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| Nicastro, Catanzaro, Italy |
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| S. S. Palatia ocean vessel |
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| southern Italy homeland |
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| Calvary Cemetery, Herkimer NY |
The ZUBBA ( sometimes spelled SUPPA) family is the start of our Italian heritage. Anna ZUBBA, maiden name unknown, left her little village of Nicastro (see photo), in the province of Catanzaro, in the region of Calabria, in Italy...(whew, that was a mouthful)...in 1893, when she was 43 years of age. Her husband, Fortunato ZUBBA, most likely came with her, or may have already come to America ahead of the family...we just aren't sure at this point. Anna and Fortunato ZUBBA had at least four children in Nicastro, but they did not all come to America with them. We will discuss them later. Anna boarded the ship at Naples, Italy, and arrived a little over two weeks later in New York City.
There is no mention of Fortunato again that we have found as of yet, but we do know that at some point prior to 1907, Anna ZUBBA had remarried to Angelo Pino (Pinna,Pina). There were no children from this marriage, and he died before 1910. Now for the children of Fortunato and Anna ZUBBA....
(1) Anna ZUBBA, born 1868 Nicastro, Italy, died June 26, 1910 in Herkimer, NY. Anna married Antonio VILLELLA in Nicastro, Italy....the great grandparents of Tony Martini.
More about her later.
(2) Salvatore ZUBBA, born June 11, 1872, Nicastro, Italy, died July 29, 1902 in Utica, NY.
He boarded the S. S. Palatia (see photo) at Naples, Italy, on May 13, 1902 with his wife
Maria Roberto ZUBBA, and arrived in New York City on May 28, 1902. We do not yet
know what happened to her after Salvatore died. He was a member of St. Mary of Mount
Carmel Catholic Church in Utica, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Herkimer, NY
(3) Angela ZUBBA, born Feb. 17, 1878 in Nicastro, Italy, died March 1, 1937 in Utica, NY.
She came to America in about 1893, although all the documents vary. She married
Lorenzo (Lawrence) Giglio in Utica on December 30, 1898. She was a member of St. Mary
of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Utica. Lorenzo lived until April 5, 1951.
(4) Antonetta ZUBBA, born June 13, 1879 in Nicastro, Italy, died September 12, 1945 in
Herkimer, NY. She came to New York in 1893, and married Nicolo (Nicholas) George in
1894. Nicholas died July 10, 1913 in Herkimer, NY at age 45. In September, 1918,
Antonetta ZUBBA became the first "Gold Star Mother" in Herkimer...an honor she did not
want...when her son Antonio ZUBBA was Killed in Action in France in World War I. He was
buried in Calvary Cemetery, and the Herkimer Veterans Post was named in his honor.
Antonetta was also buried in Calvary Cemetery in Herkimer, NY. Comments/questions to graveyardgossip@gmail.com
