Maria Terranova (1868 - 1947)

Born 8 Jun 1868 in via Vallone, Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Leoluca Grizzaffi — married 27 Oct 1890 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1947 at age 78 in Bronx, New York, United States

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Biography

Maria Terranova is born on 8 June 1868 in her parents' home in via Vallone, Corleone. The midwife, Francesca Paola De Luca, age 65, reports her birth. Her mother is Maria Concetta Palazzotto, age 29. Her father is Giacomo Terranova, age 38, mugnajo (miller).

Maria marries Leoluca Grizzaffi on 27 October 1890 in Corleone. It is the first marriage for either of them. Their parents are all still living.

Maria and Leoluca have at least three children: Biagia (1891), Giovanna (1896), and Maria (1899).

Biagia is born 26 December 1891 and baptized seven days later, named after her paternal grandmother. Her godparents are Vincenzo Terranova and Vita, his sister.^[1]

Giovanna is born 21 June 1896 and baptized five days later. Her godparents are Biagio and Vita Terranova, brother and sister.

Maria is born 30 January and baptized 7 February 1899. Her godparents are Vincenzo Caruso and Rosa Liggio, a married couple.^[2]

Leoluca immigrates in 1903 with his daughter, Biagia, when she is eleven years old. He is a laborer, joining his nephew Gioachino Crescimanno, at 1460 1st (Ave is most likely) in New York. Traveling with them are two of his sister Angela's children, Rosa, age 8, and Giovanni Cascio, age 6.

Biagia marries in New York at the Chiesa del Carmine on 8 June 1913, to Salvatore Artale, son of Vincenzo Artale and Marianna Spatafora, born in Ficuzza.^[1]

Leoluca, known as Louis, is still living in a 1940 US Census. It is not known when his wife immigrates, but she is also living with him at this time.

There is no further record of Giovanna or Maria.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptism of Blasia Grizzaffi, record no. 2, 2 January 1892, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-68413-55?cc=2046915 : accessed 30 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 178 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Baptism of Maria Grizzaffi, record no. 54, 7 February 1899, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-74086-53?cc=2046915 : accessed 21 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 281 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Estratto dall'atto di nascita, Maria Terranova, record no. 217, 9 June 1868

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32398-22181-30?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F29:351055601,352253401,352395301 : accessed 07 Jun 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1887-1890 > image 2703 of 2995; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Marriage of Leolucas Grizzaffi and Maria Terranova, record no. 89, 27 October 1890

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-13586-75?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L23:351041801,351041802,351112201 : accessed 21 January 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1888-1902 > image 91 of 445; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Certificato di defissione, Leoluca Grizzaffi and Maria Terranova, 27 October 1890

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-32398-21486-32?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F29:351055601,352253401,352395301 : accessed 07 Jun 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1887-1890 > image 2700 of 2995; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Baptism of Joanna Grizzaffi, record no. 288, 26 June 1896

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-72226-55?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 99 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Ship manifest, S.S. Nord-America, 19 November 1903

• S.S. Nord-America 19 November 1903 S.S. Nord-America, 19 November 1903

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X764-3GC : accessed 29 Jul 2014), Bessie Artale in household of Leo Luca Grizzaffi, Bronx (Districts 251-500), Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0479, sheet 5A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1481.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQBR-4VM : accessed 29 Jul 2014), Salvatore Artale, Assembly District 6, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-728, sheet 9B, family 168, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2479.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WLX-B41 : accessed 17 February 2016), Maria Grizzaffi, 11 Apr 1947; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,200,127.