Nicolina DiVita

Brief Life History of Nicolina

When Nicolina DiVita was born on 13 January 1892, in Messina, Sicily, Italy, her father, Basilio Pacifico DiVita, was 55 and her mother, Giuseppa Santora, was 47. She married Carmelo Lupica on 28 October 1911, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Shaker Heights, Slickaway, Huntington Township, Brown, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 7 September 1964, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Carmelo Lupica
1883–1945
Nicolina DiVita
1892–1964
Marriage: 28 October 1911
Charles Michael Lupica Sr
1912–2002
Joseph Lupica
1913–1918
Marianna Lupica
1914–2016
Carmelo Lupica
1917–1918
Carmelina Lupica
1918–1993
Guiseppina Lupica
1920–1922
Guiseppe Lupica
1921–2001
Carl Lupica
1926–
Josephine Lupica
1934–

Sources (12)

  • Nicoletta Lupica in household of Carl Lupica, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Nicoletta Divita, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Unknown, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1894 · May Day Riots of 1894

The May Day Riots were a series of violent demonstrations that occurred throughout the city on May 1. The riots were caused after Cleveland's unemployment rate increased dramatically during the Panic of 1893, causing panic among the unemployed against the city leaders. The most rioters at one time was recorded as a crowd of 5,000 men.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Fosco, Gaetano, Lido, Salvatore, Salvo, Vito.

Italian: variant of De Vita .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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