Salvatore Maida (1863 - 1936)

Born 7 Jun 1863 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Husband of Angela Dragotta — married 4 Jan 1898 (to 5 Jan 1926) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Husband of Filippa Toscano — married 23 Jan 1929 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Died 25 Jan 1936 at age 72 in Bronx, New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Salvatore Maida is born at 6AM and baptized Salvatorem on 7 June 1863. He is the son of Vincenzo Maida and Emmanuela Cascio. His godparents are Giuseppe and Gaetana Maida, brother and sister.^[1]

Salvatore marries Angela Dragotta, daughter of Bernardo and Carmela di Bello, on 4 January 1898 in New York before witnesses Francesco Riina and Francesco Saltaformaggio. Salvatore lives at 2356 3rd Ave in Manhattan. He is 34 (b. 1864), single, born in Italy, the son of Vincenzo Maida and Emanella Coscio. Angela Dragotta lives at the same address. She is 27 (b. 1871), single, born in Italy, the daughter of Bernardo Dragotta and Carmela Dibello. It is the first marriage for them both. They are wed by an alderman. The groom and witnesses all sign their names. Angela signs with a cross.^[2][3]

In 1901, his mother and his brother, Stefano, join him in New York City. The address on the manifest is difficult to read but it may be 243 E 124th St.

In the 1920 federal census of Manhattan taken 20 January, Salvatore Maida, 56 (b. 1864), heads a household at 112 E. 112th St with his wife, Angelina, 49 (b. 1871), children Mary (Emanuela), 21 (b. 1899), Stephania, 10 (b. 1910), and Stephen, 6 (b. 1914), and his brother, Stephen Maida, 62 (b. 1858). Salvatore and Angelina were born in Italy, both emigrated in 1897 and naturalized in 1902. He owns his home and is an employer in the dress manufacturing industry. Brother Stephen is single, emigrated from Italy in 1901, and works as a cigar maker.^[4]

He marries for the second time to the widow Filippa Toscano in January 1929.^[5] Salvatore Maida lives at 147 E. 116th St, in NYC. He is 63, widower, real estate broker, born in Italy, the son of Vincenzo Maida and Emanuela Caseo. This is his second marriage. Filippa Sparacino lives at 4072 3rd Ave in NYC. She is 49, a widow, maiden name Filippa Toscano. She was born in Italy, the daughter of Giuseppe Toscano and Anna Maria Perrera. This is her second marriage. They are wed on 23 January 1929 by a deputy city clerk. Witnesses are Joseph Cirito and Carmelo Cirito. They all sign their names.^[6]

Salvatore Maida dies at 2151 Cruger Ave, a tenement in the Bronx, on 25 January 1936. He was a widower, age 72, a real estate broker, born in Italy, a resident of the US and NYC for 48 years, son of Vincenzio Maida and Emanuela Coscia, both born in italy. The cause of death is acute cardiac failure with a contributing cause of chronic cardiovascular disease. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery on 28 January 1936. The body is released to undertakers by the son, Stephen Maid, of the same home address.^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Salvator Maida, 7 June 1863, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-140394-57?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K68:351041801,351041802,351125301 : accessed 17 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1858-1863 > image 359 of 388; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
2. ↑ Marriage of Salvatore Maida and Angela Dragotta. (1898). Certificate no. 844. Manhattan. DORIS. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7981806
3. ↑ Marriage of Salvatore Maida and Angela Dragotta, 4 January 1898. "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6H3-1JQ : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Emanella Coscio in entry for Salvatore Maida and Angela Dragotta, 04 Jan 1898; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1503766.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXG-F56?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-676%3A1036473601%2C1039156701%2C1040167501%2C1589340347 : 12 September 2019), New York > New York > Manhattan Assembly District 18 > ED 1279 > image 40 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZM-VRY : accessed 15 March 2016), Salvatore Maida and Filippa Toscano Sharacino, 23 Jan 1929; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,669.
6. ↑ Marriage of Salvatore Maida and Filippa Sparacino. (1929). Certificate no. 4549. Manhattan. DORIS. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/9336653
7. ↑ Death of Salvatore Maida. (1936). Certificate no. 1006. Bronx. DORIS. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/6356988
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGX-FN8 : accessed 15 March 2016), Salvatore Maida, 25 Jan 1936; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,156,401.