Kyle Palmieri
Birth Name: Kyle Charles Palmieri
Place of Birth: Smithtown, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 1, 1991
Ethnicity: Italian, English
Kyle Palmieri is an American professional ice hockey right winger. He plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
Kyle is the son of Tammy and Bruce Palmieri.
Kyle’s maternal grandfather was Edward John DePiero (the son of Dante DePiero and Ines/Inez DeCandido). Edward was born in New Jersey. Dante was the son of Oswaldo/Osvaldo De Piero and Lucia Calligaro, who were from Cordenons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Ines was born in Italy.
Kyle’s maternal grandmother was Elaine Sampson (the daughter of John B. Sampson and Catherine Louisa Silver). Elaine had English ancestry.
Source: http://www.und.com
Kyle’s maternal grandfather was Edward John DePiero (the son of Dante DePiero and Ines/Inez DeCandido). Edward was born in New Jersey. Dante was the son of Oswaldo/Osvaldo De Piero and Lucia Calligaro. Osvaldo and Lucia were from Cordenons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Ines was born in Italy.
That’s interesting. Being Palmieri a very Southern Italian surname, it looks like Northern and Southern Italians often intermarried in U.S. as it happened in Italy after WWII.
Additional information on Kyle Palmieri’s mother’s side of the family. Kyle’s mother is Tammy DePeiro, the daughter of Edward John DePeiro and Elaine Sampson. Edward was the son of Dante DePeiro and Inez DePeiro. Elaine was the daughter of John B. Sampson and Catherine Louisa Silver. Kyle’s maternal grandfather was basically 100% Italian (can’t tell which region) and maternal grandmother was basically 100% English descent. Here is Kyle’s maternal grandfather’s obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?pid=185837410