Chris Ferraiolo
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I was born in northeastern Massachusetts and began researching my family roots on Ancestry.com in 2006. All my life I've heard stories from both my Italian side and my French-Canadian/American side. I decided to see what else I could find online and I was surprised to find a wealth of information! To this day it honestly surprises me how much information is out there waiting to be discovered.
My grandparents were always willing to give me all kinds of information to help me on my quest to learn more both sides of the family. I've learned some amazing things on this journey and made some amazing friends. Not to mention all the cousins I have found along the way!
Along with my genealogy hobby, I have a webcomic and a show on Youtube where I review comic books. You can find both here: starbolts.blogspot.com
The surnames I am most interested in researching are on my Italian side as there isn't a whole lot about them in the United States. They are:
I also enjoy writing, drawing and running. Oh and my last name is pronounced "Ferry-Oh-Low". If you'd like to hear it go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzXFq_m9hQ0
ANCESTORS BY GENERATION | OVERALL ANCESTORS (CUMULATIVE) | ||||||||
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Gen. # | Direct Relation to Self | Dates of Birth | Matches | # | # Identified in WikiTree | % Identified in WikiTree | Total # | Total # Identified | Total % Identified |
1 | Parent | 1940s | siblings | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
2 | grandparent | 1920s | 1st Cousins | 4 | 4 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100.0% |
3 | great grandparent | 1880s to 1900s | 2nd Cousins | 8 | 8 | 100% | 14 | 14 | 100.0% |
4 | 2nd great grandparent | 1850s to 1870s | 3rd Cousins | 16 | 16 | 100% | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
5 | 3rd great grandparent | 1810s to 1850s | 4th Cousins | 32 | 32 | 100% | 62 | 62 | 100% |
6 | 4th great grandparent | 1780s to 1820s | 5th Cousins | 64 | 62 | 98.6% | 126 | 124 | 96.8% |
7 | 5th great grandparent | 1740s to 1830s | 6th Cousins | 128 | 114 | 89% | 254 | 238 | 93.7% |
8 | 6th great grandparent | 1720s-1750s | 7th Cousins | 256 | 156 | 60.9% | 510 | 394 | 77.2% |
9 | 7th great grandparent | 1690s to 1700s | 8th Cousins | 512 | 223 | 43.5% | 1022 | 617 | 60.3% |
10* | 8th great grandparent | 1660s to 1680s | 9th Cousins | 1024 | 414 | 40.6% | 2046 | 1031 | 50.3% |
(* )=Endogamy happens in this generation as people appear more than once in the tree.
I am studying various places my ancestors came from. On my Italian side, I have ancestors from these parts of Italy:
In the summer of 2020, I started an Italians in Haverhill category based on the book by Patricia Trainor O'Mailley. Looking at how many relatives I had living in the city on both sides of the family inspired me to create a One Place Study based solely on Haverhill, Massachusetts. Check it out here: Haverhill, Massachusetts One Place Study
In April of 2021, I created a space page for the Italians in Haverhill category. Check it out here: Space:Italians_in_Haverhill.
In November of 2021, I created a one place study for Gesualdo, Italy. Check it out: Space:Gesualdo,_Campania_One_Place_Study.
In January of 2023, I created a One Place Study for Newburyport, Massachusetts. Space:Newburyport,_Massachusetts_One_Place_Study.
Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Chris Ferraiolo and James Ferraiolo, Parent/Child. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Parent/child relationship based on 3,449 centimorgans shared across 61 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Chris Ferraiolo and Diane Hamel. Parent/Child. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Parent/child relationship based on 3,447 centimorgans shared across 54 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
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Chris Ferraiolo and Penny (Burt) Palmer are both descendants of Thomas Bell (abt.1610-1655).
1. Chris is the son of Diane Hamel DNA confirmed 2. Diane is the daughter of Natalie Florence Felker (1927-2004) DNA confirmed 3. Natalie is the daughter of Austin Wilfred Felker (1892-1972) DNA confirmed 4. Austin is the son of Wilfred W Felker (1871-1951) DNA confirmed 5. Wilfred is the son of Elizabeth Deborah Fellows (1845-1931) DNA confirmed 6. Elizabeth is the daughter of Mary Ann (Smith) Fellows (1822-1874) [confident] 7. Mary is the daughter of Abigail (Bailey) Smith (1794-1878) [confident] 8. Abigail is the daughter of Molly Standley (1762-1817) [confident] 9. Molly is the daughter of Hannah Lovejoy (1724-1796) [unknown confidence] 10. Hannah is the daughter of Hannah (Austin) Lovejoy (1704-1805) [unknown confidence] 11. Hannah is the daughter of Thomas Austin (1671-1712) [confident] 12. Thomas is the son of Hopestill (Bell) Austin (1644-) [unknown confidence] 13. Hopestill is the daughter of Thomas Bell (abt.1610-1655) [unknown confidence] This makes Thomas the 11th great grandfather of Chris.
1. Penny is the daughter of [private father] DNA confirmed 2. [Private] is the son of Eunice Laverne Hay (1922-1998) DNA confirmed 3. Eunice is the daughter of Irene Blanche (Ferris) Hay (1903-1998) DNA confirmed 4. Irene is the daughter of Olmstead Frank Ferris (1870-) [confident] 5. Olmstead is the son of Frederick Hyde Ferris (1843-1925) [unknown confidence] 6. Frederick is the son of Martha Edgerton (Hyde) Ferris (1820-1897) [unknown confidence] 7. Martha is the daughter of Jabez Perkins Hyde (1791-) [unknown confidence] 8. Jabez is the son of Elizabeth (Brown) Hyde (abt.1751-1825) [unknown confidence] 9. Elizabeth is the daughter of Humphrey Brown Jr (1725-) [unknown confidence] 10. Humphrey is the son of Tabitha (Holdridge) Brown (1703-1759) [unknown confidence] 11. Tabitha is the daughter of Deborah (Elliott) Holdridge (1681-1723) [unknown confidence] 12. Deborah is the daughter of Deborah (Bell) Elliott (1650-1719) [confident] 13. Deborah is the daughter of Thomas Bell (abt.1610-1655) [confident] This makes Thomas the 11th great grandfather of Penny.
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I am very active, I just haven't needed to add anything for the 1776 project in ages. Been busy with other stuff.
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Cheers, Liz
Glad I could help! I thought there was a thread. Just wasn't sure. Feel free to look!
https://www.jstor.org/stable/204174 Cindy
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We all did a great job, I think. I'm glad you liked it! =D
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We are 8th cousins once removed!
Chris Ferraiolo and Stephanie (Hetrick) Farster are both descendants of Pierre (Clement) Clément dit Larivière (abt.1670-1725).
Great work you are doing! From todays Featured connection, I see we are 7th cousins of the French Canadian variety. Always interesting to see how the world is connected. Congratulations on your Feature!
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Thanks for checking in. I am still interested in being a member. =D Joining the group now. Not sure what I could participate in. Maybe Mass?
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Chris and Jeannette are 7th cousins once removed through Marie Anne Michaud (1676-1755). She is one of our great grandmothers. in my case, through my paternal side. Makes sense; my surname at birth was Martin, French Canadian ethnicity. Also, Acadia and Scottish. Amand Martin is one of my great grandfathers.
I also have Italian ancient roots, most recently discovered in my Ancestry research.
I.am happy to have found your message and wonderful research. Your profile page is very well written. Thank you.
i found this page check it out... https://www.angelfire.com/ny5/clinton/FamilyNamePages/LESPERANCEPage2.html The contributors visited the supposed home town Dolmayrac and observed records first-hand. There are some conflicting observations but they feel very confident in their findings. happy hunting!
They should have counted. I'm not sure how the team scoring actually works because I edited more than 250 times. I think I might have missed the "status" button a few times. Not sure.
Also Have ancestry in Pescopennataro, Osimo, Valtellina and Oltrepò Pavese.
I think I've seen you in the chat a couple times on the channel. I looked at the tree. You should definitely join us in the Italy project. =D It's a very good tree. Filadelfia is in Calabria and I have an Anello cousin. I haven't found the connection, yet. But, I do know that the town is relatively close to San Pietro a Maida and Jacurso. That makes me wonder.
Here's the Italy project join thread: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/864503/joining-the-italy-project-benventuti?show=1180316#a1180316
Thanks for letting me know. I can't edit the page myself. But, I know someone who can. I will get right on it.
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I expect we may be too distant to have any atDNA matches. I used FTDNA and I am not on GedMatch, so no way to tell right now. Cheers, Jim
Thanks for your comments on Genealogy Squad on FB. We are 7C - 2X removed. Jim
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