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The Rotella - Rotunda Connection

There are many links between the Rotella and Rotunda families. Both names are very common, especially in Gimigliano, Italy, and many Rotella's and Rotunda's have married.

On June 23, 2001, Kevin Rotunda (from South Carolina) contacted me and shared a great deal about his family tree. At first I couldn't find any connections between our families - but now I have a couple of leads I am working on with Kevin's help. I also spoke with Maria Rotunda (Niagara Falls, NY) I learned that her mother was the sister of my grandfather (Tommaso Saverio Rotella)! Here's how I'm trying to follow up on this new data.

There are two links to Kevin's tree:
bulletGiuseppe Rotunda (hourglass chart for the Rotunda side of the family)
bulletMaria Angela Ponessa (hourglass chart for the Ponessa side of the family)

Lead #1: Maybe the Tom Rotunda in Kevin's tree is the Tom Rotunda my family used to visit 30 years ago in Danbury, CT, who was married to Dorothy or "Dot?" They had 5 children (Frank, Tom, Joe, Marie, Marge) and several of them were police officers. We still see Frank and he is willing to help me as much as he can. 

Lead #2: My older relatives tell me we are related to Tom & Dot Rotunda's through Tom and my Grandmother (maiden name Letizia Raffaella Critelli). I believe it's through my grandmother's parents (Antonio Critelli and Maria Constantia Cubello) - but I'm not sure. Kevin thinks his great grandmother was Maria Cabelli (see the root of Kevin's tree). I have some doubts about this since Cabelli is a very rare name in Italy - especially in Southern Italy. I reached this conclusion this by doing a names distribution. Kevin is trying to learn more about his great grandparents. Working at it from both sides, perhaps we'll be able to connect up my family with "Tom and Dot Rotunda." Email me if you know of a connection between Tom and Dot and the Cubello's or Critelli's? Does Cabelli sound right to you?

Lead #3: Maria and Sam Rotunda (Niagara Falls) remember my family and the times we visited one another. They are willing to help as much as possible. So, I'm going to send them a short list of questions to firm up the connection between my grandfather and this family. Email me if you have any data about the Rotunda's in Niagara Falls you could share with me (since I know we are connected) so I can avoid asking Maria so many questions?

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