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Author: disneeyore1
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Yes, I have had the same story about an orphanage that took their name of the orphanage
Casagrande. My family name is Chelone on my maternal ancestry side. Supposedly my
gggrandfather changed his name to Chelone and ended up in Genoa, Tribogna? Five of his and
Caterina Pagano's children came to the U.S. and settled in and around Colma, CA. Four
remained in Italy. Anyone else out there to confirm the story about the orphanage? I have
heard that a fire burned down the orphanage and all if any records were destroyed. That
would have been a great find if records could be obtained to unravel the mystery. Thanks
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