48. 

FOUND: 

Sarlo-Pecora connection

As a family, after finding Joseph Louis Mott's true identity as Rocco Vincenzo Sarli, we have often wondered how he became connected to Giuseppe Pecora (1827-1875), the leader of the traveling musical group. Giuseppe "Joe" Pecora was born in Laurenzana and surely would have been known to Rocco/Joseph as a child.

I recently found an early connection of the Sarlo's and Pecora's.

Sebastiano Pecora (1822-), son of Domenico Egidio Pecora (1797-) & Carmela Anna Laraja (1792-) married Angela Carmina Sarlo (1824 -1855) daughter of Francesco Sarlo (1785-1848) & Maria Giuseppe Crapullo (1797-). Francesco Sarlo was the son of Saverio Sarlo (1750-1810) and Geronima Bianco (1755-), so Angela Carmina Sarlo was their granddaughter.

Sebastiano and Angela had a son Domenico Nicola Pecora (1852-1853). Then they had a daughter named Maria Carmela Pecora (1855-1923) who immigrated to New York City and married Donato Maria Crecco (1854-1939) who was from San Fele, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. Angela died toward the end of the year their daughter was born.

Sebastiano and his second wife Maria Carmela Abbate had six children in Laurenzana. *It is my belief, based on Denver court records, that their fourth son Giovanni was one of the three youths killed along with Joe Pecora in Denver.

1. Domenicantonio Pecora (1857-1913)

2. Giuseppe Maria Pecora (1858-)

3. Giovanni Antonio Pecora (1860-1862)

4. Giovanni Antonio Pecora (1863-1875)*

5. Concetta Pecora (1865-1866)

6. Concetta Pecora (1867-1868)