Rosalia (Rizzo) Cerrito (1847 - 1935)

Born 15 Jan 1847 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Paolo Cerrito — married [date unknown] in Italy

Descendants

Died 15 May 1935 at age 88 in Queens, New York, United States

Biography

Rosalia was born about 1873. ^[1]

Research Notes

In the 1925 New York State Census, an 82-year-old woman from Italy, named Rose Cerrito, lives with the family of her son, 47-year-old, Italian-born, Peter Cerrito in Queens, New York.

"New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSCG-4FQ : 8 November 2014), Rose Cerrito, New York, A.D. 02, E.D. 48, Queens, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 59, line 30, New York State Archives, Albany.

Image of Census page at Ancestry.com, showing family members and full details.

In the 1930 U.S. Census, an 86-year-old widow from Italy, named Rosie Cerrito, is found living with the Pisciotta family in Queens, New York.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4PK-ZJN : accessed 18 August 2018), Rosie Cerrito in household of John Pisciotta, Queens (Districts 0501-0750), Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 725, sheet 5A, line 35, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1588; FHL microfilm 2,341,323.

There appear to be at least four duplicate profiles in FamilySearch for Rosalia Rizzo, with different source documents, husbands, children and parents for the different profiles (see FS ID#s LBST-BLS, LTJ9-ZTM, LTJ9-JXH, and L66C-2YZ). It will take thoughtful work to sort through the various tangled relationships represented and correctly merge the various duplicated profiles and disconnect incorrect relationships.

Rosalia was born in 1844. She passed away in 1941.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: FamilySearch site Stephen Gallo.

See also:

• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24CJ-NCN : 10 February 2018), Rosalia Rizzo in entry for Filippo Cerrito and Maria Cerrito, 06 Nov 1909; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,493,203.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGV-Q2W : 10 February 2018), Rosalia Rizzo in entry for Antoinette Cerrito, 25 Apr 1946; citing Death, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,194,319.
• Source: FamilySearch site Stephen Gallo.