I learned while reading Anthony Campagna’s Autobiography that my 2nd great grandmother Maria Carolina Trivigno (1853-1925) and his grandmother Maria Arcangela Trivigno (1839-1880) were sisters. It was only then did I realize that the Campagnas and Paternos do not just share just a long history by marriage but also by birth.
Maria Arcangela Trivigno (1839-1880) and Maria Carolina Trivigno (1853-1925) were sisters and shared several other siblings. They were daughters of Vito Canio Trivigno (1815-1898) and Maria Vittoria D’Amico (1818-1885).
Maria Arcangela Trivigno (1839-1880) married Michele Arcangelo Campagna (1830-1916) in 1857 and were the parents of Giuseppe Campagna (1857-1917) and other children.
Maria Carolina Trivigno (1853-1925) married Giovanni Mario Paterno (1851-1899) in 1872 and were the parents of Celestina Paterno (1873-1939), Maria Paterno (1886-1967), Christina Paterno (1899-1959), and seven other children.
Giuseppe Campagna (1857-1917) married Agata Maria Taddei (1862-1951) before 1884 and were the parents of Anthony Campagna (1884-1969), Michael Angelo Campagna (1895-1964), Armino Albert Campagna (1898-1985), and other children.
Anthony Campagna (1884-1969) married Maria Paterno (1886-1967) in 1909. They were second cousins once removed and spouses.
Armino Albert Campagna (1898-1985) married Christina Paterno (1899-1959) in 1923. They were second cousins once removed and spouses.
Celestina Paterno (1873-1939) married Victor Angelo Cerabone (1868-1954) and were the parents of Carolina Helene Cerabone (1900-1996) and other children.
Carolina Helene Cerabone (1900-1996) married Michael Angelo Campagna (1895-1964) in 1922. They were 2nd cousins and spouses.
The Campagnas and Paternos are related by birth and by marriage.
Additionally a sister of Maria Arcangela Trivigno (1839-1880) and Maria Carolina Trivigno (1853-1925) named Maria Giuseppina Trivigno (1862- unknown) married Michele Arcangelo Paterno (1860-1917) who was the brother of Giovanni Mario Paterno (1851-1899). So Maria Carolina Trivigno and Maria J. Giuseppina Trivigno were both sisters and sisters-in-law.
Maria Giuseppina Trivigno (1862-unknown) and Michele Arcangelo Paterno (1860-1917) were the parents of Francis S. Paterno who lived in Manhattan and was an apartment house builder like his cousins. His buildings are not included in the Paterno Family Architecture Catalog.
Maria Giuseppina Trivigno (1862-unknown) and Michele Arcangelo Paterno (1860-1917) were also the parents of Maria Celestina Paterno who married Louis Sciubba who worked with Francis S. Paterno on a project or more.
Another Trivigno sister, Maria Luigia Trivigno (1859-1942) married Domenic Pellettieri (1855-1901). Together they had a son John A. Pellettieri (1886-1945) who helped build 25 Sutton Place, 820 West End Avenue, 800 West End Avenue, and the Wellston, all with Anthony Paterno.
The building construction business was a family and extended-family enterprise!
Additionally grandson of Maria Carolina Trivigno (1853-1925) named Michael Jeremiah Paterno (1909-1992) and granddaughter of Maria Luigia Trivigno (1859-1942) named Louise M. Massari (1909-1995) were married making them second cousins and spouses.
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