Francesca Rizzo

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Francesca Rizzo (Moreci)

Italian: Francesca Moreci
Also Known As: "Frances"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Altavilla, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Death: December 06, 1944 (84)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Salvatore Moreci and Anna Cullotta
Wife of Vincenzo Rizzo
Mother of Vito Rizzo; Salvatore Rizzo; Maria Rizzo; Vito Rizzo; Vito Rizzo and 5 others
Sister of Cecilia Scafidi; Francesca Paola Moreci; Domenico Moreci; Domenico Moreci; Antonino Moreci and 1 other

Managed by: John Dale Kessel
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Immediate Family

About Francesca Rizzo

Biography

Francesca Rizzo (Moreci) was born on May 31, 1860 in Altavilla Milicia, Province of Palermo, Sicilia, Italy. Her parents were Salvatore Moreci and Anna Cullotta.

Francesca married Vincenzo Rizzo on March 2, 1879 in Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy. Together they had the following children: Vito Rizzo; Salvatore Rizzo; Maria Rizzo; Vito Rizzo; Vito Rizzo; Anna Lopresto (Rizzo); Vito Rizzo; Carmela Rizzo; Giuseppa "Josephine" Mareci (Rizzo); Carmella Rizzo.

On June 11, 1900 she arrived in New York on the SS Neustria with her mother, brother, and two sisters. Her passenger list notes that she was planning to meet her husband Vincenzo in Chicago.

She died on December 6, 1944 in Chicago, Cook, IL, United States and was buried on December 9, 1944 in Mount Carmel Cemetery (Section 20, Lot 5, Block 6), Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States.

The following descendants were named for her:

USA, Illinois, Hillside, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Interment Register: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR84-6HJ?i=592&wc=Q64L...

USA, Illinois, Hillside, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Index Card: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRN4-NB?i=4816&wc=Q64L...

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Francesca Rizzo's Timeline

1860
May 31, 1860
Altavilla, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

"Italia, Palermo, Termini Imerese, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1862-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M8-M3SL?cc=1947613&a... : 20 May 2014), Altavilla Milicia > image 1600 of 3038; Tribunale di Termini Imerese (Termini Imerese Court, Termini Imerese).

http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato+di+Pale...

1880
August 4, 1880
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
1882
March 13, 1882
Altavilla, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
1884
June 2, 1884
Altavilla, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy

"Italia, Palermo, Termini Imerese, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1862-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MZ-7949-L?cc=1947613... : 20 May 2014), > image 1852 of 3146; Tribunale di Termini Imerese (Termini Imerese Court, Termini Imerese).

1886
April 28, 1886
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
1888
June 24, 1888
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
1889
September 29, 1889
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

"Italia, Palermo, Termini Imerese, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1862-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MZ-79SZ-S?cc=1947613... : 20 May 2014), Altavilla Milicia > Nati 1863-1898 > image 2309 of 3146; Tribunale di Termini Imerese (Termini Imerese Court, Termini Imerese).

1892
November 26, 1892
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
1895
February 23, 1895
Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy