Maria Santa Castro (1859 - 1934)

Born 28 Oct 1859 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Wife of Vincenzo Di Carlo — married 10 Nov 1879 (to 2 Nov 1934) in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1934 at age 75 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

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Biography

Maria Santa Castro (whose father is sometimes known as Cascio: see the Cascio Name Study above) is the daughter of Rosalia Marino, age 24 (b. 1835), and Antonino Castro, age 26 (b. 1833), a shopkeeper (bottegajo). She is born in her parents' home in largo delle Bucierie, Corleone, on 28 October 1859. Her birth is reported by Francesca Paola Gagliardo e de Luca, age 55, the midwife (levatrice).^[1] She is baptized Mariam Sanctam the same day. Her godparents are Pietro and Antonina Marino, brother and sister.^[2]

Santa (she is sometimes recorded with only the second of her given names, suggesting the name by which she is informally known) marries Vincenzo di Carlo on 10 November 1879. It is the first marriage for either of them.^[3][4]

Vincenzo and Santa have twelve children together, seven boys and five girls: Antonino (1881), Giuseppe (not known), Rosa (1885), Marianna (c. 1885), two daughters named Caterina (1886), Giovanni (1887), Luigia (1889), Angelo (1891), Salvatore (1897), Maria Concetta (1899), and Calogero (not known).

Antonino is born 15 December 1881 and is baptized Antoninum on 17 December. His godparents are Michaelangelus Canzoneri and Joanna Greco.^[5]

Santa's brother, Giuseppe, and Vincenzo's sister, Rosa, marry on 10 February 1885.

Rosa is born and baptized the following month, on 25 March. Her godparents are the newly wed couple, Giuseppe Castro and Maria Rosa di Carlo.^[6]

I estimate Marianna is born around 1885, twenty years before she marries. She is named after her paternal grandmother.

The first daughter named Caterina is known from the record of her death, at four months and 20 days of age, on 3 September 1886.^[7] Caterina is named after a maternal aunt who dies as a young woman in 1884.

Giovanni is born and baptized on 25 August 1887 as Joannem. His godfather is the unmarried Blasius Puccio.^[8]

Luigia is born 22 September 1889 and baptized three days later. Her godmother is her maternal aunt Rosa Castro, unmarried daughter of Antonino.^[9]

Angelo is born 8 February 1891 in Corleone and baptized twelve days later. His godfather is Michaele Moscato, who is unmarried.^[10]

The second daughter named Caterina is born 8 May 1895 and baptized ten days later. Her godmother is the unmarried Francesca Castro.^[11] Francesca is Maria Santa's younger half-sister, and goddaughter.

Salvatore is born 10 April 1897 and baptized nearly a month later, on 2 May. His godfather is the unmarried Giliberto Bentivegna.^[12]

Maria Concetta is born 1 June 1899 and baptized on the 26th. Her godparents are Mariano Colletti and Caterina Cascio, a married couple.^[13]

Marianna marries Giuseppe Piazza on 7 October 1905.^[14]

All seven boys---Antonino (Nino), Giuseppe (Piddu), Giovanni (John), Angelo (Capitano), Francesco (Ciccio), Salvatore (Toto), and Calogero (Leo or Lelio) immigrate to the United States. All but Angelo die there. ^[15]

According to notes on both their baptismal records, Rosa marries her uncle Pietro Castro in New York, at the Church of Carmine, on 20 June 1913.^[6][16]Pietro and Santa have the same father, and their mothers are sisters.

A note on Luigia's baptismal record says that Luigia marries Antonino Castro from San Cipirrello on 20 October 1913 in New York, in the same church as Rosa.^[9]

Maria Santa dies 2 November 1934.^[15] She is 75 years old.

Vincenzo dies 27 July 1937.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Maria Santa Castro, record no. 450, 28 October 1859, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32378-36898-12?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FZ9:351055601,352253401,352307101 : accessed 08 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1875-1880 > image 2145 of 2992; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.
2. ↑ Baptism of Maria Sancta Castro, 28 October 1859, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-141518-97?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K68:351041801,351041802,351125301 : accessed 14 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1858-1863 > image 164 of 388; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
3. ↑ Certificato di defissione, marriage of Vincenzo di Carlo and Maria Santa Castro, 7 November 1879, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32378-36935-48?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FZ9:351055601,352253401,352307101 : accessed 08 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1875-1880 > image 2147 of 2992; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.
4. ↑ Marriage of Vincentio di Carlo and Maria Sancta Castro, record no. 1044, 10 November 1879, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-15274-54?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29:351041801,351041802,351107101 : accessed 11 Sep 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 230 of 535; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
5. ↑ Baptism of Antoninus di Carlo, 17 December 1881, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-68563-36?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP8:351041801,351041802,351280701 : accessed 29 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1879-1883 > image 185 of 354; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Baptism of Rosa di Carlo, record no. 170, 25 March 1885, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-67744-39?cc=2046915 : accessed 16 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 112 of 398; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
7. ↑ Death of Catharina Di Carlo, record no. 340, 3 September 1886, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-37277-16?cc=2046915&wc=MG3W-JWL:351041801,351041802,351076101 : accessed 26 Aug 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1873-1888 > image 537 of 600; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
8. ↑ Baptism of Joannem di Carlo, Record no. 454, 25 August 1887, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-64275-51?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 05 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 295 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Baptism of Aloysiam di Carlo, record no. 445, 25 September 1889, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-69007-49?cc=2046915 : accessed 1 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 40 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
10. ↑ Baptism of Angelus di Carlo, record no. 113, 20 February 1891, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-71148-54?cc=2046915 : accessed 11 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 133 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
11. ↑ Baptism of Catharina Di Carlo, record no. 233, 18 May 1895, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-75651-34?cc=2046915 : accessed 5 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 17 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
12. ↑ Baptism of Salvator di Carlo, record no. 208, 2 May 1897, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-77343-29?cc=2046915 : accessed 7 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 159 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
13. ↑ Baptism of Maria Concepta di Carlo, record no. 247, 26 June 1899, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-76083-56?cc=2046915 : accessed 22 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 308 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
14. ↑ Marriage of Joseph Piazza and Marianna di Carlo, record no. 73, 7 October 1905, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-172765-66?cc=2046915 : accessed 4 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 108 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Di Carlo, Vincent Angelo. 2013. "The Di Carlo Family: From Corleone, Sicily, Italy." Accessed online 11 November 2015.
16. ↑ Baptism of Petrus Castro, record no. 161, 3 April 1883, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-67504-53?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP8:351041801,351041802,351280701 : accessed 02 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1879-1883 > image 291 of 354; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.