Sebastiano di Palermo (1844 - 1878)

Born 20 Feb 1844 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Tufanio — married 4 Nov 1868 (to 10 Oct 1878) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Died 10 Oct 1878 at age 34 in Carrollton, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Sebastiano di Palermo, son of Maestro Vincenzo di Palermo, a mason/bricklayer (murifabbro), and Bernarda Trapani, is born in his parents' home on via San Michele Arcangelo in Corleone on 20 February 1844.^[1][2]

He marries Maria Tufanio, daughter of Don Epifanio Tufanio and Marianna Licciardi, on 4 November 1868 in Corleone.^[3]

On the Emma, departing Palermo and arriving in New Orleans in 1878, these passengers do not have a city of origin recorded:

1. Angelo Demma, 32 (b. 1846)

2. Santo Cutitto, 55 (b. 1823)

3. Paolo Tufanio, 32 (b. 1846), shoemaker

4. Calogera Tufanio, 25 (b. 1853)

5. Pietro Tufanio, 14 (b. 1864), shoemaker

6. Matteo Artale, 26 (b. 1852), shoemaker

7. Maria Rosa Artale, 35 (b. 1843), servant

8. Liboria Artale, 3 (b. 1875)

9. Bernarda Artale, nine months (b. 1877-8)

10. Vincenzo Gennaro, 25 (b. 1853), shoemaker

11. Sebastiano di Palermo, 33 (b. 1845), builder

12. Maria Tufanio, 27 (b. 1851)

13. Paolo Tufanio, 8 (b. 1870)

14. Giuseppa Tufanio, 1 (b. 1877)^[4]

Maria and Sebastiano have at least one child, Paolina (1880).

A record of her baptism in Corleone, in the indices covering years 1879-81, has not been found. Her name does not appear in the index of 1880 civil birth records. Cascio-10 19:34, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Paolina marries Salvatore Virgadamo.

Paolina dies on 29 December 1929 in New York City.^[5]

Death

Sebastiano and his wife, Maria, both die of yellow fever (febbre gialla) in Carrollton, Louisiana in October 1878. Sebastiano dies on 10 October 1878 and Maria dies two days later, on 12 October 1878. Their deaths are reported to the Italian consulate in New Orleans by Corleone natives: Maria's brother, Paolo Tufanio, age 33, shoemaker; Vincenzo Gennaro, son of Leoluca, age 27, shoemaker; and Luigi Scherma, son of Gregorio, age 33, a merchant (trafficante).^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Sebastiano di Palermo, allegati 1868, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997B-XSZW?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F3D%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352298701 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1868-1872 > image 151 of 2993; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
2. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Sebastiano di Palermo, allegati 1866, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97B-XL35?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F3D%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352298701 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1868-1872 > image 485 of 2993; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
3. ↑ Marriage of Sebastiani di Palermo and Maria Tufanio, record no. 2004, 4 November 1868, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDP-GK?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L2S%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351102301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1856-1871 > image 258 of 356; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95JY-LHN?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-6TL%3A1029673801%2C1029687501 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 060 - 3 Mar 1877 - 30 May 1878 > image 426 of 502; citing NARA microfilm publications
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W5W-PD5 : 10 February 2018), Sebastiano Di Palermo in entry for Paolina Virgadamo, 29 Dec 1929; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,057,477.
6. ↑ Atto di notorieta', Sebastiano di Palermo and Maria Tufanio, allegati 1879, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G971-H9CJ-8?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FZ9%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352307101 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1875-1880 > image 2508 of 2992; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).