Chris Ferraiolo

• T'was the night before Christmas and all through Wikitree,
• the Rangers were on the lookout for evils unknown.
• The Italy Project coordinator posted the blogs from around the internet
• with care in the hopes that avid readers would soon be there.
• The blogs he listed are sure to be a delight.
• For Christmas is coming and these blogs are a sight!

• 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
• Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
• The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
• In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
• The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
• While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
• And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
• Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,
• When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
• I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
• Away to the window I flew like a flash,
• Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

... and onward it flows

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas

• I'm impressed also by your skill in navigating "foreign shores" websites ... I found them baffling and so do not tread among them anymore.

• (if my spelling fails, blame it on the lack of an active auto correct which I disabled because it was driving me nuts correcting "{{FamilySearch|" to "{{family search ... ", which meant that I had to correct it either before or after Full Save ... I also may have typos which is a reflection of eyesight mostly. And the inopportunity of my aged tom cat.) [Inopportunity (noun) refers to the state of something happening at a bad, unsuitable, or inconvenient time, or a general lack of favorable chances to do something. It means an action, event, or request occurs at an unfortunate or ill-timed moment] [Inopportunity is either Murphy's Law or a kissing cousin of that bane]
• So, I thank you for your contributions including your blog

Mary ~ Project Coordinator

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I hold a Ph.D. in applied project management, 50+ years of experience as a practitioner, and I would be happy to volunteer to help the Italy Project in any way I can. [email address removed] (I am originally from northern Worcester county via Cape Cod, Anchorage AK and for the past 30 years, from Indonesia. I support big oil and mining. I also hold dual citizenship and my family is from Salemi, Sicily)

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20 June 2025 No Weekend Chat ? Can you set it up

Pip was last active about 11pm yesterday

Thanks M

No Weekend Chat ? Can you set it up Thanks M

May you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

I'm thinking Pip is unavailable due to weather should someone, you or Carol Baldwin create a Weekend Chat in his absence? M

Chris Ferraiolo and Katherine Holmberg are both descendants of Jeanne Marie McClure (1768-1832).

1. Chris is the son of Diane Hamel DNA confirmed 2. Diane is the daughter of Robert Eugene Hamel (1923-2017) DNA confirmed 3. Robert is the son of Clara Alice Laplante (1896-1975) DNA confirmed 4. Clara is the daughter of Georgianna Ross (1876-1973) DNA confirmed 5. Georgianna is the daughter of Jean Baptiste H Ross (1847-1924) DNA confirmed 6. Jean Baptiste is the son of Jean Baptiste Ross (1816-1894) [confident] 7. Jean Baptiste is the son of Marie Anne Giguère (1791-1859) [confident] 8. Marie Anne is the daughter of Jeanne Marie McClure (1768-1832) [confident] This makes Jeanne the sixth great grandmother of Chris.

1. [Private] is the daughter of Linda Lee (Blair) Sanderson (1952-2018) DNA confirmed 2. Linda is the daughter of Clarence James Blair (1917-1989) [confident] 3. Clarence is the son of Antoinette (Beaudoin) Blair (abt.1880-1928) [unknown confidence] 4. Antoinette is the daughter of Joseph Louis Beaudoin (1850-1945) [confident] 5. Joseph is the son of Anne (Giguere) Beaudoin (bef.1830-1900) [unknown confidence] 6. Anne is the daughter of Joseph Abraham Giguère (1796-) [unknown confidence] 7. Joseph Abraham is the son of Jeanne Marie McClure (1768-1832) [unknown confidence] This makes Jeanne the fifth great grandmother of Katherine.

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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.

We're doing our semi-annual check-in with members to see if you have been active in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the 1776 Project that you respond to these check-ins.

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Cheers, Liz

https://www.jstor.org/stable/204174 Cindy

P Kreutzer, US Civil War Between the States Project Leader.

Thanks for contributing to Puritan Great Migration profiles over the last six months. Every little bit helps, so please keep those edits coming!

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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!

I am checking in on behalf of the 1776 Project to announce the new project membership requirements and to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. All project members are being asked to join one of the project teams and also to make at least one project contribution every 6 months. We are also asking all project members to join the project's Google Group for project communications.

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I look forward to hearing from you soon!

SJ - 1776 Project Leader

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!

Also Have ancestry in Pescopennataro, Osimo, Valtellina and Oltrepò Pavese.

Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better. Also, it's always great to yak with you during the live chats.

Keep up the great work!

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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

Chris, Do you want to manage them?