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Mario Cannizzaro Marriages to Antoinette Acquista and Concetta Sergi

Mario's first wife was Antoinetta Acquista. They were married on August 15, 1931 when he was 35 and she was 23. 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, to Antonio Sergi. Concetta and Antonio had a daughter, Catherine Sergi, born around 1924. Then Antonio died on May 27, 1929. Concetta's maiden name was Cafiso. She was born in Italy on April 29, 1901. Her parents were Vincenzo Cafiso and Concetta Oechipenti. Mario and Concetta had a daughter of their own: Mary Cannizzaro, born around 1935.

Mario Cannizzaro and Antoinette Acquista Marriage Index

Mario Cannizzaro and Antoinette Acquista Marriage Index

Mario Cannizzaro and Antoinette Acquista Marriage Certificate

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