Rigali Families Genealogies

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This page is dedicated to the various Rigali families in the United States, Canada, and Italy that have an interest in genealogy. I believe that with a united effort perhaps we can find our common ancestors. If you have information to add to a family line or a family line that is not listed, please submit it and we will add your information. All the Rigali families I have communicated with originate in either (Comune di) Barga or Fornaci di Baraga, which are about three miles (see maps) apart. I could use photos of Rigali family members born prior to 1900 or pictures of Fornaci di Barga or Comune di Barga, thank you.

Good news we made the newspaper in Barga, Italy!

The monthly newspaper in Barga, Italy has printed an article on the Rigali Family home page, it is in the February 1998 issue, page seven. Here is what they printed, English translation follows the Italian:

UN SITO INTERNET DEDICATO AI RIGALI DI FORNACI

Dagli Stati Uniti ci manda una lettera via e-mail, il signor Donald Rigali

di Houston (Texas). Ci informa e ci chiede di darne notizia sul Giornale di

Barga, di aver realizzato un sito Internet interamente dedicato alla

ricostruzione dell'albero genealogico della famiglia Rigali proveniente dal

fornacino.

Nel sito sono attualmente ospitate le informazioni anagrafiche relative a

ben sei famiglie Rigali, tutte provenienti dall'area di Fornaci e dintorni.

Attualmente il signor Rigali sta lavorando per inserire altri due "rami" nel

suo albero genealogico.

Rigali, nel suo notevole lavoro, è riuscito a ricostruire le storie di

queste famiglie. Ci parla ad esempio di Michele Rigali che, giunto in America

nel 1858, lottò nella Guerra Civile americana. Michele Rigali si trasferi poi

nel Quebec in Canada, dove ancora oggi vivono i suoi discendenti. Tra i Rigali

più illustri che risiedono negli U.S.A., ci ricorda Mons. Justin Rigali,

arcivescovo di St. Louis nel Missouri, la cui famiglia proviene proprio da

Formaci. Il sito presenta anche alcune foto di Fornaci, della Pieve di

Loppia, la cartina per arrivare a Fornaci ed alcune vecchie foto relative a

membri della famiglia Rigali.

Donald Rigali fa inoltre sapere che nel suo sito si trovano notizie anche

su altri cognomi fornacini: Mazzoni, Bosi, Togneri, Luchini, Del Checcolo,

Pieraccini, De Finis, Pellegrini, Dante e Funai; tutti cognomi in qualche modo

legati alla famiglia Rigali. Invita inoltre tutti coloro che fossero in

possesso di notizie utili al suo lavoro, di contattarlo tramite l'E-mail

drigali@bigfoot.com. Il sito dedicato alla famiglia Rigali lo potete invece

trovare digitando l'indirizzo http://memberstripod.com/rigali/

Per contatare per posta il signor Rigali l'indirizzo è il seg Donald F.

Rigali - P.O. Box 8243 - Spring, TX (U.S.A.)

An Internet Site Dedicated to the Rigalis of Fornaci

From the United States, Mr. Donald Rigali of Houston, Texas, sends us a

letter by E-mail. He informs us and he asks us to give information on Il

Giornale di Barga, he has created an Internet site entirely dedicated to the

redevelopment of the family tree of the Rigali family from Fornaci.

In the site there is currently sheltered anagrafe information in respect to

six Rigali families, all coming from the area of Fornaci and vicinity.

Currently Mr. Rigali is working to insert two other "branches" to his family

tree.

Rigali, in his notable work, has been able to reconstruct the histories of

these families. He tells us for example of Michael Rigali who arrived in

America in 1858, fought in the American Civil War. Michael Rigali relocated

afterward to Quebec in Canada, where today his descendants still live. Among

the more celebrated Rigalis that reside in the U.S.A., he mentions to us

Monsignor Justin Rigali, archbishop of St. Louis in Missouri, whose family

really originates from Fornaci.

The site shows also some photos of Fornaci, the Pieve of Loppia, a small

map in order to arrive in Fornaci and some old photos relative to members of

the Rigali family.

Donald Rigali, furthermore, lets us know that in his site one can also

find information on other Fornacini families: Mazzoni, Bosi, Togneri,

Luchini, Del Checcolo, Pieraccini, De Finis, Pellegrini, Dante and Funai; all

family names in some way tied to the Rigali family. Additionally, he invites

all those who are in possession of useful information to his work to contact

him through the E-mail drigali@bigfoot.com The dedicated site to the Rigali

family you can, on the contrary, find by fingering the address

http://memberstripod.com/rigali/

In order to contact Mr. Rigali the mail address is the following: Donald

F. Rigali - P.O. Box 8243 - Spring, TX (U.S.A.)

I plan on having another article printed in this paper soon, by the way I have had my first Italian cousin contact me from the article. Here is hoping we will get some new information on our families soon.

To subscribe to Il Giornale di Barga (Newspaper of Barga) the cost is 50,000 lire, and they want Lire not dollars. The cost from Ruesch International for a check for 50,000 lire. They gave me the exchange rate and that they charge $3. for the service and told me the amount to send to them. Their check is drawn on the Bank of Italy and is in lire. The recipients name is on the check. I paid $33.64 for the check, which included their $3. fee. The amount entitles you to 12 issues plus a Christmas issue in color. Well worth the price. This information was supplied by Hilda Rohmann.

Pato

Found! A Real Cowboy Cousin!

Peter A. "Pete" Rigali is a real cowboy and has also been a rodeo rider. Pete is a visitor to our home page and is going to send some added information soon. I am trying to get some photos of his rodeo days to add to our site. Pete's lovely wife is White Fawn a native American, they have four children. Pete belongs to the Giovanni line.

HELP! Does anybody know?

I found a Ceasar Rigali born May 1867 on the 1900 Census living in Holyoke, MA. He had a wife Mary born Apr. 1877, brother Louis born Mar. 1874, a brother Anthony born Mar 1880, an uncle Joseph born 1845. All were born in Italy. Ceasar had two daughters born in MA, Ida born Mar 1898 & Lena born Mar 1898. Does anybody know this family?

I also found Philipo Rigali born Jun 1865, married to Aldina born Dec 1877, living in Boston, MA in 1900. They had three children, Elvina born Dec 1897, Ida born Nov 1897, and Amidera born Oct 1899. Both parents from Italy, all the children born in MA. Anybody know this family?

I found Ferdinand Rigali born 1863 in Italy, married to Stella born 1875 in Italy on the 1910 Census living in Holyoke, MA. There children are Ferdinand Jr. born 1898, Peter born 1899, & Mary born 1908. Anybody know this family?

I found Ralph Rigali born 1868 in Italy with wife Louise born 1865 in Italy living in Holyoke, MA. Found on the 1900 & 1910 Census. Two daughters Mary or Nellie born 1893 in Ohio & Annie born 1898 in MA. Do you know this family?

Have you found a Rigali family you want to know about? Send me the source and information and I will post it.

Can anybody do some research for me in Massachusetts, New York or Illinois Federal Census and perhaps check on marriage license or death certificates, not all but some? If you have a little time please contact me and I will tell you how to go about it. Let's find some missing kinfolk.

Anybody able to translate some Italian letters for me?