Giovanni Giuseppe Ricciardi was born in Calitri, Avellino, and worked as a tailor. He emigrated to New Jersey and in 1922 married Rosa Maria Codella, who was also born in Claitri. The couple settled in Montclair, N.J., and Ricciardi began an active career in the OSIA New Jersey Grand Lodge. He served as Grand Trustee, Grand Financial Secretary, and Grand Recording Secretary. In 1970, he was made a Cavaliere dell'Ordine di Vittorio Veneto by the Republic of Italy.
Papers of Giovanni G. Ricciardi consist of birth certificated, baptism certificates, a passport, marriage certificates, naturalization certificates, a list of funeral expenses, and Italian military discharge papers. Birth and marriage certificates are for Giovanni G. Ricciardi and Rosa Maria Codella; naturalization certificates include those for John Ricciardi, Rosa Maria Ricciardi, and Pietro Codella. Funeral expenses are for Lucia Ricciardi, and passports are for Giovanni Ricciardi and Rosa Zabatta.
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