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Antoinette Acquista Cannizzaro Death Certificate

Antoinetta was Mario Cannizzaro's first wife. They were married on August 15, 1931. Antoinetta was born in New York City in 1908, the daughter of Rosario Acquista and Maria Cavaleri. Antoinetta was eight months pregnant when she contracted Eclampsia, a complication associated with the pregnancy. She died 10 months after the marriage, on June 8, 1932. She was only 24 years old. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. The unborn child did not survive.

Two years later, Mario married Concetta Sergi on July 8, 1934. Sergi was her married name from a previous marriage. Her maiden name was Cofeco. Her parents were Vincenzo Cofeco and Concetta Oechipenti. Concetta had a daughter from her first marriage: Catherine Sergi, born around 1924. Mario and Concetta had a daughter of their own: Mary Cannizzaro, born around 1935.

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