Luciano Cortimiglia (1853 - 1937)

Born 18 Sep 1853 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Palumbo — married 17 Oct 1880 (to 3 Feb 1937) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Died 3 Feb 1937 at age 83 in New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Luciano Cortimiglia is born and baptized on 18 September 1853 in Corleone. He is the son of Gaetano Cortimiglia and Calogera Pomilla. His godparents are Antonio di Palermo and Biagia Pomilla.^[1]

Luciano marries marries Maria Palumbo, daughter of the late Salvatore Palumbo and the living Maria Saltaformaggio, on 17 October 1880 in Corleone. His mother has died by this time.^[2]

Luciano and Maria have at least three children: Calogero (c. 1885), Salvatore/Sam (1886), and Maria (c. 1895).

Salvatore is baptized in Corleone on 26 December 1886.^[3]

On the SS Fulda, sailing from Genoa and arriving in New York on 23 September 1897, are these passengers from Corleone, all in series on the manifest. They are all disembarking at New York:

11. Luciano Cortimiglia fu Gaetano, 44 (b. 1853), married, connected with a bracket to lines 12-15; his family is destined for Bryan, Texas, where he’s joining his brother, Calogero

12. Maria Palumbo, wife, 39 (b. 1858)

13. Calogero Cortimiglia, 12 (b. 1885) (the children are marked “children”)

14. Salvatore Cortimiglia, 10 (b. 26 December 1886)

15. Maria Cortimiglia, 2 (b. 1895)

16. Salvatrice Maretta, 16 (b. 1881), single, destination is New York, joining her mother Giovanna Cotrone on 75th St. & 2 or 3rd Av.

17. Calogero Mancuso fu Giuseppe, 47 (b. 1850), married, connected with a bracket to lines 18-24; destination is Bryan, TX, where he’s joining his brother in law Calogero Cortimiglia; Calogero is the brother-in-law of Luciano in line 11, through his first wife)

18. Giuseppa d’Anna, wife, 34 (b. 1863)

19. Salvatrice Mancuso, 16 (b. 1881) (the children are marked “children”)

20. Calogero Mancuso, 15 (b. 1882)

21. Giuseppe Mancuso, 9 (b. 1888)

22. Pietro Mancuso, 7 (b. 1890)

23. Sebastiano Mancuso, 4 (b. 1893)

24. Leoluca Mancuso, 6 (b. 1891)

25. Carmela di Palermo, 42 (b. 1855), married; destination is Bryan, TX, joining her nephew Biagio di Palermo

26. Biagio, her son, 15 (b. 1882)

27. Antonio, her son, 12 (b. 1885)^[4]

Note: Another Luciano Cortimiglia, born in Corleone in 1859, also emigrates to the southern United States with his family. They are second cousins.

Death of Luciano

Luciano dies at age 84 on 3 February 1937 in New Iberia, Iberia, LA.^[5]

According to the gravestone, Luciano Cortimiglia, born 18 September 1853 and died 3 February 1937, is buried with his wife, Maria Palumbo (“Polumbo”), in St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Iberia, Iberia parish, LA.^[6]

Sam dies 28 October 1949. He is buried with his wife, Angelina, in St. Peter’s Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Lucianum Cortimiglia, 18 September 1853, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4K7-ZMS?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351495001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 113 of 405; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Marriage of Luciani Cortimiglia and Maria Palumbo, record no. 1157, 17 October 1880, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDG-3R?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351107101 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 255 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6L2S-RXR?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-ZN5%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351319001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Battesimi) 1881-1904 > image 38 of 153; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ Manifest retrieved 26 January 2019 from EllisIsland website
5. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3M9-L3P : 10 March 2018), Luciano Cortimiglia, 03 Feb 1937; citing New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, certificate number 1972, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,203,946.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2019), memorial page for Luciano Cortimiglia (18 Sep 1853–3 Feb 1937), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32840681, citing Saint Peter's Cemetery, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by bgbutler (contributor 46966651) .
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2019), memorial page for Angelina Picarraro Cortimiglia (6 Aug 1898–3 Aug 1972), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32840680, citing Saint Peter's Cemetery, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by bgbutler (contributor 46966651) .