Bernarda Natoli (1877 - 1947)

Born 22 Mar 1877 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Giuseppe Armato — married 10 Oct 1897 (to 21 Aug 1943) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1947 at age 70 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Bernarda Natoli is born 22 March 1877 in Corleone and baptized two days later. She is the daughter of Emanuele Natoli and Lucia Merendino. Her godparents are Gaspare Merendino and Pietra Merendino, who is unmarried.^[1]

Bernarda marries Giuseppe Armato, the son of Pasquale Armato and Bernarda Colletti, on 10 October 1897 in Corleone.^[2]

Bernarda and Giuseppe have one known child, Bernarda (1898).

Bernarda is born on 9 October 1898 in Corleone and baptized on the 14th. Her godparents are Domenico Moscato and Caterina Lo Curto, father and niece/granddaughter.^[3]

On the manifest of the Hesperia, arriving 1 September 1899 in the port of New York:

Bernarda Natoli, 22 (b. 1877), and Bernarda Armato, nine months (b. Dec/Jan 1898/9), also from Corleone. Bernarda Natoli is named as Bernard on this manifest, and listed as a male, but her profession is housewife, and she’s meeting her husband, Giuseppe Armato at 337 First St. and 106th.

Simone Gagliano appears in line 108/16 on this page of the manifest. He is 16 years old (b. 1883), single, a laborer from Corleone. Simone is meeting his brother, but it doesn’t say who that is. All three are going to NYC.^[4]

Giuseppe is a member of Morello's counterfeiting crew. Together with the brothers Leoluca Vasi and Pasquale Vasi, they handle the money. The three are arrested in their home at 1600 3rd Ave in New York. Over $1,000 in counterfeit $2 bills are found there. Giuseppe and at least four others secure bail and are released.^[5]

Giuseppe is found guilty of possessing and distributing counterfeit bills.

His sentence and where it was served are not known. He registers for the draft from New York City, and makes two return trips from Sicily to New York in which he claims that Bernarda lives in Corleone on via Sabatino.

On the SS Providence departing Palermo on 18 October 1924 and arriving in the port of New York on 31 October:

6. Giuseppe Armato, 49 (b. 1875), last permanent residence in New York, leaves his father-in-law Emanuele Natoli in Corleone. Destination New York, NY. Paid for his own ticket and those of his wife and daughter. He has $100. Was in the US previously, from 1900-1924. Going to his brother Giovanni Armato at 228 E. 91st St., NY. Intends to permanently reside in the US. 5’3”, chestnut hair and eyes, born in Corleone.

7. Bernarda Natoli, 47 (b. 1877), last permanent residence in Corleone, leaves her father as above. Same destination. 5’3”, chestnut hair and eyes, born in Corleone.

8. Bernarda Armato, 12 (b. 1912), last permanent residence in Corleone, grandfather as above. Same destination. Born in New York City.^[6]

Giuseppe declares his intention to become a naturalized US citizen in 1925. Lives at 228 E. 97th St., NYC. His wife, Bernarda, born in Corleone, resides there.^[7]

In the 1930 federal census of the Bronx, NY, taken 17 April:

Joseph Armato heads a household at 84 East 214th St. He owns his home, worth $12,000. He is 54 (b. 1876), born in Italy. His wife Bernardi, 53 (b. 1877). They married for the first time at 24 and 23. Both born in Italy of Italian parents. Emigrated in 1900, naturalized citizens. Joseph is a baker with his own business.^[8]

In the 1940 federal census of the Bronx, AD 6, taken 12 April:

Joseph Armato, 65 (b. 1875), heads a household at 854 East 214th St. with his wife Bernarda, 63 (b. 1877), both born in Italy. Joseph manages a pastry shop.^[9]

Joseph dies on 21 August 1943 in Fordham Hospital in the Bronx from coronary sclerices and arterisclerotic cardiorenal disease. He is 68. Joseph’s usual residence was 854 E. 214th St., Bronx, NYC. He was married to Bernarda. He was a building superintendent. The informant is Bernarda Marsalia, his daughter, who lives at the same home address. His wife gives permission in the Funeral Director’s Certificate on the second page to dispose of his remains. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery on 24 August 1943.^[10][11]

Death of Bernarda

Bernarda Armato dies on 5 July 1947 at her home, 854 East 214th St., Bronx, NY. She was 70. The cause of death is heart decompensation with contributory causes of chronic endocarditis and chronic rheumatic arthritis. Bernarda is the widow of Giuseppe Armato. She was born 21 March 1877 in Italy, the daughter of Emanuele Natoli and Lucia Merendino, both of Italy. The informant is Frank Marsalisi, son-in-law of the deceased, living at the same home address. She is 70 years, 3 months, and 14 days old at her death. She is a US citizen. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery on 8 July 1947. Bernarda Marsalisi of the same home address is the decedent’s daughter. She gives permission for her mother’s remains to be disposed of by the funeral director, G. N. Cordovano.^[12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Bernardam Natoli. (1877, March 24). "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-JDD?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPX%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351275901 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1877-1879 > image 16 of 182; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-4V7?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 325 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Baptism of Bernarda Armato. (1898, October 14). Record no. 379. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6L2S-5NF?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-ZNP%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351299201 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1895-1899 > image 260 of 309; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TH-LH2W?cc=1368704&wc=4X1L-QKS%3A1600462497 : 26 January 2018), Roll 80, vol 136, 1 Sep 1899 > image 54 of 356; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Whole Barrel Murder Gang." The Sun. 11 January 1910. Accessed at FultonHistory.com 16 March 2016.
6. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PT-K922-D?cc=1368704&wc=4FMB-WMP%3A1600312389 : 26 January 2018), Roll 3564, vol 8164-8166, 28 Oct 1924-31 Oct 1924 > image 970 of 1131; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99HX-1S37?cc=2060123&wc=M5PJ-C6J%3A351682901 : 7 September 2019), Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1926 vol 298, no 82751-83150 > image 660 of 1458; citing NARA microfilm publication M1972, Southern District of New York Petitions for Naturalization, 1897-1944. Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, RG 21. National Archives at New York.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC6-FTQ?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-793%3A649437801%2C652307101%2C652307102%2C1589284910 : 8 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 501-750) > ED 501 > image 27 of 29; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MY-FSPT?cc=2000219&wc=QZXR-9RV%3A790105101%2C791243401%2C795081801%2C795412701 : accessed 29 July 2022), New York > Bronx > New York City, Bronx, Assembly District 6 > 3-735 New York City, Bronx Borough Assembly District 6 (Tract 380 - part) > image 26 of 42; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
10. ↑ Certificate of death, Joseph Armato. (1943, August 21). Entry 8625. NYC DORIS https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7100433 Accessed 29 July 2022
11. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPB-Y45 : 3 June 2020), Joseph Armato, 1943.
12. ↑ Certificate of death, Bernarda Amato. (1947, July 5). Certificate no. 6852. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7357467
13. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:997W-427H : 13 May 2022), Entry for Bernarda Armato, 1947.