorandi. The comune di Cimone has
538 inhabitants nowadays. It's divided in some "frazione"
(districts): Battistoni,
Buzzi, Chiàusa,
Cimòneri, Costa,
Còvelo, Dossi,
Finestrella, FRIZZI
(the Friz family is originary from this frazione. Only 17 inhabitants
live there nowadays), Gazzi, Molino,
Petrolli, Pietra, Pìfferi,
Postal, San
Giorgio, Sant'Anna.
Location
of Cimone and Aldeno (Province of Trento, northern Italy).
Source:
Expedia.it
On the
left: Coat of Arms from the Comune de Cimone (TN). On the center and
on the right: views of the Comune di Cimone (TN)
Giovanni
Battista Friz got married for the first
time on July 26th, 1837 in Cimone. His wife was Domenica Buzzi (daughther
of Antonio Buzzi and Marianna Tomedi). Domenica died on December 28th,
1840, with only 22 years old. In 1840 Giovanni
Battista Friz moves to the neighbour
town of Aldeno, where he got married to Dorotea Moratelli on August
8th, 1842. Dorotea was born in Mattarello (TN) in 1821 and died in Aldeno
on March 3rd, 1862. She was a farmer like her parents.
On
the left: Coat of arms of the Comune
de Aldeno (TN). On the center and on the right: views of the Comune
de Aldeno (TN)
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Giovanni
and Dorotea had 10 children:
Children
of Giovanni Battitsta Friz and Dorotea Moratelli (all
of them were born in Aldeno)
1. Maria
Teresa Friz (born on 01/02/1844 and died on 05/04/1844)
2. Eugenio
Giobatta Friz (born on 05/02/1845)
3. Silvio
Francesco Friz (my great-great-grandfather) (born on 17/04/1847)
4. Maria
Luigia Friz (born on 18/02/1850)
5. Eugenia
Dorotea Friz (born on 05/02/1852 and died on 02/09/1853)
6. Ernesto
Domenico Friz (born on 15/05/1854 and died on 07/04/1857)
7. Fortunato
Friz (born on 09/09/1856 and died on 12/02/1857)
8. Eugenia
Dominica Friz (born on 29/11/1857 and died on 23/05/1858)
9. Maria
Teresa Friz (born on 11/11/1859)
10. Teresa
Maria Friz (born on 01/03/1862 and died in Cimòneri (frazione
of Cimone) on 18/03/1863)
My great-great-grandfather,
Silvio Francesco Friz, was born on the comune di Aldeno (TN)
on April 17th, 1847 and got married to Maria Teresa Bottura (born in
Romagnano (TN) on January 29th, 1854, daughther of Giovanni Bottura
and Marianna Caresia) on February 19th, 1872 in Romagnano (TN). Silvio
and Maria emigrated to Brazil around 1894-1895. They had 15 children.
Location
of Romagnano (Province of Trento).
Source:
Expedia.it
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Children
of Silvio Francesco Friz and Maria Teresa Bottura (born
in Romagnano):
1. Giovanni
Friz (born on 13/12/1873 and died on 03/08/1874)
2. Enrichetta
Fortunata Friz (born on 31/01/1875 and died on 23/08/1886)
3. Marcellino
Friz (born on 11/04/1876)
4. Livio
Giuseppe Friz (born on 07/10/1877 and died on 05/12/1882)
5. Adele
Maria Friz (born on 28/03/1879)
6. Virginia
Friz (born on 25/04/1880)
7. Luigia
Maria Friz (born on 24/10/1881)
8. Augusta
Maria Friz (my great-grandmother) (born on 10/03/1883 and died
in Descalvado (SP), Brazil on 31/10/1928)
9. Augusta
Sabina Friz (born on 27/11/1884)
10. Livio
Giuseppe Friz (born on 30/07/1887 and died on 21/09/1887)
11. Riccardo
Friz (born on 20/12/1887 and died on 14/09/1893)
12. Teresa
Angela Friz (born on 18/05/1889 and died on 18/08/1893)
13. Livio
Livino Friz (born on 31/08/1890 and died on 16/09/1893)
14. Carlota
Letizia Friz (born on 18/06/1892 and died on 25/08/1892)
15. Teresa
Friz (born on 29/06/1897 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro (SP), Brazil
and died in Pirassununga (SP), Brazil on 29/11/1995)
Source
of Research: Microfilms of Aldeno, Cimone, Mattarello, Romagnano
(obtained through the LDS Church)
Guia
de Pesquisa em Microfilmes (in
Portuguese)
Useful
Bibliography : "Italian Genealogical Records - How to Use Italian
Civil, Ecclesiastical, & Other Records in Family History Research",
by Trafford R. Cole. Ancestry Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 1997.
ISBN: 0-916489-58-2
My
Family (from
my mother's side)
I
am descendant, from my mother's side, of Spaniards and Portugueses.
My grandfather Antonio Ibáñez Pérez was born on
July 15th, 1902 on the town of Dúrcal,
Province of Granada,on the region of Andalucía, southern Spain.
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Views
from the town of Dúrcal
(Province of Granada, region of Andalucía, southern Spain)
Location
of Dúrcal (Province of Granada, southern Spain)
Source:
Expedia.com
Antonio
was son of José Ibáñez López (son of Antonio
Ibáñez Morales and Maria López Fernandez) and of
Elena Pérez Morales (daughther of António Pérez
Fernandez and Maria Josefa Morales Castillo). My grandfather arrived
in Brazil, with his parentes, on December 1913 in Santos/SP. He got
married to Matilde Gonçalves da Silva on March 27th, 1937. Matilde
was daughther of Domingos Gonçalves da Silva (born in Portugal
in 1848 and died in Descalvado (SP), Brazil, on June 10th, 1936) and
of Antonia Romualda da Silva (born in Descalvado in 1865 and died in
Descalvado on November 15th, 1940). Domingos
was son of Domingos Gonçalves da Silva and de Anna Gonçalves
da Silva. Antonia was daughther of José Caetano de Oliveira and
Maria Manoela Franco
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Updated: July 2003
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