Maria Grizzaffi (1881)

Born 13 Feb 1881 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Wife of Antonino Pennino — married 19 Feb 1912 (to 1957) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Biography

Maria Grizzaffi is born 13 February 1881 in Corleone and baptized Mariam on 17 February. She is the daughter of Eduardo Adolfo Grizzaffi, who is called Francesco, and Maria Concetta di Simone. Her godparents are Vincenzo Palazzotto and Maria Rosa di Palermo.^[1]

Maria marries Antonino Pennino, son of Carmelo Pennino and Girolama di Puma, on 19 February 1912.^[2]

Antonino and Maria have at least one child, Carmelo (1914), named after his paternal grandfather.

Antonino's brother, Salvatore and nephew are both named in a Senate inquest into the Mafia, as members of Dr. Navarra's cosca.

Antonino is killed in the Navarra-Leggio War in Corleone.^[3]

Carmelo is a doctor who runs for regional elections. (P. 91)^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Maria Grizzaffi, 17 February 1881, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-69071-59?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP8:351041801,351041802,351280701 : accessed 28 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1879-1883 > image 132 of 354; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
2. ↑ Marriage of Antoninus Pennino and Maria Grizzaffi, record no. 27, 19 February 1912, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-DDV?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 551 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Senato della Repubblica. V Legislatura. Commissione parlamentare d’inchiesta sul fenomeno della Mafia in Sicilia. 20 December 1962. Accessed https://www.senato.it/service/PDF/PDFServer/BGT/906940.pdf 27 December 1016. P. 200.