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Giuseppe AIENA

Male 1868 - 1948  (80 years)


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  • Name Giuseppe AIENA 
    Born 26 Mar 1868  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 27 Mar 1868  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 May 1948  Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1  Jennifer's Family Tree-All Lines 10-25-2016
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2016 

    Father Giacomo AIENA,   b. 2 Dec 1830, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1899, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Cristina CERNIGLIA,   b. 15 Feb 1843, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1919, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 26 Jul 1863  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caterina SCHIMMENTI,   b. 21 Oct 1877, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1967, New Castle, Wilmington, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1896  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Giacomo AIENA,   b. 16 Jul 1896, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1974, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Cristina AIENA,   b. 19 Mar 1899, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1990, Huntington Station, Suffolk, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Rosalia AIENA,   b. 23 Aug 1901, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1982  (Age 81 years)
     4. Marianna AIENA,   b. 31 Oct 1903, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1905, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Mary AIENA,   b. 3 Apr 1906, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1983, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Rosaria AIENA,   b. 1 Jul 1908, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 2004, Smithtown, Suffolk, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     7. Peter Paul AIENA,   b. 8 Mar 1911, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1993, Copaigue, Suffolk, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Biagina AIENA,   b. 25 Apr 1913, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 2006, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     9. Matthew AIENA,   b. 21 Mar 1915,   d. 10 Jul 1990, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     10. Francesca "Eleanor" AIENA,   b. 24 May 1917, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 2000, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     11. Angelina AIENA,   b. 17 Jun 1920, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1952, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2016 
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  • Notes 
    • Came to US 5-17-1902 aboard Gallia. Stayed with cousin Jack Cirrincione, 146 Elizabeth Street, NYC.

      Giuseppe returned January 28, 1910 aboard the Roma, going to brother Natale Aiena at 251 Elizabeth Street.

      When they returned in 1910, Caterina was pregnant with Peter and he was born in US. Aiena's owned olive groves in Italy and Giuseppe was a policeman there. In the US Giuseppe was a bricklayer or mason.

      Buried May 14, 1948 in St. John Roman Catholic Cemetary , 80-01 Metropolitan Ave. Middle Village, NY. Fell down the stairs of house on 70th street and hit his head on radiator at bottom. Jack & family lived on 1st floor. Acc. to Grandma, celebrated birthday 5-19, but acc. to Misilmeri records born 3-26.

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] Film #1915877 Misilmeri Births, Marriages, Deaths 1867-1873 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S38] Certificate of Baptism-Archdiocese of Palermo, Parrocchia San Giovanni Battista, Via G Ferraro, 1, Misilmeri (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S60] New York City Death Certificate (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S64] New York City Deaths 1795-1949 FamilySearch, FamilySEarch, ((FamilySearch.org)), accessed 28 Sep 2016), Giuseppe Aiena, May 10, 1948; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W2V-7HH. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S2] Certificate of Marriage from Archdiocese of Palermo (Reliability: 3).
      Married in Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, via G. Ferraro 1, 90036 Misilmeri. Giuseppe Arena, born in Misilmeri March 26, 1868 and Caterina Schimmenti born in Misilmeri Oct 21, 1877 were married June 6, 1896 and their marriage is recorded in Vol 21, page 158, Number 62.