When Giovanna Tecce was born about 1743, in Torre le Nocelle, Avellino, Italy, her father, Matteo Tecce, was 47 and her mother, Isabella Ardolino, was 39. She married Domenico Maria Garofano on 9 October 1762, in Torre le Nocelle, Avellino, Italy. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 March 1811, in her hometown, at the age of 68.