Capt. Marco Antonio SCOPINICH

1841 - 1887  (45 years)

• Name	Marco Antonio SCOPINICH  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	16 Jul 1841	Lussin Piccolo, Österreich-Ungarn (Austria-Hungary) ~ now Mali Lošinj, Croatia (Hrvatska)   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8C5ED6C449F345778E505D3A53416D2113A2
  Alt. Death	5 Apr 1887  [6]
  Cemetery	Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [5]
  	Lot #290, Area A
  Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID	Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID: 80729
  Funeral	As published in The Royal Gazette on 12 Apr 1887 in the City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. A Catholic Priest officiates at the house, and a P.E. Clergyman at the grave. The funeral of M. A. Scopinich, interpreter at the post office, took place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late residence, 1806 Aisquith Street, and was numerously attended, especially by his fellow-clerks in the post office, who, along with other friends, sent beautiful floral offerings. The religious services at the house were conducted by Rev. J. L. Andries, of St. Leo's Catholic Church, who read the office for the dead, and at the grave Rev. J. H. Logie, of Holy Innocents' P. E. Church, read the Episcopal service, Mrs. Scopinich being a member of that church. The pall-bearers were: G. W. Warefield and F. C. Nicodemus of the post office; L. Neudecker, S. F. Foster, A. Cutino and A. Schlaffino. Stewart & Mowen were the undertakers.
  Funeral Performed by	Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [6]
  	Reverend J. H. Logie, Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
  	The Episcopal service at the grave was read by Rev. J. H. Logie, of Holy Innocents' P. E. Church, Mrs. Scopinich being a member of that church.
  Funeral Performed by	Little Italy, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [6]
  	Reverend J. L. Andreis, St. Leo's Catholic Church
  	The religious service at the house was conducted by Rev. J. L. Andries, of St. Leo's Catholic Church, who read the office for the dead.
  Obituary	12 Apr 1887	City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda   [6]
  	The Royal Gazette
  	Death of an Interpreter Marco Antonio Scopinich, interpreter for the Baltimore post office, died at the late hour Tuesday night of congestion of the brain, at his home, 1806 Aisquith Street.  Mr. Scopinich was taken ill on Saturday at the post office, and was removed home, but did not recover consciousness. He was 44 years old and a native of Lussin-Piccolo, Austria.  He had been in Baltimore since 1872, when he came here as a captain of an Austrian vessel, and for some time was in the ship-brokerage business.  Postmaster Veazey appointed him to the position of interpreter, for which he was eminently qualified.  He was an accomplished linguist, speaking English, German, French, Italian, Bohemian and several other languages fluently, and having knowledge of others, which made it impossible for anyone to leave the Baltimore post office without having their business understood and attended to.  Besides these accomplishments, Mr. Scopinich was courteous in manner under all circumstances.  His knowledge of the Bohemian language was almost invaluable to the office, as many Bohemians are located in this city and have frequent business with the post office. Mr. Scopinich leaves a widow and five boys, the oldest about ten years of age.  Mrs. Scopinich is from Bermuda, and met and married her husband while on a visit to this city.  She will probably return to her friends in Bermuda.
  Residence	Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [5]
  	2531 St. Paul Street
  	The family lived for many years at 2531 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.
  Death	23 Mar 1887	Oliver, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [5]
  	Cause: Congestion of the brain
  Burial	24 Mar 1887	Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I4907	MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | MOTYER branch
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Antonio Giovanni SCOPINICH   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucetta Moore COOPER,   b. 4 Nov 1852, Southampton Parish, Bermuda d. 5 Oct 1948, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1874	Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 5]
  Alt. Marriage	Liverpool, Lancashire County (now Merseyside County), England   [1, 2, 3]
  Marriage Performed by	Reverend Thomas B. Barker  [2]
  Notes from Leanne Marie COOPER	The Royal Gazette (Bermuda) on 1 Dec 1874 supposedly stated incorrect information, as follows: Miss Lucette Moore COOPER of Bermuda, married Capt. Marco Antonio SCOPINICH of Austria, on 15 Oct 1874, at the residence of her brother, 407 East King Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, by Reverend Thomas B. Barker. Although the date & address are correct, the correct location was actually Lancaster, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, USA.
  Children	1. Antonio James SCOPINICH,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 27 Aug 1958, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 83 years)   2. Frederick Emanuel SCOPINICH,   b. 15 Jan 1877, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 9 Apr 1943, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 66 years)   3. Isaac Adolphus SCOPINICH,   b. 5 Jun 1878, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 27 Sep 1948, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 70 years)   4. Harry Cooper SCOPINICH,   b. 9 Nov 1879, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 8 Nov 1957, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 77 years)   5. Alexander Clement SCOPINICH,   b. 1 Dec 1880, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 1967, New York City, New York, USA (Age 86 years)   6. Middleton SCOPINICH,   b. 10 Dec 1881, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA d. 24 Jul 1882, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1841 - Lussin Piccolo, Österreich-Ungarn (Austria-Hungary) ~ now Mali Lošinj, Croatia (Hrvatska) Marriage - 15 Oct 1874 - Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: Congestion of the brain - 23 Mar 1887 - Oliver, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Burial - 24 Mar 1887 - Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Cemetery - Lot #290, Area A - - Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Funeral Performed by - Reverend J. H. Logie, Holy Innocents Episcopal Church - - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Funeral Performed by - Reverend J. L. Andreis, St. Leo's Catholic Church - - Little Italy, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Obituary - The Royal Gazette - 12 Apr 1887 - City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Residence - 2531 St. Paul Street - - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Alt. Marriage - - Liverpool, Lancashire County (now Merseyside County), England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):The obituary's date in The Royal Gazette, Bermuda, was 12 April 1887, which fell on a Tuesday. As that Tuesday's issue of the newspaper would've been printed in the morning (or the night before), and as it reads that he died late on a Tuesday night, I am assuming that he died the previous Tuesday (or a Tuesday before that).  The previous Tuesday would make sense, as the wireless hadn't been invented yet at that time, so it would've taken a week or so for the news of his death & funeral to reach Bermuda by ship. As for the date of the funeral & burial, the obituary mentions that they took place "at 2 o'clock this afternoon".  The ambiguity is, did the news that The Royal Gazette used state that the funeral would be the Tuesday after his death, and therefore be on 12 April 1887 (the date it was published)?  Or was the funeral & burial sometime after his death on 05 April 1887, but before the obituary was printed in The Royal Gazette on 12 April 1887?

  
  

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