Maria was the daughter of Josiah Wheeler and Mary Davenport. Her paternal grandparents were Elijah Wheeler and Mary Matilda Minor.
She married Giovanni Cessarini on 15 October 1862, at Hyde Park, New York. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend J.R. Davenport of Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1892 Maria, her mother Mary and sister Emily funded the No. 307 East Twelfth Street: Elizabeth Home for Girls. It housed several dozen young women rescued from abusive homes, offering them safe lodging, job training and healthy communal activities.
Upon the death of her mother in 1894, Maria and her sister, Emily M. Wheeler were each bequeathed $250,000.
After her husband's death she turned her attention to improving the condition of the poor in the in villages of her summer home at Riccione, among other things building a hospital at an expense of $100,000. King Humbert in 1894 offered her the title of countess. She refused explaining that she was still a patriotic American.
The marble tomb which Maria and Giovanni Ceccarini are interred was built in Bologna.
"Il Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica e l'IPAB Ceccarini insieme per il restauro della tomba di Maria Boorman Ceccarini presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio a Roma. La Tomba di famiglia in cui riposano Giovanni e Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini si trova presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio, Roma, un cimitero-giardino in cui si posono ammirare le tombe di numerosi e illustri letterati e artisti, quali, tra gli altri, quelle dei poeti inglesi Keats e Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. Il tempietto presentava da tempo preoccupanti infiltrazioni di acqua piovana e una urgente necessità di restauro. L'iniziativa del restauro della Tomba Ceccarini, proposta e sostenuta economicamente dal Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica, dopo aver ricevuto il beneplacito della Soprintendenza per i beni architettonici e paesaggistici di Roma, è ora alle sue fasi conclusive. La giornatà di inaugurazione del rinnovato monumento funebre è fissata per domenica 8 maggio 2011. In quell'occasione una delegazione della città di Riccione, guidata dal sindaco Massimo Pironi, si recherà a Roma per rendere omaggio alla memoria dei due benefattori della città. Sarà un momento di festa e l'occasione per una visita in autobus nella Capitale."
"The Rotary Club Riccione-Catholic and the IPAB Ceccarini came together for the restoration of the tomb of Maria Boorman Ceccarini at the Acattolic Cemetery of Testaccio in Rome.The Family Tomb where Giovanni and Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini rest is located at the Acattolic Cemetery in Testaccio, Rome, a garden-cemetery where the tombs of numerous and illustrious writers and artists can be seen, such as those of the English poets Keats and Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. The tomb had long and worrying infiltration of rainwater and an urgent need for restoration. The initiative to restore the Tomba Ceccarini, proposed and supported economically by the Rotary Club of Riccione-Catholic, after receiving the support of the Superintendent for Architectural and Landscape Assets of Rome, is now in its final stages. The inauguration of the renovated memorial is scheduled for Sunday, May 8, 2011. On that occasion a delegation from the city of Riccione, led by Mayor Massimo Pironi, will travel to Rome to pay tribute to the memory of the two benefactors of the city. It will be a moment of celebration and an opportunity for a bus visit to the Capital."
Source: https://www.altarimini.it/News33885-il-rotary-di-riccione-per-il-restauro-della-tomba-di-maria-ceccarini.php
She married Giovanni Cessarini on 15 October 1862, at Hyde Park, New York. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend J.R. Davenport of Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1892 Maria, her mother Mary and sister Emily funded the No. 307 East Twelfth Street: Elizabeth Home for Girls. It housed several dozen young women rescued from abusive homes, offering them safe lodging, job training and healthy communal activities.
Upon the death of her mother in 1894, Maria and her sister, Emily M. Wheeler were each bequeathed $250,000.
After her husband's death she turned her attention to improving the condition of the poor in the in villages of her summer home at Riccione, among other things building a hospital at an expense of $100,000. King Humbert in 1894 offered her the title of countess. She refused explaining that she was still a patriotic American.
The marble tomb which Maria and Giovanni Ceccarini are interred was built in Bologna.
"Il Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica e l'IPAB Ceccarini insieme per il restauro della tomba di Maria Boorman Ceccarini presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio a Roma. La Tomba di famiglia in cui riposano Giovanni e Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini si trova presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio, Roma, un cimitero-giardino in cui si posono ammirare le tombe di numerosi e illustri letterati e artisti, quali, tra gli altri, quelle dei poeti inglesi Keats e Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. Il tempietto presentava da tempo preoccupanti infiltrazioni di acqua piovana e una urgente necessità di restauro. L'iniziativa del restauro della Tomba Ceccarini, proposta e sostenuta economicamente dal Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica, dopo aver ricevuto il beneplacito della Soprintendenza per i beni architettonici e paesaggistici di Roma, è ora alle sue fasi conclusive. La giornatà di inaugurazione del rinnovato monumento funebre è fissata per domenica 8 maggio 2011. In quell'occasione una delegazione della città di Riccione, guidata dal sindaco Massimo Pironi, si recherà a Roma per rendere omaggio alla memoria dei due benefattori della città. Sarà un momento di festa e l'occasione per una visita in autobus nella Capitale."
"The Rotary Club Riccione-Catholic and the IPAB Ceccarini came together for the restoration of the tomb of Maria Boorman Ceccarini at the Acattolic Cemetery of Testaccio in Rome.The Family Tomb where Giovanni and Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini rest is located at the Acattolic Cemetery in Testaccio, Rome, a garden-cemetery where the tombs of numerous and illustrious writers and artists can be seen, such as those of the English poets Keats and Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. The tomb had long and worrying infiltration of rainwater and an urgent need for restoration. The initiative to restore the Tomba Ceccarini, proposed and supported economically by the Rotary Club of Riccione-Catholic, after receiving the support of the Superintendent for Architectural and Landscape Assets of Rome, is now in its final stages. The inauguration of the renovated memorial is scheduled for Sunday, May 8, 2011. On that occasion a delegation from the city of Riccione, led by Mayor Massimo Pironi, will travel to Rome to pay tribute to the memory of the two benefactors of the city. It will be a moment of celebration and an opportunity for a bus visit to the Capital."
Source: https://www.altarimini.it/News33885-il-rotary-di-riccione-per-il-restauro-della-tomba-di-maria-ceccarini.php
Maria was the daughter of Josiah Wheeler and Mary Davenport. Her paternal grandparents were Elijah Wheeler and Mary Matilda Minor.
She married Giovanni Cessarini on 15 October 1862, at Hyde Park, New York. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend J.R. Davenport of Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1892 Maria, her mother Mary and sister Emily funded the No. 307 East Twelfth Street: Elizabeth Home for Girls. It housed several dozen young women rescued from abusive homes, offering them safe lodging, job training and healthy communal activities.
Upon the death of her mother in 1894, Maria and her sister, Emily M. Wheeler were each bequeathed $250,000.
After her husband's death she turned her attention to improving the condition of the poor in the in villages of her summer home at Riccione, among other things building a hospital at an expense of $100,000. King Humbert in 1894 offered her the title of countess. She refused explaining that she was still a patriotic American.
The marble tomb which Maria and Giovanni Ceccarini are interred was built in Bologna.
"Il Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica e l'IPAB Ceccarini insieme per il restauro della tomba di Maria Boorman Ceccarini presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio a Roma. La Tomba di famiglia in cui riposano Giovanni e Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini si trova presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio, Roma, un cimitero-giardino in cui si posono ammirare le tombe di numerosi e illustri letterati e artisti, quali, tra gli altri, quelle dei poeti inglesi Keats e Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. Il tempietto presentava da tempo preoccupanti infiltrazioni di acqua piovana e una urgente necessità di restauro. L'iniziativa del restauro della Tomba Ceccarini, proposta e sostenuta economicamente dal Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica, dopo aver ricevuto il beneplacito della Soprintendenza per i beni architettonici e paesaggistici di Roma, è ora alle sue fasi conclusive. La giornatà di inaugurazione del rinnovato monumento funebre è fissata per domenica 8 maggio 2011. In quell'occasione una delegazione della città di Riccione, guidata dal sindaco Massimo Pironi, si recherà a Roma per rendere omaggio alla memoria dei due benefattori della città. Sarà un momento di festa e l'occasione per una visita in autobus nella Capitale."
"The Rotary Club Riccione-Catholic and the IPAB Ceccarini came together for the restoration of the tomb of Maria Boorman Ceccarini at the Acattolic Cemetery of Testaccio in Rome.The Family Tomb where Giovanni and Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini rest is located at the Acattolic Cemetery in Testaccio, Rome, a garden-cemetery where the tombs of numerous and illustrious writers and artists can be seen, such as those of the English poets Keats and Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. The tomb had long and worrying infiltration of rainwater and an urgent need for restoration. The initiative to restore the Tomba Ceccarini, proposed and supported economically by the Rotary Club of Riccione-Catholic, after receiving the support of the Superintendent for Architectural and Landscape Assets of Rome, is now in its final stages. The inauguration of the renovated memorial is scheduled for Sunday, May 8, 2011. On that occasion a delegation from the city of Riccione, led by Mayor Massimo Pironi, will travel to Rome to pay tribute to the memory of the two benefactors of the city. It will be a moment of celebration and an opportunity for a bus visit to the Capital."
Source: https://www.altarimini.it/News33885-il-rotary-di-riccione-per-il-restauro-della-tomba-di-maria-ceccarini.php
She married Giovanni Cessarini on 15 October 1862, at Hyde Park, New York. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend J.R. Davenport of Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1892 Maria, her mother Mary and sister Emily funded the No. 307 East Twelfth Street: Elizabeth Home for Girls. It housed several dozen young women rescued from abusive homes, offering them safe lodging, job training and healthy communal activities.
Upon the death of her mother in 1894, Maria and her sister, Emily M. Wheeler were each bequeathed $250,000.
After her husband's death she turned her attention to improving the condition of the poor in the in villages of her summer home at Riccione, among other things building a hospital at an expense of $100,000. King Humbert in 1894 offered her the title of countess. She refused explaining that she was still a patriotic American.
The marble tomb which Maria and Giovanni Ceccarini are interred was built in Bologna.
"Il Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica e l'IPAB Ceccarini insieme per il restauro della tomba di Maria Boorman Ceccarini presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio a Roma. La Tomba di famiglia in cui riposano Giovanni e Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini si trova presso il Cimitero Acattolico di Testaccio, Roma, un cimitero-giardino in cui si posono ammirare le tombe di numerosi e illustri letterati e artisti, quali, tra gli altri, quelle dei poeti inglesi Keats e Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. Il tempietto presentava da tempo preoccupanti infiltrazioni di acqua piovana e una urgente necessità di restauro. L'iniziativa del restauro della Tomba Ceccarini, proposta e sostenuta economicamente dal Rotary Club Riccione-Cattolica, dopo aver ricevuto il beneplacito della Soprintendenza per i beni architettonici e paesaggistici di Roma, è ora alle sue fasi conclusive. La giornatà di inaugurazione del rinnovato monumento funebre è fissata per domenica 8 maggio 2011. In quell'occasione una delegazione della città di Riccione, guidata dal sindaco Massimo Pironi, si recherà a Roma per rendere omaggio alla memoria dei due benefattori della città. Sarà un momento di festa e l'occasione per una visita in autobus nella Capitale."
"The Rotary Club Riccione-Catholic and the IPAB Ceccarini came together for the restoration of the tomb of Maria Boorman Ceccarini at the Acattolic Cemetery of Testaccio in Rome.The Family Tomb where Giovanni and Maria Boorman Wheeler Ceccarini rest is located at the Acattolic Cemetery in Testaccio, Rome, a garden-cemetery where the tombs of numerous and illustrious writers and artists can be seen, such as those of the English poets Keats and Shelley, Molière, Antonio Gramsci. The tomb had long and worrying infiltration of rainwater and an urgent need for restoration. The initiative to restore the Tomba Ceccarini, proposed and supported economically by the Rotary Club of Riccione-Catholic, after receiving the support of the Superintendent for Architectural and Landscape Assets of Rome, is now in its final stages. The inauguration of the renovated memorial is scheduled for Sunday, May 8, 2011. On that occasion a delegation from the city of Riccione, led by Mayor Massimo Pironi, will travel to Rome to pay tribute to the memory of the two benefactors of the city. It will be a moment of celebration and an opportunity for a bus visit to the Capital."
Source: https://www.altarimini.it/News33885-il-rotary-di-riccione-per-il-restauro-della-tomba-di-maria-ceccarini.php
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