Simioni d'Italia! And the wedding of Diego Simioni & Elisa Lorenzin

Rick, Roberto, groom Diego, Elisa, Nancy, Francesco and grand-daughter.
(Roberto & Francesco are brothers)

At Francesco's home (father of the groom, Diego)

My husband Rick and I are in Veneto for the marriage of Diego Simioni & Elisa Lorenzin.

Molto Simioni Cugini!

Rick with Roberto Simioni in Thiene

I will update later.
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July 12, 2010
I did not think it would be THIS much later, but here I am finally.

Thiene!  
Giulia Simioni was one of my earliest Simioni del Mondo Facebook friends.  I remember being disappointed when I found out she had attended the University of Michigan while we lived there.
She had me become "friends" with her father, Roberto, also.  
And then she introduced me to Elisa Lorenzin who was planning to marry cousin Diego Simioni, and now here we were meeting this large family of Simionis. (Except Giulia, who was working in New York City!)

We met so many in the family in such a short time, we wish we could have stayed a few days longer and got to know more of them. Unfortunately we had to leave the morning after the wedding.

Giro dei Simioni e Italia 2010! Family in Gorla Minore and Belluna, Italy?

We are so excited!  We just booked our long awaited trip to northern Italy to visit Rick's father's hometown of Castelfranco, Veneto! 

All our research for Simioni del Mondo started in effort to find relatives of Desiderio Simioni, Rick's father, born in 1895.  When we started we had never met another Simioni, other than Rick's uncles who are now all deceased.   We had no idea there were so many in Italy, and around the world!  

We plan to spend time in Castelfranco/Salvatronda to go through church records and hopefully re-find Desiderio's sister's family, or any other relatives.  Her name was Amabile Simioni.  Their parents:  Giovanni Simioni and Anna Cecchetto*.  More family details:  simionis.blogspot.com/-usa-california

Today we also connected with cousins in the mid-west USA, in the State of Michigan, where we are from and were told we have Italian cousins in Gorla Minore, north of Milan.  We are trying to get more details, but for now, their names may be: Luigina, Renata, Ricardo, and Cesare Simioni. And, we found we may have cousins in  Belluna, Italy! Unfortunately, we don't have enough information to confirm.

If we don't find them it will still be fun. We have many Simionis to see -- We have met (online) many nice and fun Simionis! It will still be an awesome experience for Rick to walk the streets of his father.

Thanks also to our new Castelfranco Facebook friends who are already helping us in our records search.  Thanks Signor Emanuele Simioni!  <3  also known as: "Alice Simioni's Dad".  

 So many details to work out now!

Ciao and piu tradi!

Rick's father, Desiderio Simioni circa 1960's

*new spelling from Castelfranco records:
  Anna Cecchetto
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#65 BRAZIL - Siane

Hello Siane!

Thanks for contacting me on Facebook!  

Would you like to add your family to our blog?

All I know so far is your age (I won't tell unless YOU do!) and that you live in Porto Alegre, Brazil.  I'm wondering if you are related to any of our other Brazilian Simioni friends...especially Cris or Bruno.  Do you have family in Italy?

We all look forward to hearing from you! 

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#64 ITALY Simioni Cristian

Ciao Cristian!

I found your "Comment" on a posting below, and welcome you to our "Simioni del Mondo!"
Nancy

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Ciao Nancy,

appena ho visto il sito mi ha incuriosito tantissimo.

Non parlo inglese purtroppo.

La mia famiglia é originaria di LEGNARO - PADOVA - italy

Otto fratelli, 4 maschi e 4 femmine.

Mio papà é l'ultimo degli 8 fratelli.

Io sono suo figlio, unico ma con il sigillo SIMIONI.

Oggi viviamo a VARESE, Sumirago per l'esattezza.

I miei zii abitano invece a SAONARA/LEGNARO - padova, un altro zio sempre dove

abitiamo noi a SUMIRAGO - varese, una zia a BORGOTICINO - novara,

una zia a ROMA e uno zio a VALENCIA - spagna.

Spero di sentirti presto per sapere qualche cosa in più sulla nostra / tua famiglia

cugino

Cristian

Ciaaaaooooo

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#63 BRAZIL Juliano Campos Simioni

Oi Juliano of Brazil!


This space is for you and your family.


Where is your family from? Do you have relatives in Italy?


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#62 - Boris Simioni

Ciao Boris!


This space is for you.


Tell us at least which country you reside in, and what Italian town your ancestors are from if you can.

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Family #61 CANADA - Penny Simioni-Shipley

Penny, we await your family history!

Rick & I have recently found paperwork showing his father, Desiderio Simioni, and his brothers, came to the USA through Canada (as did my Sicilian grandparents).  We may have one relative who stayed, or returned to Canada....   So we will be interested in seeing your ancestors!



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Benvenuto Castelfranco Simionis! Barbara, Silvia, Jennifer & Gabriele. And Alice too!

Ciao and Benvenuto to the latest Simioni family I've met via Facebook. Piacere! 
I look forward to sharing a pizza with you in May!

If I have this correct, sisters Jennifer, Barbara, and Silvia, are daughters of Gabriele, and from San Marco di Resana which is just 5 km from Castelfranco Veneto.


Then there is Alice, also a cousin of this family, daughter of Emanuel.  Alice and I have been corresponding, and Emanuel is going to help us try to find connections through his priest and church records! Alice, do you have siblings?

They are relatives of Mattia & Elisa, Gabriele being a brother of their father.  So, I'll combine them as part of Simioni Family #12. 

As always, I look forward to learning grandparents, aunts & uncles.   Nonni, zie, e zii --  (I'm practicing my beginners Italian!) 

For selfish reasons I hope to find out more of all Castelfranco area Simioni families as we plan to come to the area in May, and search for relatives of  my husband's father, Desiderio  and his sister & Amablie, and their parents Anna (or Angela), and Giovanni.   Desiderio came to the Canada/USA in 1920's.  His sister Amabile did not, so there may be cugini still in the area!


Once I get some additional grandparent/nonni background I'll add more to this:

 1. Great-grandparents:  (how do you say that in Italian?)

      _________ Simioni, married to ___________.

-- 2. Nonni: ____________ Simioni, married ___________

and they had at least these 3 sons:

---3.  _____________ Simioni, married to _____________

                 4a. Elisa, May 1, 1983

                 4b. Mattia, February 7, 1990

---3. Gabriele Simioni, January 3, 1958, married ____________

                 4a. Silvia, (currently in Australia)

                 4b. Barbara, February 25, 1988

                 4c. Jennifer

---3. Emanuele Simioni, married ____________

                 4a. Alice

Let's add other brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles.

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Our Loss

This week Marco Simioni, living in Paris, informed me his father passed away in Vicenza.  He has traveled there to be with his mother and brothers.

If you would like to send him a card, email me at USANancy@gmail.com

Marco's father was working on a Simioni family history book. Hopefully we will be able to share that some day.

Marco, Offriamo le nostre sincere condoglianze.

Nancy Simioni

Canadian Simionis, Chicago, Brazil...

While doing more searching for our ancestors, I have found information on Canadian Simionis.  Rick's father, Desiderio, and uncle, Fortunato, and maybe other relatives of ours, came through Canada.  We have found another Fortunato whom we do not think is Rick's uncle.  Maybe he stayed in Canada?

We found a Francesco Simioni (I think -- the small, old, print is hard to read), born November 5, 1936, who married  Sidonio Horvath (again, I think) born in Austria.  Married in Ottawa, Canada, 1965.

Another marriage in Ottowa 1968:

Linda Carol Simioni, born November 17, 1946 in Montreal. (Occupation: Spinster!!!! LOL!)

to Luciano Giovanni Sperotto, born December 14, 1934, in Treviso.  (Occupation: Bachelor - that sounds better!)

A 3rd marriage in Ottowa 1968:

Mario Simioni, born January 1, 1941.  

to Anna Marie Gerometta, born January 18, 1942, in Corona (?) Italy.

[Could this be Mario the hockey player? Sister Lisa?]

Other documents:

A Simioni in 1921 came into Canada on a ship and was shown as going to stay with a friend, Angelo Minelloi (or Menelloi...) in Halifax, NC. but I think it means NS for Nova Scotia.  

Another ship, inbound from Genoa, Italy, December 10, 1952, heading to New York City:

John Simioni going to Moody Avenue in Chicago.

and

Zelmie Simioni, born in Brazil, but also with John going to Chicago.
March 2010:  Through Facebook found Tamara & Cherie Simioni that this is their family.

Baptism records:

Claudio Romano Simioni, son of Ramono Simioni, baptized on July 14, 1964, somewhere in Ottawa.

Death Notice:

Carl Simioni, 2009.  Husband of Marnie, father of Kathyn Gilmour, Sara Hercus, and Scott (Janitra) of Burlington, Canada.  [I believe this is the Janitra* who has contacted me but I want to confirm.]

* Janitra confirmed it's her.

More documents to follow.....

Family #55 - ARGENTINA Claudia

Claudia,

It was very nice chatting with you on Facebook.  I hope you can add some family history to this Blog.

Parents, grandparents, great-granparents in Italy?

It is OK to post in Spanish or Italian if you want.

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Simionis meet Simionis! Rome December 2009

My family flew from California, USA, to Rome last month and were able to meet some Simionis!

While we looked forward to meeting Daniela and Riccardo who both live and work in Rome, that was not able to happen.

Meanwhile, Silvia was somehow able to convince her parents to make the 7 hour trip from Veneto to meet us just for a day!  Oscar & Annalisa, drove down with Silvia and her sister Federica and we met for a favoloso lunch in Trastevere.  In addition to a great meal, we shared stories and some family background, then took an evening stroll around Rome. Although Rick and I have been learning Italian, we all kept Silvia busy as she was the only one fluent in both Italian and English.  We talked for hours! We had fun!  It was such a pleasure to spend the time with them.

Oscar, Julian, Nancy, Rick, Silvia, Annalisa, Federica:

Strolling Trastevere

The Cartigliano Simionis live about 30 minutes from where Rick's father grew up (Castelfranco) and we are planning to visit them as we continue to pursue finding relatives of Desiderio Simioni. Whether or not we find actual family members in Italy, we have already enhanced our lives with Simionis!

Thank you Stephen and Tania Simioni for starting this "Simionis of the World" project!!!

More ARGENTINA! Hola Romina!!! #59

It was fun chatting with Romina on Facebook today! She is from La Paz, Argentina, and, like many of us, has never met other Simionis except family.

She knows some English which was good, since I don't know Spanish except what Google Translator can tell me! (Hey, it's enough for now that I'm learning l'italiano!)

She told me her grandfather came from Rome. That is a first. Everyone outside of Italy so far has ancestors who came from northern Italy: Padova to Venice area.

1. GRANDFATHER: JULIO MIGUEL SIMIONI -- from Rome
-- 2. FATHER: JULIO CARLOS SIMIONI -- La Paz, Argentina
--- 3. Antonella, daughter
--- 3. Romina, daughter
--- 3. Gian Luca, son
-- 2. UNCLE: LILIANA SIMIONI (no sons)

Gracias Romina: tell us more. in spanish is OK.
Who can translate this into spanish for us?

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#8 Sandra, and Carlo are related

Today on Facebook I found out that Sandra, in Miami, Florida, who is from Argentina, is related to Carlo. I hope you two will add some information to our family here!


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#57 CANADA Trevor & Jack; Carla, Ryan, Terra

Trevor is a fireman in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. While he and I have shared a few messages on Facebook in the past, I just noticed I have never posted his family on this blog.

Trevor, can you share a few notes about your family in Canada? Father, Grandfather, and all the similar questions I ask of the others...

Trevor says:

I am cousins with carla, ryan, terra; my brother is jack simioni.. we all live in ontario, canada.

Carla is in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, and I've written to her too.

I am still hoping to find some Simioni grandparents/nonni who might be related!


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Family #30 - ITALY Andrea, Enrico Baku, & Federica

With the help of Facebook we have connected Federica, Andrea, and Enrico Baku Simioni as 3 siblings. I should write this in l'italiano as I know they are not as fluent in inglese as many of you.
Anyone want to translate? :)

Andrea and Enrico are in Cittedella, but I am not sure about Federica.

Federica showed my husband Rick's picture to their father and he thinks Rick looks like family! Wouldn't that be something?

So, Federica, send me a picture of YOUR family! And your father and grandfather's names.

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Family #11 - FRANCE - Marco in Paris

Today I sent a birthday wish to Marco in Paris (Sept 5th is his birthday).

I was happy to receive a very nice response, AND to learn from him that his father, from Cittadella, has been working on the Simioni family tree also, and is making a book! Hopefully, many of us will be able to connect our families some day!

It is interesting to me that I learned many italiani do not research ancestors but that it is because their families have always resided in italia. That makes sense to me. Those of us whose ancestors left italia and came to other countries are very interested in learning where and when they came from. Do you agree?

Marco,

If you and your father could provide a little information for this blog, that would be awesome!!! and a family photo?

Great grandfather:
Grandfather:
Father:
--- Marco

Stefano Simioni - Italy Family #22

Tanti Auguri to your father!

Think he'd share family history here for us all???

From Gerson Simioni, October 2009:

Simioni Luigi > Simioni Valentino 

> Stefano Simioni > Sebastião Simioni > Gerson Simioni

Brasil

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Angela - Italy, Locara -- Family #53

Angela Simioni found our blog online..... here's some info, we may add more soon. Maybe even a photo???
We've been looking for an Angela Simioni, but she would be 60 to 70 years old we think! (granddaughter of Anna and Giovanni Simioni, Castelfranco, Italy). In any case, we have MORE Simioni to maybe meet in our Maggio 2010 "Giro di Simioni"!

Dear Nancy,
I found your site and decide to give you info about my family, maybe I can learn more about it…..
My name is Angela Simioni and I came from Italy, Locara is the name of the city, I’m 33 years hold and I’m married, I have a little son, Giulio.

My father’s name is Tarcisio Simioni and his father, my grandfather’s name is Giuseppe Simioni, my grandfather came from Loria (Treviso).
I have 3 sisters Francesca, Martina and Umberta.

My father has 3 sisters and 3 brothers:
Simioni Maria, she died in 1994
Simioni Piero, he still lives in Locara, near my father
Simioni Gina, she lives in Lonigo
Simioni Graziano, he still lives in Locara, near my father
Simioni Antonietta, she lives in Verona
Simioni Valentino, he lives in Torino

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Summary:
1. Giuseppe Simioni
-- 2abcdef. Maria, Piero, Gina, Graziano, Antonietta, Valentino, and
-- 2g. Tarcisio
--- 3abc. Francesca, Martina and Umberta
--- 3d. Angela
---- 4a. Giulio

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15 July 2011 update:
From Paola Bortolin -- she enclosed photos, but I do not yet have permission to publish them!


YESSSSSSSSSSIT IS COMFIRMED GIUSEPPE SIMIONI OF LORIA IS MY GRANDMOTHER EUGENIA SIMIONI BROTHER   Hi angela meet a relative meeeeeee paola bortolin i am the grandaughter of eugenia simioni  im so excited. How do i know this because my zia asunta daughter of eugenia named all of your uncles and aunties was even able to tell me of maria who passed away. 
i have enclosed photos .Photo no 1.Lady holding baby is my mother bertilla zara daughter of eugenia  simioni in zara the man next to my mother is piero simioni and the lady next to him is his wife gianna im sure that was her name the little boy is joze and the man next to her is my father giuseppe bonin. 
Photo no 2.was my birthday party  piero is the one with the party hat with wife and son and my mum and dad. 
Photo no 3 eugenia simioni with some of her grandchildren im the tall one in the back with the hat and my brother has the white hat on in the front. 
Photo no 4. MY FIRST BIRTHDAY again piero and wife gianna and joze were there to celebrate 
Photo no 5 YES THIS IS EUGENIA SIMIONI SISTER OF GIUSEPPE SIMIONI  .These are the names of the other sibbling of giuseppe simioni im not sure of the order of birth  .Eugenia simioni, giuseppe simioni,maria simioni, regina simioni, rosina simioni,sunta simioni ,luisa simioni, 

DEAR NANCY thankyou for you web page its awsome im one happy lady i live in australia melbourne victoria and im going to italy in jan 2012 i would love to catch up and meet the relatives thisa is awsome .im happy for you to publish this information . look forward i  hearing from you ..... ciao paola bortolin grandaughter of eugenia simioni

Gina Simioni, Montreal CANADA #44 (French/English)

Bonjour,

Mon nom est Gina Simioni, je serais fière de faire partie de la longue liste des ''Simioni du monde''

Mon grand père est arrivé à Montréal, Québec, Canada aux alentours de 1920, il avait alors 12 ans

Son nom était (car il est décédé depuis fort longtemps) Jimmy Fortunato Simioni

Mon grand père s'est marié au Québec par correspondance avec ma grand mère Catharina qui venait d'Eucrène.

Le nom de mon père est Carlo, il avait plusieurs frères et soeurs ; Louis, Georgie, Annette, Mafalda,

Rita et Maria, tous ont vécus à Ville St-Michel en tant qu'agriculteurs.

Maintenant ils demeurent près de la frontière américaine soit Napierville.

Je n'ai pas connu mon grand père, je ne sais pas de quel région de l'Italie il provenait.

Je remercie Nancy et son conjoint qui de part leur idée des Simionis of the World feront

véhiculer pleins d'informations et qui sait...peut être aurais je l'occasion de connaître quelqu'un

ailleurs dans le monde de ma branche de Simioni.

Merci encore à Nancy pour son beau travail

Au plaisir, Gina

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Hello Nancy,

My name is Gina Simioni I have 53 years old and from St-Jacques de Monctalm (near Montreal, Québec, Canada)

My grandfather Jimmy Fortunato Simioni came from Italy and arrived in Montreal around 1915, he was 12 years old.

My father was Carlo Simioni he had 2 brothers and 4 sisters;

Louis, Georgie, Annette, Maria, Mafalda, and Rita.

A lot of them are deceased...

I don't know the history of the Simioni family, I believe I was too young to ask questions at that time, and also my parents are separated.

(Sorry for the mistakes, my english is not very good)

I'll enjoy to have some news if somebody know something about them.

And who knows, maybe someday I could visit Italy.

Thanks you have a great idea to make the Simionis of the World.

Gina

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Summary:

1. Jimmy Fortunato Simioni, Italy. Immigrated to Canada about 1915.

-- 2. Carlo, Louis, Georgie, Annette, Maria, Mafalda, and Rita.

--- 3. Gina, daughter of Carlo

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ps from Nancy: Gina, your English was fine! I did make a couple of corrections here, but no one needs to worry about grammar. We are all trying new languages... and that's been half the fun!

All the families so far - tutte le famiglie! Family Forest!

I have not been able to keep up with ALL the Simionis I have met online, nor blogged about them, so I thought I'd quickly post the names of those I have connected with so far. My spreadsheet of names keeps growing. On it I have tried to add a column of ancestors/relatives names anyone has mentioned so that if we are looking for a connection we might find the name.

Other than finding families #3 and 7 are cousins, we have found no direct relations... but we will continue searching as everyone's ancestors lead back to Veneto area of Italy.

What started as our own family tree has turned into a Family Forest!

Here are the families I have to this date added to my spreadsheet:

1 Stephen, Tania Canada (who started "Simionis of the World" on Facebook.)
2 Rick, Nancy, Julian USA
3/7 Lucas, Massimiliano, Cristian Italy
3/7 Sergio (Lucas' cousin) Italy
4 Cris, Bruno Brazil
5 Francesca Italy
6 Jack Canada
7/3 Silvia Italy (cousin to #3)
8 Sandra USA
9 Roberto, & family, Giulia, Ugo, et al Italy
10 Rick (the younger) Canada
11 Marco (#1) France
12 Mattia, Elisa Italy
13 Robbie, Natalie Australia
14 Christian France
15 Isabelle Canada
16 Natalino Italy
17 Gaby Sartore Argentina
18 Robb Foust USA
19 Cherie Simioni Westergarrd USA
20 Carlo Alberto Italy
21 Alison Canada
22 Stefano Italy
23 Francesco Italy
24 Richard V., USA
25 Francesco Italy
26 Sara Australia
27 Emanuele Italy (who started the italiani "Simionis in the World" on Facebook.)
28 Barbara Italy
29
30 Federica, Andrea, Enrico Baku Italy
31 Lorena Italy
32 Michael (1) Australia
33 Michael (2) Canada
34 Daniele Ireland
35 Lisa Canada
36 Sofia Argentina
37 Cesare Brazil
38 AnnaMhharia USA
39 Viviana Italy
40 Julie Belgium
41 Nicholas Uruguay
42 Narciso England & S. Africa
43 Sylvia USA

later additions:
31 Lorena Italy
34 Daniele Ireland
44 Gina Canada
45 Paolo Italy
46 Andrea Italy
47 Daniela Italy
48 Manuela Italy
49 Luca, Paola (#1) Cittadella, Italy
50 Paola (#2) Gallarate, Italy
51 Janitra Canada
52 Linda Italy
53 Angela Italy
54 Marco (#2) Italy
55 Claudia
56 Mariana

If you would like your family added or removed from this blog, just let me know.

Please consider sending me your grandparents hometowns and birth years, or whatever you can find out, when possible.

Nancy
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#43 USA Florida - Sylvia

Another USA Simioni! Rick and I continue to be amazed to find out "we are not alone". Sylvia also never met anyone else with the Simioni name!

Hi!

My name is Sylvia Simioni and I live in Miramar, Florida, USA and I will turn eighteen on January 28 next year. As I stumbled upon your website, I was astonished. You see, I do not know anyone with my last name; I never met my father. So this is very exciting!

I am sorry that I have no information to give about my descendants, but I was hoping if perhaps you can help me find them and other living relatives.

I also noticed on your page that there is a Richard Simioni (#24) living in West Palm Beach (which is only ONE county away from me) and I am wondering if perhaps you can contact him so I may ask if he knows my father.

The only thing I know about my father is his name: Rodney Simioni. If you have information about him, it would be much appreciated if you had any information about him.


You must understand that this may be my only chance to get to know my father. I have always wondered ever since I was a little girl about my last name and my biological father. I am anxious, nervous, but excited.

I am hopefully expecting your reply and if you have any questions, I am in both Simioni Facebook groups.

Thank you so much!

Sylvia

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SOUTH AFRICA & ENGLAND Simionis! Family #42

Add another branch or two to our Simioni Family Tree! This time South Africa and England. As with all the rest of us, the roots lead back to Veneto!

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Hello Nancy

I was doing a quick ‘Google’ of the Simioni tree (during my lunch-break!) It’s amazing what there is on the world wide web!! I happened across the website and I am quite delighted that we all seem to have a common ancestry! No mention however is made of the Southern African connection with Ormelle Italy. My father Renzo and his brother Domenico came out to the former Southern Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) in the mid to late 1950’s with the construction of the Kariba dam and town. My grandfather was Narciso Simioni (after whom I am named). My father is one of nine siblings.

I visited the Ormelle family in 1985 meeting with Aunts Adda, Gemma and Zio Claudio (?) also Carlito (Carlo) and his wife Eddie (both in Lausanne now) – I can get more details of this family line from my Father when I next speak with him. I know there is an uncle Mario in South America!

My father (Renzo) still resides in Harare (Zimbabwe) and is still very involved with the local Italian community. My uncle Mino unfortunately died a while back (having emigrated to South Africa) - however the family name is continued with Willa his son.

Up until 7 years ago my family and I lived in Pretoria South Africa. We now reside on the outskirts of Chester, North West England. I note that there are other Simioni’s here in the UK – perhaps it would be good to make contact?

Kind regards

Chiso.

Narciso Simioni

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Summary as best I (Nancy) can:

1. Narciso Simioni, Ormelle Italy. Had 9 children:
-- 2. Renzo (left Italy for Africa)
--- 3. Narciso (now England)
-- 2. Domenico, Mino, Mario (also left Italy for Africa)
--- 3. Willa (son of Mino. in Africa)
-- 2. Adda, Gemma and Claudio (?), Carlito, in Italy

Ricerca del Simionis a Roma. Looking for Simionis in Rome.

My husband/marito*, Rick, and I almost booked a trip to Rome for August. There were great airfare sales last week. It still could happen, but it got me to thinking. Do we have any Simionis in Rome? I don't think I've found any, yet there are several people from Rome who have looked at this blog (according to the "map of recent visitors" history).

If you haven't already clicked on that world map (along the right-hand side of the blog), try it. You will get a larger view and be able to see places around the world where people have taken a look at what we are doing here.

So, if you are a Simioni, or descendant, in Roma, click on "comments" below to reply, or, send me an email at usanancy@gmail.com

*in preparation for our May 2010 trip to italia, Rick and I are studying the language of the "Eternal City" and the beautiful country. It has been both frustrating and fun! Is "Ricerca del Simionis a Roma" correct?
*may be going to Rome in early December now, to celebrate Rick's 60th birthday -- the airfares are still good.

#19 USA Cherie Simioni Westergarrd, Chicago, Illinois

Cherie Simioni Westergarrd, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and I have also been in contact. While I don't have any family history on her, I want to be sure to make this space for her and hopefully some future information!

Since my husband's Simioni family mostly immigrated to or were born in Michigan, just one State east of Illinois we find it amazing to know after all this time there were other Simionis not that far from us right in the USA! (just 300 miles) We did not know there were others in the USA at all. Maybe we'll connect our families yet!

6May10
We have found connections for Cherie while my husband and I are in Cittadella.  Connecting Family # 8 Sandra (Argentina/Miami, Florida) with #11 Marco (Cittadella/Paris), and #19 Cherie (Chicago).
Cherie has added her family info below in a "comment".
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#18 Robb Foust in the USA,

From Robb:

I'm a bit new at this, but I discovered the Simioni blog (from Facebook, actually), and tried to post my Simioni heritage there. For some reason, the blog or my computer would not cooperate !

Anyway, I am a Simioni descendant by way of Winterthur-Zurich, Switzerland...

My father married my mother Ilse Isleif (a very rare German name, by the way; she is deceased) who was born in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Her mother - my grandmother - was Liberta Isleif (nee' Simioni), and Liberta's parents were Bonifacio and Emirene Simioni (nee' Malagoli; 1885-1966). They moved to Switzerland from Cittadella sometime after Liberta was born (1906-08?), but before WW1.

My great-grandfather Bonifacio was born in 1874. His father was Valentino Simioni, and Valentino's father was Augusto Antonio Simioni. Unfortunately, the "tree" I have in Excell does not list any of their siblings, just the direct line to my nonna Liberta.

So, there's a Simioni branch in northern Switzerland to this day. (I've got some stories I can share sometime about them, too:).

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Summary:
1. Aususto Antonia Simioni
-- 2. Valentino Simioni
--- 3. Bonifacio and Emirene Simioni (nee' Malagoli; 1885-1966)
---- 4. Liberta Isleif (nee' Simioni), Ralph Foust
----- 5. Robb Foust

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#27 ITALY Emanuele

Info from Emanuele Simioni on Facebook:

Hi! someone of you does he know something about a Simioni Giobatta born almost at 1805 and died in 1858 (married with Principessa Angela)???
He is my most ancient ancestor I know!

Salve C'è qualcunoi che sa qualcosa di un certo Giobatta Simioni??? E' il piu vecchio avo del quale sono riuscito a sapere qualcosa
Dovrebbe essere nato nel 1805 e ha sposato con una tal Principessa angela!!

Saint Bruson di Dolo near Venice

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We have our first family connection! Simionis #3 and #7!

We have found our first family connection!

Silvia Simioni, (Family #7 from Cartigliano Italia), spent the afternoon with her nonni who helped her with details of her ancestors. In the process she has discovered she is cousins with Lucas, Massimiliano, Cristian, and their cousin Sergio! (Family #3, Italy)

I'm awaiting her details and will post them here. (see update below)

I am now more sure than ever that we will someday make a connection with Simionis outside of Italy!!

Silvia, want to translate this into Italiano?

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April 9, 2009, Note from Nancy
Silvia joined "OneFamily" online and documented several generations of Simionis there in detail. onefamily.ibibo.com/Search/Index/name/simioni/ I have started adding our family too. I hope you'll consider the same!
Here is at least a start of Silvia's Simioni Family Tree:

Matteo Simioni?
Angelo Simioni & Giustina Trento
- 1 Romano Simioni
-- 2 Remo Simioni
- 1 Pia Simioni & Francesco Pedranzin
- 1 Attilio Simioni & Elisabetta Spiga
-- 2 Elio Simioni & Santa Baggio
--- 3 Oscar Simioni & Annalisa Urnato
---- 4 Silvia :)
---- 4 Federica
--- 3 Giancarlo Simioni & Raffaella Pianezzola
---- 4 Giorgia Simioni
---- 4 Gabriele Simioni
-- 2 Lia Simioni & Brollo Ottorino
--- 3 Ruedi Simioni
-- 2 Delfina Simioni & Isidoro Cecchin
-- 2 Gina Simioni & Gino Baggio
-- 2 Livio Simioni & Claudia Guidolin
--- 3 Dania Simioni
--- 3 Matteo Simioni
---- 4 Demetrio Simioni
---- 4 Domenico Simioni
---- 4 Antonietta Simioni

----- 5 Amelia Simioni & Angelo Didone
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----- 5 Nina Simioni
----- 5 Irma Simioni
---- 5? Rodolfo Simioni

------ 6 Angelo Simioni


oh boy... ok, it's after midnight and I've got my Angelos and Remo and who knows, confused.... I'll have to straighten it out when I can see more details of Silvia's family tree. whew.


Yet to be connected:
Rosetta Simioni
Giuseppe Simioni
Antonio Simioni
Rolando Simioni
Angelo Simioni
Bianca Simioni & Gino Da Aggiungere
Onelia Simioni


(Silvia, you'd better proofread this for me!)

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#24 USA Florida Richard V. Simioni

Welcome Richard V. Simioni, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA! Simioni family #24. His grandfather is the Simioni of Simioni furniture in Italy! So, we've finally made ONE connection here. Still, no family-to-family connection, but I still am confident we will!

When I first got involved with "Simionis of the World" group on Facebook that Stephen (Montreal, Canada) started, my husband Rick was surprised to find any other Simionis in North America. As you all know by now, there are a bunch of us! and molto molto in Italy!

What has surprised my husband the most is that we found another Rick Simioni! Well, now we have TWO Rick Simionis (USA & Canada), a Richard Simioni (here, USA), and a Ricardo Simioni (Italy)! Update: add one more -- this Richard's father is also Richard! We now have more Richard/Rick Simionis than my husband thought there were ANY Simionis west of the Atlantic! :-)

Richard, I'm sorry we didn't "meet" sooner as we might have been able to actually meet in person a couple of weeks ago on our trip to Florida!

I hope you will be able to send me some names of your family members to post and add to my Simioni spreadsheet! ...and maybe a family photo or two?

You mentioned to me your relatives own a furniture company, is that the one in Italy that I blogged about below in another posting?

3/24/09 Update from Richard:

1. Umberto Simioni SIMIONI FURNISHINGS
--2. Louie Simioni, i think Venice is were he was born, wife Rosie
--- 3. Robert Simioni - born Pennsylvania, USA
--- 3. Richard J. Simioni - born in New York 1958, wife Ruth
---- 4. Richard V. Simioni - born Florida, USA 1989
---- 4. Samantha - born Florida, 1992


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#25 ITALY Padova Francesco

Ciao Francesco!

It was fun chatting online with you the other day! I am happy to add you to this blog, and hope you will forward some family history -- parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

Since you still live in Padova, you may be one of our best links to connect many of us. Just about every Simioni outside of Italy has relatives that lead back to the Padova area! (Castlefranco for my husband's father).

If you would like to translate this into Italian, I'd be glad to add that to this posting.

Send me a family pic too if you want; and/or add one to the "Simionis of the World" group on Facebook!

Nancy Simioni

Family #23 - Italy - Francesco, Mauro, & Lorenzo

Welcome Francesco!

Thanks for sharing some family history with us.

1. Giuseppe Simioni (last of 11 sons) from Vedelago, Treviso.
-- 2. Lorenzo, also Vedelago
--- 3. Francesco & Mauro, from Treviso.

Francesco, do you have a middle name?

(I need to figure out how to copy and paste your Facebook family photo here.)

CIAO! to Simionis of the World - from "Italy" - Disney style

Just thought I'd send these pictures of Rick & I on vacation:

We are at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA, as one stop on our trip. We are on a month-long "Sea to Shining Sea" trip across America. Leaving from the Pacific Ocean and California, by the Saguaro cacti of Arizona, through the deserts of New Mexico, 3 days to drive through the long flat lands of oil wells and longhorns in Texas, followed by water-logged bayous in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Then finally to beach cities, alligators, and swamps in Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.... all the way down to Key West.

Then, back again. 6,400 miles/10,300K. Here's a link of the route: MAP

Anyway, thought of all of you especially while dining at "Tutto Italia" restaurant. All of the staff throughout "Italy" are from Italy (same with the other "countries".) One of the girls in the gift shop is from Padova!!!! How about that!?!?!?

We are really looking forward to returning to the REAL Italy in 2010!

Nancy (& Rick) Simioni
California, USA

#20 Italy, Cittadella - Carlo

Here is a space for Carlo!

It is fun to learn his shop is in the photo on this blog title page that Lucas Simioni took and contributed!

Looking forward to more news from you Carlo.

"ciao nancy io abito a 20 metri dalla foto che hai come copertina del tuo blog ,la mia casa e il negozio sono praticamente dove vedi la persona sotto al porticato..."


"Ciao Nancy, I live 20 meters far from your blog's cover picture, my house and the shop are close to the person in the gallery..."


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Simioni Furniture - In Italy, other stores

Ciao,

Anyone been here? Simioni Furniture in Italy http://www.simioni.it/

One of our Simioni families in the USA may be related, so maybe one one of you in Italy is also?


Or how about these Simionis in the USA:

Simionis Warm Floors, 3402 S. Bates Rd, Spokane, WASHINGTON, USA

Simioni Warm Floors, 6254 S. Panorama View Drive, Harrison, IDAHO, USA


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UPDATE March 22, 2009: Richard Simioni of West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, is the grandson of the owners of Simioni furniture! I hope to add him and his family to our Blog families!

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Simionis All Over the World!

We have now found that there are several hundred Simionis on Facebook alone! So we are bound to find family connections!!! Funny how most of us (outside of Italy) thought there were only a few of us left!

I'm going to have to come up with a way to list members in different countries! Any suggestions?


My personal request is help from anyone in the Castlefranco area to find our family! See our California family posting near the bottom: http://simionis.blogspot.com/2009/02/greetings-from-2-simioni-usa-california.html


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For Gaby Sartore - ARGENTINA

Gaby,


espacio sus Simioni antecedentes familiares!


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#13 AUSTRALIA Melbourne: Robbie & Natalie

Robbie and Natalie --- here is a space for your family history! and maybe a family photo? new and old!

Even just father, grandfather.... who came from Italy?

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#12 Mattia and Elisa! per voi e la vostra famiglia

Spazio per voi e la vostra famiglia! includa la foto se gradiceste?

I can't wait to learn more about Castlefranco Simionis! That is where my father-in-law, Desiderio, and his family were from!!!

From Elisa 20June09:

My grandfather was called Giuseppe "Bepi" and he has a restaurant in S.Marco di Resana, he has I don't remember how many brothers and sisters, few of them are still alive.

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#16 Natalino! per voi e la vostra famiglia

per voi e la vostra famiglia!

includa la foto se gradiceste? old and new?

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Io abito a Paese in provincia di treviso, esattamente tra castelfranco e treviso

map: veneto
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#9 ITALY Thiene - A large Simioni Family! Roberto, Alberto, Anna Maria and Francesco's families

From Roberto (Reno) Simioni, who is from Italy but currently in India (in case any of you noticed the red dot in India on the world map here on this blog). Roberto, would you care to add Italian translation to this posting?

Who is everyone below?

Da sinistra: Ugo, Veronia, Vittoria (figli Roberto/Rino),Marco (figlio Maria Giustina Simioni, sorella Rino), Lucia e Giacomo (gemelli) e Giovanni (figli Alberto simioni), Diego, Gloria e Giulia (figlie rino), Maria Giustina Simioni, Alessandro, Rino e Francesco

Yes!!! All Simionis. Here, we are in my house for degree party of my 1st daughter Giulia. First from right is my brother Francesco (he has 3 children), meanwhile I have 5 children.

Castelfranco is in province of Vicenza, my father was from Bassano del Grappa , Vicenza, and I am in Thiene, always Vicenza province.

Summary:
1. _______?____ Simioni, (Roberto/Francesco's grandfather/nonno)
-- 2. ______?_____ Simioni, Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza (Roberto/Francesco's father)
--- 3a. Francesco, the oldest, and Ana Maria Scarafia
---- 4a1. Yasmine and Giuseppe Rigone
----- 5. Four children:
---- 4a2. Alessandro (and Laura Pauleto)
----- 5. Two children (soon)
---- 4a3. Diego will marry Elisa Lorenzin 1 May 2010

--- 3b. Roberto Simioni & Dolores Stella
---- 4b1. Giulia
---- 4b2. Gloria
---- 4b3. Victoria
---- 4b4. Veronica
---- 4b5. Ugo


--- 3c. Alberto
---- 4c1. Giovanni
---- 4c2. Lucia
---- 4c3. Giacomo

--- 3d. Anna Maria Giustina
---- 4d1. Marco
---- 4d2. Arianna




From the talent of Roberto (in more ways than one!):

Veronica, Giulia, Vittoria

#15 CANADA, Vancouver: Isabelle

HI Nancy,
I know my grandfather was originally from Venice (from what I remember my grandmother telling me) and he was the Simioni. She was a Grilli. I don't think i'm related to any of the Simioni's on the blog but i'm not entirely sure.

So my grandfather was Angelo Simioni he married Mary Grilli and they had two sons Yvanno (Gary) Simioni and Robert Simioni. My father is Robert Simioni and he married my mom Francine Potvin. They had 3 kids, me, my sister Karyn and my brother David. My dad remarried and I have a half sister, Chloe Simioni. My uncle Gary (Yvanno) married Sandra and they have two kids, Micheal Simioni (he's a member of the facebook group that the other Montrealers started) and Alison Simioni. I'm really not sure about everyone's birth years. I'm the only one from my family that no longer lives in Montreal and i'm now on Vancouver Island. Let me know what else you need to know.

I think that pretty much does it for what I know.

It is pretty cool that we are so many... yippee for the internet!

Your new cousin (that sounds nice :) )

Isabelle

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Summary

Generation #1
1. Angelo Simioni, Venice (probably) married to Mary Grilli

-- 2. Yvanno (Gary) Simioni
--- 3. Michael, Alison Simioni
-- 2. Robert Simioni,
--- 3. Isabelle (Vancouver), Karyn, David, & Chloe Simioni in Montreal