Antonina Liggio (1849)

Born 3 Oct 1849 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Salvatore Ferrara — married 7 Feb 1869 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Antonina Liggio, the daughter of Rosario Liggio and Carmela Piazza, is born in her parents' home on via Santa Rosalia in Corleone on 3 October 1849.^[1]

Antonina marries Salvatore Ferrara, son of Matteo Ferrara and Santa Provenzano, on 7 February 1869 in Corleone.^[2]

Antonina and Salvatore have at least four children: Maria Santa (c. 1870), Carmela (c. 1887), Maria Rosaria (c. 1889), and Marietta (c. 1891), all born in Italy.

Maria Santa is named after her paternal grandmother.

On the Karamania arriving in New York 23 December 1898 are these passengers from Corleone:

20. Salvatore Ferrara, 52 (b. 1846), married, bound for New York, connected to lines 21-23 with a bracket, all going to Matteo Liggio at 886 E. 76?th St

21. Antonina Liggio, 51 (b. 1847), married, bound for New York

22. Carmela Ferrara, 11 (b. 1887), bound for New York

23. Maria Rosaria Ferrara, 9 (b. 1889), bound for New York^[3]

In the 1910 federal census of New York City, taken 18 April, Salvatore Ferrara, 64 (b. 1846), married for 42 years (m. 1868) to Antonina, 61 (b. 1849), head a household at 222 E. 107th St. with their daughter Marietta, 19 (b. 1891). Antonia has had 7 children, 5 living. All born in Italy, they emigrated in 1897. Marietta works as a cigar maker. Her parents are not employed.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Antonina Liggio, allegati 1869, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997B-X6CH?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F3D%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352298701 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1868-1872 > image 1463 of 2993; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
2. ↑ Marriage of Salvatoris Ferrara and Antonina Liggio, record no. 2030, 7 February 1869, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDL-FY?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L2S%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351102301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 263 of 356; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Manifest accessed on EllisIsland via SteveMorse 8 January 2019.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVJ-VZS?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-2HD%3A133641301%2C133751301%2C143128001%2C1589091834 : 24 June 2017), New York > New York > Manhattan Ward 12 > ED 341 > image 12 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).