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The first lady, the wife of the president of the United States of America, is of Italian origin. Jill Biden belongs to an immigrant family from Sicilia. She was not yet born, but her origins are still linked to the island. In fact, Jill's paternal grandfather was born in Gesso, a village of 500 inhabitants in the province of Messina. His name was Domenico Giacoppo. With emigration to the Use of his family his name became Dominic Jacobs. It was the beginning of the last century and many years would pass from the birth of the current first lady. And who knows if she has ever been in Italy and in that small town in the Messina area.
Jill Biden and Sicily: a cousin of the first lady in Gesso
In the days of great anticipation for the electoral result, which declared Joe Biden the new president of the United States, there was a lot of curiosity around Gesso. Curious journalists went to meet Signora Caterina. She has been waiting for days for the outcome of the vote and obviously cheered for the Democratic candidate. "I didn't know I had this important relationship - Caterina told Adnkronos - but I'm happy". The family of Jill Biden's grandfather was made up of Placido Giacoppo, the woman's great-grandfather. On May 29, 1900, he moved to the United States. He was joined by his wife Angela and four children, Antonio, Natalina, Giovannina and Domenico, the grandfather of Jill Jacobs.
And in Gesso there are many who know the story of Jill Biden
In the small town of Messina Antonio Federico, a local resident has reconstructed the family tree of Jill Biden. Studying old documents, in churches, at the Municipality, among relatives. And the desire to invite the famous first lady to Gesso comes from the small town of Messina. And then Tonino Macrì, President of the Rinascita Gesso association says that in the Museum there is a document that certifies the departure of the Giacoppos from Messina "We can therefore boast the origins of Mrs. Jacobs". In an interview with Vogue Jill Biden had confirmed her origins. “My grandfather's name was Domenico Giacoppo, but they changed it to Jacobs - he said -. So I grew up eating Italian every Sunday, with 'married soup', chops and homemade pasta ".
The story of the first lady
Despite her Italian origins, Jill Biden is American. In fact she was born in New Jersey in 1951, but spent the first few years in Pennsylvania. The father was a bank employee and the mother a housewife. He studied and worked as an English teacher, then engaged in social work. When her husband was US vice president, she promoted support programs for soldiers' families, education initiatives for girls and women. She married Joe Biden in 1977. And she is the second wife of the president. The first died in a tragic accident with one of the children. The initiatives that Jill Biden could propose as first lady are many. It will probably continue to support the programs it has promoted over the years. And to help the categories most in difficulty.
