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Monday, May 28, 2012

Two more steps towards figuring out the Puccini link

The letter received in March from Archivio Storico Diocesano Lucca also shed some light on Giocondo Nannetti's maternal side on the family. Since I started to blog about this, that has been one of the mysteries I want to solve.
The new information tells us that Cleonice Nannetti's full name was Maria Cleonice Nannetti. She was born on October 20, 1811. Her parents were Giovanni Antonio Puccini and Bartolomea Antoni. Cleonice's paternal grandfather was Michele Puccini.

Cleonice Puccini married Costantino Nannetti on June 30, 1834 in Ghivizzano. The witnesses were Giuseppe Nannetti from Granaiola and Pellegrino Puccini from Ghivizzano.

The next step will be to contact again the Archivio Storico Diocesano Lucca and ask for more details on Cleonice's father and grandfather, Giovanni Antonio Puccini and Michele Puccini.

New Details on Costantino Nannetti

Costantino Nannetti, the father of Giocondo Nannetti was born on June 27, 1805. His parents were Pietro Nannetti and Elisabetta Simoni, both from Granaiola.
Costantino was born and baptized on the same day. His godparents were Angelo di Pierluigi Simoni and Maria Lucia di Pierluigi Simoni.

New findings on Giocondo Nannetti

This past week I received great news via some relatives who contacted the Archivio Storico Diocesano Lucca. It helped me correct some mistakes and shed some light on who Cleonice Puccini parents and paternal grandfather were. The following information is taken from a letter received in May 2012 from Archivio Storico Diocesano Lucca.

Giocondo Nannetti (b. 1840)
Son of Costantino Nannetti (b.1805) and Maria Cleonice Puccini (b.1811)
Grandson of Pietro Paulo Nannetti (b. 1774) and Maria Elisabetta Simoni (b. 1764)
Great grandson of Paolino Nannetti and Maria Martina Simoni.
Great great grandson of Vicente Nannetti
Great great great grandson of Simone Nannetti

Giocondo Nannetti was baptized privately and on the same day he was born since they thought he would not survive. His godparents were Regolo Desideri and Maria Petronilla Gerardi both from Granaiola.