Giuseppe C SANSONE¹ {M} = Providenza Salvatrice Bertha LONGO² {F}

Married ABT 1896, Sicily, Italy

Giuseppe C SANSONE:

Born 31 May 1872, Termini Imerese, Sicily
Died 20 December 1951, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Buried 24 December 1951, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at United German & French Cemetery
Occupation: a Fruit Wholesaler and known as the "banana king" of Batavia
Death: Died: Thursday, December 20, 1951
Funeral: Monday, December 24, 1951 from Louis Mascari Funeral Home at 8:45 AM
860 Niagara Street - Buffalo, NY - Phone: LI - 7372 or LI - 3403
Holy Angels Church at 10:15 AM

10-07-1998: Death certificate on file: birth date listed is 5-31-1872. Time of death was 12:15 PM on December 20, 1951. Primary cause of death was Carcinoma of Lung, contributory cause of death is listed as Generalized Arteriosclerosis. Death certificate notes that Joseph never had a Social Security #. Address at the time of death was: 635 West Avenue, Buffalo, NY Information for death certificate supplied by Anna (Sansone) Caito and her own signature is included on certificate. Death certificate lists citizenship as USA, so he must have been naturalized. Certificate says he was in USA for 66 yrs. so he would have come to the US about 1885.
Burial: Headstone at cemetery states year of birth incorrectly as 1871. Headstone at cemetery states year of death incorrectly as 1950.
Misc. event Type: Funeral
Misc. event Date: 24 DEC 1951
Misc. event Place: Buffalo, Erie Co, NY from Holy Angels Church
Misc. event Type: Member
Misc. event Place: Termini Imerese Society, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Obituary states that he was a member of the Termini Imerese Society.
Misc. event Type: Burial Lot Purc
Misc. event Date: 10 AUG 1921
10 Aug 1921 (Giuseppe C Sansone was 49 yrs of age.); Deed #1085; United German and French Roman Catholic Cemetery Association; Burial Lot No. 78 in Section 5, containing 252 sq ft; Paid $315.00.
Misc. event Type: Gun Permit
Misc. event Date: 19 DEC 1932
Misc. event Place: Erie Co, NY
19 Dec 1932; Erie County Pistol Permit c170; To: Giuseppe Sansone; Address: 108 Sycamore Street; City: Buffalo, NY; Occupation: Fruit Dealer; Employed by: Self; Nationality: Italian; Age: 60 Height: 5' 7"; Weight: 205 lbs.


Providenza Salvatrice Bertha LONGO:

Born 22 September 1880, Termini Imerese, Sicily
Died 31 December 1965, Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at St. Jerome Hospital
Buried 4 January 1966, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at United German & French Cemetery
Occupation: Homemaker
Death: Died: Friday, December 31, 1965; Funeral: Tuesday, January 4, 1966; Services at Holy Angels Church at 9:45 AM; Perna Funeral Home at 9:00 AM; 1306 Hertel Avenue, near Colvin; Interment: United German and French Cemetery; Lot #78, Sect. 5

08-26-1998: Diagram of Burial plot on file obtained from Mt Calvary Cemetery Assoc. 800 Pine Ridge Road, Buffalo, NY.

08-26-1998: Death Certificate on file obtained from City Hall; Batavia, New York
Her birth date on her tombstone lists 1880 as year of birth but death certificate lists 1879. Paul J. Caito (b. 1953 - great-grandson) remembers Anna Sansone Caito (b. 1897 - daughter) as saying 1880 was the year of her mother's birth on many occasions. The info on the death certificate was supplied by Joseph Sansone (d. 1975 - great-nephew) who was probably less likely to know the year of birth than Anna or Paul.

10-07-1998: Death certificate of Antonina Sansone in 1910 (daughter) lists mother's name as "Providenza," not Salvatrice or Bertha. 1930 Buffalo City directory lists the wife of Joseph Sansone of 108 Sycamore, as "Salvatrice." The name of Bertha was used on the death certificate of her husband in 1951 (on file). The name "Salvatrice" was used on her Funeral Holy card and the name was supplied to the Funeral home by Joseph Sansone (d. 1975 - great-nephew). The names she used throughout her life appear to change from Providenza to Salvatrice to Bertha.
Burial: She is buried at: Lot 78 Sec 5 Grave 4.
Residence: 14 Porter Avenue
Residence Date: 1952
Residence Place: Batavia, Genesee Co, NY
Providenza moved to Batavia, New York abt. 1952 to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Anna Sansone Caito and Augustino Caito, following her husband's death in December, 1951.

Michael SANSONE³ {M} = Caroline MASCARI⁴ {F} > Family

Married BEF 1934

Michael SANSONE:

Born 1896, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Died 25 November 1961, Tonawanda, Erie Co, NY
Buried 29 November 1961, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at United German & French Cemetery
Death: Address at time of death was 9 Lyndle Avenue, Town of Tonawanda, NY 14150.
Burial: 25 Nov 1961: Obituary states: Services on Wednesday, November 29, 1961 at St. Mary's Church and Perna Funeral Home, 246 Massachusetts Avenue, corner of Normal - Buffalo, NY. He is buried with his parents and wife, Lot 78, Sect 5 Grave 3.


Caroline MASCARI:

Born 14 December 1898
Died 11 December 1983, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Buried 14 December 1983, Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at United German & French Cemetery
8 Nov 1998: SSDI:: Date of birth is December 14, 1898. SS # 059-52-2510, issued in 1973 in NY. Residence: Buffalo, NY 14213
Death: 11 Dec 1983: Obituary states that she was survived by seven (7) grandchildren and fourteen (14) great-grandchildren. Obituary notes that funeral will be held: Wednesday December 14, 1983; Perna Funeral Home at 9:30 AM, 1306 Hertel Avenue, near Colvin, Buffalo, NY.
Burial: The funeral was from Blessed Sacrament Church at 10:30 AM, Claremont Avenue, Tonawanda. He is buried in Lot 78, Sect. 5 Grave 8.

Anna SANSONE⁵ {F} = Augustino Ardizzone CAITO⁶ {M} > Family

Married 25 November 1919, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church

Anna SANSONE:

Born 14 November 1897, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Died 9 May 1992, Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at St. Jerome Hospital
Buried 12 May 1992, Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at St. Joseph Cemetery
Death: 6 Nov 1998: SSDI: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, SSDI: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 7, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.8703.154]; Individual: Ardizzone, Anna; Social Security #: 105-20-6970; Issued in: New York; Birth date: Nov 14, 1897; Death date: May 9, 1992; Batavia, New York 14020
Misc. event Type: Misc
Misc. event Date: 1932
The first family car was purchased by Anna Sansone Caito with funds provided by her father. She bought a 1932 Hudson! Her son, Samuel J. Caito, remembers having the car in 1944 when he was in college (remember those were the war years and one had to hold on to a car for quite a while). In 1948, when cars were available again, the family bought a 1948 Oldsmobile Hydromatic (automatic transmission) for a price in the mid-$600.00! And, you HAD to trade in your car in order to buy a new car.


Augustino Ardizzone CAITO:

Alias Gus CAITO
Born 22 September 1892, Termini Imerese, Sicily
Died 5 March 1985, Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at Veteran's Hospital
Buried Batavia, Genesee Co, NY at St. Joseph Cemetery
Occupation: Partner in Caito Brothers Wholesale and Retail Fruit
Birth: 09-21-1998: Frank Scarpace (b. 1922) notes that all the children of Augustino Caito (b. Nov. 1845) were born in Termini Imerese.
Death: Address at time of death: 14 Porter Avenue, Batavia, NY 14020, (716) 343-6222.
Naturalisation Date: 2 APR 1919
Naturalisation Place: Moutiers St. Jean, Cote d'or, France
23 Sep 1998: Naturalization papers obtained from the Genesee County History Center indicate that Augustino petitioned for citizenship April 2, 1919 at Moutiers St. Jean, Cote d'or, France! The petition states that he had been in the American Expeditionary Forces in France since April 30, 1918, so he had been fighting in Europe for nearly a year for the United States while still an Italian citizen! The papers further state that he emigrated from Termini Imerese on March 5, 1902 (Approx. 9 1/2 years old) and arrived in the United States through the Port of New York City on March 15, 1902 on an unknown ship. He had an amended petition for citizenship on May 7, 1926 (I don't know why there was an amended petition) and his oath of allegiance read in part: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and objure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy,..."
On the petition, his height was listed as 71" (6' 1"), his complexion was "light", eyes were "gray" and hair was "brown" with no birth marks!
Occupation Date: BET 1908 AND 1933
Occupation Date: BET 1933 AND 1957
Occupation Place: Batavia, Genesee Co, NY
Occupation: It was later named Caito's Liquor Store.

Antonina SANSONE⁷ {F}

Born 3 June 1904, Italy
Died 22 April 1910, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY
Buried 24 April 1910, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY at United German & French Cemetery
Death: Primary cause of death: Bronchio-Pneumonia for six days duration. Contributory cause of death was Meningitis for 2 days duration prior to death. Death occurred on April 22, 1910 at 8:30 PM. Funeral plans by Joseph Mascari Funeral Home, 73 Dante Place, Buffalo, NY on April 24, 1910.
Burial: She is buried with her parents Joseph & Bertha.

08-27-1998: Tombstone lists name as "Antonina" and year of birth as 1904

10-07-1998: Death certificate (on file) lists her name as "Antonina Sanzone" and birth as ITALY on June 3, 1904. She came to the US at approx. 4 mos. old, (October, 1904). Her mother's name is listed as "Providenza," we previously had "Bertha" or "Salvatrice" Her address at time of death was 24 Maiden Lane, Buffalo, NY. The individual who supplied the information for the death certificate was Vincenzo Caito (brother-in-law of Antonina's mother) who lived at 22 Maiden Lane. Death Certificate lists original burial at Pine Hill RC Cemetery, Antonina was later moved in October, 1922 to United German and French Cemetery after her father bought the family plot in August of 1921.

8-27-98: Approximate date of marriage (1896) supplied by Anna Sansone Caito (b. 1897) to Patrice Caito in 1978

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