Birth & Death of Ciriaco "Charles" De Minico: 1912

Revere Birth Index: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Jan 2015); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Revere, Massachusetts, reference p 458, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,731; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXVN-62P; 

Name: Charles Domenico

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 06 Feb 1912

Event Place: Revere, Massachusetts

Residence of Parents: 164 Revere St., Revere

Gender: M

Father's Name: Giovanni Domenico

Father's Occupation: Tailor

Father's Birthplace: Italy

Mother's Name: Mary Monfalcone

Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Reference ID: p 458

GS Film number: 2409731

Digital Folder Number: 4401718

Image Number: 33 

Boston Death Certificate: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 25 Jan 2015); Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915: Boston,,Massachusetts, 585, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,396,421; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4QD-FJ8; 

Name: Ciriaco Diminico

Event Type: Death

Cause: General Tuberculosis

Event Date: 23 Sep 1912

Event Place: Mass. Babies' Hospt., Boston,,Massachusetts

Residence Place: 164 Revere St., Revere

Gender: Male

Age: 9mo, 21d

Marital Status: Single

Race: W

Occupation: NA

Birth Date: 1912

Birthplace: Revere

Burial Date: Not listed

Burial Place: Malden, Massachusetts

Cemetery: Holy Cross

Father's Name: Giovanni Diminico

Father's Birthplace: Italy

Mother's Name: Maria Monfalcone

Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Reference ID: 585

GS Film number: 2396421

Digital Folder Number: 4283290

Image Number: 02103; 

Note: From the age of 9 months and 21 days as listed on the death certificate, birth by calculation would have been 2 Dec 1911, however, the birth index has the date of birth as 6 Feb 1912. That would make the age at the time of death by calculation as 7 months and 17 days.

Birth Record of Maria Carmella Johanna Capone, 1912

Somerville, MA Birth Index: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 14 Oct 2014); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 780, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409730; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXV8-Z2J; 

Name: Marie Camello Johanna Capone

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 31 Jan 1912

Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Residence of Parents: 31 Osgood St.

Gender: female

Father's Name: Angello Capone

Father's Occupation: Laborer

Father's Birthplace: Montemallato, Italy *

Mother's Name: Antonia Biancho

Mother's Birthplace: Montemallato, Italy **

Reference ID: p 780

GS Film number: 2409730

Digital Folder Number: 4401717

Image Number: 25 

 * Believed to be Montemiletto, Italy

** Believed to be Torre Le Nocelle, Italy

Birth of Pasquale Sarni, 1912

Chelsea Birth Index: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 30 Sep 2014); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Chelsea, Massachusetts, p 445, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409731; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXVF-BJ3; 

Name: Pasquale Sarni

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 26 Nov 1912

Event Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts

Residence of Parents: 96 Vale St.

Gender: M

Father's Name: Charles Sarni

Father's Occupation: Blacksmith

Father's Birthplace: Boston

Mother's Name: Amelia Domenic

Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Reference ID: p 445

GS Film number: 2409731

Digital Folder Number: 4401718

Image Number: 20 

Birth of Francesco Pizzano, 1912

Chelsea Birth Index: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 17 Sep 2014); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Chelsea, Massachusetts, p 441, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409731; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXVF-FK1; 

Name: Francesco Pizzano

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 06 Nov 1912

Event Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts

Residence of Parents: 78 Vale St.Gender: M

Father's Name: Salvatore Pizzano

Father's Occupation: Cabinet Maker

Father's Birthplace: Italy

Mother's Name: Marie Allegra

Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Reference ID: p 441

GS Film number: 2409731

Digital Folder Number: 4401718

Image Number: 15

Certificate No. 905

Birth Record of Giuseppina DiRienzo, 1912

Boston Birth Index: 1912

Source:  "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 17 Aug 2014); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Boston, Massachusetts, United States, p. 222, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409730; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXVX-LMQ;

Name: Giuseppina De Rienzo
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Aug 1912
Event Place: 14 1/2 Hull St.,  Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: F
Father's Name: Sabino De Rienzo
Father's Occupation: Marble Polisher
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Pasqualina De Christoforo
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Reference ID: p. 222
GS Film number: 2409730
Digital Folder Number: 4401717
Image Number: 975

Case Study: Almerinda Capone, 1912-1915

Below are two records that make genealogy interesting and frustrating all at the same time. Is this person male or female? Is it the same person? Compare and analyze the information to try to reach a reasonable conclusion. First the birth index.

Birth Index: 1912

Source: "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 9 Jul 2014); Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915: Chelsea, Massachusetts, p425 no196, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2409730; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXVZ-R6D; 

Name: Almerinda Capone

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 27 Jun 1912

Event Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts

Residence of Parents: 80 Vale St., Chelsea

Gender: F

Father's Name: Almerindo Capone

Father's Occupation: Stone Cutter

Father's Birthplace: Italy

Mother's Name: Mary Torella

Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Reference ID: p425 no196

GS Film number: 2409730

Digital Folder Number: 4401717

Image Number: 1179

Now, let's look at the death certificate.

Death Certificate: 1915

Name: Armerinda Capone
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jan 1915
Event Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Address: 224 Vale St.
Gender: Male
Age: 2yr 8mo 26d (By Calculation the birth date should read 7 Apr 1912, not 28 May 1913)
Cause: Double Lobar Pneumonia
Contributory: Delayed Resolution
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 May 1913 (Note how the date was typed onto the death certificate. Is the last year numeral a 2 or a 3? When compared to other numerals on the document, I believe it is a 2.)
Birthplace: Revere, Massachusetts
Burial Date: Jan. 3, 1915
Burial Place: Malden
Cemetery: Holy Cross
Father's Name: Armerindo
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Maria Latorelle
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Reference ID: 277
GS Film number: 2407805
Digital Folder Number: 4284293
Image Number: 00292

Conclusion: I believe that these two records are for the same child. The child is male and both documents contain errors. First, the birth document is an index. The information on indexes is information copied from another document, namely the actual birth certificate. Very easy to copy the gender incorrectly.
Second, the death certificate was prepared shortly after the death and the death information itself should be correct. Other information that was provided by the father of the child could be incorrect. Think of his mental state after just losing a child. He could have easily given the wrong date of birth to the undertaker.

Until additional information becomes available, we will never know for sure. I wonder what is on the tombstone.