Two of the Bravin brothers married two of the Melosso sisters. One of these marriages was of the great aunt and great uncle of my ex-husband’s Groshans family. The other marriage was of the maternal grandparents of my ex-husband’s Groshans family.

When 2 brothers marry 2 sisters it brings an interesting bond and actually blends many of the family lines between sibling and in-law. It is fun to think that their family gatherings would have brought together these 2 families and 2 sets of siblings!

Tecla Melosso was an older sister to Lousa “Louise” Melosso. This made Tecla a great aunt in the Groshans family.

Tecla married Luigi “Louis” Bravin. Luigi was born in Meduno, Italy on 1 Apr 1884. He immigrated to the USA on 15 Nov 1906 (he was 22 years old.) The marriage of Tecla and Louis took place in PA on 15 Nov 1909 (he was 25 years old and she was 23 years old.)

Tecla and Luigi’s children were 1st cousins once removed to my ex-husband and his siblings.

Techla’s younger sister, Lousa Melosso (Louise), married Luigi Bravin’s younger brother Anibale Bravin. Lousa (Louise) and Anibale were the maternal grandparents of my ex-husband and his siblings.

Lousa (Louise) was born 13 June 1899 in Frisanco, Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She immigrated to the USA when she was 23 years old. This is a link to a blog that I wrote about Lousa (Louise). https://tellinglifestories.org/tag/louise-bravin/

Anibale Bravin was born on 13 Feb 1891 in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.