Chasing Moschittos: Line Expansion Moschitto + Bongiovanni
Guiseppa Moschitto is John's paternal great-grandmother in his Ciacchella line, having been married to Sebastiano Ciacchella. This blog talks about my extended research on her line, particularly after gaining access to some Augusta church marriage records. In this blog , I talked more deeply about Giuseppa, my early research, DNA matches, and the disorder thalassemia that runs in the Moschitto line. So, head over there if you would like more background. When I began this project, Giuseppa's tree was as above (after completing my 5th great-grandparent project November 2024 ). As you can see, I thought I was "at the end of the line" for her ancestors. As it turns out, I wasn't! I was able to make additional (in some cases, substantial) progress this time around. Moschitto My first task was to consult the newly available marriage records. (Quick reminder: I'm not able to share images from these records, per the conditions of my access to them.) I was looking fo...