This branch of the Lupo family is from Riesi, Caltanissetta, Sicily:
Generation I: Vincenzo Lupo (married Josepha/Guiseppa Laurino)
Generation II: Silvestro Lupo (born in Riesi in 1806, married Antonino Mule)
Generation III: Vincenzo Lupo (born in Riesi in 1829, married Guiseppa Fiore)
Generation IV: Salvatore Lupo (born in Riesi in 1870, married Josephine Butera) - immigrated to America
Generation V: Rosaria Lupo (born in Riesi in 1907, married Pasquale Anzaldi) - last of Lupo line to be born in Riesi
Aerial view of Riesi, Sicily.
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An overview of the Lupo Family Tree via Ancestry. P Marlin
Early records show that Silvestro Lupo, son of Vincenzo Lupo and Josepha Laurino, was baptized at Riesi's Basilica Maria Santissima della Catena in 1806. Silvestro married Antonino Mule and became a sulfur miner at the nearby Trabia Tallarita mine. This family line continued with the birth of Silvestro's son, Vincenzo, who was born in 1829.
The Basilica Maria Santissima della Catena in Riesi, Sicily (1747).
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Front page of the 1802 - 1807 baptism record book. Recorded at Parrocchia di Maria Santissima della Catena in Riesi, Sicily.
At this time, the names are recorded in Latin.
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Silvestro Lupo baptism record (1806). Recorded at Parrocchia di Maria Santissima della Catena in Riesi, Sicily.
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Like his father, Silvestro, Vincenzo (born 1829) was baptized in the Basilica Maria Santissima della Catena. Vincenzo married Guiseppe Fiore, and they had a son, Salvatore, who was born in 1870. Guiseppa Fiore is recorded as being a wheat field worker. Italian women kept their maiden name when they married.
Vincenzo Lupo baptism record (1829). Recorded at Parrocchia di Maria Santissima della Catena in Riesi, Sicily.
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Vincenzo Lupo and Guiseppa Fiore marriage record. Recorded at Parrocchia di Maria Santissima della Catena in Riesi, Sicily.
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Salvatore (1870) married Josephine Butera in Riesi. In the early 20th Century, Salvatore, Josephine and their children immigrated from Sicily to America traveling through Ellis Island. The ship manifest indicates that Salvatore and Josephine's children, Vincenzo, Salvatore, Guiseppe, and Rosaria, traveled to America separately from their parents.
Salvatore Lupo birth record (1870). Source: Familysearch.org
Translation of Salvatore's birth record: On the year of 1870 on the 28th day of August in the Comune building at the hour 22:00 In front of me, Francesco Trapani, Bishop of the Comune of Riesi, in the area of Terranova, Province of Caltanissetta, acting in the place of the mayor, as he is sick, official of the Stato Civile is the man Vincenzo Lupo degli Silvestro, 46 years old, sulfur worker living in and resident of Riesi, who has presented to me a child of masculine sex, whom he declares was born on the 26th day of ‘70 month of August at the hour of 9:00 in from his wife Giuseppa Fiore of unknown parents, 38 years old, grain worker resident of this habitation located in Comune of Riesi to his son which he declares the name Salvatore. This declaration is made on behalf of Vocculo Errazio, 46 years old, and Urbano Nalampola, 40 years old, both residents and living in Riesi, testimonies And notaries themselves, which after having read the present acts contemporarily with the original statement, have declared themselves testimonies for attesting what they declare. Francesco Trapani
Photo of Josephine Butera, wife of Salvatore (sitting).
Ship manifests from the S.S. Perugia, which sailed from Palermo, Sicily and arrived at
Ellis Island on November 22, 1910, lists the names of Vincenzo, Salvatore, Guiseppe
and Rosaria Lupo. All travelers were 15 years and younger, with
Rosaria being 3. The children were admitted to the Ellis Island hospital upon arrival.
Salvatore and Josephine, who seemingly traveled separately from their children,
have not been found on ship manifests.
S.S. Perugia ship manifest (typed)
S.S. Perugia ship manifest (handwritten). This handwritten document indicates the
children were admitted to the hospital.
Upon arriving in America, the Salvatore Lupo family lived in McKeesport, Pennsylvania for a short time. Their son, Stephen, was born in McKeesport. By 1920, the family settled in Jersey City, New Jersey as indicated by the following census records. Salvatore is listed as a shoemaker.
1920 Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey census
1930 Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey census
Salvatore, Josephine, and John (Gian) Lupo are buried at the Bayview Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey. This line of the Lupo family continues through Rosaria Lupo who married Pasquale Anzaldi, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Pasquale was also an immigrant from Riesi, Sicily.
Burial site of Salvatore, Josephine, and John (Gian) Lupo in Bayview Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Salvatore and Josephine are not recorded on the tombstone, however, Bayview cemetery records indicate
they are buried there as well.
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Burial site of Salvatore, Josephine, and John Lupo in Bayview Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Gravestone is located on the left behind the large bush.
P Marlin 2010
Rosaria Lupo was the last of her Lupo family to be born in Riesi. According to her birth record, she was born on Via Principe Umberto. Born in 1907, she traveled to America at only three years old with her older siblings. After settling in Jersey City, New Jersey with her family, Rosaria married Pasquale Anzaldi and had three children, Marietta, Charles, and Joan. Rosaria opereated a dress shop on Washington Street in Jersey City.
Rosaria Lupo birth record (1907). Familysearch.org
Marriage photo of Rosaria Lupo and Pasquale Anzaldi.
By 1950, Rosaria moved to Miami, Florida. She continued to operate a dress shop for many years. She died in North Carolina in 1999.
Photo of Rosaria and her grandchildren at her dress shop in Miami.
