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Historical works often disagree on Morellos birth date. Many sources point to 1870 as the probable year. But it is important to note that Mafia historians frequently draw information from each other. Eighteenseventy may have started as someones educated guess and through repetition became regarded as fact. David Leon Chandler places Morellos birth back in 1863 put provides little clue why he has done so.Giuseppe MorelloIn fact, official documents indicate Morellos birth date was May 2, 1867. He was born to Calogero and Angela Piazza Morello in the Sicilian town of Corleone. The town has a rich and colorful history, though it is now more widely known for its impact on the Godfather stories.A few years after the birth of Morellos sister Maria, their father died. Angela Piazza later remarried. She and her husband Bernardo Terranova had at least three sons and three daughters.Some Mafia historians have had some trouble tracking the number of Morello brothers and their ages. Allan May, among others, lists four brothers and two halfbrothers. But May stumbles when he counts Peter as a blood brother of Giuseppe Morello. Peter was, in fact, the same person as Giuseppe. But more about that later.

 

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