Angela Piazza is born and baptized 11 May 1848, the daughter of Ciro Piazza and Salvatrice Cusimano. Her godparents are Maestro Francesco Terranova and Maria Stilla, a married couple.[1]
Angela marries twice, first to Calogero "Carlo" Morello, on 11 February 1866. Her father has died by this time.[2]
Angela and Calogero have at least two children, Giuseppe (1867) and Maria (1872), named after Calogero's parents.
Giuseppe is born 2 May 1867 and baptized the next day. His godparents are Giorgio Campagna and Giovanna Vintaloro, a married couple.[3]
Maria is born in 1869, according to sources citing David Critchley's 2008 book, "The Origin of Organized Crime." In fact, she is born 28 February 1872.[4] She is named after her paternal grandmother.
Calogero dies, reportedly at age 36 (he is 32 years old) on 24 May 1872. His parents and wife all survive him.[5]
Angelina remarries on 30 July 1873 to Bernardo Terranova[6], a member of the local Mafia.[7] Her mother is still living.
Angelina and Bernardo have at least seven children together: two sons named Vincenzo (1874 and 1885), Lucia (1876), Salvatrice (1880), Ciro (1888), Nicolo' (1890), and Rosalia (1892).
The first son named Vincenzo dies in infancy, in 1876.
Salvatrice, known as Dora, is born 30 July 1880, in the vicolo dei Cortile, #2, in Corleone.[9]
The second son named Vincenzo is born at the same address on 19 May 1885, and baptized the next day. His godparents are his half-siblings, Giuseppe and Maria.[10]
Giuseppe marries twice, first to Maria Rosa Marsalisi on 2 March 1889.[13]
Nicolo' is born and baptized 19 January 1890. His godparents are Antonino Palazzo and Giuseppa, his sister.[14]
Rosalia is born in August 1892 in Corleone at the family's home on via Piazza, 2. Her birth is reported by the midwife, Carmela Cerniglia, as Bernardo waiout of town.[15]
In 1892, Giuseppe immigrates to New York. That same year, Gioachino Lima, a cart driver, disappears when he is wanted in connection with a murder. Gioachino marries Bernardo's stepdaughter, Maria, at an unknown date.
In March 1893, Bernardo, Angela, their children, and Giuseppe's wife and son, immigrate to join Giuseppe in New York.[7]
Bernardo Terranova, age 40, his wife Angela Piazza, 44, and children Lucia, 16, Salvatrice, 12, Vincenzo, 7, Ciro, 6, and Nicolo', 3, immigrate together on the SS Alsatia from Naples, arriving in New York 8 March 1893. Bernardo is listed as a laborer, and literate: his wife and children are not. Unlike almost everyone else they travel with, who have one or two pieces of luggage with them, the Terranovas have sixteen bags with them. Bernardo has six, Angela has four, Lucia, two, and each of the younger children has a piece of luggage. Also with them are Giuseppe's wife, Maria Rosa Marsalisi, age 29, and their son Calogero, who is two months old.[16][17]
On the next page of the manifest are these passengers from Corleone:
The Terranova-Morello family enters through the Port of New York and then moves to the South, where they work in agriculture. Lucia marries her first husband, Antonio Saltaformaggio, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on 3 February 1894.[19] He is killed in 1903.
By 1896 the family returns to New York City.
Giuseppe "Joe" Morello founds what will become the Genovese Crime Family in New York City with his half-brothers Vincenzo, Ciro, and Nicolo'.[20][21]
In the 1900 federal census of Manhattan, taken 12 June, Bernardo Terranova, 43, born in December 1856 (actually in July 1847), heads a household at 329 East 106th Street with his wife of 26 years, Angelina, 41, born in October 1858 (actually, May 1848). She has had 6 children, all living (actually 9). At home are Lizzie (actually Lucia), 22, born in December 1877 (born in Jan 1876); Teresa (actually Salvatrice), 17, born in April 1883 (actually in July 1880); James, 14, born in May 1886 (born in 1885); Jeremiah ( Ciro), 12, born in April 1888 (born July 1887); Nicholas, 10, born in February 1890 (Jan 1890); and Rosy, 7, born in December 1892 (Aug 1892). Bernardo, Angelina, and their four oldest children were born in Italy and the two youngest were born in New York. They emigrated in 1890. Bernardo is a day laborer. Lizzie and Teresa are cigar makers. The next three children are in school.[22]
Three of the Terranova-Morello children marry in Manhattan in December 1903:
Salvatrice marries Ignazio "The Wolf" Lupo on December 23.[24] Lupo is a Mafia gang leader born in Palermo and with ties to the Mafia in that city, who merges his interests with that of the Morello crime family in New York.
Lucia remarries to Vincenzo Salemi, Nicolena's brother, on 27 December.[25][26]
Ciro marries Teresina "Tessie" Catania in St. Lucy's Church in New York on 25 April 1909.[27]
Bernardo dies at the age of 62 on 15 June 1909[28] in his home at 207 East 107th St, Manhattan, and is buried on 12 July in Calvary Cemetery. His wife survives him.[7][29] The cause of his death is given as Insufficientia mitralis valvae,[28] a form of heart disease.
In the 1910 Census, Angela, age 60, lives at 216 East 106th St. in Manhattan, Ward 12, with her daughter, Dora (Salvatrice), 28, son-in-law Nazzio Lupo, 31, granddaughters Nufria, 4, and Angelina, 2, Rocco Lupo, her grandson, born that year, her son Joe Morello, age 42, daughter in law Lena Morello, 26, grandson Charles, 15, born in Texas, granddaughters Angelina, 5, and Carmela, 1, son Vincent Terranova, 23, and daughter Rose Terranova, 17. Nufria, Angelina, and Rocco Lupo, and Angelina and Carmela Morello, were all born in New York. Angelina and her children and in-laws were all born in Italy.[30]
Vincenzo marries Bernarda Reina, his second cousin, on 23 July 1913.[31]
Nicolo', called Nick, is killed at age 25 on 7 September 1916 in Brooklyn.[32] He never married.
Rosalia marries Nicolo' Sanzone, a divorced man, on 10 October 1921 in Manhattan.[33]
Vincenzo is killed on 8 May 1922 in Manhattan.[34] He dies at the age of 35.[35]
Maria dies at the age of 54 on 17 December 1926 in Manhattan.[36]
In 1930, Angela lives with her daughter, Rosalia, and her family:
In the 1930 federal census of Brooklyn, taken 15 April, Nicholas Sanzone, 42 (b. 1888), heads a household at 320 Avenue P with his wife Rose, 35 (b. 1895), his son Bernard, 3 yrs 6 mos. (b. Oct 1926), and mother-in-law Angela Terranova, 82 (b. 1848), a widow. The adults were born in Italy and Bernard in New York. Nicholas owns his home, worth $25,000. Nicholas and Rose married at ages 33 and 28, respectively. Nicholas immigrated in 1910 and Rose and her mother came in 1895 Nicholas and Rose are naturalized citizens. Nicholas works as a laborer for the union.[37]
Giuseppe is killed at the age of 63 on 15 August 1930.[38]
Rosalia dies 23 February 1934 in her home in Brooklyn. She is 39 years old (b. 1895). Her husband survives her.[39]
On 18 February 1938, Ciro Terranova suffers a stroke. He dies two days later[40] at Columbia Hospital, age 49. "Ciro was the only one of the four Terranova brothers to die in bed."[7]
Death of Angela
Angela dies 20 June 1941 at age 93, in Queens, New York.[41]She dies in her home of forty years, at 120-11 222nd St, in St. Albans, Queens, New York. The cause of her death is diabetes, from which she suffered the last eleven years of her life. Angela fell into a diabetic coma from which she did not recover. Her daughter, Salvatrice Lupo, provides the information for her mother's death certificate.[42]
Salvatrice dies in 1969 and is buried with Ignazio.[43]
↑ Estratto riassuntivo dal registro degli atti di nascita, record no. 151, part I, 1872. Received 5 August 1997 by Vivian Lima from the Comune di Corleone. A color copy with municipal seal received by Justin Cascio on 1 September 2016.
↑ 7.07.17.27.3 Critchley, David. The Origin of Organized Crime in America: The New York City Mafia, 1891-1931. Routledge: New York, 2009.
↑ Certificato di nascita, record no. 18, Lucia Terranova, stamped by the municipality of Corleone, dated and signed 8 May 2003. Color copy received by Justin Cascio from Vivian Lima on 1 September 2016.
↑ Certificato di nascita, part I, record no. 337, Salvatrice Terranova. Stamped and dated by the municipality of Corleone on 13 January 1998. Received by Justin Cascio from Vivian Lima on 1 September 2016.
↑ Baptism of Vincentium Terranova, record no. 261, 10 May 1885, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-68649-15?cc=2046915 : accessed 16 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 121 of 398; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-99323-70?cc=2046915 : accessed 5 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1845-1909 > image 93 of 191; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Certificato di nascita, part I, record no. 602, Ciro Terranova. Stamped and dated by the municipality of Corleone on 13 January 1998. Received by Justin Cascio from Vivian Lima on 1 September 2016.
↑ Marriage of Joseph Morello and Maria Rosa Marsalisi, record no. 24, 2 March 1889, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-19708-55?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L23:351041801,351041802,351112201 : accessed 21 January 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1888-1902 > image 47 of 445; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].
↑ Baptism of Nicolaum Terranova, record no. 34, 19 January 1890, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-71425-52?cc=2046915 : accessed 24 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 60 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Atto di nascita, Rosalia Terranova, record no. 398, 23 August 1892, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32358-14954-30?cc=2051639 : accessed 11 March 2016), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893 > image 2374 of 3063; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
↑ Ship manifest, SS Alsatia, arriving 8 March 1893. Accessed online 31 January 2016.
↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6BQ-M2K : accessed 11 March 2016), Beranrdo Tenanova, 08 Mar 1893; citing departure port Naples, arrival port New York, ship name Alsatia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1D7-SGF?cc=1368704&wc=4FMB-785%3A1600262352 : 25 January 2018), Roll 603, 13 Feb 1893-13 Mar 1893 > image 595 of 795; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Marriage of Giuseppe Morello and Nicolina Salemi, Transcript: Church of Santa Lucia, 344 East 104th St, New York, NY. Record no. 108, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-167401-72?cc=2046915 : accessed 3 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 41 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243W-8JC : accessed 16 February 2016), Ignazio Lupo and Salvatrice Terranova, 22 Dec 1903; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,570,991.
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243W-FVD : accessed 16 February 2016), Salemi Vincenzo and Lucia Terranova, 27 Dec 1903; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,570,991.
↑ Hunt, Thomas. "Sinistro: The Underworld Career of Giuseppe Morello (1867-1930)." Accessed online 11 January 2016.
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24H8-6KZ : accessed 16 February 2016), Ciro Terranova and Teresa Catania, 25 Apr 1909; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,439,690.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W9V-69W : accessed 16 February 2016), Bernardo Terranova, 10 Jul 1909; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,220.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5ZC-TD4 : 29 October 2015), Rocco Lupo in household of Angela Morello, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 345, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,028.
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243R-PDC : accessed 16 February 2016), Vincenzo Terranova and Bernarda Reina, 23 Jul 1913; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,796.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WNJ-SRJ : accessed 16 February 2016), Nicolo Terranova, 07 Sep 1916; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,302.
↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24WJ-PLG : accessed 16 February 2016), Niola Sanzone and Rosalia Terranova, 10 Oct 1921; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,317.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W19-QWD : accessed 16 February 2016), Vincent Terranova, 08 May 1922; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,028,151.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBW-G7N : accessed 16 February 2016), Mary Lima, 17 Dec 1926; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,048,156.
↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1355; FHL microfilm: 2341257
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGP-GR3 : accessed 16 February 2016), Joseph Morello, 15 Aug 1930; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,057,842.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPP-NZS : accessed 31 January 2016), Bernardo Terranova in entry for Rosalia Sanzone, 23 Feb 1934; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,078,814.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W2M-D7Z : accessed 31 January 2016), Bernardo Terranova in entry for Ciro Terranova, 20 Feb 1938; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,107,687.
↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W2H-11W : accessed 31 January 2016), Bernark Terranova in entry for Angela Terranova, 20 Jun 1941; citing Death, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,156,346.
↑Certificate of Death, cert. no. 4526, Angela Terranova, Department of Health, City of New York. Copy received from Vivian Lima on 1 September 2016.
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