NYC Muni Archives research and photo of headstone by FindAGrave Volunteer Maspeth.
Madalena was born in Italy in February 1844. Her parents were Joseph and Ida (nee Pantaleo) Torregrossa. She came to the United States circa 1897. Madalena lived with her son Luigi and his family in Manhattan's 4th Ward. She passed away while a patient at Bellevue Hospital on July 21, 1915. Before her death she was living at 18 Monroe Street, New York City.
Bio created: 5-24-2014
Madalena Torregrossa Resources
1900 Federal Census
Death Cert. #21918 from N.Y.C. Municipal Archives. Place of Death: NYC, 18 Monroe Street, NYC.
Note that the first and surname is mispelled on Madalena's Death Certificate. It appears as Madeline Terragrossa. No Date of Birth is entered. Her age is icnorrectly recorded as 66 years instead of 79. The residence given for place of death is the same address as that of her son with who she lived in previous years.
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There are four family members buried in this plot. The headstone reads in Italian:
In Memoria di La Nostra Cara Figlia
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Morta 11 Aprile 1921 D'Anni 18
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La Nostra Cara Madre
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Morte 21 Luglio 1915 D'Anni 83
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Nostri Cari Genetori
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
PACE ETERNA
English Translation:
In Memory of Our Dear Daughter
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Died 11 April 1921 18 years of age
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Our Dear Mother
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Died 21 July 1915 83 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Parents
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
ETERNAL PEACE
Plot location confirmed by phone call to Calvary on 5/14/2014.
Madalena was born in Italy in February 1844. Her parents were Joseph and Ida (nee Pantaleo) Torregrossa. She came to the United States circa 1897. Madalena lived with her son Luigi and his family in Manhattan's 4th Ward. She passed away while a patient at Bellevue Hospital on July 21, 1915. Before her death she was living at 18 Monroe Street, New York City.
Bio created: 5-24-2014
Madalena Torregrossa Resources
1900 Federal Census
Death Cert. #21918 from N.Y.C. Municipal Archives. Place of Death: NYC, 18 Monroe Street, NYC.
Note that the first and surname is mispelled on Madalena's Death Certificate. It appears as Madeline Terragrossa. No Date of Birth is entered. Her age is icnorrectly recorded as 66 years instead of 79. The residence given for place of death is the same address as that of her son with who she lived in previous years.
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There are four family members buried in this plot. The headstone reads in Italian:
In Memoria di La Nostra Cara Figlia
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Morta 11 Aprile 1921 D'Anni 18
------
La Nostra Cara Madre
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Morte 21 Luglio 1915 D'Anni 83
-------
Nostri Cari Genetori
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
PACE ETERNA
English Translation:
In Memory of Our Dear Daughter
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Died 11 April 1921 18 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Mother
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Died 21 July 1915 83 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Parents
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
ETERNAL PEACE
Plot location confirmed by phone call to Calvary on 5/14/2014.
NYC Muni Archives research and photo of headstone by FindAGrave Volunteer Maspeth.
Madalena was born in Italy in February 1844. Her parents were Joseph and Ida (nee Pantaleo) Torregrossa. She came to the United States circa 1897. Madalena lived with her son Luigi and his family in Manhattan's 4th Ward. She passed away while a patient at Bellevue Hospital on July 21, 1915. Before her death she was living at 18 Monroe Street, New York City.
Bio created: 5-24-2014
Madalena Torregrossa Resources
1900 Federal Census
Death Cert. #21918 from N.Y.C. Municipal Archives. Place of Death: NYC, 18 Monroe Street, NYC.
Note that the first and surname is mispelled on Madalena's Death Certificate. It appears as Madeline Terragrossa. No Date of Birth is entered. Her age is icnorrectly recorded as 66 years instead of 79. The residence given for place of death is the same address as that of her son with who she lived in previous years.
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There are four family members buried in this plot. The headstone reads in Italian:
In Memoria di La Nostra Cara Figlia
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Morta 11 Aprile 1921 D'Anni 18
------
La Nostra Cara Madre
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Morte 21 Luglio 1915 D'Anni 83
-------
Nostri Cari Genetori
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
PACE ETERNA
English Translation:
In Memory of Our Dear Daughter
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Died 11 April 1921 18 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Mother
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Died 21 July 1915 83 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Parents
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
ETERNAL PEACE
Plot location confirmed by phone call to Calvary on 5/14/2014.
Madalena was born in Italy in February 1844. Her parents were Joseph and Ida (nee Pantaleo) Torregrossa. She came to the United States circa 1897. Madalena lived with her son Luigi and his family in Manhattan's 4th Ward. She passed away while a patient at Bellevue Hospital on July 21, 1915. Before her death she was living at 18 Monroe Street, New York City.
Bio created: 5-24-2014
Madalena Torregrossa Resources
1900 Federal Census
Death Cert. #21918 from N.Y.C. Municipal Archives. Place of Death: NYC, 18 Monroe Street, NYC.
Note that the first and surname is mispelled on Madalena's Death Certificate. It appears as Madeline Terragrossa. No Date of Birth is entered. Her age is icnorrectly recorded as 66 years instead of 79. The residence given for place of death is the same address as that of her son with who she lived in previous years.
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There are four family members buried in this plot. The headstone reads in Italian:
In Memoria di La Nostra Cara Figlia
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Morta 11 Aprile 1921 D'Anni 18
------
La Nostra Cara Madre
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Morte 21 Luglio 1915 D'Anni 83
-------
Nostri Cari Genetori
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
PACE ETERNA
English Translation:
In Memory of Our Dear Daughter
ROSA TORREGROSSA
Died 11 April 1921 18 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Mother
MADALENA TORREGROSSA
Died 21 July 1915 83 years of age
-----------
Our Dear Parents
1868 LUIGI 1944
1874 MARIA 1949
ETERNAL PEACE
Plot location confirmed by phone call to Calvary on 5/14/2014.
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