Talk:Maria Barbella

Nothing more?
Can someone please tell me why the article says nothing more is known about Maria Barbella after 1902 when the start of the article says she died in 1899? Surely this means she died in or after 1902, doesn't it? Cexycy (talk) 21:22, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

First woman sentenced to die in the electric chair?
The claim that this was the first woman sentenced to die in the electric chair is not supported by reference (James D. Livingston, Arsenic and Clam Chowder: Murder in Gilded Age New York, SUNY Press - 2012, pages 64-65)(Lisa Varisco Daigle, Questions of responsibility: the New York press presents the murderess, 1870-1900, Georgia State University - 2002, page 156) so changed it. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 03:52, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

In US Census, 1900
In the United States Census, 1900, for New York Borough of Manhattan, there is an entry that could be Maria's parents and her. Barrbella Mike, head, born May 1838 in Italy; Filyerane wife, born Jan 1847 in Italy; Bruno Mary, daughter born May 1872; Bruno Frederick born Oct 1988 in New York. Maria is listed as a seamstress. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-661B-MJ?i=25&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMSJY-Q9N A news story in the New York Times, 4 Nov 1987, is about her marriage to Francisco Paolo Bruno. The story confirms that she was living with her parents and worked at a tailoring establishment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ExtonGuy (talk • contribs) 13:36, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Source is behind a paywall and its a primary source, so hard to use unless some secondary source has used it. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 23:35, 15 February 2020 (UTC)