Ancestors of Myah Salvatrica Ella Lee

Ancestors of Myah Salvatrica Ella Lee

Generation No. 1

1. Myah Salvatrica Ella Lee, born October 19, 1999 in South Weymouth, Mass.. She was the daughter of 2. Lamar Lee and 3. Laura Anne Maria Cristina.

Generation No. 2

2. Lamar Lee He married 3. Laura Anne Maria Cristina.

3. Laura Anne Maria Cristina, born May 08, 1974 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 6. Umberto Cristina and 7. Paula Frances Alberta Spadorcia.

Child of Lamar Lee and Laura Cristina is:

1 i. Myah Salvatrica Ella Lee, born October 19, 1999 in South Weymouth, Mass.

Generation No. 3

6. Umberto Cristina, born February 21, 1950 in Campobasso, Italy. He married 7. Paula Frances Alberta Spadorcia.

7. Paula Frances Alberta Spadorcia, born December 17, 1949 in Quincy, Ma.. She was the daughter of 14. Albert Peter Spadorcia and 15. Salvatrica (Sally) Maria Faiella.

Children of Umberto Cristina and Paula Spadorcia are:

i. Jessica Elizabeth Maria Cristina, born July 07, 1972 in Quincy, Mass.

3 ii. Laura Anne Maria Cristina, born May 08, 1974 in Quincy, Mass; married Lamar Lee.

iii. Andrea Beth Salvatrica Cristina, born June 23, 1976 in Quincy, Mass; married Mattson.

iv. Paul Andrew Albert Cristina, born February 05, 1978 in Quincy, Mass.

Generation No. 4

14. Albert Peter Spadorcia, born November 06, 1921 in Quincy, Mass.; died April 27, 1956 in Quincy, Mass.. He married 15. Salvatrica (Sally) Maria Faiella.

15. Salvatrica (Sally) Maria Faiella, born May 09, 1923 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 30. Americo Alfredo Carlo Faiella and 31. Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico.

Children of Albert Spadorcia and Salvatrica Faiella are:

i. Elizabeth Maria Spadorcia, born March 07, 1948 in Quincy, Mass; married Daniel Patrick Marini in Quincy, Mass; born March 17, 1950 in Quincy, Mass..

7 ii. Paula Frances Alberta Spadorcia, born December 17, 1949 in Quincy, Ma; married Umberto Cristina.

Generation No. 5

30. Americo Alfredo Carlo Faiella, born April 07, 1897 in Minas Garnes, Brazil; died August 14, 1980 in Quincy, Mass.. He was the son of 60. Luigi Faiella and 61. Eugenia Farneti. He married 31. Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico.

31. Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico, born October 25, 1901 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died September 15, 1992 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 62. Ignazio LoDico and 63. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo.

Notes for Americo Alfredo Carlo Faiella:

Americo's Birth Record:

Nato Amerigo Alfredo Carlo Nate il 7 Aprile 1897 e Registrato il 14 Aprile; Nato a bello Orisonte in Via Sabara Stato in Minas Garnes, Brasilia.

The 1920 Census shows Americo Faiella, living at 15 Newton St., Mansfield, Mass. with his LoDico in-laws: Americo - son-in-law - 23, b. in Brazil, working as a riveter in a shipyard.

Notes for Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico:

Maria (Mary) married Americo Faiella and lived at 15 Newton St., Mansfield, Mass. with Americo at her father Ignazio's house according to the 1920 census.

My Aunt Mary once told me of the story of her arrival at Ellis Island as a child of 10. She recalled being separated along with her sister Giovanna (Jenny) from her mother Francesca and baby brother Vincenzo by a doctor. They both had eye infections. She recalled every morning the doctor would take her to the window and reach in his lab coat for a small green stone. He would then rub it across her eye. This was very painful and made her cry. One day while at lunch, she spotted her mother across the crowded hall. The family was finally reunited.

Years later, while watching a special show on Ellis Island, they spoke of an common eye infection by emigrating Italians. Called 'Mediterranean Eye' or Trachoma, a doctor would treat the encrustation around the eye by rubbing a small jade colored bar of medicine (copper based] on the eye. After a few weeks the infection was reduced and emigration was allowed.

MARIA LODICO

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Children of Americo Faiella and Maria LoDico are:

i. Norma Eugenia Faiella, born December 31, 1920 in Massachusetts; married Joseph Proto; born June 09, 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut; died September 19, 1987 in Massachusetts.

Notes for Joseph Proto:

SS# 045-10-0728

15 ii. Salvatrica (Sally) Maria Faiella, born May 09, 1923 in Quincy, Mass; married (1) Albert Peter Spadorcia; married (2) John Saluti.

iii. Louis Faiella, born November 26, 1925; married Alice Graziso; born November 04, 1928.

iv. Francesca Paula Faiella, born October 04, 1931 in Quincy, Mass; married Leo Russell Andronico; born October 31, 1931 in Quincy, Mass..

Generation No. 6

60. Luigi Faiella, born November 28, 1852 in Italy. He was the son of 120. Nunzio Faiella and 121. Maria Clementina Mastrangioli. He married 61. Eugenia Farneti June 15, 1884 in Italy.

61. Eugenia Farneti She was the daughter of 122. Pietro Farneti and 123. Gismondi UNKNOWN.

Children of Luigi Faiella and Eugenia Farneti are:

i. Elvira Faiella, born March 20, 1885 in Prezza, Italy; married UNKNOWN Morro.

ii. Bianca Faiella, born November 29, 1886 in Rome, Italy; married UNKNOWN Fratto.

iii. Emma Faiella, born August 23, 1888 in Prezza, Italy; married UNKNOWN Pasquale.

iv. Nunzio Clementino Faiella, born March 30, 1890 in Prezza, Italy; married Mary L. Ardissno; born December 13, 1897 in Italy; died December 12, 1980 in Braintree, Mass..

Notes for Nunzio Clementino Faiella:

The 1920 Census shows: Quincy, Mass., Nunzio, 29, immigrated in 1903 - working in a shipyard, Mary, 23, immigrated in 1904, Yolanda, 4, b. Mass., Anita, 3 1/2, b. Mass., and Evelyn, 1 month, b. Mass

v. Pia Amelia Faiella, born December 09, 1891 in Prezza, Italy; died January 13, 1892 in Prezza, Italy.

vi. Giselda Faiella, born April 28, 1893 in Prezza, Italy; married UNKNOWN Pettinelli.

vii. Rodolfo Calimero Pietro Antonio Carmino Faiella, born June 19, 1895 in Prezza, Italy; died in Quincy, Mass; married Giovanna (Jenny) LoDico June 15, 1919 in Mansfield, Massachusetts; born November 08, 1903 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died in Quincy, Mass..

Notes for Rodolfo Calimero Pietro Antonio Carmino Faiella:

My Uncle Rodolfo (Rudy) Faiella was a professional wrestler in the 1920s. He was known as 'The Whirlwind'. The stories told by his brother Americo and sons Alfred and Luigi spoke of a man of great strength. Once he got a grip on his opponent, it was all over.

As young men, Americo and Rodolfo would travel from town to town giving wrestling demonstrations and challenging the Italian men to matches for money. Rodolfo rarely lost.

As one story goes, while standing in a railroad yard, Rodolfo and Americo were discussing a possible match with a group of men. Rodolfo looked down at a cast iron train rail and said he could lift it completely off the ground all by himself.

Everyone looked at the rail. It was a massive ' I ' beam about 30 feet long. A few men tried to lift up one end and could barely get it a few inches off the ground. The bets were placed.

Rodolfo grabbed one end and hoisted over his shoulder. He walked down the rail to the center and lifted it off the ground in one quick move.

from LEADING AMERICANS OF ITALIAN DESCENT IN MASSACHUSETTS pg. 307-308:

FAIELLA, RUDOLPH -Champion wrestler and city employee. Born Prezza, Aquila, Italy, June 29, 1895. Son of Luigi Faiella and Eugenia Farneti. Came to U.S. with his parents in 1903, settling in Quincy in 1908. Educated in the public schools. In the service of City of Quincy since 1932. Formerly winner of the South Shore wrestling championship for 12 years. He toured the U.S. as wrestler, defeating four world's light heavy champions and was for eight years the uncrowned champion of the world. Married Jennie LoDico of Mansfield, June 15, 1919, a graduate of Mansfield High. Children: Eleanor, Luigi (in Coast Guard US Navy), Alfred, and Lillian, all graduates of Quincy High School. Mr. Faiella is the organizer of Mass. Bocce League, and president of Quincy Point and South Quincy Bocce Clubs. Active in civic and political affairs. His father, a physician, had the following children: Mrs. Elvira Morro; Mrs. Blanca Fratto; Mrs. Emma Pasquale; Nunzio; Mrs. Giselda Pettinelli; Rudolph; Americo; Mrs. Giovannina Sandonato; Aristide; and Gaetano. Res.: 178 South St., Quincy

Notes for Giovanna (Jenny) LoDico:

My Aunt Jenny lived in Quincy when I was a child. I remember visiting both my Aunts Mary and Jenny on Sundays. These were my father's two older sisters. Both sisters had married two Faiella brothers. My Aunt Jenny was another great cook. Her home-made bread, like her older sister Angelina was very traditionally Sicilian.

GIOVANNA LODICO:

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30 viii. Americo Alfredo Carlo Faiella, born April 07, 1897 in Minas Garnes, Brazil; died August 14, 1980 in Quincy, Mass; married Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico.

ix. Giovannina Ines Faiella, born June 25, 1899; married UNKNOWN Sandonato.

x. Aristede Faiella, born December 19, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois.

xi. Gaetano Faiella, born August 15, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois.

62. Ignazio LoDico, born August 22, 1862 in Bompietro, Sicily; died January 25, 1922 in Mansfield, Mass.. He was the son of 124. Francesco Paolo LoDico and 125. Salvatora Miserendino. He married 63. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo September 12, 1896 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

63. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo, born June 06, 1869 in Villalba, Sicily; died January 11, 1952 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 126. Carmelo Restivo and 127. Arcangela Ristagno.

Notes for Ignazio LoDico:

My father's only recollection of his father, my grandfather Ignazio, was that of a child around age 5 or 6. Ignazio died when my father was 7. My dad recalled that Ignazio would come home late from working in his barber shop off Pleasant St. in Mansfield, Mass., and empty his pockets full of change in his top dresser drawer. As a small boy, my father would sneak in the bedroom and go through the drawer and take a few coins. He said he never was caught.

My Uncle Americo Faiella, husband of Mary LoDico, recalled the time he approached Ignazio to ask for the hand of Mary and his blessing. Americo said Ignazio "called me down", referring to the fact that Ignazio thought it was time Americo, then a young man of 22, should begin to settle down and think of his future and how to act properly as a 'man' about to be married. Americo said Ignazio gave him cause to think and do the right thing.

My Aunt Angelina had the best recollection of her father Ignazio and the family's last days in Marianopoli. She was around 14 at the time. She recalls her older brother Frank had a bird and he made a cage for it. Frank was good with his hands. He raised the bird until one day the cat killed it. Saddened by this, Ignazio told him, "Get another bird".

In 1906, the family would often hold a dance with supper in Marianopoli. The family played a few instruments including the mandolin, guitar, and violin. Two rich kids came by and began to cause trouble so Ignazio kicked them out. When Frank left his music lessons, they were waiting for him. They pulled out their guns and beat him up. The left him at the doorstep at 4 o'clock in the morning. The doctor reported the beating to the police and one kid, Salvatore Marci was sent to jail. When he got out of jail, Francesca Paola was worried, so Frank left for America (Pennsylvania). In 1907, September, Francesca was still worried so Ignazio went to America for a second time. Then the others followed.

IGNAZIO LODICO:

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Notes for Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo:

My grandmother's middle name Barbara comes from the Sicilian patron saint of masons. Her father, Carmelo Restivo was a stone mason in Villalba, Sicily.

FRANCESCA (PAULA) BARBARA RESTIVO LODICO:

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Children of Ignazio LoDico and Francesca Restivo are:

i. Salvatore LoDico, born November 14, 1884 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died June 14, 1885 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

ii. Francesco (Frank) LoDico, born June 02, 1886 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died 1948 in Mansfield, Mass; married (1) Catherine Lillian Cartwright Lanergan; born August 03, 1902 in Boston, Mass.; died September 21, 1973 in Attleboro, Mass.; married (2) Myatto UNKNOWN; born 1902.

Notes for Francesco (Frank) LoDico:

1907 - Francesco Ignazio LoDico (21), eldest son of Ignazio and Francesca Paola LoDico has his life threatened over a girl. Francesca, fearing the worst for her son, sends him to the United States. He boards the Sannio, out of Palermo and arrives at Ellis Island on September 26, 1907. Francesco travels to Syracuse / Buffalo, NY to live with the Restivo or Ristagno family.

He married the former Catherine Lillian Cartwright Lanergan and they had 4 children together. Francesco (Frank) was very proud to be American and was quite patriotic. He was a Barber by trade and a sign painter, but it was the depression, so the family was not wealthy, but they did alright considering the times.

Frank was renowned as a terrific gardener and grew squash and zucchini that were 3 ft long! We have photos of him holding one of his famous vegetables.

Frank had a reputation as a prankster. When he first opened his barber shop in Mansfield, Mass., in the late 1920's, he would constantly tease and joke with the old Italian men who came to hang out at the barber shop. One story tells of how he would entertain the men with tales of his fighting in the Risorgimento and as a Carbonari. He would tell them before he served as a Sicilian patriot he was tall and strong. He would say now, after years of fighting for Sicily, he was shrinking. He would point to the ceiling fan and show how he could just reach the pull cord. The next day he would come in early and shorten the cord. He would tell another tale and then end with reaching for the pull cord. The old men looked on in wonder as he could not reach the cord. Only when they agreed he was shrinking would he burst out in laughter and tell them the joke.

Frank died suddenly of heart failure when in his late 50's. His wife Catherine moved to Attleboro to live with her daughter Paula and they worked at Balfour Company in Attleboro, MA. When Joan was divorced from her husband, she joined her mother and sister and they resided together. Catherine (Kay) died in 1973 of heart failure.

FRANCESCO LODICO:

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Notes for Catherine Lillian Cartwright Lanergan:

The 1930 census shows Catherine age 27, Frank age 43, son Frank Jr. (Buster) age 5, and son Randolph age 2 years 5 months living at 15 Newton St., Mansfield, Mass. in his mother Francesca's home. Frank had a barber shop in town.

iii. Carlo Eugenio LoDico, born March 21, 1888 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died March 12, 1889 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

Notes for Carlo Eugenio LoDico:

Although there is no death record for Carlo, he does not appear in the marriage record of Ignazio & Francesca Paola in 1896. Also there is no side note in his birth certificate indicating he witnessed the wedding. Most likely he died around 1889.

iv. Salvatrice (Sally) LoDico, born January 14, 1890 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died 1922 in Mansfield, Mass; married (1) Romeo Pianosi; born February 09, 1885 in Fano, Italy; died August 16, 1946 in Mansfield, Mass.; married (2) Tomaso Guerro June 30, 1912 in Mansfield, Massachusetts; died 1916 in Massachusetts.

Notes for Salvatrice (Sally) LoDico:

In the San Prospero church records of Marianopoli, Sicily is the baptism of Salvatrice on page 302 #8 on 1/16/1890. The side note indicates her marriage to Tommaso Guerro in 1912 in Milford? [Mansfield] America.

Their children were Curcio and Sylvio. Sylvio's wife was Althea. Salvatrice later married Romeo Pianeso and their child was Irma Pianeso. Irma married Guerrino Eusepi. Their children are Sally, Rosie, Joanne, Carla, and Linda.

SALVATRICE LODICO:

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v. Angela (Angelina) LoDico, born August 25, 1892 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died April 1980 in Mansfield, Mass; married Aristodemo Albertini; born December 23, 1891 in Sano Ferrato, Italy; died May 23, 1952 in Mansfield, Mass..

Notes for Angela (Angelina) LoDico:

Angelina married Aristodemo (Rooster) Albertini. Their children are Rena, Aurora, Eleanor, and Alfred.

Angelina emigrated from Marianopoli to Mansfield and went to work in Mansfield's chocolate factory the first week she arrived. She made $4 a week wages.

My grandfather Ignazio was famous for writing passion plays in Mansfield in the early years of living in Mansfield [1910-1920]. Angelina performed in these passion plays. The entire family played instruments, danced and sang and continued to entertain in Mansfield as they had done in Marianopoli, Sicily.

My earliest memories of Angelina was from 1956 and attending 1st grade. I would have to walk past her home and many times I would be ushered inside to have lunch. My Aunt Angelina spoke little English, yet I somehow understood enough of what she said. Her house was always filled with the smells of Sicilian twist bread and homemade pasta. It seemed she was always cooking, making breads and pastas, yet she lived alone.

ANGELINA LODICO:

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Notes for Aristodemo Albertini:

Aristodemo served in World War I. His enlistment info was: PVT CO K 36 INF 12 DIV.

vi. Carmelo (Charlie) LoDico, born March 18, 1895 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died July 1963 in Mass; married Maria Selvaggi June 09, 1935 in Quincy, Mass.

Notes for Carmelo (Charlie) LoDico:

In the San Prospero church records of Marianopoli, Sicily, the baptism of Carmelo is recorded on page 83 #37 3/20/1895 with the side note on 6/9/1935 Carmelo married Maria Selvaggio {Mary Savage} in St. John Rectory in Quincy, Mass.

They had no children. Carmelo and Mary ran a beauty shop on Germain Ave., in Quincy in the 1930s. Carmelo was a barber and Mary was a hairdresser. In the 1940s their beauty shop was on 21 Granite St.

My dad's favorite story to tell about his brother Charlie (who was 4'10) was having to come home after school as a teenage to violin lessons. Charlie, the older brother would demand that my father go upstair and practice. One day after Charlie left the house, my father stopped practicing and was checking out his brother's clothes in the closet. He tried on one of his dress shirts and discovered he couldn't button the collar. When Charlie came home and found his brother not practicing he threatened him as usual. My dad stood up to him and said his days playing the violin were over. Charlie looked at him, up and down, then agreed.

CARMELO LODICO:

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Notes for Maria Selvaggi:

Maria Selvaggi was known as Mary Savage.

vii. Prospero Giuseppe (Joseph) Moaria LoDico, born August 19, 1899 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died February 27, 1981 in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida; married Rose Caroline Julius; born November 06, 1901 in Taunton, Mass or Vermont; died December 15, 1982 in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.

Notes for Prospero Giuseppe (Joseph) Moaria LoDico:

My uncle Joseph was born on August 19th in Marianopoli, Sicily. The patron saint of Marianopoli is San Prospero. The feast of San Prospero is celebrated in mid August. Most likely, children born on or close to this time of year are named in honor of San Prospero.

Joseph owned a meat store / market in Sharon, Mass. When he retired he moved first to Worcester, Mass., and then to Florida.

The 1930 census shows Joseph, age 29, living at 310 Summer St., Stoughton, Mass with his wife Rose, age 28 and children: Elaine 8, Joseph 6, Edward 5, Willian 3 and 10 months, and Barbara 1 and 1 month.

PROSPERO LODICO:

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Notes for Rose Caroline Julius:

Rose was French Canadian / Native American Indian

31 viii. Maria (Mary) Margherita Elena LoDico, born October 25, 1901 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died September 15, 1992 in Quincy, Mass; married Americo Alfredo Carlo Faiella.

ix. Giovanna (Jenny) LoDico, born November 08, 1903 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died in Quincy, Mass; married Rodolfo Calimero Pietro Antonio Carmino Faiella June 15, 1919 in Mansfield, Massachusetts; born June 19, 1895 in Prezza, Italy; died in Quincy, Mass..

Notes for Giovanna (Jenny) LoDico:

GIOVANNA LODICO:

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Notes for Rodolfo Calimero Pietro Antonio Carmino Faiella:

As young men, Americo and Rodolfo would travel from town to town giving wrestling demonstrations and challenging the Italian men to matches for money. Rodolfo rarely lost.

Everyone looked at the rail. It was a massive ' I ' beam about 30 feet long. A few men tried to lift up one end and could barely get it a few inches off the ground. The bets were placed.

Rodolfo grabbed one end and hoisted over his shoulder. He walked down the rail to the center and lifted it off the ground in one quick move.

from LEADING AMERICANS OF ITALIAN DESCENT IN MASSACHUSETTS pg. 307-308:

x. Vincenzo (James) Luciano LoDico, born January 01, 1906 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died July 1972 in Rehobeth, Mass.

Notes for Vincenzo (James) Luciano LoDico:

The 1920 census shows Vincenzo (James) LoDico, age 14 living at 15 Newton St., Mansfield, Mass. with his parents. James was a member of Mansfield High Schools first football team. He later coached the high school team at Park Row. The 1930 census shows James, age 24 still living at 15 Newton St. He was a meat cutter, and for a time worked in his brother's meat store in Sharon, Mass. Later in life, he lived in Rehobeth, Mass. and worked for years for the Balfour Company as a jewelry polisher.

ss# 013-18-9109

JAMES LODICO

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xi. Julia LoDico, born November 1912 in Mansfield, Mass.; died May 10, 1913 in Mansfield, Mass.

xii. Alfred Guido LoDico, born December 31, 1914 in Mansfield, Mass.; died February 09, 1968 in Mansfield, Mass; married Josephine Margaret Mormino August 21, 1949 in Quincy, Mass; born April 28, 1920 in Quincy, Mass..

Notes for Alfred Guido LoDico:

My father's nickname was 'Bed'. Many of his closest friends, even most of our relatives thought it was given to him because of his fondness to sleep in late in the morning after spending all night out.

The truth is, his mother Francesca used to call for him by yelling "Beddu". Beddu is the Sicilian word for handsome. His friends picked up on the name and the nickname stuck.

ALFRED LODICO:

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Generation No. 7

120. Nunzio Faiella, born March 24, 1820 in Prezza, Italy; died November 24, 1884. He was the son of 240. Luigi Faiella and 241. Giacinta Dimeo. He married 121. Maria Clementina Mastrangioli.

121. Maria Clementina Mastrangioli, born 1810 in Italy; died October 29, 1887 in Italy. She was the daughter of 242. Concenzio Mastrangioli and 243. Maria Vinenza Borsilli.

Notes for Maria Clementina Mastrangioli:

Maria Clementina Mastrangioli is the sister of Cesidia Mastrangioli, who married Luigi Faiella (Nunzio's father) as his second wife.

Child of Nunzio Faiella and Maria Mastrangioli is:

60 i. Luigi Faiella, born November 28, 1852 in Italy; married Eugenia Farneti June 15, 1884 in Italy.

122. Pietro Farneti He married 123. Gismondi UNKNOWN.

123. Gismondi UNKNOWN

Child of Pietro Farneti and Gismondi UNKNOWN is:

61 i. Eugenia Farneti, married Luigi Faiella June 15, 1884 in Italy.

124. Francesco Paolo LoDico, born December 14, 1832 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died January 02, 1907 in Marianopoli, Sicily. He was the son of 248. Ignazio LoDico and 249. Maria Albanese. He married 125. Salvatora Miserendino July 18, 1858 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

125. Salvatora Miserendino, born April 06, 1837 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died 1867 in Bompietro, Sicily. She was the daughter of 250. Alberto Miserendino and 251. Anna Vizzini.

Notes for Francesco Paolo LoDico:

According to birth records for Ignazio & Damiano, Francesco Paolo was a Barbieri (barber) by trade. Francesco Paolo married Maria Saguto around 1870 after the death of his first wife Salvatora Miserendino. The family moved to Marianopoli soon after, when Ignazio was about 10 years old. Francesco Paolo LoDico died on January 2, 1907, a widower. He was 80 years old and lived at Via Vittorio Emmanule #15 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

Notes for Salvatora Miserendino:

There is no official record of death for Salvatora, however Francesco Paolo was married by 1872 and living in Marianopoli with his second wife, Maria Saguto.

Children of Francesco LoDico and Salvatora Miserendino are:

i. Maria Grazia Giuseppa LoDico, born June 30, 1859 in Bompietro, Sicily; died in Bompietro, Sicily; married Calogero Librizzi February 20, 1879 in Bompietro, Sicily; born 1855 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Bompietro, Sicily.

62 ii. Ignazio LoDico, born August 22, 1862 in Bompietro, Sicily; died January 25, 1922 in Mansfield, Mass; married Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo September 12, 1896 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

iii. Damiano LoDico, born June 11, 1866 in Bompietro, Sicily; died September 03, 1867 in Bompietro, Sicily.

126. Carmelo Restivo, born November 12, 1833 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily. He was the son of 252. Francesco Paolo Restivo and 253. Francesca Paola La Masa. He married 127. Arcangela Ristagno Abt. 1856 in Villalba, Sicily.

127. Arcangela Ristagno, born May 08, 1837 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily. She was the daughter of 254. Lorenzo Ristagno and 255. Ignazia d' Antoni.

Notes for Carmelo Restivo:

Carmelo Restivo was a (Muratore) stone/brick mason.

Children of Carmelo Restivo and Arcangela Ristagno are:

i. Maria Restivo, born December 17, 1856 in Villalba, Sicily; died Bef. 1860 in Villalba, Sicily.

ii. Maria Restivo, born May 05, 1861 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Giovanni Farina May 09, 1879 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born 1854 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily.

iii. Francesco Paolo Restivo, born March 26, 1864 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily.

iv. Salvatore Restivo, born October 17, 1866 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Jamestown, NY; married (1) Maria Augello September 22, 1888 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born 1872 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died Bef. 1901 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married (2) Guiliana Baglio May 08, 1901 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born 1879 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died in Jamestown, NY.

Notes for Salvatore Restivo:

Ellis Island records show Salvatore Restivo, age 41, married, male arrived in America aboard the SS Konig Albert on 11/8/1907. He referred to his wife Guiliana Baglio still in Marianopoli and his son Carmelo Restivo in Ambridge, Pa. as his destination. He was traveling with Giuseppe Ferraro who also listed his cousin Carmelo as his contact and final destination.

63 v. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo, born June 06, 1869 in Villalba, Sicily; died January 11, 1952 in Quincy, Mass; married Ignazio LoDico September 12, 1896 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

vi. Francesco Paolo Restivo, born September 17, 1871 in Villalba, Sicily; died 1872 in Villalba, Sicily.

vii. Francesco Paolo Restivo, born September 26, 1873 in Villalba, Sicily.

viii. Francesco Paolo Luarto Restivo, born January 26, 1877 in Villalba, Sicily.

ix. Giuseppa Restivo, born Abt. 1879 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died March 21, 1880 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

x. Giovanna Restivo, born March 21, 1880 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died March 21, 1880 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

Generation No. 8

240. Luigi Faiella, born 1779 in Introducqua, Italy; died June 27, 1849 in Prezza, Italy. He was the son of 480. Domenico Faiella and 481. Giovanna Rinolfi. He married 241. Giacinta Dimeo 1812 in Prezza, Italy.

241. Giacinta Dimeo, born 1788 in Prezza, Italy; died 1827 in Prezza, Italy. She was the daughter of 482. Giuseppe Dimeo and 483. Maria Dinardo.

Children of Luigi Faiella and Giacinta Dimeo are:

i. Angela Faiella, born August 01, 1814.

ii. Marianna Faiella, born June 26, 1816.

120 iii. Nunzio Faiella, born March 24, 1820 in Prezza, Italy; died November 24, 1884; married Maria Clementina Mastrangioli.

iv. Maria Giovanna Faiella, born November 18, 1821 in Prezza, Italy; died February 20, 1897.

v. Francesco Faiella, born November 28, 1822 in Prezza, Italy; died 1859.

vi. Samuele Faiella, born June 23, 1824 in Prezza, Italy.

242. Concenzio Mastrangioli, born 1771 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1850 in Pratola Peligna, Italy. He was the son of 484. Paolo Mastrangioli and 485. Leonilda Galli. He married 243. Maria Vinenza Borsilli.

243. Maria Vinenza Borsilli, born 1776 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1839 in Pratola Peligna, Italy. She was the daughter of 486. Celestino Borsilli and 487. Maddalena UNKNOWN.

Children of Concenzio Mastrangioli and Maria Borsilli are:

i. Cesidia Mastrangioli, born 1807 in Italy; married Luigi Faiella 1828 in Prezza, L'Aquila, Italy; born 1779 in Introducqua, Italy; died June 27, 1849 in Prezza, Italy.

121 ii. Maria Clementina Mastrangioli, born 1810 in Italy; died October 29, 1887 in Italy; married Nunzio Faiella.

248. Ignazio LoDico, born Abt. November 1804 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died August 22, 1844 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the son of 496. Francesco Paolo LoDico and 497. Arcangela Vaccarella. He married 249. Maria Albanese January 23, 1830 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

249. Maria Albanese, born Abt. 1810 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 498. Agostino Albanese and 499. Rosaria Gennaro.

Notes for Ignazio LoDico:

Birth records for Francesco Paolo & Luciano indicate Ignazio LoDico was a Barbieri (barber), living in the part of Petralia Soprana known as Blufi.

Marriage Notes for Ignazio LoDico and Maria Albanese:

Ignazio Lodico, age 24 a bachelor and 'barbiere' [barber] married Maria Albanese, age 19 on January 23, 1830. Ignazio resided in the quartiere of Petralia Soprana known as Malpasso. Ignazio's father was Maestro Francesco Paolo Lodico, age 51 and a farmer. Ignazio's mother was Arcangela Vaccarella, age 50.

Maria Albanese's father, Agostino Albanese was 49 and a farmer. Her mother Rosaria Gennaro was deceased. Luciano Gennaro [most likely Maria's grandfather, age 66, a farmer living in Blufi, a quartiere of Petralia Soprana, and Pietro Puleo, age 49, a farm hand were witnesses.

Children of Ignazio LoDico and Maria Albanese are:

i. Maria Santa LoDico, born November 02, 1830 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died June 07, 1907 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Gaetano LiPira August 23, 1846 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1810 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Notes for Maria Santa LoDico:

Maria Santa LoDico lived at Villa Vaccarella #26

124 ii. Francesco Paolo LoDico, born December 14, 1832 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died January 02, 1907 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married (1) Salvatora Miserendino July 18, 1858 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married (2) Maria Giuseppa Saguto January 1868 in Bompietro, Sicily.

iii. Luciano LoDico, born October 12, 1835 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died November 24, 1899 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Lucia Bellavia June 04, 1869 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born October 16, 1848 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily.

Notes for Luciano LoDico:

Luciano listed his occupations, with each child, as follows: campiere (armed field guard) (1870 & 1880); mounted soldier (1873- 1878); mounted guard (1882); mounted soldier (1887); soldier (1880); and finally a 'soprastante' (overseer) (1892).

A 'soprastante' was charged, by the land-owner or lease-holder, to take charge of the management of an estate. The soprastante', as a rule, were strong men and were recruited for this post, from those who were able to 'make themselves respected -- inspire fear -- among the people of the estates, as well as outsiders. Most overseers were men of confidence (uomo di fiducia) of the 'gabelloto' lease-owner. He dealt with the peasants set to work on the estates and took care of the general protection of the enterprise. He was usually assisted by an armed campiere on horseback, who watched over the fields, crops, and animals.

Like the overseer, a campiere (armed field guard) had a reputation for toughness, which they advertised by their arrogant airs and their carrying of arms. The ways in which some of them dressed, moved around, and squinted, symbolized toughness. Their reticence and the opaque ambiguity of phrases, gestures, and mimic signs they used among their peers set them apart from ordinary people.

Those these strong arm men were, at times, strikingly polite and cordial, their general behavior and outfit expressed a capacity and willingness to coerce with physical violence. The campiere constituted a kind of private police force which, in the absence of an efficient formal control apparatus, claimed to maintain law and order in the countryside.

-Anton Blok

The Mafia of a Sicilian Village 1860-1960

CAMPIERE:

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iv. Vincenzo LoDico, born January 26, 1839 in Bompietro, Sicily; died December 11, 1841 in Bompietro, Sicily.

v. Vincenza LoDico, born January 26, 1842 in Bompietro, Sicily; died October 27, 1848 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

250. Alberto Miserendino, born Abt. 1787 in Bompietro, Sicily; died in Bompietro, Sicily. He married 251. Anna Vizzini.

251. Anna Vizzini, born Abt. 1797 in Bompietro, Sicily; died in Bompietro, Sicily.

Notes for Alberto Miserendino:

Alberto Miserendino lived in the quartiere of Locati, which was then a part of Bompietro. He was a 'barbiere' [barber], by trade.

Children of Alberto Miserendino and Anna Vizzini are:

i. Epifanio Miserendino, born Abt. 1826 in Bompietro, Sicily; married Girolama di Gangi August 21, 1853 in Bompietro, Sicily; born Abt. 1816 in Bompietro, Sicily.

ii. Mariano Miserendino, born January 16, 1830 in Bompietro, Sicily.

iii. Damiano Miserendino, born April 16, 1833 in Bompietro, Sicily; married Lucia di Gangi April 12, 1856 in Bompietro, Sicily; born Abt. 1837 in Bompietro, Sicily.

125 iv. Salvatora Miserendino, born April 06, 1837 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died 1867 in Bompietro, Sicily; married Francesco Paolo LoDico July 18, 1858 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

252. Francesco Paolo Restivo, born Abt. 1792 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Villalba, Sicily. He married 253. Francesca Paola La Masa Abt. 1813 in Villalba, Sicily.

253. Francesca Paola La Masa, born Abt. 1798 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Villalba, Sicily.

Children of Francesco Restivo and Francesca La Masa are:

i. Salvatore Restivo, born Abt. 1814 in Villalba, Sicily; died April 22, 1899 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Agata Schillaci March 02, 1843 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born Abt. 1823 in Marianopoli, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily.

ii. Maria Caterina Restivo, born May 29, 1824 in Villalba, Sicily; died November 17, 1904 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Salvatore Mingara; born in Marianopoli, Sicily.

iii. Calogero Restivo, born January 29, 1827 in Villalba, Sicily.

iv. Giuseppe Restivo, born February 25, 1829 in Villalba, Sicily.

v. Domenico Restivo, born July 04, 1831 in Villalba, Sicily.

126 vi. Carmelo Restivo, born November 12, 1833 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Arcangela Ristagno Abt. 1856 in Villalba, Sicily.

vii. Giovanna Restivo, born March 12, 1836 in Villalba, Sicily; married (1) Giuseppe Pizzuto January 13, 1855 in Villalba, Sicily; born Abt. 1825 in Villalba, Sicily; died Bef. 1858 in Villalba, Sicily; married (2) Vincenzo Immordino April 12, 1858 in Villalba, Sicily; born December 16, 1829 in Villalba, Sicily.

viii. Alfonsa Restivo, born October 08, 1839 in Villalba, Sicily.

254. Lorenzo Ristagno, born Abt. 1797 in Villalba, Sicily. He married 255. Ignazia d' Antoni in Villalba, Sicily.

255. Ignazia d' Antoni, born Abt. 1806 in Villalba, Sicily.

Children of Lorenzo Ristagno and Ignazia d' Antoni are:

i. Maria Antonia Ristagno, born September 28, 1827 in Villalba, Sicily; married Stefano Colletti June 01, 1845 in Villalba, Sicily; born Abt. 1817 in Villalba, Sicily.

ii. Salvatrice Ristagno, born August 30, 1834 in Villalba, Sicily; married Giuseppe Bordanga June 06, 1857 in Villalba, Sicily; born Abt. 1835 in Villalba, Sicily.

127 iii. Arcangela Ristagno, born May 08, 1837 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Carmelo Restivo Abt. 1856 in Villalba, Sicily.

iv. Salvatore Ristagno, born August 06, 1839 in Villalba, Sicily.

v. Filomenia Ristagno, born November 07, 1841 in Villalba, Sicily; died February 02, 1904 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Ferdinando Mosca Abt. 1860 in Villalba, Sicily; born Abt. 1837 in Villalba, Sicily.

vi. Alfonso Ristagno, born November 14, 1843 in Villalba, Sicily.

Generation No. 9

480. Domenico Faiella He married 481. Giovanna Rinolfi.

481. Giovanna Rinolfi

Child of Domenico Faiella and Giovanna Rinolfi is:

240 i. Luigi Faiella, born 1779 in Introducqua, Italy; died June 27, 1849 in Prezza, Italy; married (1) Giacinta Dimeo 1812 in Prezza, Italy; married (2) Cesidia Mastrangioli 1828 in Prezza, L'Aquila, Italy.

482. Giuseppe Dimeo, born 1758 in Prezza, Italy; died Abt. 1836 in Prezza, Italy. He was the son of 964. Carmine Dimeo and 965. Anastasia Sforza. He married 483. Maria Dinardo.

483. Maria Dinardo, born 1765 in Prezza, Italy; died 1817 in Prezza, Italy. She was the daughter of 966. Angelo Dinardo and 967. Berardina Navarroli.

Notes for Giuseppe Dimeo:

Giuseppe's first wife Maria Dinardo died in 1817 and in 1819 Giuseppe married a second time.

Child of Giuseppe Dimeo and Maria Dinardo is:

241 i. Giacinta Dimeo, born 1788 in Prezza, Italy; died 1827 in Prezza, Italy; married Luigi Faiella 1812 in Prezza, Italy.

484. Paolo Mastrangioli, born in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died in Pratola Peligna, Italy. He married 485. Leonilda Galli.

485. Leonilda Galli, born 1746 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1826 in Pratola Peligna, Italy. She was the daughter of 970. Andrea Galli and 971. Fulvia Zavarella.

Child of Paolo Mastrangioli and Leonilda Galli is:

242 i. Concenzio Mastrangioli, born 1771 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1850 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; married Maria Vinenza Borsilli.

486. Celestino Borsilli He married 487. Maddalena UNKNOWN.

487. Maddalena UNKNOWN

Child of Celestino Borsilli and Maddalena UNKNOWN is:

243 i. Maria Vinenza Borsilli, born 1776 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1839 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; married Concenzio Mastrangioli.

496. Francesco Paolo LoDico, born Abt. 1768 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died January 05, 1841 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the son of 992. Mauro LoDico and 993. Maria Guarnuto. He married 497. Arcangela Vaccarella Abt. 1799 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

497. Arcangela Vaccarella, born Abt. 1770 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Children of Francesco LoDico and Arcangela Vaccarella are:

i. Maria Antonia LoDico, born Abt. 1800 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Calogero Carapezza July 02, 1823 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1797 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

ii. Maria Giuseppa LoDico, born Abt. 1801 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Antonio Giunta November 27, 1820 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1797 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

iii. Anna Maria LoDico, born Abt. 1803 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died November 14, 1859 in Bompietro, Sicily; married Gandolfo di Geraci February 05, 1828 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1794 in Bompietro, Sicily; died December 16, 1844 in Bompietro, Sicily.

Marriage Notes for Anna LoDico and Gandolfo di Geraci:

Anna Maria Lodico, age 25 married Gandolfo Geraci, age 34 a 'ferraro' [blacksmith]. Gandolfo's father Stefano was deceased. His mother Serafina Ippolito was 56. Anna Maria Lodico's father, Francesco Paolo Lodico was 51 years old, a farmer. Her mother Arcangela Vaccarella was 48 years old. Francesco and Arcangela resided in the quartiere of Petralia Soprana known as Malpasso.

This was a double wedding with her sister Vittoria Maria Lodico and Giuseppe Abbate.

248 iv. Ignazio LoDico, born Abt. November 1804 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died August 22, 1844 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Maria Albanese January 23, 1830 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

v. Carmelo LoDico, born Abt. 1808 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died February 07, 1850 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Maria Nautista July 18, 1845 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1811 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

vi. Vittoria Maria LoDico, born May 09, 1808 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died November 28, 1846 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married (1) Giuseppe Abbate February 05, 1828 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1804 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married (2) Giuseppe Velardi October 13, 1833 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1798 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Marriage Notes for Vittoria LoDico and Giuseppe Velardi:

Vittoria Maria Lodico, age 25, a widow married Giuseppe Velardi, age 35, a widower and farmer on October 13, 1833. Giuseppe's father was Calogero Velardi, deceased. His mother was Lucia Spedale, age 60, and living in Blufi, a quartiere of Petralia Soprana.

Vittoria Maria Lodico's father was Maestro Francesco Paolo Lodico, age 58, a farmer. Her mother was Arcangela Vaccarella, age 54

vii. Rosaria Maria LoDico, born October 10, 1810 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died April 30, 1856 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Giuseppe Antonio Giacomia April 29, 1834 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1802 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

viii. Marianna LoDico, born Abt. 1816 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Tommaso Genduso June 28, 1840 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1817 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Marriage Notes for Marianna LoDico and Tommaso Genduso:

Marianna Lodico, age 24, single, married Tommaso Genduso on June 28, 1840. Marianna's father was Maestro Francesco Paolo Lodico, age 63 and a farmer. Her mother was Arcangela Vaccarella, age 64. They resided in Petralia Soprana.

Tommaso Genduso was 23, a bachelor and a farmer. His father was Giuseppe Antonio Genduso, age 66, a farmer. His mother, Rosa Velardi was deceased.

ix. Giuseppa LoDico, born Abt. 1824 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died September 15, 1824 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

498. Agostino Albanese, born Abt. 1781 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He married 499. Rosaria Gennaro.

499. Rosaria Gennaro, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 998. Luciano Gennaro.

Child of Agostino Albanese and Rosaria Gennaro is:

249 i. Maria Albanese, born Abt. 1810 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Ignazio LoDico January 23, 1830 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Generation No. 10

964. Carmine Dimeo He married 965. Anastasia Sforza.

965. Anastasia Sforza

Notes for Anastasia Sforza:

On her husband Giuseppe's death certificate her maiden name is listed as Depasquale

Child of Carmine Dimeo and Anastasia Sforza is:

482 i. Giuseppe Dimeo, born 1758 in Prezza, Italy; died Abt. 1836 in Prezza, Italy; married Maria Dinardo.

966. Angelo Dinardo He married 967. Berardina Navarroli.

967. Berardina Navarroli, died 1809 in Prezza, Italy. She was the daughter of 1935. Giuseppa Navarroli.

Child of Angelo Dinardo and Berardina Navarroli is:

483 i. Maria Dinardo, born 1765 in Prezza, Italy; died 1817 in Prezza, Italy; married Giuseppe Dimeo.

970. Andrea Galli He married 971. Fulvia Zavarella.

971. Fulvia Zavarella

Child of Andrea Galli and Fulvia Zavarella is:

485 i. Leonilda Galli, born 1746 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; died 1826 in Pratola Peligna, Italy; married Paolo Mastrangioli.

992. Mauro LoDico, born Abt. 1745 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the son of 1984. Calogero LoDico and 1985. Vincenza di Geraci. He married 993. Maria Guarnuto Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

993. Maria Guarnuto, born Abt. 1748 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 1986. Pietro Guarnuto and 1987. Domea UNKNOWN.

Notes for Mauro LoDico:

Petralia Soprana church records show a double wedding for brothers Mauro and Antonio LoDico, sons of Calogero LoDico and Vincenza di Geraci. The two sons married two sisters: Maria Guarnuto and Calogera Giuseppa Guarnuto. The wedding announcements were recorded on October 2, 3, and 4, 1765.

Children of Mauro LoDico and Maria Guarnuto are:

496 i. Francesco Paolo LoDico, born Abt. 1768 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died January 05, 1841 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Arcangela Vaccarella Abt. 1799 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

ii. Vincenza LoDico, born Abt. 1782 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died October 13, 1832 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Calogero di Geraci in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1780 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

iii. Maria Antonia LoDico, born Abt. 1785 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Vittorio d' Allesi in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born 1778 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

iv. Mauro LoDico, born Abt. 1785 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died September 23, 1846 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Domenica Ippolito Giunta in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1787 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Notes for Mauro LoDico:

Mauro was a 'fabbricia' [blacksmith] and a 'manovale' [construction or manual laborer].

998. Luciano Gennaro, born 1764 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Child of Luciano Gennaro is:

499 i. Rosaria Gennaro, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Agostino Albanese.

Generation No. 11

1935. Giuseppa Navarroli

Child of Giuseppa Navarroli is:

967 i. Berardina Navarroli, died 1809 in Prezza, Italy; married Angelo Dinardo.

1984. Calogero LoDico, born Abt. 1707 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the son of 3968. Cristofaro LoDico and 3969. Giovanna UNKNOWN. He married 1985. Vincenza di Geraci Abt. 1727 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

1985. Vincenza di Geraci, born Abt. 1709 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Children of Calogero LoDico and Vincenza di Geraci are:

i. Domenico LoDico, born Abt. 1728 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Barbara Salano Abt. 1748 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1729 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

ii. Augustino LoDico, born Abt. 1729 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Antonina Giovecchio Abt. 1753 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1733 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

iii. Calogero LoDico, born Abt. 1730 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Santa La Tona November 06, 1769 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1732 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

iv. Giuseppe LoDico, born Abt. 1732 in Marianopoli, Sicily; married Rosaria UNKNOWN Abt. 1765 in Marianopoli, Sicily; born Abt. 1735 in Marianopoli, Sicily.

v. Calogero LoDico, born Abt. 1737 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Francesca LaPlaca Abt. 1757 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1740 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

992 vi. Mauro LoDico, born Abt. 1745 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Maria Guarnuto Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

vii. Antonino LoDico, born Abt. 1746 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Calogera Giuseppa Guarnuto Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1749 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

1986. Pietro Guarnuto, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He married 1987. Domea UNKNOWN.

1987. Domea UNKNOWN, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Children of Pietro Guarnuto and Domea UNKNOWN are:

993 i. Maria Guarnuto, born Abt. 1748 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Mauro LoDico Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

ii. Calogera Giuseppa Guarnuto, born Abt. 1749 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Antonino LoDico Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1746 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Generation No. 12

3968. Cristofaro LoDico, born Abt. 1670 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He married 3969. Giovanna UNKNOWN Abt. 1706 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

3969. Giovanna UNKNOWN, born Abt. 1675 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

Notes for Cristofaro LoDico:

The story of the LoDico ancestry begins in Malpasso and is tied to one of the most ancient roads in Sicily.. By the end of the 17th century there was still one road that went from the coastal town of Catania, inland through the Madonie mountains to the north coastal town of Palermo. This roadway was one of the very first roads in Sicily and was used by the first of the island's inhabitants: the Sicans, Sicels, and Elymians. In its earliest times the towns of Centuripe and Agyrium brought an exchange of goods arriving by sea with ceramics and obsidian brought out from inland. This road was later improved by the Romans and it passed through Blufi in a region called Malpasso [ bad pass ]. This was a dangerous stretch of road known for its steep ravines and high bluffs where criminals and others would attack and rob the travelers. The priests, pilgrims, and merchants complained to the Sicilian nobility and asked for protection. The Marchese Pottino who owned many large estates of land and farms around Rusuttano and Blufi, including the ancestral Castello Irosa, entered into an agreement with three Sicilian campiere families: the LaTonas, the di Geracis, and the LoDicos. In return for protecting the travelers on the road, the LoDico family was given the land known as Malpasso.

Children of Cristofaro LoDico and Giovanna UNKNOWN are:

1984 i. Calogero LoDico, born Abt. 1707 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Vincenza di Geraci Abt. 1727 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.

ii. Illuminato LoDico, born Abt. 1725 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Giuseppa Librizzi Abt. 1755 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; born Abt. 1735 in Malpasso -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.