Leoluca Grizzaffi (1860 - aft. 1941)

Born 2 Oct 1860 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Terranova — married 27 Oct 1890 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Descendants

Died after 17 Oct 1941 after age 81 in Bronx, New York, United States

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Biography

Leoluca Grizzaffi is born 2 October 1860 in his parents' home in via S. Rocco, Corleone. His birth is reported by the midwife, Francesca Paola De Luca, age 56. His mother is Biagia Quaglino, age 40. His father is Giovanni Grizzaffi, age 51, borgese (middle class).

He is baptized the same day as Leonemlucam. His godparents are Leoluca Cascio and Maria di Palermo, a married couple. His parents also stand as godparents to one of Leoluca and Maria's children.

Leoluca marries Maria Terranova on 27 October 1890 in Corleone. It is the first marriage for either of them. They 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 Giocchino 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.^[3]

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).
3. ↑ Ship manifest, S.S. Nord-America, 19 November 1903. S.S. Nord-America 19 November 1903 S.S. Nord-America, 19 November 1903

Estratto d'atto di nascita, Leoluca Grizzaffi, record no. 391, 2 October 1860

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32398-22215-26?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F29:351055601,352253401,352395301 : accessed 07 Jun 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1887-1890 > image 2702 of 2995; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Baptism of Leoluca Grizzaffi, 2 October 1860

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-131855-50?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K68:351041801,351041802,351125301 : accessed 21 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1858-1863 > image 216 of 388; citing Archivio della Diocesi di 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.

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].

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).

"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.