Thanks Marty. I will check with my family to see if they are related. Also, have you ever heard the story about Jewish Sicilians who had to pick Italian names in order to stay in Sicily? I believe that it was in the King Ferdinand era (Spain).
I have the coat of arms for Caruso-Balistreri with the ...

I have been searching for a connection between the Caruso and Cancilla families who both lived in Trabia/San Nicola and arrived in Canada 1909-12, settlingin Barrie Ontario.