Ancestors of Michael LoDico
Generation No. 1
1. Michael LoDico, born November 02, 1951 in Attleboro, Mass.. He was the son of 2. Alfred Guido LoDico and 3. Josephine Margaret Mormino. He married (1) Cynthia Anne Mousette November 15, 1975 in Costa Mesa, California. She was born August 27, 1952 in Marlboro, Mass.. She was the daughter of David Raymond Mousette and Rita Lucille Rodier.
Generation No. 2
2. Alfred Guido LoDico, born December 31, 1914
in Mansfield, Mass.; died February 09, 1968 in Mansfield, Mass.. He was the son of 4. Ignazio LoDico and 5.
Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo. He
married 3. Josephine Margaret Mormino August 21, 1949 in Quincy, Mass..
3. Josephine Margaret Mormino, born April 28, 1920 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 6. Matthew Mormino and 7. Rose Gentile.
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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Children of Alfred LoDico and Josephine Mormino are:
1 i. Michael LoDico, born November 02, 1951 in Attleboro, Mass; married Cynthia Anne Mousette November 15, 1975 in Costa Mesa, California.
ii. Paula Frances LoDico, born December 02, 1953 in Attleboro, Mass; married Douglas Jost.
iii. James Peter LoDico, born March 01, 1956 in Attleboro, Mass.; died March 24, 1988 in Lynn, Mass.
iv. John Alfred LoDico, born February 18, 1961
in Attleboro, Mass; married Elaine McArdle August 04, 2000 in Boston, Mass.
Generation No. 3
4. Ignazio LoDico, born August 22, 1862 in
Bompietro, Sicily; died January 25, 1922 in Mansfield, Mass.. He was the son of 8. Francesco Paolo LoDico
and 9. Salvatora Miserendino. He married
5. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo September 12, 1896 in Marianopoli, Sicily.
5. Francesca (Paula) Barbara Restivo, born June 06, 1869 in Villalba, Sicily; died January 11, 1952 in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 10. Carmelo Restivo and 11. 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
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; born April 07, 1897 in Minas
Garnes, Brazil; died August 14, 1980 in Quincy, Mass..
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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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.
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:
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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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
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.
2 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..
6. Matthew Mormino, born August 21, 1890 in
Boston, Mass.; died June 18, 1947 in Quincy, Mass.. He was the son of 12. Giuseppe (Joseph)
Mormino and 13. Domenica Sansone. He
married 7. Rose Gentile Abt. 1919 in Quincy, Mass..
7. Rose Gentile, born April 11, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois; died November 08, 1979 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was the daughter of 14. Phillip Gentile and 15. Saveria Scarpace.
Notes for Matthew Mormino:
The 1920 Quincy phone book lists Matthew Mormino, a helper, living at 22 Union St., Quincy, Mass. The 1926 Quincy phone book lists Matthew Mormino and Giuseppe Comparato [his brother-in-law] living at 22 Union St., Quincy, Mass. Matthew had a taxicab business.
Children of Matthew Mormino and Rose Gentile are:
3 i. Josephine Margaret Mormino, born April 28, 1920 in Quincy, Mass; married Alfred Guido LoDico August 21, 1949 in Quincy, Mass..
ii. Joseph Mormino, born December 30, 1923 in Quincy, Mass; married Ann UNKNOWN.
iii. Dorothy Sylvia Mormino, born June 03, 1925 in Quincy, Mass.; died April 18, 1997 in Haines City, Florida; married Leo L. DiCenso; born November 26, 1927; died March 23, 1998 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
iv. Phillip Mormino, born January 30, 1929 in Quincy, Mass; married Kay Riley.
v. Mary Mormino, born September 07, 1930 in Quincy, Mass.
vi. Christine Mormino, born December 15, 1932 in Quincy, Mass; married Russell Johnson.
vii. Matthew J. Mormino, born November 22, 1934
in Quincy, Mass.; died October 31, 1997 in Quincy, Mass; married (1) Joanne
UNKNOWN in Quincy, Mass; born July 28, 1931 in Massachusetts; died February 15,
1993 in Quincy, Mass.; married (2) Ronnie UNKNOWN.
Notes for Matthew J. Mormino:
Mormino, Matthew J, b. 11/22/1934, d.
10/31/1997, US Air Force, A1, Res: Quincy, MA, Plot: 20 0 291, bur. 11/05/1997
Generation No. 4
8. Francesco Paolo LoDico, born December 14,
1832 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died January 02, 1907 in Marianopoli,
Sicily. He was the son of 16. Ignazio
LoDico and 17. Maria Albanese. He married
9. Salvatora Miserendino July 18, 1858 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
9. Salvatora Miserendino, born April 06, 1837 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died 1867 in Bompietro, Sicily. She was the daughter of 18. Alberto Miserendino and 19. 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.
4 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.
10. Carmelo Restivo, born November 12, 1833 in
Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily.
He was the son of 20. Francesco Paolo Restivo and 21. Francesca Paola La
Masa. He married 11. Arcangela Ristagno
Abt. 1856 in Villalba, Sicily.
11. Arcangela Ristagno, born May 08, 1837 in Villalba, Sicily; died in Marianopoli, Sicily. She was the daughter of 22. Lorenzo Ristagno and 23. 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.
5 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.
12. Giuseppe (Joseph) Mormino, born July 03, 1874
in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Massachusetts. He was the son of 24. Giuseppe Mormino and
25. Antonina Catalano. He married 13.
Domenica Sansone January 10, 1899 in Boston, Mass..
13. Domenica Sansone, born October 14, 1870 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Quincy, Mass.. She was the daughter of 26. Michele Sansone and 27. Margherita Demma.
Notes for Giuseppe (Joseph) Mormino:
From the New York Passenger List 1851-1891, Roll 546; List 501; Line 7 : On April 19th, 1890 Giuseppe Mormino, age 15 [b.1874] traveled from Sicily to Boston aboard the ship Iniziativa. He was a laborer.
Notes for Domenica Sansone:
#679 FHC # 2014202 Dominica's birth was witnessed by Vincenzo Mercurio [father is Matteo], age 40 and Agustino Costa [father is Antonino], age 40.
Marriage Notes for Giuseppe Mormino and Domenica
Sansone:
The first marriage record in the Boston archives for the year 1899 is the marriage of Giuseppe [Joseph] Mormino to Dominica Sansone. The page is so completely destroyed that the only recorded information is the address: 28 Norman St.
Children of Giuseppe Mormino and Domenica Sansone are:
6 i. Matthew Mormino, born August 21, 1890 in Boston, Mass.; died June 18, 1947 in Quincy, Mass; married Rose Gentile Abt. 1919 in Quincy, Mass..
ii. Maria Mormino, born December 03, 1891 in
Boston, Mass.; died February 1980 in Quincy, Mass; married Giuseppe Comparato
January 03, 1909 in Boston, Mass; born Abt. 1886; died in Quincy, Mass..
Notes for Maria Mormino:
SS# 010-50-5910
Notes for Giuseppe Comparato:
The 1926 Quincy phone book lists Giuseppe
Comparato living at 22 Union St., with his brother-in-law, Matthew Mormino's
family.
Marriage Notes for Maria Mormino and Giuseppe
Comparato:
Boston Marriages: 1909 vol. 589, pg 3, #56:
Giuseppe Comparato 23, laborer married Maria Mormino, 17. They lived at 53 Hale
St., Boston, Mass.
iii. Salvatore Mormino, born March 29, 1896; died
in Quincy, Mass.
14. Phillip Gentile, died in Chicago,
Illinois. He married 15. Saveria
Scarpace.
15. Saveria Scarpace, died in Chicago, Illinois.
Notes for Phillip Gentile:
He had brothers Peter, Phillip, and Jerry.
Children of Phillip Gentile and Saveria Scarpace are:
i. Peter Gentile, born in Chicago, Ill.
ii. Phillip (Jr.) Gentile, born in Chicago, Ill.
iii. Gerald Gentile, born in Chicago, Ill.
7 iv. Rose Gentile, born April 11, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois; died
November 08, 1979 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; married Matthew Mormino Abt.
1919 in Quincy, Mass..
Generation No. 5
16. 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 32.
Francesco Paolo LoDico and 33. Arcangela Vaccarella. He married 17. Maria Albanese January 23,
1830 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
17. Maria Albanese, born Abt. 1810 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 34. Agostino Albanese and 35. 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
8 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:
http://www.lodico.org/mike/photos/campiere.html
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.
18. Alberto Miserendino, born Abt. 1787 in
Bompietro, Sicily; died in Bompietro, Sicily.
He married 19. Anna Vizzini.
19. 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.
9 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.
20. Francesco Paolo Restivo, born Abt. 1792 in
Villalba, Sicily; died in Villalba, Sicily.
He married 21. Francesca Paola La Masa Abt. 1813 in Villalba, Sicily.
21. 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.
10 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.
22. Lorenzo Ristagno, born Abt. 1797 in Villalba,
Sicily. He married 23. Ignazia d' Antoni
in Villalba, Sicily.
23. 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.
11 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.
24. Giuseppe Mormino, born March 26, 1847 in
Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily. He was the son of 48. Matteo Mormino and 49.
Maria Bova. He married 25. Antonina
Catalano Abt. 1871 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
25. Antonina Catalano, born Abt. 1852 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily. She was the daughter of 50. Vincenzo Catalano.
Notes for Giuseppe Mormino:
Termini Imerese birth record [1847] #160 shows Giuseppe Mormino father Matteo Mormino [age 36] was a pescatore [shepard]. His mother Maria Bova was 26. Midwife was Rosa di Blasi, age 60. Witnesses were: Vincenzo Lo Presti, age 31 and Carlo Lo Presti, age 30.
Children of Giuseppe Mormino and Antonina Catalano are:
i. Antonino Mormino, born October 13, 1872 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
12 ii. Giuseppe (Joseph) Mormino, born July 03, 1874 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Massachusetts; married Domenica Sansone January 10, 1899 in Boston, Mass..
iii. Paola Mormino, born November 24, 1876 in
Termini Imerese, Sicily.
26. Michele Sansone, born Abt. 1842 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily. He was the son of 52. Giuseppe Sansone. He married 27. Margherita Demma Abt. 1868 in
Termini Imerese, Sicily.
27. Margherita Demma, born Abt. 1847 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily. She was the daughter of 54. Bartolomeo Demma.
Children of Michele Sansone and Margherita Demma are:
i. UNKNOWN Sansone, born in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married UNKNOWN Giglio.
ii. Giuseppe Sansone, born December 05, 1868 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
13 iii. Domenica Sansone, born October 14, 1870 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Quincy, Mass; married Giuseppe (Joseph) Mormino January 10, 1899 in Boston, Mass..
iv. Cosima Sansone, born August 11, 1873 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Liborio Azzarello March 11, 1919 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; born Abt. 1870 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
v. Bartolomeo Sansone, born August 18, 1875 in
Termini Imerese, Sicily.
Generation No. 6
32. 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 64.
Mauro LoDico and 65. Maria Guarnuto. He
married 33. Arcangela Vaccarella Abt. 1799 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
33. 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.
16 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.
34. Agostino Albanese, born Abt. 1781 in Blufi
-Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He married 35. Rosaria Gennaro.
35. Rosaria Gennaro, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 70. Luciano Gennaro.
Child of Agostino Albanese and Rosaria Gennaro is:
17 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.
48. Matteo Mormino, born Abt. 1811 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily. He was the son of 96. (ancestor)
Mormino. He married 49. Maria Bova Abt.
1840 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
49. Maria Bova, born Abt. 1821 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
Children of Matteo Mormino and Maria Bova are:
i. Antonino Mormino, born Abt. 1841 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Massachusetts; married Filippa Gucciardo Abt. 1872 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; born Abt. 1852 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Massachusetts.
24 ii. Giuseppe Mormino, born March 26, 1847 in Termini Imerese, Sicily;
died in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Antonina Catalano Abt. 1871 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily.
50. Vincenzo Catalano, born Abt. 1827 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
Child of Vincenzo Catalano is:
25 i. Antonina Catalano, born Abt. 1852 in Termini Imerese, Sicily;
died in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Giuseppe Mormino Abt. 1871 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily.
52. Giuseppe Sansone
Child of Giuseppe Sansone is:
26 i. Michele Sansone, born Abt. 1842 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died
in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Margherita Demma Abt. 1868 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily.
54. Bartolomeo Demma, born Abt. 1823 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
Child of Bartolomeo Demma is:
27 i. Margherita Demma, born Abt. 1847 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died
in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Michele Sansone Abt. 1868 in Termini
Imerese, Sicily.
Generation No. 7
64. Mauro LoDico, born Abt. 1745 in Blufi
-Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the son of 128. Calogero LoDico and
129. Vincenza di Geraci. He married 65.
Maria Guarnuto Abt. October 1765 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
65. Maria Guarnuto, born Abt. 1748 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily. She was the daughter of 130. Pietro Guarnuto and 131. 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:
32 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].
70. Luciano Gennaro, born 1764 in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
Child of Luciano Gennaro is:
35 i. Rosaria Gennaro, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; died in
Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily; married Agostino Albanese.
96. (ancestor) Mormino, born Abt. 1789 in Termini Imerese, Sicily.
Child of (ancestor) Mormino is:
48 i. Matteo Mormino, born Abt. 1811 in Termini Imerese, Sicily; died
in Termini Imerese, Sicily; married Maria Bova Abt. 1840 in Termini Imerese,
Sicily.
Generation No. 8
128. Calogero LoDico, born Abt. 1707 in Malpasso
-Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He was the
son of 256. Cristofaro LoDico and 257. Giovanna UNKNOWN. He married 129. Vincenza di Geraci Abt. 1727
in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
129. 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.
64 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.
130. Pietro Guarnuto, born in Blufi -Petralia
Soprana, Sicily. He married 131. Domea
UNKNOWN.
131. Domea UNKNOWN, born in Blufi -Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
Children of Pietro Guarnuto and Domea UNKNOWN are:
65 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. 9
256. Cristofaro LoDico, born Abt. 1670 in Malpasso
-Petralia Soprana, Sicily. He married
257. Giovanna UNKNOWN Abt. 1706 in Petralia Soprana, Sicily.
257. 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:
128 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.