Genealogy in Pizzone
Tracing your Italian roots back to Pizzone (in Isernia province, Molise region) begins with understanding which records exist and where they are preserved. On this page you’ll find a clear guide to the civil, parish and historical sources available for genealogy in Pizzone.
Pizzone family history at a glance
- Region: Molise
- Province: Isernia
- Record types available: civil and parish records
- Civil registration: introduced in 1809 (Napoleonic era, former Kingdom of Naples)
- Parish registers: often earlier than civil records (sometimes dating back to the 1600s)
How to research your ancestry in Pizzone
Thanks to its network of local experts, Italianside has developed significant experience in genealogical research in the province of Isernia. For this reason, over the years it has become a reliable reference for those wishing to reconnect with their Italian roots and could be a key partner in the success of your research too. You can read the feedbacks of our customers on our testimonials page
Our experts in Molise region, conducted genealogy research on historical families from Pizzone, involving many surnames traditionally found in the town, including branches of the following families: Capotosto, Di Cianni, Di Cristofano, Di Silvio, Di Vito, Fosco, Gallo, Grimaldi, Mancini, Marra, Primavera, Rossi, Santucci, Spina, Valentino and others.
Many records relating to families and individuals are already stored in our databases and include, in addition to names and dates, further information such as occupations, residential addresses, and key family and social relationships within the Pizzone community in past centuries.
Part of the information used by ItalianSide in genealogy research derives from a proprietary archive of on-site research conducted over many years in Pizzone and Molise by our experts. This archive includes studies, family trees, and data not available online, such as cross-referenced family relationships, occupational histories, deciphered or translated documents, residential patterns, and visual documentation.
Research activities may include all major sources available at municipal, provincial, and regional level:
• civil records
• parish registers
• notarial archives
• military records
• cadastral and property records
• historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Direct access to local archives and a deep understanding of the local context allow for more complete and accurate results. Research may be carried out using all available sources in both public and private archives.
ItalianSide research: Beyond Names and Dates
Italian genealogy is deeply local. It can’t be reduced only about collecting birth and death dates.
In Molise, every municipality — including Pizzone — has its own archival history, record‑keeping traditions, and unique documentary sources. This is why Italianside is able to help you in your Italian ancestry research, through a national network of local experts, each specialized in the archives of their specific territory.
Our researcher who works in Pizzone and in the Province of Isernia knows how to navigate local civil, parish, military, and notarial records, uncovering details that go far beyond basic dates. By combining national coordination and methodology with deep local expertise, our researcher will bring your ancestors’ stories back to life within the history of the Pizzone community.
Civil Records (Stato Civile) in Pizzone
In towns and villages of Molise and across Isernia province, civil registration offices were formally established in 1809, when this area was part of the Kingdom of Naples. This means you can often find your ancestors’ civil records in the Town Hall archives of Pizzone from that year onwards.
(If your goal is to obtain Italian citizenship and you need official certificates from Pizzone, please follow this link.)
If you know that your ancestors lived in Pizzone during the past centuries, the City Office of Pizzone is usually the first place to start your family research. Our local expert can access these records on your behalf and interpret them correctly.
- Professions: discover what your ancestors did for a living.
- Addresses: find the street or house where the family lived in Pizzone.
- Family links: identify parents, witnesses and neighbours that appear in the records.
- Signatures and notes: see how your ancestors signed and read any marginal annotations.
If you prefer to contact the Town Hall by yourself, we suggest reading our genealogy tips for Italy. They include practical advice for research in Molise and specifically in Pizzone.
Population trends in Pizzone
The chart below shows the demographic trends in Pizzone from the Italian Unification (1861). Understanding how many people lived in the town over time is useful when interpreting migration and family movements.
Church Records in Pizzone
Church archives in Isernia province often preserve information that predates civil records. Parish registers include baptisms, marriages and burials and sometimes allow you to push your family tree back into the 1700s and 1600s.
In many areas of Molise, parish registers began around the 1500s. These manuscripts are not easy to access from abroad and can be hard to read without specific training.
Our local genealogists, graduated in history and archival studies, can consult the parish archives of Pizzone on your behalf and reconstruct your family history through the centuries.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Pizzone:
S. NICOLA DI BARI – Via 4 Novembre
Notary records and other historical sources
Another important source of information is represented by notary documents, which preserve wills, dowries, property sales and contracts. These records are usually kept in provincial and State Archives and can provide valuable details on the social and economic life of your family.
Military records
Conscription lists and service records documenting physical descriptions, dates and places of enlistment, units and ranks held, periods of service, military postings, transfers, and movements, often providing detailed insight into an individual’s life beyond civil registration.
Cadastral and property records in Pizzone
Historical cadastral and land records used to identify property ownership, track real estate transfers over time, and confirm the historical presence of families within Pizzone. ItalianSide provides professional assistance in accessing and interpreting these records, where available.
Historical and photographic sources available in private archives
Historical photographs, prints, and documents from private collections—including ItalianSide’s archive of vintage images from Pizzone and Molise region are available. Old pictures add significant value to your family history research and offer a real sense of the places where your ancestors once lived.
Planning a visit to Pizzone
From our experience, if you plan to visit Pizzone we always recommend starting the research months before your arrival. This way you avoid spending your holidays in offices or churches dealing with bureaucracy.
Remember that archives are not open to the general public and officers or priests are not required by law to grant direct access to the records.
Thanks to the findings gathered by our genealogist before your trip, and the help of our local guides, you’ll have more time to plan the exact locations (family homes, churches, streets, cemeteries, etc.) you’ll visit during your stay in the city.
This way, you can enjoy the city and its surroundings, following in the footsteps of your ancestors for an unforgettable journey back to your roots.
Professional help for research in Pizzone
If you need professional support from our local genealogist in the Pizzone area, write to pizzone@italianside.com or fill the form here. Our expert will study your request and reply with a research plan and a quote tailored to your family history.
Messages from other visitors in Pizzone
Here below you can read messages from other visitors in the Pizzone forum. If you simply want to discuss genealogy in Pizzone with other people, feel free to leave a message.
I’m trying to learn about my ancestors in Pizzone- last names: Di Iorio, Santucci, DiCianni.
Any info I’d appreciate the help!
Hi Brooke! I found this page looking for my husband’s ancestors in Pizzone. We’re DiOrios (today’s US spelling). I’d love to learn what you’ve found in the past year. I started a spreadsheet but could only go back to 1800 ish.
Hi,
I want to know more about my dad’s side as no one will help. I know my ancestors names were Domenico Disandro born 1827-1890 and his wife was Domenica Maria Mancini born 1833. They were from Pizzone I believe and had 7 children. One that moved to the U.S. Vincent Disandro Suffix born May 24 1877 in Pizzone. His other siblings Arabella Louise Hiscock,1889-1968 Silvia Antonia Hiscock born 1908-1982, Louisa Hiscock born 1909. Those are only a few I know, if anyone has any info they can give me that be amazing honestly !
Hello,
I will be in Rome in September 2020. My mother was born in the U.S, Her father Lebro DiBenedetto and possibly his wife Lucy Saviano were from Pizzone, Italy. WE are sure one, if not both were from Pizzone. They may have married in Pizzone or in the US.
Is there a St Barbara church in Pizzone? That may be where they were married.
Bonjour ;Je possede un petit arbre a partir de Dicianni Nicolas ne le21/06/1876 marie a Lucia Santucci nee le 24/11/1877 a Pizzone.Si une copie vous interese je peux la transmettreJe recupere aussi ce qui concerne ces personnes
Searching for any information on my grandparents. My Grandfathers passport says that he’s from Pizzone. His name was Francisco Guesseppi D’Andra. Our last name was changed to DeAndrea sometime after arriving to America. My Grandmother’s last name was Di Benedetto (not sure that’s spelled right. She went by the name “Minnie” however that was not her real name and I cannot make out the name written on the passport. I am planning on traveling to Pizzone with my family in 2020 and any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Hello!
Just read your email – Filomena Fosco and Angelo Di Benedetto had 12 children – my grandfather, Mario, was #5 and your grandmother Domenica (Minnie) was #8. My great aunt Minnie had 3 children – Filomena, Carmella and Joseph. Joseph had 2 children – Joseph and Gina. Does this sound familiar? If you contact me, I will send you the complete Filomena and Angelo Di Benedetto list.
I may have some information for you – my maiden name is Di Benedetto – Grandma’s name was Santucci.
Hi I’m Reid, my grandmother was named Antionette Di Benedetto and I have been doing some family research trying to find old family in Italy and in the US. My grandmother was born in 1920. If you find anything let know, it would be really cool to find out.
looking for find my grandfathers correct name. He is listed as Antonio Diordio. The second “d” makes narrowing it down very difficult. born May 31, 1861, Parents Leonardo and Angela. listed as coming from Naples, perhaps this was where he left from. immigrated and settled in Norristown PA. some where along the line they changed the spelling to DeOrdio which makes matters even more difficult. Any help that anyone can provide would be helpful. C
A lot of the Di Orios moved to Riardo as well. I’m not sure why the Riardo records aren’t easy to find online for that year.
Ellis island records shows my grandfather Nicola Fosco hometown was listed as Pizzone Italy. Nicola father was Angelo Fosco. I had visited Pizzone in 1772..there was an Aunt still living there at that time. Angelo and his son came to America and lived in Chicago, Ill. If anyone have other information of this Fosco family would greatly be appricated.
Hello,
I have some information about the Fosco family in America if that helps….but I am pretty sure you know this information. My name is Gina Fosco and I am the great granddaughter of Alex(Alessandro) Fosco, Nicola’s younger brother. In my research I haven’t gotten very far before the move to America, but I have some hints from family stories and records. The family spent some time in France…I am fairly sure it is where my great grandfather was born actually…I am also fairly sure Angelo went back and forth between the old and new world sometimes legally, sometimes not. I do know that my great grandfather entered america when he was young, but there is not official record of this….he was then sent back to Pizzone where he lived several years and then brought back to the chicago when he was 13…on the passenger list is Angelo’s name and Alfonso’s…another brother…..not sure if any of this helps, but please feel free to contact me further.
Thank you for your response Gina. Are you in Italy or America? My great grandfather is Angelo Fosco who was married to Mary Notodonato. The spelling of Notodonato has appears with different spelling. I was like you in my research Ellis Island shows Angelo going back and forth a few times through Ellis Island. One record showed he came over with my grandfather Nicola and another younger person by the name Antonio. The best I could piece together is Nicola and Antonio was brothers. However, I have found different naturalization cards for Nicola and Antonio Fosco with the same address. The problem I have is that my dad Nick was orphaned at a young age and raised by his mother sister and her husband they were Bigett and Pasquale DiChristofano. Also, the spelling of DiChristofano is spelled different even at their death. I visited Chicago a few years ago for a Fosco family reunion only to find nobody there could tell me about the Fosco family. All of my dad’s sisters and brother had past years ago. Their children could provide any information about the Fosco Family. I have a couple pictures of very young boys that were in Dad stuff but with no names. I had heard that my grandfather Fosco had about four brothers and one or more sister.
Let’s have a chat. I have some information. Alessandro Fosco was my Grand Father
hello, my great grandmother was named Fosco Grazia born in 1880 in Pizzone his father is named Fosco Angelo and his mother Dicianni Dominica, she came to France in 1902 !!
Ciao Rachel, your great grandmother was named Grazia Fosoc born in 1880 in Pizzone Italy, What year was Angelo Fosco born?
My grandfather, Leonardo Spina was born in Pizzone around 1884. I am trying to find the address of the home where he lived.
my grandfather was born in Pizzone. His name was Nicholas DiCianni. He was born in 1909 and came to america in 1911. His father was Antonio DiCianni and his mother’s name has come up as Maria Fosco and Domenica Fosco. I will be in Italy in april and am wondering if there is a cemetery in Pizzone that i could wander thru and see if i can find any headstones that might belong to my family. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Also, what are the chances that i may find someone that speaks English in town?
Are you relatedto brian di cianni in chicago?
Donna
Did you find any info during your trip to Italy? My husband is Nicholas DiCianni, Jr. He had some half brothers he knew of, so I assume you are the daughter of one of them. I would be interested if you found any grave sites or information going back further. My research has Antonio’s parents as Dominico DiCianni & Esther Santucia (Santucci). But not 100% sure. Others who are tracking Antonio show different names as parents. And yes we know Brian DiCianni.
I am researching my dad’s family. My dad and his parents were all born in Pizzone. My dad’s name was Christino Santucci and his parents were Angela Maria and Joseph Santucci. I also had an uncle Nicola Santucci. I think they left the town around 1930 or so. I am trying to figure out if there were any other children left behind. I would also like to know if I have any relatives left in the town. When you respond could you please write in English I can’t read Italian. thank you very much.
Sincerely
Mary
Hello,
I am researching my mother’s side of the family and I traced my ancestory back to Pizzone. I am looking for more information about the Di Cianni side of the family. My Great Great grandfather Antonio Di Cianni came from Pizzone with his wife Domenica. He married her in 1901, but unfortunately I do not know the date, nor do I know her maiden name. I know that Antonio’s parents were named Giacomo Di Cianni and Donata Fosco. I am now trying to figure out how to fill in some of these holes. Any recommendations for new places to look would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Kevin
bonjour kevin je vis en france et suis d,origine de pizzone , je suis alle a pizzone en juin 2014 chercher des infos sur mon grand pere et grand mere,dicianni nicolas et santuci lucie il m’ a semble qu ‘il on eu un peu peur que je vienne demander quelque chose et du coup on ne connais plus ou pas .alors des infos me font toujours plaisir . Cordialement Antoine
Kevin
I think we are tracking the same Antonio. That was my husband’s grandfather. My research shows him married to Domenica Fosco. But, in researching I think his parents were Joseph Fosco and Lucia Saviano (spelling varies). I have not had any luck going back in time any further. I would be interested as to why you show different parents for Antonio.