Maria (Marino) Grizzaffi (1884 - 1978)

Born 1 May 1884 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Bernardo Grizzaffi — married 15 Apr 1911 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

Died Feb 1978 at age 93 in New York, New York

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Biography

When Maria Marino was born on May 1, 1884, in Corleone, Sicilia, Italy, her father, Antonino, was 51 and her mother, Bernarda, was 41. She married Bernardo Grizzaffi on April 15, 1911, in Manhattan, New York. They had six children during their marriage. She died in February 1978 in New York, New York, at the age of 93

Maria entered the United States on November 10, 1902, age 18. She was accompanied by her brother Calogero Marino, age 21. They traveled on the ship S.S. Roma which departed Naples, Campania on 28 October..

Sources

• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243Z-RBK : accessed 17 February 2016), Bernardo Grizzaffi and Maria Marino, 15 Apr 1911; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,077.