Family sheet for the Bartholomew and Louisa (Lilbourn) Menchine family
by Conrad & Judy Terrill, last edited 16 Nov. 2023
Bartholomew Menchine (Bartolomeo Menchini)
b. 6 Apr 1793, in Italy x1 (prob. Lucca province)
d. 29 May 1866, Newark, NJ x1
immigrated 1851 x11
m. Louisa Lilbourn, 22 May 1818, Rye, Sussex, England x2
b. 5 Apr 1803x4 (1802 x3), England x4
d. 19 Jun 1858, Newark, NJ x4
immigrated 1853 x12
Known children:
1. Siderina Menchine
bapt. 23 Mar. 1819, Rye, Sussex, England x5
d. after 19 Sep 1900 x6, probably Italy, perhaps Florence;
probably after 18 Jan 1904 (George left 2 sisters, 1 brother)
m. _____ Venucci x6
2. Angeline Menchine (see Alessandro Catalani family sheet for more detail)
bapt. 20 Mar. 1822, Rye, Sussex, England x7
d. before 19 Sep 1900, x6 probably Italy, perhaps Florence
m. Alessandro Catalani, x8 circa mid-1840's, Italy, perhaps Lucca
Children:
Charles Albert Catalane (Carlo Alberto Catalani), b. Oct. c. 1846, Lucca
Mary Catalani, d. after 19 Sep 1900 x6
(another daughter, b. when?, where?)
3. John Menchine
b. ca. 1823-1824, Wales (prob. Wrexham) E,F
d. before 1900, perhaps Florence, Italy x6
m. ____ ____
Child:
Louisa Menchine, of Florence in 1900 x6
4. George W. x13 Menchine
b. Jun. ca. 1828-1830 (more likely 1828), Wrexham, Co. Denbigh, Wales, Great Britain x10, x11
d. 18 Jan. 1904, Washington, D.C. x13
immigrated (1853)?
m. Ellen Graham, 2 Oct. 1865, Newark, NJ, dau. of Robert Graham and Eliza Redmurde x14
b. 1844, Co. Wicklow, Ireland x15
d. 6 Sep. 1889, Washington, D.C. x15
Children:
Grace M. Menchine, b. 13 Aug. 1866, Newark, NJ
William G. Menchine, b. 11 Jan. 1870, Newark, NJ
Louis P. Menchine, b. 18 Feb. 1872, Newark, NJ
Mary Ellenora Menchine, b. 16 Sep. 1875, Newark, NJ, d. Jul. 1876
5. Flora Louise Menchine x16
b. 22 Jun. 1830, Italy x16, perhaps Lucca
d. 29 Oct. 1905, Troy, NY x16
immigrated (1853)?
m. John Asher Adams, 3 Sep. 1859, Manhattan, New York City, NY x17
b. 2 Mar. 1832, VT x18
d. after 1910, perhaps Los Angeles, CA x18
Child:
William G. Adams, b. Oct. 1860, NY x33
6. Rebecca H. Menchine (occasionally called Amanda)
b. Jan. 1833, Italy, x19 perhaps Lucca
d. 7 Sep. 1900, Newark, NJ
immigrated 1853 x19
m. Theodore L. Bull , 27 Apr. 1859, Newark, NJ x20
b. ~1825, NJ
d. 20 Sep. 1874, Newark, NJ x21
(no children)
7. Joseph (Giuseppe) Menchini
b. 19 Mar. 1837, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy x22
d. 9 Oct. 1897, Newark, NJ (father b. Italy, mother b. England) x23
immigrated 1853 x12
m. (do not know name)
Children: (do not know)
8. Zippora Elizabeth Menchine
b. Dec. 1841, Florence, Italy x19
d. 1903, Newark, NJ (death cert. 26026 [don't have])
immigrated 1853 x12, x19
m. Jerolomo Bruno, ca. 1870, probably in Italy x24
b. ca. 1844, Genoa, Italy x25 (Genoa? source)
d. after Apr 1875 and before Jul 1880, prob. in Newark x25, x26
Children:
Louisa Marie (Bruno) Woodworth, b. May 1873, Italy X19 ; d. 20 Nov 1946, Hempstead, NY x32
Frank John Bruno, b. 1 Jun.1874, Florence, Italy; d. 7 Aug. 1955, Lebanon, IN x24
Albert Jerome Bruno, b. 20 Jan. 1876, Florence Italy; d. 4 Apr 1962, Laconia, NH x31
9. William (Guglielmo) Menchini
b. 6 Dec. 1847, Florence, Italy x27
d. April 1920, Bloomfield, Essex Co., NJ x28
immigrated 1853 x12
m. Emma Tice, 10 Oct 1873, Philadelphia, PA x29
b. ca. 1858-1859, NY, father b. in NJ, mother in NY
divorced by 1900, William a widower by 1910
Children:
Richard Menchini, b. ca. Feb. 1880, NJ, prob. Newark; d. prob. soon after
10. (Another daughter?, Cuetini? Caetini?) Menchini x9
b. ca. 1836, prob. Lucca x9
d. when? where?
immigrated 1851 x9
References
x1. Death record, Bartholomew Menchine, d. 29 May 1866, age 73 years, 1 month, 23 days, Newark, Essex Co., NJ. [Ancestry.com link].
x2. Marriage record, Rye, Sussex (Church of England), parish register. [FamilySearch link].
x3. Birth year, Louisa (Lilbourne) Menchine, from 1855 NY State Census, age given as 53 on 1 June. [FamilySearch link].
x4. Death return: Louisa Menchine d. 19 June 1858 in Newark at age
55 years 2 months 14 days, b. in England. New Jersey State Archives, Return of deaths in Newark, NJ, 1 June 1858 to 1 June 1859, vol N, p. 324.
x5. Baptism record, Rye, Sussex (Church of England), Siderina Menchine, 23 Mar 1819. [FamilySearch link].
x6. NJ probate record for Rebecca (Menchine) Bull, a list of heirs drawn up by Zippora (Menchine) Bruno, administrator. [Ancestry.com link].
x7. Baptism record, Rye, Sussex (Church of England), Angelina Menchine, bp. 20 Mar 1822, [FamilySearch link].
x8. Marriage record, Charles Catalani and Elizabeth Kehoe, 27 Oct 1874. [Marriage register, St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral , Newark, NJ, LDS FHL film 13998552, item 2.]
x9. George Menchine obituary, [Washington D.C.] Evening Star, 20 Jan 1904, p. 12, col. 1], mentions that he was born in "Wexum", Wales ("Wrexham," where the family is known to have lived in the 1820's, must be meant) and came to America accompanied by his parents, four sisters and three brothers. [Newspapers.com link].
x10. 1900 U.S. Census, George Menchine, b. Jan 1920, Wales, immigrated: {blank}. [FamilySearch link].
x11. New York ship's passenger list [Radomisto, arrived NYC 10 May 1851, from Sardinia], lists Bartolimo Menckini, 50, and Cuetini or Caetini Menkini (female), 15, together. [Ancestry.com link].
x12. Bartholomew Menchine family in 1855 NY state census; all (Bartholomew, Louisa, Joseph, Zippora and William) has resided in NYC two years.
x13. Death (record/certificate), George W. Menchine, 18 Jan 1904, Washington D.C. [FamilySearch link].
x14. Parish marriage record, George Menchine & Ellen Graham, Saint Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Newark, NJ
[FamilySearch link].
x15. Death (certificate?), Ellen Menchine, d. 6 Sep 1889, Washington, D.C., b. Co. Wicklow, Ireland [FamilySearch link].
x16. Death Certificate, Flora Louise Adams, d. 29 Oct 1905, Troy, NY, at age 75 years 4 months 7 days [New York State Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, cert. no. 45751.]
x17. Marriage record, Flora L. Menchine & A. J. Adams, 3 Sep 1859, MYC, NY [FamilySearch link].
x18. Death certificate, Ashor J. Adams, d. 14 Feb 1916, at age 83 years 11 months 12 days {so b. 2 Mar 1832), Los Angeles, CA, son of Garder Adams & Betty Proctor [FamilySearch link].
x19. 1900 U.S. Census, Amanda (Rebecca) Bull, Newark, NJ [FamilySearch link].
x20. Marriage record, Rebecca H. Mendrine [sic] & Theodore L. Bull, m. 27 Apr 1859, Newark, NJ [FamilySearch link].
x21. Death record, Theodore L. Bull, d. 20 Sep 1874, Newark, NJ [FamilySearch link].
x22. U.S. passport application, Joseph Menchini, b. 19 Mar 1837, Lucca, Tuscany [FamilySearch link].
x23. Death record, Joseph Menchini, d. 9 Oct. 1897 at age 60 years 6 months, Newark, NJ [FamilySearch link].
x24. Death certificate, Frank John Bruno, d. 7 Aug 1955, Lebanon, Boone, Co., IN; , b. 1 Jun.1874, Florence, Italy; son of Jerolimo Bruno and Zippera Elizabeth Menchini, [Ancestry.com link].
x25. Philadelphia ship passenger list, Jerome (age 32) and Zephora Bruno arrived with two children at Philadlephia 17 May 1876 [Ancestry.com link].
x26: 1880 U.S., Rebecca Bull, Newark, NJ (Zippora, widow, and her children, ages 7, 6 and 4, were living with Rebecca) [FamilySearch link].
x27. U.S. passport application, William Menchini, b. 6 Dec 1847, Florence [FamilySearch link].
x28. Death index record, William Menchini d. Apr 1920, Bloomfield, Essex Co., NJ [FamilySearch link].
x29. Church marriage register, William Menchini & Emma Tice, m. 10 Oct 1873, Philadelphia, PA [Ancestry.com link].
x31. Death certificate, Albert Jerome Bruno, b. 20 Jan. 1876, Florence Italy; d. 4 Apr 1962, Lakeport {a neighborhood in Laconia}, Belknap Co., NH [Ancestry.com link].
x32. Louise (Bruno) Woodworth tripped and fell on a sidewalk in Hempstead, Long Island, NY, and died in Nassau Hospital on 20 Nov 1946 [Newspapers.com link]. She was living with her son Frederick B. Woodworth and his family in Hempstead in 1940 [FamilySearch link (line 66)].
x33. 1900 U.S. Census, John A. Adams, Troy, NY [FamilySearch link (line 10)].