Pietro Garrafa
Pietro Garrafa was born in 1856 in Montalto Uffugo. He was the son of Antonio Garrafa and Maria. The few documents that contain Maria's surname are difficult to read so I am not sure of Maria's surname but it may be Ciancio or Cialica. So far, I only have found 2 children that are definitely the children of Antonio and Maria. Pietro had a brother named Gennaro. Pietro married Maria Luisa Napolitano in November of 1874. Together Pietro and Luisa had at least 11 children together.
Pietro and Luisa lived in Parantoro
Pietro's Brother Gennaro Garrafa
Gennaro Garrafa married Maria Concetta Napolitano in 1874. Maria Concetta was the daughter of Arcangelo Napolitano and Maria Teresa Chimenti. Her grandparents were Francesco Napolitano and Maria Zingone. So far I have found 6 children for Gennaro and Maria Concetta. Several of their children immigrated to Argentina.
- Concetta Agnesa born 1874
- Antonio born 1876
- Remiggio born 1878
- Antonio born 1878
- Fiore born 1880
- Doroslila born 1883
Remiggio Garrafa immigrated to Argentina. His ship record lists him as 20 years old. He sailed from Genova and arrived in Argentina on December 10, 1898 on the Savoia. Remigio's profession is listed as a farmer and his religion is Catholic. This all matches Remigio Garrafa, son of Gennaro Garrafa and Maria Napolitano. He was born in 1878 which would make his age 20 in 1898.
The Children of Pietro and Luisa
Pietro and Luisa had 11 children! Since I am still researching the records, I may find more. Among their children were 2 sets of twins. Listed below are their children.
- Luigi born 1876 Married Maria Zingone
- Aguilina born 1880 married Francesco Giuseppe DeSeta
- Errico born August, 1882 died September, 1882
- Errico born 1883
- Amalia born 1883
- Raffaele born 1886
- Antoinetta born 1889
- Gasparino Antonio Gennaro born 1891
- Achille born February 1894
- Maria Sofia Concetta born February 1894
- Salvatore Carmine Oliverio born 1896
I found immigration information in Argentina for Amalia. Amalia Garrafa is listed as 30 years old in 1913. This matches Amalia Garrafa who was born in 1883 to Pietro Garrafa and Luisa Napolitano. Since the state civil records available through the LDS end in 1910 currently, I cannot verify that she dropped out of the records there. Her ship record lists her entering Argentina as a married woman on ship Algerie which departed from Genova and entered Argentina on September 21, 1913. She was list as a Catholic.
Luigi Garrafa
Luigi Garrafa was born in 1876. In 1900 Luigi married Maria Zingone. Maria was the daughter of Filippo Zingone and Anna Lattaro. I have found the birth acts for 2 of their children. Serafina Garrafa was born in 1902. Francesco Garrafa was born in 1905. I found ship records of Luigi Garrafa entering the United States. In 1909 Luigi sailed on the ship "Lombardia" with Luigi Salerno. According to the ship manifest Luigi Garrafa is coming to the United States to see his wife Maria Zingone. You can view the ship manifest here. I also found a record of Luigi crossing the border from the United States to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1919. I have been looking for the descendants of Luigi Garrafa in the wrong countries! I have received an email from his grandchild in Argentina. Evidently Luigi and his wife went there too! Here are links to copies of Luigi's Canadian records:
More to come soon.
Aguilina Garrafa
In May, 1900 Aguilina Garrafa married Francesco Giuseppe DeSeta. Francesco was the son of Giuseppe DeSeta and Carmela Garrafa. You can trace his genealogy here. I only have one chold for them so far born in 1901. The child's name was Giuseppe. Aguilina's husband was the brother of my grandfather's stepfather.
Luisa Napolitano
Maria Luisa Napolitano was born in 1857 in Montalto Uffugo. She was the daughter of Vincenzo and Caterina Filippo. Vincenzo was born about 1799 and died in 1872 when Luisa was 15. Luisa had 8 brothers and sisters. She was the aunt of Joe and Fiore. Her brothers and sisters are listed below.
- Antonio Mario born 1841 married Luisa Napolitano
- Maria Stella born 1843 married Raffaele Iannuti
- Salvatore born 1846 married Teresina Napolitano
- Giovanni born 1850 married Maria Coscarella
- Raffaele born 1851 died 1894 married Maria Stella Chimenti
- Angelo Napolitano born 1954 married Aguilina Napolitano
- Rosaria born 1855 died 1858
- Maria Luisa born 1857
- Maria Napolitano born? Died 1869
I am currently pursuing the possibility that Vincenzo Napolitano, Luisa's father, was the same Vincenzo Napolitano who was married to Maria Stella Nicastro until her death in 1839. If this is true, Luisa was the half sister of Costantino Napolitano and would be my great, great aunt. It would also mean Vincenzo had at least 15 children! I will know for sure when I find the marriage records of both Vincenzo's. What I do know is I have only found the death record of Vincenzo who was married to Caterina Filippo and both Vincenzo's had a father named Arcangelo. More to come as I find it.