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Cosmo RIZZO

Male 1851 - 1927  (75 years)


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  • Name Cosmo RIZZO  [1, 2
    Birth 25 Oct 1851  Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 26 Oct 1851  Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Sep 1927  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial 20 Sep 1927  Woodside, Queens, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Apr 1876 (Age > 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Caterina GUIDA,   b. 1 Jul 1830, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Apr 1876 (Age > 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Jan 1851  Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 1
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 1
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 3
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 3
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 4
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 4
    Rizzo Guida Marriage 1851 Page 2
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jan 1888 (Age < 37 years) 
    Marriage 23 Apr 1876  Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Rizzo Cataldo marriage 1876
    Rizzo Cataldo marriage 1876
    Children 
     1. Giuseppe RIZZO,   b. 26 May 1877, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1933, Highland, Ulster, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Caterina RIZZO,   b. 4 Dec 1881, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1956, Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Anna Maria RIZZO,   b. Abt 1885, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1967, Palisades Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1938, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1888  Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Rizzo Lipari Marriage 1888
    Rizzo Lipari Marriage 1888
    Children 
     1. Vincenzo "James" RIZZO,   b. 20 Dec 1895, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1942, Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Angelina RIZZO,   b. 1 Mar 1901, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1987, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Marianna RIZZO,   b. 1 Mar 1901, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1977 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Antonia RIZZO,   b. 4 Apr 1904, Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Francesco RIZZO,   b. 14 May 1908, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Maria RIZZO,   b. 27 Mar 1893, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Maria RIZZO,   b. Abt Aug 1890, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1891, Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Michela RIZZO,   b. 21 Sep 1905, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1932 and 1935, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Louis John RIZZO,   b. 27 Apr 1908, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1986 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Cosimo RIZZO,   b. 9 Jul 1911, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 
    1. [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
      New York, State Census, 1915


    2. [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
      1920 United States Federal Census


    3. [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.

    4. [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).

    5. [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.

    6. [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).

    7. [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.

    8. [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