Onofria & Calogera Verde's Ancestors

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Michelangelo Verde, was born and baptized as Michelangelo Joseph on October 1, 1766, in the mother church parish ofSciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Carlo Verde and his wife Accursia Ciulla. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On his death record, his occupation is listed as Marinaro which means seafaring in English.

On December 29^th, 31^st and January 1^st, banns were read in church for 27 year-old Michelangelo to marry Vincenza Corrao. They were married in Sciacca on January 26, 1794. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Vincenza was born about 1779, the eldest daughter of Michele Corrao and Margherita Bivona. Vincenza’s surname is listed differently on different records, as Carrao, Corrao, and Gorrao, which is probably due to transcription errors.

Michelangelo and Vincenza had at least four other children born in Sciacca after ancestor Calogera — a son Carlo born about 1808, named after his father’s father, married Ignazia Sabella on January 15, 1835, and died at age 52 on February 29, 1860; a daughter Accursia, named after her father’s mother, was born about 1815, married Antonino Maniscalco on February 15, 1835 and died on May 10, 1896, at 81 years old; a son Calogero born about 1816 who married Accursia Friscia on January 11, 1845, and died on July 3, 1883; and Margarita, named after her mother’s mother, was born about 1821, married Michele Friscia on January 11, 1845, and died at 63 years old on January 30, 1884. It is amazing that all of their children lived to adulthood.

Michelangelo Verde died in his home at 57 years-old on January 19, 1830, in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on his death record image left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) A year later, on January 4, 1831, Vincenza wrote a consent for her daughter Calogera to marry, in the form of a legal Brevetto. On this document, she states she is the daughter of Michele and the widow of  Michelangelo. (See the image in Giuseppa Pumilia’s bio.)

Vincenza Corrao died at home 23 years after her husband’s death on October 17, 1853. (Mouse over and click on her death record image right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Although her death record states she was 85 years old, being that her parents weren’t married until late October of 1778, she was probably born in 1779, making her about 74 years old when she died. Her death record also states she was a widowed Industriosa, which translates to a manufacturer or trader. She didn’t marry again, so it’s clear she supported herself and her children.

Unfortunately, that is all that is known about Michelangelo and Vincenza.

Carlo Verde was born and baptized as Carolus Vincenius after his paternal grandfather, on January 31, 1731, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the eldest surviving son of parents Antonino Verde and Onofria Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His age is listed as 16 on his father’s 1747 Sciacca Rivelo (see this tax record in Antonino's bio below).

Carlo married Accursia Ciulla, the daughter of Giuseppe Ciulla and Maria Abruzzo. Accursia is listed with her parents on her father’s 1747 Sciacca Rivelo (see their bio for details), but her age is not given. There is a church marriage record written in Latin for them dated September 21, 1755, in Sciacca, which states their parents names, but it is very difficult to read. Researchers say that their parents were all alive at the time of this marriage. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

What is known for sure is that Carlo and Accursia had at least four daughters and another son besides ancestor Michelangelo, born in Sciacca as follows —  another ancestor, Onofria, who married ancestor Vincenzo Mandracchia; Maria born about 1758, married Girolamo Marchese, and died before him on Februrary 3, 1838; Filippa born about 1768, married Michele Graffeo, and died a widow at 80 years old on September 14, 1848; Antonina born about 1787, married Vincenzo Bivona, and died a widow on November 5, 1837; and a son named Giuseppe, whose birthdate is unknown, who married Calogera Maltese in a church wedding on October 12, 1783, in Sciacca. They probably had other children, who were born and died prior to the available records, but documentation has not been found for them yet.

In his granddaughter, Calogera Verde’s marriage processetti, there is a document, written in Latin, that states the 54 year-old Carolus Virdi died at home on February 17, 1802, and is buried in the mother church. (Mouse over and click on his processetti death record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This document has just a short paragraph on Carlo’s death, but he could not have been 54 years old when he died. That would have made him seven years old when he married. The original death record is very light, but it does seem to say 54, but it could be 64 or even 84. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This may or may not be his death record. If it is, he would have been 71 years old when he died. What is documented is that he was alive on September 17, 1779, when his daughter ancestor Onofria was married, so this record is a good possibility.

It is not known when Accursia died, but she was listed as deceased on their son, ancestor Michelangelo’s, January 19, 1830, death record. A civil death record for her can not be found. Being that available Sciacca civil death records only go back to 1821, she must have died prior to 1821. For now, this is all that’s known about them.

Michele Corrao was one of two known children born to Vincenza Imbornone and her husband Pasquale Corrao. He was probably born in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On September 29^th, October 4^th and 11^th of 1778, in Sciacca, banns were read for Michele to marry Margarita Bivona. She was the one of the two known children born, probably in Sciacca, to Brigida Sclafani and her husband Francesco Bivona. Michele and Margarita were married there on October 27, 1778, along with his sister Accursia and her brother Silvestro. It probably was a double wedding. (Mouse over and click on their marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

What is known about them comes from their children’s death records. Michele was a contadino, a farmer in Sciacca. He and his wife Margarita lived there and their four known children were all born there. They probably had more than four children, but these are the ones who are documented — ancestor Vincenza, named after her father’s mother; eldest son Pasquale, named after his father’s father, was born about 1779, was a sailor, married Anna Marinello, and then died at home, in Sciacca at 58 years old on September 1, 1837; Calogera was born about 1783, moved to Menfi, also in the providence of Agrigento, and died there a farmer on June 23, 1843 at 60 years old; and Brigida, named after her mother’s mother, was born about 1789, married Vincenzo Marinello, and died in Sciacca at 35 years old on November 20, 1824.

Not much is known about Michele and Margarita’s parents except that his father and Margarita’s parents were alive when they were married in 1778, but his mother, Vincenza, was already deceased. It is not known when Michele and Margarita died, but they were alive when their daughter Vincenza married on January 26, 1794, and deceased by the time their daughter Brigida died in 1824.

Antonino Verde was born and baptized as Accursius Antonino Vincentius on June 26, 1701, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, to parents Carlo Verde and his wife Francesca Vela. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On his father’s 1714 Sciacca Rivelo (tax record), Antonino is listed as being 12 years-old. The surname Verde has been spelled many different ways, the most common being Virdi, Virde and Verde.

On April 27^th, May 3^rd, and 17^th, banns were read at the mother church in Sciacca for Antonino to marry Onofria Abruzzo.  She was born on December 11, 1701, and baptized the next day as Onuphria Petra, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Angela Castello and her husband Calogero Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)  On May 19, 1727, Antonino and Onofria, who were both 25 years old, were married there. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Antonino and Onophria Virdi as follows — Carlo was born on July 14, 1729, and baptized the next day as Carolus Rafarius, after his paternal grandfather, and died at 2 months old on September 19, 1729; ancestor Carlo; Calogero, named after his maternal grandfather on August 28, 1733, whose baptism record reversed his and his father’s names; Vincenza Rosaria was born and baptized on the morning of June 2, 1736; Giuseppa was born and baptized as Josepha Vincenzia Paula on the morning of July 9, 1738; and Vincenzo, who was born on September 13, 1739, and baptized the next day as Vincenzius Michael Angelus.

Although an incorrect mother’s name is listed, there is a s 1747 Sciacca Rivelo for this family. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image lower left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) It lists his parents as Carlo and Vincenza Verde, which may suggest that Vincenza was Carlo’s second wife or it could be just a mistake. It then lists Antonino as being 43 years old and and his wife, Onofria, and their three sons — ancestor Carlo, age 16, Calogero, age 12 and lastly 8 year-old Vincenzo. This means that Vincenza and Giuseppa must have died young. There isn’t much written on the Rivelo, which indicates they didn’t own any real taxable property.

It is not known when Antonino and Onofria died but it is documented that they both were alive when their son ancestor Carlo was married on September 21, 1755. Unfortunately, at this time nothing more is known about them.

Giuseppe Ciulla was born on November 3, 1697, and baptized as Joseph Carolus the next day at the mother church in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Accursia Sutera and her husband Filippo Ciulla. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On September 28^th, 29^th and Oct 11^th, church banns were read for Giuseppe to marry Maria Abruzzo. Maria was baptized as Maria Francesca at the St. Vito church in Sciacca on December 8, 1705, the daughter of Antonina Friscia and Michele Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Thirty-five year-old Giuseppe and 26 year-old Maria were married on October 26, 1732, at the mother church in Sciacca.(Mouse over and click on the marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

There is a Sciacca 1747 Rivelo (tax record), which is dated April 10, 1747, for Giuseppe and Maria. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image lower left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Giuseppe’s age is listed as 50, which calculates his birth year to about 1697. His parents are listed as deceased Filippo and Accursia (no maiden name listed) Ciulla. Giuseppe’s wife is listed simply as Maria, without her maiden name. Three children are listed with them — what looks like a 6 or maybe a 10 year-old son Filippo, born about 1741 or 1737, apparently the eldest son named after Giuseppe’s father; ancestor Accursia, the eldest daughter named after Giuseppe’s mother; and a daughter named Antonina, who was probably named after Maria’s mother. No ages are given on any of the females. This record is four pages long, which seems to indicate he had lots of taxable property, but is difficult to read. It seems to be written in both Italian and Latin. Unfortunately, nothing more can be gleaned from it.

It is not known when Giuseppe and Maria died, but they were alive when their daughter ancestor Accursia was married on September 21, 1755. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them.

Carlo Verde was born and baptized as Carolus Vitus on the evening of March 15, 1674, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Vincenzo Verde and his wife Caterina Bivona.(Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On May 3^rd, 8^th and 12^th of 1695, church banns were read for Carlo to marry Francesca Vela. She was born on September 3, 1681, and baptized the next day as Francesca Leonarda Brigida also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Rosario Vela and his wife Anna Francaviglia. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Twenty-one year-old Carlo and 13 year-old Francesca were married on June 5, 1695, at the mother church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On this document, the Vela surname has been spelled as Vella.

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Caroli and Francesca Virde as follows — Caterina was born and baptized as Catharina Birgitta Vincentia on the morning of July 7, 1697, 2 years after her parents married; Rosa Leonarda Brigitta was born and baptized on the evening of January 4, 1700, and may had died young; ancestor Antonino; Rosa Joanna Brigitta was born and baptized on February 25, 1705; Giuseppa was born and baptized as Josepha Brigida on July 10, 1707; and Vincenzo, who was born on the morning of October 23, 1709, and baptized that same day as Vincentius Leonardus Felix. A bit more information is known about two of these children — Caterina married, at the Sciacca mother church, Leonardo DiMino on February 5, 1719;  and their surviving daughter Rosa, married Giuseppe Maniscalco, the son of ancestors Lorenzo Maniscalco and Luciana Trapani.

There is a 1714 Sciacca Rivelo (tax record) for this family, living in the mother church parish, in the name of Carlo lo Virdi that is dated July 13, 1714. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) It states that his father Vincenzo is deceased and gives Carlo’s age as 40 which was his correct age. Then it lists his wife’s given name and their two children — daughter Rosa and 12 year-old ancestor Antonino. Why their eldest daughter Caterina is not on this document is unknown, but she may have lived elsewhere for work.

It is not known when Francesca died, but it is documented that she was deceased when their daughter Caterina was married in 1719. So she died sometime during the 4 ½ years between the 1714 tax record and Caterina’s marriage. Unfortunately, a burial record for her could not be found. Carlo was still alive when their son ancestor Antonino was married on May 19, 1727. Carlo died and was buried in the Convent of St Francesco cemetery on June 10, 1731. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record estimates his age to be 50 years old which is off by 7 years, as he was actually 57 years-old when he died. For now, this is all that’s known about them.

Calogero Abruzzo was born and baptized as Calogerus Vitus on the evening of February 10, 1670, in the St. Michele church parish in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Filippo Abruzzo and his wife Onofria Corrao and brother to ancestor Francesco.

On May 3^rd, 6^th and 13^th of 1691, church banns were read for Calogero to marry Angela Castello. She was the daughter of Maria, whose surname is unknown, and her husband Dominico Castello. Twenty-one year-old Calogero and Angela were married at the St. Michele Church on June 3, 1691, a few weeks after the last banns were read.

Six Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Calogero and Angela Abruzzo, the first in the St. Michele parish and the others in the mother church parish as follows — Domenico was born and baptized as Dominicus Michael on the evening of October 12, 1695; Michele was born and baptized as Michael Antonius, on the morning of October 8, 1696; Ignazio was born and baptized as Ignatius Joseph Michael on the evening of February 8, 1699; ancestor Onofria; Filippo was born on June 2, 1706, and baptized the next day as Philippus Antoninus; and Maria Lucia, who was born on the morning of December 13, 1710, and baptized the next day.

It is not known when Calogero and Angela died, but it is documented that the were alive when their daughter ancestor Onofria was married on May 19, 1727. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about them.

Filippo Ciulla was born on August 7, 1659, and baptized as Phillus Ignazius Antoninus at the mother church in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) He was the son of Francesco Ciulla and his wife Maria Buscemi and the older brother of ancestor Stefano Ciulla.

Some time before the middle of 1683, Filippo married Accursia Sutera, whose ancestry is unknown. A Sciacca church marriage record could not be found for them, but they lived and raised a family in Sciacca. Seven Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Philippo and Accursia Ciulla as follows —Anna Maria Vita was born and baptized on the morning of November 19, 1683; Francesco was born on August 7, 1685, and baptized the next day as Francisus Stephanus Albertus; Lucia Anna was born and baptized on the evening of October 25, 1688; Anna Angela Francesca was born and baptized on October 18, 1690; Francesca Calogera was born on February 11, 1695, and baptized the next day; ancestor Giuseppe; and Paolo, who was born on the evening of September 11, 1700, and baptized the next day as Paulus Francesco Ignazio.

Filippo died and was buried on June 6, 1736, in the Santi Francisco cemetery in Sciacca. His mother church burial record is hard to read, but it seems to say he was about 75 years-old, which is only 1 year off of his actual age of 76. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) It is not known when Accursia died, but she was listed as being alive on her son ancestor Giuseppe's 1747 Rivelo (tax record). The next page after ancestor Guieseppe's tax record, there is an April 9, 1747, Rivelo for a widow named Accursia Ciulla, but it doesn’t name her deceased husband. (Mouse over and click on her Rivelo record image lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) It was common in Sciacca to list a widow with her husband’s surname and parents. Accursia is listed with a 45 year-old son Francesco, who is probably her youngest son Paolo Francesco who would have been 46 years old at the time. There is a problem with the parents names listed. They are listed as Francesco and Antonia Ciulla de Malitta di Sciacca. The father’s name is correct, but the incorrect mother’s name could be just a recording error. Even though the mother's name is incorrect, this researcher believes that this tax record is for ancestor Accursia Sutera. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about them.

Michele Abruzzo was baptized as Michael Marchus Antonino at St Michele’s church in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy on April 25, 1674, the son of Angela (surname uncertain, it may be Gentile) and her husband Cosmo Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On October 1^st, 8^th and 16^th church banns were read for Michele to marry Antonina Friscia. She was the daughter of Francesca (surname unknown) and her husband Vincenzo Friscia. Michele and Antonina were married in Sciacca the following week on October 21, 1703. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

There is a 1714 Sciacca Rivelo (tax record) dated July 13, 1714, for this family.  (Mouse over and click on the Rivelo record image right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) On it, Michele’s mother’s name is not listed, but his father is listed as the deceased Cosmo Abruzzo. Michele is listed as being 35, which calculates his birth year to about 1679. His wife is simply listed as Antonina, no age or surname listed. Then their four children are listed in the following order — five year-old son Ignazio; then daughters Angela, who is named after her father’s father; ancestor Maria; and Santa. This first page of the Rivelo has much written on it, so it seems they owned some property.

There are six St. Vito church infant baptism records for children born to Michaele and Antonina Abruzzo in Sciacca as follows — Angela Maria Ignazia on August 2, 1704; ancestor Maria; Caterina Francesca on December 20, 1707; Ignazio Cosmo on January 6, 1709; Paolo Vincenzo on January 26, 1712; and Santa Alberta on November 1, 1713. Being that Caterina and Paolo are not on the tax record, they must have died prior to July 13, 1714.

Not much is known about Michele or Antonina’s parents except that his parents were deceased, but her parents were alive, when they married in 1703. An earlier Sciacca Rivelo can not be found for Cosmo, but there is a notarial marriage contract entry in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo, that could be for Michele’s parents. It is dated February 15, 1660, for Cosma Abruzo and Angela Gentile. Although the names are similar and the date fits with Michele’s birth, it is not documented that they are his parents. It is not known when Michele and and Antonina died, but they were both deceased by October 26, 1732, the date their daughter ancestor Maria was married. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them at this time.

Rosario Vela was born and baptized as Rosarius Accurscius on the morning of July 9, 1653, in mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Francesca Blundo and her husband Carlo Vela. He was also the brother to ancestor Anna Vela who married Filippo Friscia. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On January 3^rd, 6^th, and 10^th, church banns were read for Rosario to marry Anna Francaviglia. She was born on May 5, 1654, and baptized the next day as Maria Anna Leonarda, also in the mother churchparish of Sciacca, the daughter of Rosalia Sanfilippo and her husband Simone Francaviglia. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Anna is also the younger sister to ancestor Leonarda who married Antonino Costa. Twenty-three year-old Rosario and 22 year-old Anna were married onJanuary 24, 1677, at the mother church in Sciacca, 2 weeks after the last banns were read. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Five Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Rosario and Anna Vela as follows — ancestor Francesca, named after her paternal grandmother, was baptized more than 4 years after their marriage; Caterina was born and baptized as Catherina Petra Rosalia on the evening of January 10, 1684, but probably died as an infant; another Caterina was born on March 20, 1685, and baptized as Catharina Crescenzia Britta the next day; Carlo was born and baptized as Carolus Antoninus Dominicus on the evening of October 12, 1691, but may have died young; and another Carlo was born and baptized as Carolus Dominicus Vitus on February 25, 1695.

It is documented that Rosario and Anna were alive when their daughter Ancestor Francesca was married on June 5, 1695. Rosario died sometime after this date, but before Anna died. She died and was buried in the St. Michael the Arcangelo cemetery on October 22, 1716. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Anna, wife of the deceased Rosarius, 56 years old, but she was actually 62 when she died. Note that the register image doesn’t list her surname, but the index listing does list her as Vela. For now, nothing else is known about them.