Descendants of Antonio Del Grippa



First Generation



1. Antonio Del Grippa was born about 1815 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy.1

Antonio married Maria Vuocolo. Maria was born about 1824 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy.1

Children from this marriage were:

   2 M    i. Felice Del Grippa 1 was born on 24 Mar 1856 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy.1

Felice married.

+ 3 M    ii. Sabato Del Grippa 1 was born on 3 Aug 1862 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy,1 died on 2 Mar 1940 in Fordham Hospital, Bronx2 at age 77, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.3

Second Generation (Children)


3. Sabato Del Grippa 1 (Antonio1) was born on 3 Aug 1862 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy,1 died on 2 Mar 1940 in Fordham Hospital, Bronx2 at age 77, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.3

Various vital records and documents contradict each other as to the spelling of Del Grippa. Many Colliano records spell the name Del Grippo, while many New York vital records spell the name Del Grippa.

Sabato married Francesca Cristoforo,1 daughter of Alfonso Cristoforo and Maria Ruggiero, on 29 Aug 1886 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy. Francesca was born on 22 Apr 1861 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy and died on 11 Mar 1892 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania Italy at age 30.

Sabato next married Rose Ruggiero,1 daughter of Erberto Ruggiero and Elisabetta Caputo, on 14 Dec 1892 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy. Rose was born on 5 Jul 1874 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy, died on 10 Oct 1943 in Newark, NJ4 at age 69, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.3

Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 F    i. Angelina Elizabeth Del Grippa was born on 4 Oct 1901 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy,1 died about 1937 in New York about age 36, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

+ 5 F    ii. Elvira Del Grippa 5 was born on 1 Dec 1906 in New York and died on 5 Dec 1965 in New Jersey at age 59.

   6 F    iii. Mary Elena Del Grippa was born on 17 May 1910 in New York, died on 7 Oct 1927 in New York at age 17, and was buried on 10 Oct 1927 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

Third Generation (Grandchildren)


4. Angelina Elizabeth Del Grippa (Sabato2, Antonio1) was born on 4 Oct 1901 in Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy,1 died about 1937 in New York about age 36, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

Angelina married Elias William Cagnani, son of Enrico Cagnani and Palmira Zavattoni, on 10 Oct 1925 in New York. Elias was born on 8 Sep 1893 in Rivergaro, Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Italy,6 died on 26 Apr 1933 in Manhattan, New York7 at age 39, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 7 F    i. Dorothea Charlotte Cagnani 8 was born on 16 Feb 1929 in New York and died on 1 Apr 2001 in Newton, Pennsylvania at age 72.

   8 M    ii. Edward William Cagnani 8 was born in 1931 in New York and died in 1953 in New York at age 22.

5. Elvira Del Grippa 5 (Sabato2, Antonio1) was born on 1 Dec 1906 in New York and died on 5 Dec 1965 in New Jersey at age 59.

Elvira married Vincenzo Nicola Cioffi,5 son of Salvatore Cioffi and Antoinette Cipriani, on 26 Mar 1934 in Bronx, New York.9 Vincenzo was born on 6 Oct 1906 in Nicotera, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy10 and died on 28 Aug 1998 in Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey11 at age 91.

Children from this marriage were:

   9 F    i. Annette Cioffi

   10 F    ii. Violet Cioffi

Violet married Sam Siegel.

   11 M    iii. Salvatore Cioffi

Fourth Generation (Great-Grandchildren)


7. Dorothea Charlotte Cagnani 8 (Angelina Elizabeth Del Grippa3, Sabato2, Antonio1) was born on 16 Feb 1929 in New York and died on 1 Apr 2001 in Newton, Pennsylvania at age 72.

Dorothea married Jack Rimler,8 son of Sigmund Rimler and Molly Begood, on 15 Apr 1950 in Flushing, New York. Jack was born on 26 Jul 1923 in Brooklyn, New York and died on 24 Jul 2007 at age 83.

The child from this marriage was:

   12 M    i. Curtis Rimler .8


Sources


1. Archivio Di Stato Di Salerno prior to 1865 and Municipal Office of Colliano, Salerno, Campania, Italy after 1865, Vital record extracts (Colliano, Salerno vital record extracts are only available through requests by mail.)

2. Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of New York, Death Certificate.

3. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, Picture of headstone taken at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, June, 2007..

4. New Jersey Department of Health, Vital records, Certificate of Death. Rose Delgrippo (nee Ruggiero) death certificate from Newark, NJ

5. Vi Siegel, Cioffi Family Research.

6. Rivergaro (Piacenza). Ufficio dello stato civile, Registri dello stato civile, 1806-1929 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmati dalla Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990-2004).

7. Italian Genealogical Group Web Site, New York City Department of Records and Information Services, Municipal Archives..

8. Curt Rimler, Rimler and Cagnani Family History.

9. State of New York, Bureau of Records, Certificate of Marriage from Municipal Archives.

10. Nicotera (Catanzaro), Registri dello stato civile, 1809-1910, Civil registration (births, baptisms, banns, marriages, deaths) for Nicotera, Catanzaro, Italy. Text in Italian. Includes acts for the hamlets of Badia, Cároni, and Comérconi mixed in with the marriage documents and with the acts from 1863-1910. Includes indices. Some years missing. (The Province of Vibo Valentia (Italian: Provincia di Vibo Valentia) is a province in the Calabria region (Italy), recently set up by a national law 6 March 1992 and coming into effect 1 January 1996. It was formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro.)

11. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, New Jersey; Issue date,Before 1951..