Giuseppe Castro (1855 - 1927)

Born 31 Dec 1855 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Rosa Di Carlo — married 10 Feb 1885 (to 1927) in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Died 5 Apr 1927 at age 71 in Bronx, New York, United States

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Biography

Giuseppe Castro is born 31 December 1855 and baptized 1 January 1856 as Josephum. He is the son of Antonino Castro (sometimes Cascio) and Rosalia Marino. His godparents are Calogero di Miceli and Salvatrice Carrabba, a married couple.

His mother, Rosalia, dies in the home of Caterina Cusimano, her mother, on 4 June 1865. She is 30 years old.

His father, Antonino, remarries, to Rosalia's younger sister, Luigia (b. 1848), on 10 March 1867.

With his sister, Santa, Giuseppe stands as godparent to his half-sister, Francesca Paola, in 1878.

Giuseppe marries Maria Rosa di Carlo on 10 February 1885. His father is still living at this time. Maria Rosa is the sister of Giuseppe's brother-in-law, Vincenzo, married to Maria Santa in 1879.

Giuseppe and Maria Rosa have at least six children: Rosalia (1885), Maria Anna (1887), Antonino (1889), Luigia (1891), Giuseppe (1895), and Giovanna (1897).

Rosalia is born 3 November 1885 in Corleone, and baptized on the seventh. Her godparents are Gioachino di Carlo and Domenica Campagna, a married couple.^[1] Rosalia is named after her paternal grandmother.

Maria Anna is born 24 May 1887.

Antonino is born on 29 April 1889 and baptized on 4 May.

Luigia is born 17 April 1891 and baptized ten days later, named after Giuseppe's aunt and stepmother. Her godparents are Antonino Rizzo and Maria Rosa Panepinto, a married couple.^[2]

Giuseppe, the son, is born and baptized 11 March 1895, named after his maternal grandfather. His godparents are Giuseppe Virga and Anna Lombardo,a married couple from Sancipirello.

Giovanna is born 20 March 1897 and baptized seven days later. Her godparents are Giuseppe and Marianna di Carlo, brother and sister.^[3]

Maria Rosa and Giuseppe immigrate 4 June 1905 to New York.^[4]

Rosalia marries Giovanni Coniglio, who is also from Corleone, on 24 April 1907 in Manhattan.^[5]

According to notes made on Maria Anna and her husband's baptismal records, she and Francesco Perrino marry in New York on 17 September 1913.

Giuseppe, the father, has a younger half brother, Pietro, who marries his niece, the daughter of Vincenzo and Maria Santa, in New York the same year.

Giuseppe (Joseph), a retired storekeeper, dies at the age of 70 in the Bronx in April 1927. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery. His wife, Giovannina, survives him. His residence address is listed as 854 E 222nd Street.^[6]

Maria Rosa dies there on 15 March 1946.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Rosolia Castro, record no. 636, 7 November 1885, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-2GV?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351287601 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 162 of 398; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Baptism of Aloysia Castro, record no. 235, 27 April 1891, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-65108-53?cc=2046915 : accessed 29 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 143 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Baptism of Joanna Castro, record no. 155, 27 March 1897, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-72778-32?cc=2046915 : accessed 7 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 151 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Di Carlo, Vincent Angelo. 2013. "The Di Carlo Family: From Corleone, Sicily, Italy." Accessed online 11 November 2015.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HJ-RZM : 10 February 2018), Giovanni Coniglio and Rosalia Castro, 24 Apr 1907; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,181.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGW-ZTG : accessed 17 March 2016), Antonino Castro in entry for Joseph Castro, 05 Apr 1927; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,169,537.

Baptism of Josephus Castro, 1 January 1856

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-144673-12?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 10 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 252 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Marriage of Joseph Castro and Maria Rosa di Carlo, record no. 14, 10 February 1885

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-20536-6?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29:351041801,351041802,351107101 : accessed 21 March 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 439 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Baptism of Franciscus Perrino, record no. 211, 9 April 1887

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-64401-53?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 04 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 271 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Maria Anna Castro, record no. 285, 25 May 1887

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-65237-47?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 04 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 277 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Antoninum Castro, record no. 213, 4 May 1889

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-70918-48?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPD:351041801,351041802,351292901 : accessed 8 February 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 22 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Baptism of Joseph Castro, record no. 140, 11 March 1895

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-68215-53?cc=2046915 : accessed 5 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 4 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).