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Early Origins of the Ales family

The surname Ales was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Ales family

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Ales Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alicea, Alesi, Alesio, Alesci, Alecci, Ales, Alescio, Alesseri, Allesiani, Alicea, Alicci, Alesani, Aliscio and many more.

Early Notables of the Ales family

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United States Ales migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ales Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Sebastian Ales, who arrived in North America in 1777
Ales Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • P Ales, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 1
  • T Ales, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 1
  • Bernardo Ales, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
  • Johann Ales, who settled in Baltimore in 1882
  • Anna Ales, who arrived in New York, NY in 1883


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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