Giuseppi FRICIA
1910 Census Boston,Suffolk,MA, (FHL#1374629) ED 1364 pp90B & 91A
Civil Birth Records of Augusta,Siracusa,Italy, (FHL#1338819;1338821)
Civil Birth Records of Catania,Catania,Italy, (FHL#1804657;1804691;1804694)
Social Security Death Index
California Death Index
NOTE: Guiseppi was a fruit peddler in the city as is pictured in the movied. A street peddler. His wife died in the 1918 flu epidemic. Of the children young Joe or Guisepppi was placed in a catholic orphanage. Frances went to live with a first cousin, Concetta Accolla.The boys were older. He apparently drank heavily, especially after his wife's death. He made his own beverage in the tub. He set himself on fire accidently and died.
She was born in the city of Catania in Sicily. Came to this country probably into Boston. The other close families came into Boston. She died in the 1918 flu epidemic.
Died before 1912 at age 15.
He was a booking agent for many of the stars of Hollywood. He retired in 1949 and never worked again. He married his first to second cousin, Marie Accolla, and there were no children.His legal name was Rosario Fricia at birth.
Name was originally Fricia. Born in Boston, Mass. but parents came from Italy.His mother's maiden name was Danielle and probably was from Catania [Sicily] though his parents may have been born in Siragusa. He and Rosalie Frances Marie Power[s] were married first pm 38 July, 1926 in Quincy, Mass. by a Justice of the Peace named Arthur B. Hultman. Divorced 9 March, 1954. They remarried on 10 May 1958 in Compton, California. Divorced again on 8 December of 1965. Both of these marriages and divorces were listed under the name of Friscia which remained his legal name throughout his lifetime though he was buried under the name of Frisco. The burial certificate lists both names. These were Guiseppi Fricia and Joeseph Daniel Frisco, Death was listed as cardiac tamponade, rupture of ventricle, myocardial infarction. Attending physician was Louis Freidman M.D.. His official name was Guiseppi Fricia.
Died in flu epidemic of 1918 at age of 9 months.
He married Leonarda Daniele Abt 1893 at of Augusta, Siracusa, Italy . Leonarda Daniele was born at Augusta, Siracusa, Italy 16 Mar 1872 daughter of Sebastiano Daniele and Catarina Farino .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Giuseppi Fricia
born 26 May 1894.
Sebastiano Fricia
born 4 May 1896.
Rosario Frisco
born 23 Sep 1899.
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Giuseppi Fricia died at Boston, Suffolk, Ma .
Leonarda Daniele died 1918 at Boston, Suffolk, Ma .