Vallelonga Family
We know precious little about the Vallelongas, as my Great Great Grandfather Francesco Vallelonga died when he was only 27, leaving his wife (Teresa Piscioneri) and two small daughters (the eldest daughter being Maria (Vallelonga) Taranto, my Great Grandmother). I frequently see other Vallelonga family members who traveled to the US with Piscioneris — so presumably the families remained connected, at least by friendships and potentially cousin relationships as well.
I suspect that Francesco’s mother’s name may have been Maria, if they followed the Italian naming custom. The second daughter of Francesco and Teresa (Piscioneri) Vallelonga was named Catherine, after her maternal grandmother, which follows tradition. We can make an educated guess (no more than that) that the paternal grandmother is Maria, because their first child bore that name. Because all of them lived and died in Caulonia, Reggio de Calabria, Italy, it is difficult at best to learn anything about them, or make any firm connections with the family members who settled in America.