The Dallapè family is spread all over the world. We currently live in Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Argentina and Brazil. Every Dallapè in the world is descended from one of two men (possibly brothers) who lived in the Italian province of Alto-Adige in northern Italy in the 1580s. The Dallapè family lived alongside other families (Pederzolli, Bonomi, etc.) in the small town of Stravino, but soon expanded into other neighboring villages, including Cavedine, Brusino, Mustè and Pietramurata. One notable family member, Mariano Dallapè, was a travelling musician and settled near Stradella where the accordion factory he started still exists today. By the beginning of the twentieth century, many Dallapè family members moved to the Americas in search of new opportunities. Some moved to Canada, some to the United States. Still others chose to relocate to the South American countries of Argentina and Brazil. Today, we may speak many languages and have very different cultures, but we all share a common heritage in our not too distant past.
Below, we link to the family trees of our two sixteenth century ancestors, Francesco Dallapè and Andrea Dallapè. If you would like your current family information added to one of the trees or if you need help discovering where you belong in our shared history, email us at karrde_smuggler_@hotmail.com .
Each line indicates a Dallapè marriage. If the husband is a Dallapè, the line will be black. If the wife is a Dallapè, it will be red. If both are Dallapè (that was not uncommon in such a small, mountain town) then there will be a line for both the husband and for the wife in their appropriate spot on the tree.
The numbers before each set of names indicate the generation. For example, Francesco Dallapè is the first generation for which we have reliable records. His married children were Giovanni Michele and Nicolo, so their names are preceded by the number two. The year of birth, if known, will be located directly after the name and the date at the end of each line will be the year of marriage, if known.
We hope you enjoy looking through these trees and hope to add more features in the near future (like links to photographs of the more recent family members, links to Dallapè family members' websites and YOUR own personal stories about your branch of the Dallapè family). I am only fluent in English, though I speak some Italian and Spanish, so if you have a better translation for anything on this page, sent me a quick email at karrde_smuggler_@hotmail.com .