Giacinta Milone (1862)

Born 8 Feb 1862 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Wife of Calogero Liggio — married 25 Feb 1878 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

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Biography

Giacinta Milone, daughter of Maestro Pasquale Milone, a blacksmith, and Giuseppa Stilla, is born on 8 February 1862 in her parents' home on via Santo Nicolo' in Corleone.^[1]

She marries Calogero Liggio, a miller, son of Domenico Leggio and Margherita Moscato, on 25 February 1878.^[2]

Calogero and Giacinta have at least four children: Domenico (c. 1875), Margherita (c. 1879), Pasquale (1882), and Francesco Paolo (c. 1899).

Domenico's age, year of marriage, and date of immigration are not yet known.

Margherita is born around 1879-80 in Corleone, based on her reported ages at immigration and in a US census.

Pasquale is born 23 December 1882 and baptized the next day. His godparents are Federico Paparcuri and Maria Grazia, his sister, both unmarried.^[3]

Francesco Paolo is born around 1899, based on his reported age at immigration.

Margherita marries Leoluca Vasi on 8 June 1903.^[4]

Calogero Liggio, 54 (b. 1851), a miller, his wife Giacinta, 45 (b. 1862), and their son Francesco Paolo, 6 (b. 1899), immigrate to New York, arriving 23 June 1905 on the Konigen Luise. Traveling with them are Margherita, 25 (b. 1880), her husband Leoluca Vasi, age 33 (b. 1872), and their daughter Vincenza, 6 (b. 1899---note this age puts her birth before her parents' marriage). They are all going to meet Calogero's son Domenico, and his wife, Salvatrice, at 1654 Madison Ave (or at 1645 Madison Ave: note the transposed digits.)^[5]

Leoluca is active in Giuseppe Morello's gang in New York, along with his uncle, Domenico Milone. Both are arrested in connection with a counterfeiting operation and are indicted in late 1909/early 1910.^[6] The police retrieve $50,000 in counterfeit currency, mostly $2 and $5 bills, from his home on 3rd Avenue in New York.^[7] Leoluca is imprisoned in 1910 and released by 1919.

In the federal census of New York in 1920, ED 1191, taken 12 January, Giacinta heads a household:

Giacinta Liggio, 58 (b. 1862), who immigrated in 1907

Louis Liggio, her son, 33 (b. 1887), immigrated in 1907. Works in a varnish shop.

Frank Liggio, her son, 21 (b. 1899), immigrated in 1907. Works in a printing shop.

Louis Vasi, her son in law, 48 (b. 1872), immigrated in 1892. Works as a house plasterer.

Margaret Vasi, Louis’ wife, 42 (b. 1878). In the box for her immigration year it says 01 ‘05.

Vincenza Vasi, 15 (b. 1905), Louis and Margaret’s daughter. In the box for her immigration year it says 01 ‘05.

Frank Vasi, 13 (b. 1907), their son, born in the US

Mary Vasi, 10 (b. 1910), their daughter, born in the US^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Giacinta Milone, 5 January 1878, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9971-H9DD-S?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FZ9%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352307101 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1875-1880 > image 1692 of 2992; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
2. ↑ Marriage of Calogeri Leggio and Hyacintha Milone, record no. 830, 25 February 1878, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDJ-XR?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351107101 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 193 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Baptism of Paschalis Liggio, record no. 699, 24 December 1882, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-FDD?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP8%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351280701 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 271 of 354; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ Marriage of Leolucas Vasi and Margarita Liggio, record no. 40, 8 June 1903, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-68F?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 93 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
5. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF7H-TMJ : 6 December 2014), Leoluca Vasi, 23 Jun 1905; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Konigen Luise, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Whole Barrel Murder Gang." The Sun. 11 January 1910. Accessed at FultonHistory.com 16 March 2016.
7. ↑ "Bogus Money Trial." New-York Tribune. 27 January 1910. Accessed FultonHistory.com 16 March 2016.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ1M-4B2 : accessed 19 April 2017), Frank Vasi in household of Giacinta Liggio, Manhattan Assembly District 17, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 1191, sheet 18A, line 35, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1216; FHL microfilm 1,821,216.