Jennifer's Family History
Cosmo RIZZO
-
Name Cosmo RIZZO [1, 2] Birth 25 Oct 1851 Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
[1, 2] Christening 26 Oct 1851 Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Gender Male Death 18 Sep 1927 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
[3, 4] Burial 20 Sep 1927 Woodside, Queens, New York, USA
Person ID I1401 Jennifer's Family Tree - All Lines 5-29-26 Last Modified 30 May 2026
Father Giuseppe Alfio Pietro RIZZO, b. 17 Feb 1822, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. Aft Apr 1876 (Age > 54 years) Relationship natural Mother Caterina GUIDA, b. 1 Jul 1830, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. Aft Apr 1876 (Age > 46 years) Relationship natural Marriage 9 Jan 1851 Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
[5, 6] 
Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 1 
Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 3 
Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 4 
Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 2 Family ID F484 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Anna Maria CATALDO, b. 20 Sep 1850, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. Bef Jan 1888 (Age < 37 years) Marriage 23 Apr 1876 Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
[7] 
Rizzo Cataldo marriage 1876 Children 1. Giuseppe RIZZO, b. 26 May 1877, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 16 Oct 1933, Highland, Ulster, New York, USA
(Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Caterina RIZZO, b. 4 Dec 1881, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 2 Jan 1956, Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
(Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Anna Maria RIZZO, b. Abt 1885, Italy
d. 2 May 1967, Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA
(Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F482 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 May 2026
Family 2 Antonina LIPARI, b. Abt 1868, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 21 Feb 1938, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA
(Age 70 years) Marriage 15 Jan 1888 Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
[8] 
Rizzo Lipari Marriage 1888 Children 1. Vincenzo "James" RIZZO, b. 20 Dec 1895, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 16 Apr 1942, Manhattan, New York, USA
(Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Angelina RIZZO, b. 1 Mar 1901, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 13 Apr 1987, New Jersey, USA
(Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Marianna RIZZO, b. 1 Mar 1901, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. Nov 1977 (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Antonia RIZZO, b. 4 Apr 1904, Manhattan, New York, USA
[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Francesco RIZZO, b. 14 May 1908, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Maria RIZZO, b. 27 Mar 1893, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Maria RIZZO, b. Abt Aug 1890, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
d. 22 Dec 1891, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
(Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Michela RIZZO, b. 21 Sep 1905, New York, New York, USA
d. Between 1932 and 1935, New York
(Age 26 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Louis John RIZZO, b. 27 Apr 1908, New York, New York, USA
d. Jun 1986 (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]10. Cosimo RIZZO, b. 9 Jul 1911, New York, New York, USA
d. 2 Dec 1978 (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F483 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 May 2026
-
Notes Buried:
- Calvary Cemetery
-
Sources - [S24] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 04; Assembly District: 10; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 20.

New York, State Census, 1915 - [S65] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 8, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1200; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 628.

1920 United States Federal Census - [S22] FamilySEarch, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0, (Name: (FamilySearch.org);), accessed 21 Oct 2016), Death of Cosima Rizzo Sept 18, 1927; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24MW-5WV.
- [S260] FamilySEarch, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch ?, (Name: (FamilySearch.org);), accessed 21 Oct 2016), Death of Cosima Rizzo Sept 18, 1927; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24MW-5WV. (Reliability: 3).
- [S75] FamilySearch, "Italia Matrimoni 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0, (Name: (FamilySearch.org);), accessed 16 Jun 2016), Giuseppe Rizzo and Catarina Guida Jan 9, 1851, Bagheria; familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XK3Y-QLB.
- [S351] FamilySearch, "Italia Matrimoni 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch ?, (Name: (FamilySearch.org);), accessed 16 Jun 2016), Giuseppe Rizzo and Catarina Guida Jan 9, 1851, Bagheria; familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XK3Y-QLB. (Reliability: 3).
- [S72] Film #1963000 Bagheria Births Marriages Deaths 1869-1880 (Reliability: 3).
#51 Marriage of Cosmo Rizzo and Maria Cataldo April 23, 1876
1876, the 23rd of April at the hour of noon in the town hall of Bagheria before Angelo Castronovo, mayor and official of the vital records office appeared Cosmo Rizzo, 24, countryman, born in Bagheria, resident of same, son of Giuseppe of Bagheria and Caterina Guida of Bagheria, and also appeared Maria Cataldo, 25, woman of the house, born and resident of Bagheria, daughter of Serafino of Bagheria and Petronilla Randazzo of Bagheria. They request to be married, they presented the necessary documents, and they were united in marriage in accordance with the civil codes. Witnesses are Giuseppe Scardina and Giuseppe Aguglia. Marriage banns were posted April 2 and 9th. The signature of Cosmo Rizzo and Maria Cataldo are at the bottom. - [S73] Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Bagheria., Marriage Certificates. FHL microfilm, 67. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, marriage certificate no. 12 (1888), Rizzo-Lipari; FHL microfilm 1,965,175 (Reliability: 3).
Cosimo Rizzo, son of Giuseppe and Caterin Guida, and widow of Anna Gagliano, married Antonina Lipari
- [S24] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 04; Assembly District: 10; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 20.
