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About Me
Hello! My name is Mary Ann D’Altorio Dailey and all four of my
grandparents were born in the Abruzzo region of Italy. While I have
roots in Roccaraso, Rivisondoli, Pietransieri, Campo di Giove, and
Castel di Sangro, my maternal lineage is from the village of Pacentro.
It was in
Pacentro that my grandparents Pio Gentilo and Maria Domenica Cercone
Gentilo resided until 1907, when they left their beloved village and
sailed to America. While my grandparents never returned to Pacentro, I
have had the opportunity to visit this lovely village on five occasions,
experience its charm, and learn about the people and their culture.
My Credentials
While I am not a genealogist by profession, I am a university professor
and a qualitative researcher with published research articles in
peer-reviewed journals. I hold a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Nursing
from Widener University, Chester, PA, have taught research methodology
and theory at several universities in Pennsylvania, and have conducted
qualitative research projects.
Because I am a qualitative researcher, I understand historical
research methodology (i.e., genealogy), am tenacious in my exploration
of data, am meticulous about noting sources and providing anecdotal
comments pertinent to my findings, and have the ability to organize
verifiable information into charts that are understandable by those less
familiar with the compilation of genealogic data.
Most importantly, I am an expert on the
genealogy of Pacentro! My genealogic research reflects
meticulous documentation of primary source material, such as:
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Civil
registration records (1809 – 1865) from the Comune of Pacentro
(Microfilm records obtained from the Family History Center of the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints)
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Catasto
Onciario of 1753 (Census record) for the comune of Pacentro
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Ecclesiastic
records of the Chiesa della Madonna Miseracordia in Pacentro
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Photographs
of tombstones in the cemetery and mausoleum at Pacentro
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