Though I was unable to locate a photocopy of a photo of Mariagrazia De Angelis (I have it somewhere), I did find information about her and Federigo Ciampa's nine children — two of whom died the same week.
I wrote about her eldest son, Domenico Ciampa, who lived to be 106. Here is a list of all nine. (Note: the following was updated on 30 August 2021.)
Federigo Ciampa and Mariagrazia De Angelis were married in Torre le Nocelle on 30 November 1884, and had the following children. (Note that THREE of them were married in the year 1919, the same year that Mariagrazia died.)
1. Domenico - born Montefalcione 11 Oct 1885, died Somerville, MA, 9 Dec 1991 at age 106! (He was the first to be born and the last to die! He was 21 years older than his baby sister Virginia, who lived to be 80 -- and he outlived her by 5 years!) Domenico's name is on several plaques in Montefalcione. Domenico's first known trip to America was to Boston (not Ellis Island) on 22 Mar 1903, age 17. (His obituary said that he came in 1898 at age 14.) Domenico returned to Italy and married Mariannina ("Marion") Ciriello (born in Montemiletto 1892, married in Montemiletto 9 May 1912). The newlyweds arrived at Ellis Island on 4 June 1912 on the ship Saxonia. (The contact Domenico listed was his cousin Raffaele Ciampa (1876-1945), a brass finisher who lived on Liverpool St. in East Boston.) He changed his name to "Domenick Champa" and had an upholstery business in Medford, MA. Marianna died in Medford in 1954, after 42 years of marriage. In 1961 Domenico bought a plot of land from the Gensale's on Contrada Verzare-Lolli in Montefalcione, on which he had built a small chapel, the Cappella di San Domenico. Domenico's second wife was Antonietta Gensale. She was born in 1920 in Montefalcione. They were married c. 1963 and lived in Somerville, MA. He was 78; she was 43. They remained married for 28 years, until his death in 1991. Antonietta outlived Domenico by 25 years, dying in Medford as recently as 2016. She was 96, and Domenico would have been 141! (Her name in the obituary was "Antonetta Champa".) Domenico had no children with Antonietta. With Mariannina he had five: Maria (Mary Lowry), Carolina (Carol Shepherd), Mafalda (Mitzi Allen), Federico (Freddy "Jazzbow" Champa), and Gloria (Gloria Parrella).
2. Maria Cristina - born 23 Dec 1887 - died Boston 7 Nov 1965. Married Carmine Pisano, who was born in Montefalcione but lived in Montemiletto. They were married in Montefalcione on 17 Sep 1908. Their first child, Mariagrazia (Mary), was born in Montefalcione in 1909. Carmine, Cristina, and Mariagrazia came to America (first Rockland, ME, then Boston, MA). Cristina & Carmine had seven more children: Rose, Albert, Annie, Fred, Theresa, Pasquale ("Patsy"), and Anthony (died in infancy). Theresa (married name Di Primo)(1924-2008) and Patsy (1927-2012) were very close to my family. Patsy's first wife Angie Uva was like a sister to my paternal aunts, who were devastated by her sudden death in 1972. Patsy's second wife, Sylvia Scrima, was Angie's cousin and was the sister of Fr. Claude Scrima O.F.M., long-time priest at St. Leonard's Church in the North End.
3. Giuseppe ("Peppino") - born 9 Dec 1889 - died Italy Sep 1980. Married Mariantonia ("Antonietta") Marcantonio 2 Aug 1919. Peppino was known throughout Montefalcione as "Peppino 'o Mulinaro" ("Peppino the Miller"). However, I'm not sure that he actually took over his father's mill. He was constantly traveling to and from Boston, to help his brother Domenico with his upholstery business. Finally in 1931 Peppino stopped traveling, bought pieces of land on Contrada Croce, and set up a masseria (large farm), where he lived and worked for the next half century. A beautiful palm tree which he himself planted still stands in Contrada Croce. Peppino & Antonietta had 5 children: Mariagrazia, Federico (born 24 Mar 1922, died in WWII, 8 Apr 1945 in Germany), Gaetano & Serafina (twins), and Armando. On 31 Mar 1971, Peppino became a Cavaliere (the Italian equivalent of a knight). Mariagrazia (1916-2012) married Giovanni Ciampa (1916-1983), son of my great-uncle Gennaro Ciampa (1887-1929). Giovanni & Mariagrazia had eight children who live in Italy, England, and Canada.
4. Maria (My grandmother. Maiden name and married name both Ciampa) - born 27 Dec 1893, died East Boston 21 Jan 1981. Married Carminiello Ciampa 11 June 1919.
5. Angelo - born 12 Mar 1896. He fought in World War I in the 216° Reggimento Fanteria (216th Infantry Regiment). (According to family lore, he was an ambulance driver.) He was killed in action on a hill named Dosso Faiti in Slovenia (then Austria-Hungary) on 5 Jun 1917.
6. Nunzia - born 25 Mar 1897. Married Raffaele Lembo (born Montemiletto 29 Oct 1894) on 10 Nov 1919 in Montefalcione. Raffaele & Nunzia lived in Montemiletto. They never came to America.
7. Antonio - born 12 Dec 1899, died Boston 2 Feb 1987. First wife: Mariangela ("Angelina") Sacco (born in Torre le Nocelle 1899, married in Montemiletto 21 March 1921, died in Boston 1975). Antonio arrived in Boston (not Ellis Island) in 1922. Mariangela & eldest son Federico arrived in Ellis Island 7 Sep 1923.
8. Carolina - born 25 Sep 1902, died from a bolt of lightning at 5 p.m. on 10 Jun 1917 (died the same week as brother Angelo). She was 14 years old. Death certificate states that she died on Contrada Verzare (where she lived) "in sequito a paralisi cardiaca per fulminazione" ("following cardiac paralysis by a lightning strike").
9. Virginia - born 15 Oct 1906, died Torino 1986. When she was born, her father was a few weeks shy of 50 years old; her brother Domenico was 21. She was not yet 13 when her mother died, and 20 when her father died. Virginia married Giuseppe Gensale in Montefalcione 17 Nov 1927. They never came to America. After Giuseppe's death, Virginia lived with her son in Torino, where she died at age 80.
Leonardo Ciampa
http://leonardociampa.com/albero
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