Gaetano Mazzola

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Gaetano Mazzola

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I'm hoping that someone can help me find when Gaetano "Gus" Mazzola died and who is parents could be. Gaetano married Giuseppa "Josephine" Pizzitola in Italy. They lived in Belmonte Mezzagno, Palermo. I'm judging that he died between 1896 and 1903 in Belmonte based on the birth of his last known child and when the family immigrated to the United States without him.
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SvenMS wrote:I'm hoping that someone can help me find when Gaetano "Gus" Mazzola died and who is parents could be. Gaetano married Giuseppa "Josephine" Pizzitola in Italy. They lived in Belmonte Mezzagno, Palermo. I'm judging that he died between 1896 and 1903 in Belmonte based on the birth of his last known child and when the family immigrated to the United States without him.

Welcome to the forum. Even though there are supposed to be online death records for the town through 1902, the only death records there (from 1895 to 1902) are for years 1895 and 1896 and Gaetano's death record is not among them. At the website http://www.familysearch.org


Italy, Palermo, Palermo, ...on (Tribunale), 1866-1910
Palermo
Belmonte Mezzagno

llegati (matrimoni) 1867-1876
Allegati (matrimoni) 1876-1887
Allegati (matrimoni) 1889, 1891
Indici decennali (vari) 1866-1875 Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1876-1885 Indici decennali (vari) 1876-1885 Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1886-1894
Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1867-1875
Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1895-1902


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Hi,
I have all the films for Belmonte Mezzagno at my Local Family History Center.
My grandfather was born in Belmonte Mezzagno.

Is that all the information you have? Do you know when he was born or an approx birth date?
When they married? Let me know what you do know.

Keep in mind some of the records are missing for some years, but I am happy to look it up for you.

I have Mazzola in my tree as well

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That is all the information I know. He would have married Josephine sometime before 1884 which was the birth of the first known child. Josephine was born on Feb. 28, 1863 in Italy.
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Hi,
Do you have a birth date for Gaetano, about 1864?
I will go on Tuesday, unless we get more snow.

I will keep you posted.

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I don't know his birth year... Also, Gaetano could also be listed under Gus, Guy, or Tannie.
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There are no Matrimony Acts for this couple in the town between 1881 and 1885.
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Hi,
Do you know if Gaetano Mazzola and Giuseppa Pizzitola were born in Belmonte Mezzagno?
They would have been married in the town Giuseppa Pizzitola was born?

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Sorry, I do not know. Giuseppa's death certificate only lists Italy. Her immigration manifest listed her last residence as Belmonte in 1902. She might have been born in Santa Cristina Gela as her parents lived there. If you can find Gaetano's birth, that would be great as well.
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Here is the son Vincenzo's birth record in Belmonte:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1862794978

Dated on April 18, 1883, he was born on the 15th. His father, Gaetano, was age 31, and a farmer living in the town. His mother, Giuseppa Pezzitola (this is the spelling of her surname in the record) was age 23 and a housewife.

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Here's their marriage record in Santa Cristina Gela

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1317951355

Dated April 28, 1882
Gaetano Mazzola was 33 and born in Belmonte of Vincenzo and deceased Vincenza Capizzi
Giuseppa Pizzitola was age 20 and born in Santa Cristina Gela, daughter of Francesco Pizzitola and deceased Giovanna Pace


Here's the death record of Gaetano Mazzola's father, Vincenzo Mazzola in Belmonte-
dated Oct 12, 1887, death was on the 11th
He was age 82, a property owner, son of deceased Gaetano Mazzola and deceased Saveria Chinnici; widower of Vincenza Capizzi.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1862794978

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Thank you! This has helped a whole lot!
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SvenMS wrote:Thank you! This has helped a whole lot!

You're very welcome.
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birth record for daughter Vincenza born on April 5, 1889. Gaetano was age 38 and Giuseppa was age 28.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1862794978

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... 1862794978

This is a birth record for a second Vincenzo born to Gaetano and Giuseppa on June 22, 1884. He was age 33 and she was age 24. So the first Vincenzo would have died for this child to be given the same first name. It appears though that the 1883 death records are missing.

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