Relative in Calabria? (Chimento)

[DianeSMeng]

Hi! I'm not positive but I think my great grandparents were born in Calabria. My Nonna, Helen Chimento, made meatballs with raisins and I found these were made in Sicily and Calabria so I'm choosing Calabria. LOL Helen had maybe 10 siblings. Not sure if any were born in Calabria though. So sorry because I'm not giving you much information. Grazie!

[PippoM]

Well...was Chimento her maiden name?
Where did she live?
When/where was she born?
Help us help you!!

[darkerhorse]

Was she born around 1914 and lived in Passaic in 1940?

[MarcuccioV]

"Chimento" is most prominent to the province of Palermo. Second most common area is Calabria. It is speckled in other areas, but it is most prominent in Sicily...

[DianeSMeng]

Thank you so much for your help. I hardly have any info about her family from Italy and she passed away quite a few years ago.

[DianeSMeng]

darkerhorse asked: "Was she born around 1914 and lived in Passaic in 1940?" Thank you for trying to help me. I'm not sure of her birth year because she did "change" it without telling me. She was born, as far as I know, in Norwalk, Connecticut in USA. I wish I knew her mother's maiden name but I don't. Helen Chimento Saltarelli was my Nonna but I have hardly any info to give you. All of her side of the family and she has passed away. Mom has Alzheimer's so I can't get any info from her. Dad and uncle have passed too. I appreciate you're trying though.

[DianeSMeng]

Giuseppe "Pippo" Moccaldi - Helen, my Nonna, was born in Norwalk, CT USA, as far as I know, and lived there also. Chimento was her maiden name but I don't know her mother's maiden name. Saltarelli was her married name and she married Philip Paul Saltarelli, had 2 sons, all of whom have passed away. I don't think I'm going to get anywhere but I really appreciate you trying to help me.

[PippoM]

Maybe here is her?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... ction=view

[PippoM]

And if it's her, these might be father Antonio and sister Angelina back from a travel to Italy in 1934:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... 3AKTRP-VYG

[DianeSMeng]

Was she born around 1914 and lived in Passaic in 1940?

Thank you for replying. I'm not positive but I don't think so. She could've been born in 1914 though but in the U.S.

[DianeSMeng]

Grazie! Looks like Antonio is my great grandfather and Angelina (Angie) would've been his daughter.

[DianeSMeng]

Grazie Mark! I don't know the town for sure because most of my relatives have passed away.

"Chimento" is most prominent to the province of Palermo. Second most common area is Calabria. It is speckled in other areas, but it is most prominent in Sicily...

[DianeSMeng]

Grazie and sorry it took me so long to get back to you. My Nonna was Helen Chimento Saltarelli but born in the U.S. Her parents were Antonio J. (1885-1953) and Rose Cavallo Chimento (1882-1934). I see a document on here but I can't copy it to show you. Most likely coming into NYC was Antonio and his daughter Angelina (my great Aunt Angie).

Well...was Chimento her maiden name?
Where did she live?
When/where was she born?
Help us help you!!

[DianeSMeng]

Yes! This was Helen, my Nonna. Grazie PippoM!

[PippoM]

You're welcome, Diane!