Antonette Massanelli Mystery Grows

[suanj]

I found this ship's manifest:
First Name: Giovanni
Last Name: Marcoguiseppe
Ethnicity: U. S. Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Dec 14, 1901
Age at Arrival: 38y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Nord America
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0015

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0015
in USa from 1888....
wife Maria in NY......
Giovanni Antonio Marcogiuseppe was 22 old at marriage time in 1886, so born abt 1864....

[chrisdamato]

The Giovanni Marcoguiseppe on the 1904 manifest is only a 2 year old child. Definitely not the right person. Maestra, you say his wife's name is Angela. I see that, but she is listed as having a husband name Giacomo di Fisio.

[maestra36]

Sorry, Chris. I didn't see the original manifest. I only saw the names on Castle Garden.

[chrisdamato]

No problem!!

[chrisdamato]

I have some additional information on Antonette. The death certificate that I posted was a scan of a scan, so the quality wasn't so good. I just got the real one in the mail today and the mother's maiden name does not begin with a B. I attached it for you to review. In addition, the second page indicates that her father, Frank Petro, hired the undertaker. We were expecting it to be her husband Aniello, but that was not the case.

At this point we wonder if the marriage was not a particularly good one, since he wasn't involved in the funeral/burial preparations, nor was he buried with her.

[chrisdamato]

I was just wondering if anyone knew another way to find out the names of the parents listed on the death certificate. Being that the deceased was buried in Calvary Cemetery in NY, and the father hired the undertaker, would there be another record at the cemetery that gives the father's name. I'm trying to confirm the spelling of Frank Petro. Perhaps it's Petra or Pitre or even Pitro?

Any suggestions???

[chrisdamato]

Does the cemetery keep records of who paid for a person's burial??

[maestra36]

Chris
I have in my possession a "certificate for burial privilege" from St Raymond's cemetery in the Bronx, NY and it does show a sum of $200 for burial in the grave in which my one grandfather was buried in 1968. It was paid for by his surviving widow and shows that the money was received from her. But only her name, and not her relationship to the deceased, is not stated on this certificate. It is dated the date my grandfather was buried there.

[maestra36]

the word "not" before "stated on this certificate" should have been omitted.

[chrisdamato]

thank you

[chrisdamato]

More information. We just found out that another person is buried in that plot. Carmella Pace, who was born 1913 and died 11 months later in 1914. We have absolutely no idea who she is.

I did find a naturalization record for a Francesco DePetro who had a wife named Anna Pace, but I don't know if there is any relation.

[chrisdamato]

I just received the marriage certificate for Aniello Fernandes and Antonette Missanelli. I'm now even more confused than ever!!!

On this certificate, her maiden name is Antonetta Aragusa. Mother's name is Rosa Massanelli and father Francesco (no last name but I assume it's Aragusa). This contradicts her death certificate, which lists Frank Petro as her father. I could see if there was a slight spelling difference, but Petro is a far cry from Aragusa. Does anyone have some suggestions on this?

One other thing. I checked for Aragusa names and can't find that name anywhere. However, Aragosa comes up in Caserta, where Aniello is from.

[maestra36]

Maybe Antonetta had a marriage prior to her marriage to Aniello and Aragusa was her married name from the previous marriage.

[maestra36]

Maybe Antonetta had a marriage prior to her marriage to Aniello and Aragusa was her married name from the previous marriage. Does the marriage record you just received say anything about her marriage to Aniello being her first marriage?

[chrisdamato]

Yes, it lists the marriage as the first for both of them.

If I went directly to the church in Manhattan, would they have additional information that may not have been included in the State of NY marriage certificate????

I also need to get the marriage certificate for Antonetta's sister Giovanna. I wonder what the father's name will be on that?