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Maria Braccioli (1889–1968): profile

Life in records

Section titled “Life in records”
Date Event Source (in this repo)
27 Jan 1889, 3:30 am Born at Avane no. 90, comune of Vecchiano (Pisa). Registered 30 Jan by her father; witnesses Attilio Maffei (48, schoolteacher) and Attilio Scalzini (40, labourer) Vecchiano births 1889, act 26: 1889-01-27_…atto26…jpg
(baptism, probably 27–28 Jan 1889) Most likely in the parish of S. Cristina, Avane (Archdiocese of Pisa). In 1899 the parish priest (pievano) was D. Raffaello Fabiani Annuario ecclesiastico 1899, Pisa section (01_italy_lucca/brefotrofio_history/Annuario_ecclesiastico_GoogleBooks_wFKiZcd_NosC.pdf, PDF p. 602)
1889–1920 Grows up in Avane; keeps house (attende a casa) banns & marriage 1920
19 Oct 1920 Banns with Pirro Gagliardi (she is “31”; parents Giovanni, 70, labourer, and Teresa Maffei, all of Avane) 02_italy_civil_records/marriage_1920_vecchiano/
5 Dec 1920 Civil marriage, Vecchiano town hall (act 89). Maria signs; Pirro cannot same
14 Jul 1921 Daughter Teresa born, Avane Vecchiano births 1921 n. 109 (2015 extract)
~1 Dec 1921 Father Giovanni Braccioli dies at Avane no. 88, aged 72. Still “husband of Maffei Teresa” Vecchiano deaths 1921, act 91
22 Dec 1923 Twin sons Giovanni and Francesco born. They die 23 and 24 Dec, at Avane no. 12 Vecchiano deaths 1923, acts 120–121
between Dec 1921 and Jul 1930 Mother Teresa Maffei dies (“fu” on the 1930 passport) not yet found
5 Jul 1930 Italian passport issued at Vecchiano for “Braccioli Maria in Gagliardi”, lavoratrice, with daughter Teresa 1930_Maria_Braccioli_passport_and_Tereza_Gagliardi_Brazil_RNE_card.pdf
22 Aug 1930 Arrives at Santos on the SS Mendoza from Genoa, 3rd class, as head of family, “41”, ménagère, Catholic, last residence Pisa, destination São Paulo 03_brazil/immigration/1930-08-22_ship_Mendoza…
1938 Lives in São Paulo; consents to Teresa’s marriage to Miguel Justino (Penha, 4 Aug 1938) 04_family_members/children/Teresa_Gagliardi_Justino/
1940 Registers as a foreigner in São Paulo: cert. 630721, reg. 80748 (card image restricted) APESP index: 03_brazil/immigration/APESP_…
1966 Widowed (Pirro dies 5 Sep 1966) Pirro’s death record
7 Nov 1968, 13:00 Dies at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Penha, São Paulo, of heart failure; a widow, 77, living at Rua Padre João 675, Penha. Informant: João Oronzo Justino. Buried in Cemitério da Saudade 03_brazil/civil_records/deaths/1968-11-07_… (register entry + certificate copy)

Family

Section titled “Family”
  • Father: Giovanni Braccioli, b. c. 1852 Avane, quarryman (cavatore) in 1882, later labourer. d. ~1 Dec 1921, Avane no. 88.
    • His parents: Emilio Braccioli (labourer) and Vittoria Barsanti.
  • Parents’ marriage: 18 May 1882, Vecchiano, act 21. Both illiterate. See parents_Giovanni_Braccioli_Teresa_Maffei/notes.md.
  • Mother: Teresa Maffei, b. c. 1846 Avane, daughter of the late Antonio Maffei and Pasqua Raffaelli (alive in 1882). Probably related to Attilio Maffei, schoolteacher, a witness at Maria’s birth.
  • Husband: Pirro Gagliardi (1901–1966).
  • Brothers (died as infants): Emilio (c. 1884–3 Jan 1886) and Ferdinando (c. 1886–30 Apr 1887).
  • Children: Teresa (1921–1996, m. Miguel Justino); twins Giovanni and Francesco (b. & d. Dec 1923).
  • Possible relatives: Rosa Braccioli (Vecchiano births 1889, act 38); Giovanni Battista Luigi Braccioli (d. Vecchiano 1938; mentioned in a 1940 marriage file). Not yet linked.

Conflicts to remember

Section titled “Conflicts to remember”
  • Birth year: 1889 (birth act). Passport, Brazilian marriage and death records say 1891.
  • Age 41 on the 1930 ship list fits 1889.

Still to find

Section titled “Still to find”
  1. Teresa Maffei’s death (Vecchiano deaths 1922–1930). FamilySearch DGS 7187782 (deaths 1912–1925) and 7852619 (deaths 1926–1929). Needs a FamilySearch login.
  2. Maria’s siblings: Vecchiano births to Giovanni Braccioli & Teresa Maffei, c. 1875–1895 (DGS 7186813 / 7186814). Needs a FamilySearch login.
  3. Parents’ civil marriage: found (18 May 1882).
  4. Church records (Archdiocese of Pisa): Maria’s baptism (S. Cristina, Avane, Jan 1889). Also the church wedding of Pirro and Maria (likely Avane or Vecchiano, late 1920). A Catholic marriage record normally states the groom’s baptism parish. For a foundling that may name the Lucca hospital parish and sometimes his matricola or guardian. Ask the Archivio Storico Diocesano di Pisa or the parish of Avane.
  5. Giovanni Braccioli’s birth (c. 1849) and his parents’ marriage: in the pre-1866 Tuscan registers on Antenati (Vecchiano 1849 births = ark an_ua36234033; 81 images, monthly parish extracts). The image server stalled after 25 images; retry later.
  6. Maria’s 1940 São Paulo foreigner card (cert. 630721): arrival details, 1940 address, photo. FamilySearch Center or APESP order.
  7. Her burial record at Cemitério da Saudade (São Paulo municipal burial books).

Source note: 04_family_members/wife_maria_braccioli/MARIA_BRACCIOLI_profile.md