the Ingardia family
From Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy...
...to Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Generation 1
Serafino Ingardia, son of Giovanni Ingardia and Maria Gabriele, was born about 1838 in Italy
and died about 1902 in Italy. He married Vincenza Ritondo, daughter of Marcello Ritondo
and Crocifissa Platania. She was born about 1856 in Italy and died October 7, 1939 in
Brooklyn, Kings, New York.
Children of Serafino and Vincenza are:
Giovanni Ingardia, 1876-1876
Maria Ingardia, 1878-1963
Marcello Ingardia, 1880-1964
Crocifissa Ingardia, 1882-1948
Giovanna Ingardia, 1882-1968
Giovanni Ingardia, 1885-1946
Rosaria Ingardia, 1887-1918
Giuseppe Ingardia, 1890-1908
Generation 2
Giovanni Ingardia was born and died about 1876 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy.
Maria Ingardia was born 1880 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died 1963 in Italy. She
married Michele Culcasi.
Children of Maria and Michele are:
Francesca Culcasi, 1906-?
Vincenza Culcasi, 1908-?
Antonino Culcasi, 1913-1914
Serafino Culcasi
Marcello Ingardia was born July 18, 1880 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died
December 28, 1964 in Elmont, Nassau, New York. He married Vita Bongiovanni, daughter
of Paolo Bongiovanni and Maria Capello, on December 11, 1911 in Newark, Essex, New
Jersey. She was born January 19, 1887 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died April 13,
1977 in Uniondale, Nassau, New York.
Children of Marcello and Vita are:
Serafino Ingardia, 1913-1947
Vincenza Ingardia, 1914-1996
Paolo Ingardia, 1918-1996
Giuseppe Ingardia
Ernesto Ingardia, 1927-2008
Crocifissa Ingardia was born August 2, 1882 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died
September 8, 1948 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She married Nunzio Ferraro, son of Vito
Ferraro and Antonina Botta, in 1910. He was born June 24, 1883 in Agrigento, Agrigento,
Sicilia, Italy, and died 1963.
Children of Crocifissa and Nunzio are:
Vito Ferraro, 1913-2001
Serafino Ferraro, 1919-1944
Gaspare Ferraro, 1922-1995
Giovanna Ingardia was born August 2, 1882 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died 1968
in Italy. She married Carlo Alestra.
Children of Giovanna and Carlo are:
Laureato Alestra
Giuseppe Alestra
Antonino Alestra
Giovanni Ingardia (a.k.a. John Ingardia) was born February 2, 1885 in Paceco, Trapani,
Sicilia, Italy, and died January 19, 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. He married Carmela
DiFilippi. She was born about 1893 in Italy, and died June 13, 1935 in Brooklyn, Kings, New
York.
Children of Giovanni and Carmela are:
Vincenza Ingardia, 1917-2004
Serafino Ingardia, 1920-1960
Frank Ingardia, 1922-1968
Marcello Ingardia, 1924-1969
Frances Ingardia
Rosaria Ingardia ("Sarina") was born 1887 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died October
25, 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She married Leonardo Abruzzo (a.k.a. Leonard
Abruzzo) on November 29, 1915 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. He was born June 29, 1890
in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, and died August 1978.
Leonardo remarried to Marietta DiFilippi. She was born October 23, 1897 in Italy, and died
October 1980.
Child of Rosaria and Leonardo is:
John Abruzzo, 1916-1993
Giuseppe Ingardia was born 1890 in Paceco, Trapani, Sicilia, Italy, and died 1908 in Italy.
Generation 3
Francesca Culcasi was born 1906 in Italy. She married Antonio Vattiata.
Children of Francesca and Antonio are:
Gaspare Vattiata
Rita Vattiata
Michele Vattiata
Vincenza Culcasi was born 1908 in Italy. She married Giovanni Valenza.
Antonino Culcasi was born 1913 in Italy and died 1914 in Italy.
Serafino Culcasi married Francesca Valenza.
Children of Serafino and Francesca are:
Michele Culcasi
Giovanni Culcasi
Maria Culcasi
Letizia Culcasi
Serafino Ingardia (a.k.a. Sal Ingardia) was born January 12, 1913 in Brooklyn, Kings, New
York, and died May 21, 1947 in Manhattan, New York, New York. He married Florence
DiGiovanni, daughter of Calogero DiGiovanni and Rosa Montalbano.
Florence remarried to Loren Ewing. He was born June 6, 1920 in Missouri, and died January
21, 1998.
Children of Serafino and Florence are:
Richard Ingardia
Robert Ingardia
Vincenza Ingardia ("Jean") was born November 26, 1914 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, and
died September 18, 1996. She married Vito Renda (a.k.a. William Renda), son of Domenico
Renda and Maria Trapani, in 1936. He was born January 2, 1911, and died September 29,
1999.
Children of Vincenza and Vito are:
Marie Renda
William Renda
Philip Renda
John Renda
Paolo Ingardia (a.k.a. Paul Ingardia) was born November 22, 1918 in Brooklyn, Kings, New
York, and died February 5, 1996. He married Sandra Corrado, daughter of Vincenzo
Corrado and Giuseppina D'Ippolito, on November 17, 1940. She was born March 10, 1920 in
New York, and died November 1985.
Children of Paolo and Sandra are:
Paul Ingardia
Charles Ingardia
Thomas Ingardia, 1951-1992
Giuseppe Ingardia (a.k.a. Joseph Ingardia) married Vincenza Pecoraro, daughter of Luigi
Pecoraro and Marianna Antonicelli.
Children of Giuseppe and Vincenza are:
Jane Ingardia
Michael Ingardia
Susan Ingardia
Ernesto Ingardia (a.k.a. Ernest Ingardia) was born July 28, 1927 in Brooklyn, Kings, New
York, and died March 20, 2008 in Manhasset, Nassau, New York. He married Angela
Nicotra, daughter of George Nicotra and Freda Dorsa.
Children of Ernest and Angela are:
Diane Ingardia
Edward Ingardia
Steven Ingardia
Vito Ferraro was born May 18, 1913 in New York, and died September 11, 2001. He
married Elvira Treglia, daughter of Saverio Treglia and Rosanna [?], on April 25, 1937 in
Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She was born March 13, 1914 in New York, and died July 1980.
Children of Vito and Elvira are:
Vito Ferraro
Patricia Ferraro
Serafino Ferraro was born August 23, 1919 in New York, and died 1944 in Anzio, Roma,
Lazio, Italy.
Gaspare Ferraro was born July 30, 1922 in New York, and died May 23, 1995 in Boston,
Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Lee Montana, daughter of Angelo Montana and Concetta
Denisco, on December 9, 1943. She was born April 24, 1924, and died May 3, 2004.
Children of Gaspare and Lee are:
Sally Ferraro
Roberta Ferraro
Laureato Alestra
Giuseppe Alestra
Antonino Alestra married Caterina Lucido.
Child of Antonino and Caterina is:
Carlo Alestra
Vincenza Ingardia was born August 6, 1917 in New York, and died April 14, 2004. She
married Michael Fasano. He was born August 5, 1911, and died June 1987.
Children of Vincenza and Michael are:
Michael Fasano
Robert Fasano
Serafino Ingardia was born November 28, 1920, and died December 4, 1960. He married
Annette Villaggio. She was born November 11, 1923, and died August 27, 2004.
Annette remarried to Vernon St. Clair.
Children of Serafino and Annette are:
Carol Linda Ingardia, 1950-2005
John Ingardia
Frank Ingardia was born September 4, 1922, and died January 30, 1968. He married Anne
[?].
Children of Frank and Anne are:
Frank Ingardia
Philip Ingardia
Marcello Ingardia was born September 7, 1924, and died October 29, 1969. He married
Edith Kilminik.
Edith remarried to Jacob Wachtel. He was born August 9, 1914, and died January 30, 1999.
Children of Marcello and Edith are:
John Ingardia
Linda Ingardia
Richard Ingardia
Frances Ingardia married John Villanacci.
Children of Frances and John are:
John Villanacci
Caroline Villanacci
John Abruzzo (a.k.a. Jack Abruzzo) was born October 1, 1916 in New York, and died June
18, 1993. He married Maryann Gimbalvo. She was born November 7, 1917, and died June
29, 2009.
Child of John and Maryanne is:
Rosemary Abruzzo
Generation 4
Gaspare Vattiata
Rita Vattiata married [?] Leggio.
Children of Rita and [?] are:
Antonello Leggio
Silvia Leggio
Michele Vattiata married [?].
Children of Michele and [?] are:
Tiziana Vattiata
Marilena Vattiata
Alessandra Vattiata
Michele Culcasi married [?].
Child of Michele and [?] is:
Francesca Culcasi
Giovanni Culcasi married Paola [?].
Child of Giovanni and Paola is:
Michele Culcasi
Maria Culcasi married [?] Occhipinti.
Children of Maria and [?] are:
Claudia Occhipinti
Marina Occhipinti
Letizia Culcasi married [?] Maisto.
Children of Letizia and [?] are:
Rossella Maisto
Francesco Maisto
Richard Ingardia married Maryann Alenci.
Children of Richard and Maryann are:
Richard Ingardia
Maria Ingardia
Salvatore Ingardia
Robert Ingardia
Robert Ingardia married Eva Pappas. She was born March 21, 1947, and died July 19,
1994 in Hillsborough county, Florida.
Children of Robert and Eva are:
Christina Ingardia
Robert Ingardia
Marie Renda married Anthony Vanella.
Children of Marie and Anthony are:
Joseph Vanella
Roseann Vanella
William Renda married Laurie Marz.
Children of William and Laurie are:
Dori Renda
Danielle Renda
Vanessa Renda
Philip Renda married Christina Gentile.
Children of Philip and Christina are:
Christopher Renda
Meredith Renda
John Renda married Kathleen Boyce.
Children of John and Kathleen are:
Jeanine Renda
Lisa Renda
Paul Ingardia married Georgine Belvedere.
Children of Paul and Georgine are:
Janine Ingardia
Christine Ingardia
Nicole Ingardia
Charles Ingardia married Anita Carpene, daughter of Giuseppe Carpene and Josephine
Turrin.
Children of Charles and Anita are:
Emily Ingardia
Andrew Ingardia
Thomas Ingardia was born March 14, 1951, and died March 28, 1992.
Jane Ingardia married Larry Brinkley / Walker, son of James Raymond Brinkley and
Dorothy Holton.
Children of Jane and Larry are:
David Walker
Cynthia Walker
Michael Ingardia married Minnie McDaris, daughter of Robert McDaris and Ruby Jenkins.
Children of Michael and Minnie are:
Michael Ingardia
Eva Ingardia
Susan Ingardia married William Gabriele, son of Joseph Samuel Gabriele and Katherine
Susan Piskura.
Children of Susan and William are:
Julie Gabriele
Joanna Gabriele
Diane Ingardia married Kevin Kelly, son of Michael Kelly and Mary [?].
Children of Diane and Kevin are:
Michele Kelly
Matthew Kelly
Melissa Ann Kelly, 1983-2010
Edward Ingardia married Kathy Pike.
Children of Edward and Kathy are:
Gina Ingardia
Edward Ingardia
Steven Ingardia married Kelly Hills, daughter of Donald Hills and Linda Ross.
Children of Steven and Kelly are:
Jay Ingardia
Luke Ingardia
Vito Ferraro married Linda Arturo.
Children of Vito and Linda are:
Regina Ferraro
Anne Ferraro
Susan Ferraro
Patricia Ferraro married George Evanego.
Children of Patricia and George are:
George Evanego
Anthony Evanego
Christopher Evanego
Steven Evanego
Sally Ferraro married Tim Dean.
Children of Sally and Tim are:
Michelle Dean
Andrew Dean
Roberta Ferraro married Wayne Satiro. He was born July 22, 1954, and died October
1975. She remarried to Tony Jones.
Child of Roberta and Wayne is:
Nicoli Ferraro
Child of Roberta and Tony is:
Toni Jones
Carlo Alestra
Michael Fasano married Myong [?].
Child of Myong and step-child of Michael is:
Paul Andersen / Fasano
Child of Michael and Myong is:
John Fasano
Robert Fasano married Susan Dooha.
Child of Robert and Susan is:
Lily Fasano
Carol Linda Ingardia was born May 17, 1950, and died February 7, 2005. She married
Andrew Repka.
Children of Carol and Andrew are:
Andrew Repka
Joy Repka
John Ingardia married Rochelle [?].
Children of John and Rochelle are:
Jonathan Ingardia
Paul Ingardia
Priscilla Ingardia
Frank Ingardia
Philip Ingardia married Rise Hichman.
Child of Philip and Rise is:
John Ingardia
John Ingardia
Linda Ingardia married Barry Ziminski, son of Thomas Michael Ziminski and Dolores
Novak. He was born September 18, 1951, and died November 30, 2007.
Children of Linda and Barry are:
Gregory Ziminski
Christine Ziminski
Richard Ingardia married Gayle Linker, daughter of Joe Linker and Frieda Rotman.
Children of Richard and Gayle are:
Evan Ingardia
Matthew Ingardia
John Villanacci married Elaine Lansford, daughter of Edwin Lansford and Myra Winfield.
Children of John and Elaine are:
Anthony Villanacci
Joseph Villanacci
Caroline Villanacci married Robert McGuire.
Children of Caroline and Robert are:
John McGuire
Robert McGuire
Michael McGuire
Rosemary Abruzzo married [?] Thebner.
Child of Rosemary and [?] is:
Johnathan Thebner
Generation 5
Antonello Leggio
Silvia Leggio
Tiziana Vattiata
Marilena Vattiata
Alessandra Vattiata
Francesca Culcasi
Michele Culcasi
Claudia Occhipinti
Marina Occhipinti
Rossella Maisto
Francesco Maisto
Richard Ingardia married Barbara Goldstein.
Children of Richard and Barbara are:
Justin Ingardia
Samuel Ingardia
Louis Ingardia
Harley Ingardia
Maria Ingardia
Salvatore Ingardia married Angela Vulpis.
Children of Salvatore and Angela are:
Salvatore Ingardia
Vincent Ingardia
Nicholas Ingardia
Robert Ingardia married [?].
Child of Robert and [?] is:
Joseph Ingardia
Christina Ingardia married Ryan Marchido, son of Gene Marchido and Judith Sly.
Children of Christina and Ryan are:
Ava Marchido
Mya Marchido
Robert Ingardia
Joseph Vanella married Karen Mugnai.
Children of Joseph and Karen are:
Lauren Vanella
Nicole Vanella
Roseann Vanella
Dori Renda
Danielle Renda married Brad Forester.
Child of Danielle and Brad is:
Cameron Forester
Vanessa Renda married Rob McConville.
Child of Vanessa and Rob is:
Owen McConville
Christopher Renda married Dena Vanlenten.
Children of Christopher and Dena are:
Megan Renda
Sara Renda
Meredith Renda married Reed Idriss, son of Jawad Shaker Idriss and Havva [?].
Child of Meredith and Reed is:
Lina Idriss
Jeanine Renda
Lisa Renda
Janine Ingardia
Christine Ingardia married David DelFranco.
Children of Christine and David are:
Anthony DelFranco
Salvatore DelFranco
Nicole Ingardia
Emily Ingardia
Andrew Ingardia
David Walker
Cynthia Walker married Mark Macdonald, son of Francis Howard Macdonald and Edith
Beeley.
Child of Cynthia and Mark is:
Meredith Macdonald
Michael Ingardia married Vanessa Salazar, daughter of Wilfredo Salazar and Andrea Diez.
Children of Michael and Vanessa are:
Josephine Ingardia
Dillinger Ingardia
Eva Ingardia married Keven Bartush, son of Gary Bartush and Annmarie DeGuire.
Children of Eva and Keven are:
Samantha Bartush
Quint Bartush
Autumn Bartush
Michael Bartush
Julie Gabriele married William Haydasz, son of Carl Haydasz and Barbara Celentano.
Joanna Gabriele married Matthew Burnham, son of Keith Burnham and Maryanne Leonard.
Michele Kelly married Michael Harrington.
Children of Michele and Michael are:
Thomas Harrington
Kelly Harrington
Matthew Kelly married Kristine [?].
Child of Matthew and Kristine is:
Samantha Kelly
Melissa Ann Kelly was born March 1, 1983, and died February 15, 2010.
Gina Ingardia
Edward Ingardia
Jay Ingardia
Luke Ingardia
Regina Ferraro married Joseph Papini.
Children of Regina and Joseph are:
Christina Papini
Joseph Papini
Anne Ferraro
Susan Ferraro
George Evanego married Jodi Boyce.
Children of George and Jodi are:
Nicholas Evanego
Matthew Evanego
Anthony Evanego married Melissa Wong.
Child of Anthony and Melissa is:
Rachael Evanego
Christopher Evanego married Kim McDonald.
Child of Christopher and Kim is:
Ryan Evanego
Steven Evanego
Michelle Dean
Andrew Dean
Nicoli Ferraro
Toni Jones
Paul Andersen / Fasano
John Fasano
Lily Fasano
Andrew Repka
Joy Repka
Jonathan Ingardia
Paul Ingardia
Priscilla Ingardia
John Ingardia
Gregory Ziminski married Melissa McCurry.
Christine Ziminski
Evan Ingardia
Matthew Ingardia
Anthony Villanacci
Joseph Villanacci
John McGuire
Robert McGuire
Michael McGuire
Johnathan Thebner
Generation 6
Justin Ingardia
Samuel Ingardia
Louis Ingardia
Harley Ingardia
Salvatore Ingardia
Vincent Ingardia
Nicholas Ingardia
Joseph Ingardia
Ava Marchido
Mya Marchido
Lauren Vanella
Nicole Vanella
Cameron Forester
Owen McConville
Megan Renda
Sara Renda
Lina Idriss
Anthony DelFranco
Salvatore DelFranco
Meredith Macdonald
Josephine Ingardia
Dillinger Ingardia
Samantha Bartush
Quint Bartush
Autumn Bartush
Michael Bartush
Thomas Harrington
Kelly Harrington
Samantha Kelly
Christina Papini
Joseph Papini
Nicholas Evanego
Matthew Evanego
Rachael Evanego
Ryan Evanego
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