the Pecoraro family
From Baronissi, Salerno, Campania, Italy...
...to Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

Generation 1
Domenico Pecoraro, son of [?] Pecoraro and Maria Petrone, was born about 1858 in Italy,
and died June 2, 1947 in Bronx, Bronx, New York. He married Vincenza Napoli, daughter of
Andrea Napoli and Fortunata Mari. She was born about 1868 in Italy and died 1956.
Children of Domenico and Vincenza are:
Filomena Pecoraro, 1894-1957
Agata Pecoraro, 1897-1909
Luigi Pecoraro, 1900-1973
Generation 2
Filomena Pecoraro ("Fannie") was born about 1894 in Italy, and died 1957. She married
Giuseppe Benincasa (a.k.a. Joseph Benincasa), on August 12, 1913 in Manhattan, New
York, New York. He was born July 17, 1890 in Messina, Messina, Sicilia, Italy, and died
March 1970.
Children of Filomena and Giuseppe are:
Lucy Benincasa, 1915-1982
Fred Benincasa, 1917-2003
Vincenza Benincasa, 1919-1931
Beatrice Benincasa, 1921-1974
Domenic Benincasa, 1923-1989
Joseph Benincasa, 1926-1951
Anthony Benincasa, 1929-1998
Victoria Benincasa
Filomena Benincasa
Agata Pecoraro was born about 1897 in Italy, and died about 1909 in New York.
Luigi Pecoraro (a.k.a. Louis Pecoraro) was born March 21, 1900 in Baronissi, Salerno,
Campania, Italy, and died July 15, 1973 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York. He married
Marianna Antonicelli ("Anna"), daughter of Francesco Antonicelli and Giovanna Lerede, on
August 25, 1923 in Manhattan, New York, New York. She was born September 26, 1903 in
Casamassima, Bari, Puglia, Italy, and died May 12, 1996 in Sidney, Delaware, New York.
Children of Luigi and Marianna are:
Vincenza Pecoraro
Domenic Pecoraro, 1926-2009
Agatha Pecoraro, 1927-2008
Johanna Pecoraro, 1928-1992
Frank Pecoraro, 1930-1932
Anthony Pecoraro
Marylou Pecoraro, 1936-2004
Frank Pecoraro
Generation 3
Lucy Benincasa was born February 3, 1915 in New York, and died March 13, 1982. She
married Vincent Bocchetti.
Children of Lucy and Vincent are:
Louis Bocchetti
Cynthia Bocchetti
Fred Benincasa was born about 1917 in New York, and died 2003. He married Doris [?].
Vincenza Benincasa was born about 1919 in New York, and died April 30, 1931 in Bronx,
Bronx, New York.
Beatrice Benincasa was born February 25, 1921 in New York, and died July 23, 1974 in San
Diego county, California. She married Nicola Saraceni (a.k.a. Nicholas Saraceni), son of
Antonio Saraceni and Josephine [?]. He was born January 31, 1919 in New York, and died
March 24, 2003 in San Diego, San Diego, California.
Children of Beatrice and Nicola are:
Beatrice Saraceni
Nicol Saraceni
Domenic Benincasa was born August 21, 1923 in New York, and died December 27, 1989.
He married Eileen [?].
Joseph Benincasa was born about 1926 in New York, and died 1951.
Anthony Benincasa was born March 23, 1929 in New York, and died December 2, 1998 in
Palm Beach county, Florida. He married Santa Maria Consolo, daughter of Giuseppe
Consolo and Teresa Tempia. She was born May 31, 1935 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, and
died September 19, 2009 in Santillan, Stark, Ohio.
Children of Anthony and Santa are:
Phyllis Benincasa
Joseph Benincasa
Theresa Benincasa
Victoria Benincasa married Domenic Friscioni.
Children of Victoria and Domenic are:
Victoria Friscioni
Teresa Friscioni
Filomena Benincasa married Anthony DiMarco.
Children of Filomena and Anthony are:
Laura DiMarco
Michael DiMarco
Diane DiMarco
Carl DiMarco
Vincenza Pecoraro married Giuseppe Ingardia (a.k.a. Joseph Ingardia), son of Marcello
Ingardia and Vita Bongiovanni.
Children of Vincenza and Giuseppe are:
Jane Ingardia
Michael Ingardia
Susan Ingardia
Domenic Pecoraro was born April 19, 1926 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, and died
October 6, 2009 in Wellington, Palm Beach, Florida. He married Sabina Volpe, daughter of
Feliciano Volpe and Antonietta Grande, on March 15, 1952 in Manhattan, New York, New
York. She was born October 28, 1925 in Manhattan, New York, New York, and died
October 27, 2002 in Sidney, Delaware, New York.
Child of Domenic and Sabina is:
Felicia Pecoraro
Agatha Pecoraro was born April 11, 1927 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, and died
February 4, 2008 in Brewster, Putnam, New York. She married John Salvatore Donato, son
of Giovanni Donato and Margherita Notarfrancesco. He was born November 27, 1928 in
Manhattan, New York, New York, and died May 23, 1992.
Children of Agatha and John are:
Patricia Donato
John Donato
Ann-Margaret Donato
Johanna Pecoraro ("Joanne") was born December 6, 1928 in Manhattan, New York, New
York, and died July 19, 1992 in New Carrollton, Prince Georges, Maryland. She married
Pasquale DeSimone (a.k.a. Patrick DeSimone), son of Antonio DeSimone and Adelina
Lagonarsino. He was born about 1924 in New York, and died about 1992 in Germany.
She remarried to Arthur Testoff, son of Charles Wasel Testoff and Frieda Schupek.
Children of Johanna and Pasquale are:
Patrick DeSimone, 1947-1947
Dennis DeSimone
Children of Johanna and Arthur are:
Steven Testoff
Robert Testoff
Kevin Mark Testoff, 1960-2005
Frank Pecoraro was born March 1930 in New York, and died August 1, 1932 in Manhattan,
New York, New York.
Anthony Pecoraro married Marie Petrone, daughter of Gaetano Anthony Petrone and Lillian
Nieves. He remarried to Beverly Daniels, daughter of Julius Daniels and Bertha [?].
Children of Anthony and Marie are:
Ralph Pecoraro
Anthony Pecoraro
Children of Anthony and Beverly are:
Michael Pecoraro
Andrea Pecoraro
Marylou Pecoraro was born November 7, 1936 in Manhattan, New York, New York, and
died November 6, 2004 in Henderson, Clark, Nevada. She married Joseph Langer. He was
born April 26, 1933, and died January 8, 2006.
Children of Marylou and Joseph are:
James Langer
Scott Langer
Todd Joseph Langer, 1960-2002
Dominique Langer
Frank Pecoraro married Marie [?].
Child of Frank and Marie is:
Frank Pecoraro
Generation 4
Louis Bocchetti married Diane [?].
Children of Louis and Diane are:
Veronica Bocchetti
Marc Bocchetti
Cynthia Bocchetti married Luigi Iorio.
Beatrice Saraceni married Dennis Volper.
Nicol Saraceni married Dianna Glassey.
Children of Nicol and Dianna are:
Nicole Saraceni
William Saraceni
Phyllis Benincasa
Joseph Benincasa
Theresa Benincasa
Victoria Friscioni
Teresa Friscioni
Laura DiMarco
Michael DiMarco
Diane DiMarco
Carl DiMarco
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
Felicia Pecoraro married Joseph Fasciglione.
Children of Felicia and Joseph are:
Elizabeth Fasciglione
Valerie Fasciglione
Kathryn Fasciglione
Christopher Fasciglione
Patricia Donato married Ronald Frische, son of Herrman Frische and Toni Oster.
Children of Patricia and Ronald are:
Toni Frische
Kate Frische
John Donato married Regina Fitzgerald, daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald and Eileen McGinty.
Child of John and Regina is:
Karen Donato
Ann-Margaret Donato married Joseph Apuzzo, son of Carmine Apuzzo and Margaret
Stallone.
Child of Ann-Margaret and Joseph is:
Joseph Apuzzo
Patrick DeSimone was born 1947 and died October 3, 1947 in Bronx, Bronx, New York.
Dennis DeSimone married Terry [?]. He remarried to Ruth Donnan, daughter of Andrew
Stuart Donnan and Charlotte Louise Nicholson. He remarried to Nida Yap.
Child of Dennis and Terry is:
Mark DeSimone
Children of Dennis and Ruth are:
Michael DeSimone
Daniel DeSimone
Steven Testoff married Grace Koehler.
Robert Testoff married Mary Ayers.
Children of Robert and Mary are:
Alexander Testoff
Thomas Testoff
Addison Testoff
Kevin Mark Testoff was born May 3, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia, and died
April 12, 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Susan Rowlee, daughter of Donald
Rowlee and Joanne Berrong.
Children of Kevin and Susan are:
Aaron Testoff
Tucker Testoff
Ralph Pecoraro
Child of Ralph and [?] is:
Tamara Pecoraro (?)
Anthony Pecoraro married Lilian Andersen.
Michael Pecoraro
Andrea Pecoraro married Jonathan Young, son of Hilton Young and Madge Manhin.
Children of Andrea and Jonathan are:
Michael Young
Kimberly Young
James Langer married Damaris Nieto.
Children of James and Damaris are:
Joseph Langer
Cassandra Langer
Scott Langer married Kathleen Greve.
Children of Scott and Kathleen are:
Joseph Scott Langer, 1979-1979
Candace Renee Langer, 1980-1983
Todd Joseph Langer was born February 20, 1960, and died December 23, 2002. He
married Kelly Larson.
Children of Todd and Kelly are:
Cameron Langer
Justin Langer
Dominique Langer married Dexter Woods. She remarried to George Karathanasis. She
remarried to Pedro Gonzalez.
Child of Dominique and Dexter is:
Kristin Woods
Child of Dominique and George is:
Peter Karathanasis
Child of Dominique and Pedro is:
Victor Gonzalez
Frank Pecoraro
Generation 5
Veronica Bocchetti
Marc Bocchetti
Nicole Saraceni
William Saraceni
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.
Elizabeth Fasciglione
Valerie Fasciglione married Joshua Stanley.
Child of Valerie and Joshua is:
Madyson Stanley
Kathryn Fasciglione
Christopher Fasciglione
Toni Frische
Kate Frische
Karen Donato
Joseph Apuzzo
Mark DeSimone
Michael DeSimone married Christie Shults, daughter of Ronald Shults and Rebekah Powell.
Children of Michael and Christie are:
Johanna DeSimone
Jessica DeSimone
Daniel DeSimone
Alexander Testoff
Thomas Testoff
Addison Testoff
Aaron Testoff
Tucker Testoff
Tamara Pecoraro (?)
Michael Young
Kimberly Young
Joseph Langer married Roxanne Soriano.
Child of Joseph and Roxanne is:
Joseph Langer
Cassandra Langer married Vincent Fanara, son of Terry Bratton and Michele Fanara.
Children of Cassandra and Vincent are:
Vincent Fanara
Angelina Fanara
Rocco Fanara
Nicco Fanara
Joseph Scott Langer was born and died April 14, 1979 in Los Angeles county, California.
Candace Renee Langer was born March 25, 1980 in Los Angeles county, California, and
died April 26, 1983 in Los Angeles county, California.
Cameron Langer
Justin Langer
Kristin Woods
Peter Karathanasis
Victor Gonzalez
Generation 6
Meredith Macdonald
Josephine Ingardia
Dillinger Ingardia
Samantha Bartush
Quint Bartush
Autumn Bartush
Michael Bartush
Madyson Stanley
Johanna DeSimone
Jessica DeSimone
Joseph Langer
Vincent Fanara
Angelina Fanara
Rocco Fanara
Nicco Fanara
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