Jennifer's Family History
Cosima Damiana SCHIMMENTI
1882 - 1967 (85 years)-
Name Cosima Damiana SCHIMMENTI [1, 2] Birth 27 Sep 1882 Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy 
[3] Gender Female Death 19 Nov 1967 Long Island, Queens, New York, USA Burial Long Island, Queens, New York, USA Person ID I299 Jennifer's Family Tree - All Lines 5-29-26 Last Modified 30 May 2026
Father Pietro SCHIMMENTI, b. 1 Jul 1851, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy d. 27 Mar 1917 (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Mother Rosalia LOFRANCO, b. 1 Jan 1855, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy d. 16 Jan 1899 (Age 44 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt Mar 1872 Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Family ID F170 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Gasparo FURNARI, b. 11 Jul 1878, Lercara Friddi, Palermo, Sicily, Italy d. 14 Jun 1961, New York, New York, USA (Age 82 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1905 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA [4, 5, 6] Children 1. Vincent S FURNARI, b. 14 Mar 1920, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. 23 Jan 2012, Bayville, Nassau, New York, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Giuseppe FURNARI, b. 30 Sep 1905, New York, New York, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Pietro FURNARI, b. 30 Jun 1907, New York, New York, USA d. 20 Jun 1974, New Jersey, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Anthony Salvatore FURNARI, b. 28 May 1922, New York, New York, USA d. 27 Feb 1989 (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Rose Nancy FURNARI, b. 25 Aug 1925, New York [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F53 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 May 2026
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Obituary for Domenica FURNARI Obituary for D ; Furnari (Aged 85)
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Notes - Domenica was born a preemie in Palermo. Her parents had gone there and Rosalia went into labor. She was named after the person who baptized her. Baptized in the Cathedral or in the matrice.
Came to America first with Caterina in 1902 aboard the Trojan Prince at age 20, using the name Cosima!! Then came again in 1920 at age 37 with Joseph and Pietro (must have been visiting) aboard the Presidente Wilson, also traveling under the name Cosima.
According to Rose Pizzarusso, Domenica's real name was Cosima-Damiana, who were the twin saints?
Domenica was born a preemie in Palermo. Her parents had gone there and Rosalia went into labor. She was named after the person who baptized her. Baptized in the Cathedral or in the matrice.
Came to America first with Caterina in 1902 aboard the Trojan Prince at age 20, using the name Cosima!! Then came again in 1920 at age 37 with Joseph and Pietro (must have been visiting) aboard the Presidente Wilson, also traveling under the name Cosima.
According to Rose Pizzarusso, Domenica's real name was Cosima-Damiana, who were the twin saints?
- Domenica was born a preemie in Palermo. Her parents had gone there and Rosalia went into labor. She was named after the person who baptized her. Baptized in the Cathedral or in the matrice.
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- [S56] Film #1350813 Palermo Birth Index (Reliability: 3).
Schimmenti-Cosima-Pietro-LoFranco, Rosalia 27 Sept 1882, Uff.2, v. 175, n. 3086 - [S46] "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0, (Name: (Familysearch.org);), accessed 28 Sep 2016), Gaspare Fornari and Cosima Damiana Schimenti; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6H8-L77.
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New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1940
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