Marianna Pecoraro (1894)

Born 12 Sep 1894 in San Cipirello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Marco Li Mandri — married 18 Mar 1912 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Marianna Pecoraro is the daughter of Giovanni Pecoraro, a Morello gangster from Piana dei Greci, and Vincenza Galati, a housewife from Partinico. She and her brother, Michele, are born in San Cipirello, where their parents married in 1893.

On 20 September 1894 in San Cipirello, Giovanni Pecoraro, age 27 (b. 1867), sensale (broker), resident of San Cipirello, reports the birth on 12 September in via di Maggio to Vincenza Galati, his wife, a housewife, with whom he lives, a baby girl who is presented and named Marianna.^[1]

Her father is charged with embezzlement in San Cipirello. He emigrates to New York City, where he is closely associated with the Morello-Terranova crime family.

Marianna arrives on the Spartan Prince in July 1902 with her mother and younger brother. Possibly Marianna's age has been transcribed incorrectly. She is 7-8 years old.

21. Vincenza Galati, 32 (b. 1870), married, connected to lines 22-23 with a bracket.

22. Marianna Pecoraro, 1 (b. 1901)

23. Michele Pecoraro, 4 (b. 1898)

All three born in San Cipirello. [This may not be correct; her mother's marriage announcement says she was born in Partinico.] They are joining Vincenza’s husband, the father of the children, John Pecoraro at 289 Washington St on the corner of Horatio St, in New York City.^[2]

In the 1905 New York state census taken 1 June, John Pecoraro heads a household at 317 East 60th St. He is 37 (b. 1868). His wife, Jennie, 34 (b. 1871), daughter Mary, 10 (b. 1895), and son Michael, 7 (b. 1898), were all born in Italy and have been in the country for three years. John is a wine importer, working on his own account.^[3]

Marianna marries her first cousin, Marco Li Mandri, from San Cipirello.

Marco Li Mandri of 323 E. 60th St, age 20 (b. 1892), single, occupation “grocery store,” born in Italy, son of Giuseppe Li Mandri and Elena Pecoraro, and Marianna Pecoraro, of 1122 First Av, age 18 (b. 1894), single, born in Italy, daughter of Giovanni Pecoraro and Vincenza DeLato [actually, it’s Galati], are married at City Hall in Manhattan by an alderman on 18 March 1912 before witnesses G. Cassara and Girolamo Cavataio. The celebrants and witnesses all sign their names.^[4]

In 1920, Marianna lives near her parents.

In the 1920 federal census of Manhattan, AD 14, taken 10 January, Marco Limandi, 27 (b. 1893), heads a household at 405 1st Av with wife Mary, 24 (b. 1896), and children Joseph, 6 (b. 1914), and Helen, 4 (b. 1916). Marco is a chauffeur. He emigrated in 1905 and his wife in 1900. Both were born in Italy. Their children were born in NY.

The next household, at 1122 1st Av, is headed by John Pecoraro, 52 (b. 1868), with his wife Vinnie, 48 (b. 1872). John has a garage and his wife has a dry goods store. Both born in Italy. It is their first marriage. Unknown immigration date.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Atto di nascita, Marianna Pecoraro. (1894, September 20). Record no. 101. "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997B-F2T3?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-538%3A351055601%2C353384901%2C353409001 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > San Cipirello > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1894-1902 > image 40 of 862; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
2. ↑ Year: 1902; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0290; Line: 1; Page Number: 192
3. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 24 E.D. 19; City: Manhattan; County: New York; Page: 53
4. ↑ Marriage of Marco Li Mandri and Marianna Pecoraro. (1912, March 18). Cert. no. 7179. Manhattan. DORIS. https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/8756187
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6R-XGX?cc=1488411&wc=QZJ5-SLQ%3A1036473601%2C1039156701%2C1040159201%2C1589340171 : 12 September 2019), New York > New York > Manhattan Assembly District 14 > ED 987 > image 22 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).