Giuseppe Graffeo's Ancestors |
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Ten Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Sebastiano and Anna Graffeo as follows —Caterina, named after her paternal grandmother, was born on September 13, 1698, and baptized as Catharina Vita the next day; Antonino, named after both if his grandfathers, was born on the evening of March 23, 1700, and baptized as Antonius Pellegrinus the next day; Giovanni was born on the morning of May 2, 1702, and was baptized as Joannus Gabriel the next day; Leonarda, named after her maternal grandmother, was born and baptized as Leonarda Jesia Angelica on the evening of December 25, 1704; Maria Caterina was born on August 13, 1706, and baptized the next day; Paolo was born and baptized as Paulus Ignazius Matheus on January 25, 1708; Biagia was born on May 24, 1712, and baptized as Blasia Ignazia the next day; Accursia Maria Vita was born on September 12, 1716, and baptized the next day; Mattea was born and baptized as Matthea Catherina on the evening of February 25, 1721; and ancestor Giuseppe.
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On January 12th, 19th and 26th, of 1670, church banns were read for Antonino to marry Caterina Sutera. She was born and baptized as Caterina Angela on November 25, 1644, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the sister of ancestor Margherita and Rosa and the daughter of Luciana Luvaro and her husband Calogero Sutera. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Antonino and Caterina, both 25 years old, were married at the Sciacca mother church on February 9, 1670. Only two Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Antonino and Catherina Graffeo, both in the mother church records as follows — Maria, name after her paternal grandmother was born and baptized as Maria Celia Angela on November 22, 1670; and ancestor Sebastiano who was baptized as Carolus after his paternal grandfather.
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Antonino Costa wasthe son of Franciscio Costa and his wife Anne, whose surname is unknown. Antonino married and raised a family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, but a Sciacca baptism record could not be found for him.
Seven mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Antonino and Leonarda Costa as follows — Francesco, named after his paternal grandfather, was born on the evening of March 12, 1670, and baptized as Francisus Joseph Ignazius the next day; Simon, named after his maternal grandfather was born and baptized as Simon Marianus Albertus on the evening of December 12, 1671; Ignazio was born on August 8, 1674, and baptized as Ignazius Petrus Honufius the next day, but may have died young; Thomas Ignazius Joseph was born and baptized on the evening of December 21, 1676; another Ignazio was born and baptized as Ignazius Petrus Salvator on the evening of July 20, 1679; ancestor Anna and Giuseppe, who was born on December 29, 1684, and baptized the next day as Joseph Petrus Joannes. It is not known when Antonino and Leonarda died, but it is documented that they both were deceased when their daughter ancestor Anna was married on February 17, 1697. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them. |
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Fourteen Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Carolo and Maria Graffeo. All but their first child were baptized in the mother church parish as follows — Olimpia Dominica, named after her paternal grandmother was born on the evening of January 31, 1641, and baptized in the St. Vito parish the next day, but she may have died young; Antonia Philippa, named after her maternal grandmother, was born on the morning of March 20, 1642, and baptized that same day, but she may have died as an infant; another Antonina was born on the evening of November 13, 1643, and baptized with the middle named of Dominica the next day; ancestor Antonino; another Olimpia was born and baptized with the middle name of Vita on the evening of December 17, 1647; Giovanna was born and baptized as Joanna on October 10, 1648; Mario was born on the evening of September 4, 1649, and baptized as Marius Antonius the next day; another Olimpia was born and baptized with the middle name of Rosilea on July 13, 1653; Calogero was born on the evening of November 10, 1655, and baptized as Calogerus Martinus the next day; another Antonina was born on the evening of November 10, 1657, and baptized with the middle name of Martina the next day; Lauria Catherina was born on October 13, 1658, and baptized the next day; Dominico was born and baptized as Dominicus Gaspa on the morning of February 15, 1660; Anna Fara was born and baptized on January 29, 1662, but may have died as an infant; and another Anna was born and baptized with the middle name of Vita on October 17, 1663. It is not known when Carlo and Maria died, but it is documented that they were both still alive when their son, ancestor Antonino was married on February 9, 1670. For now, this is all that is known about them. |
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Francisco Costa and his wife Anne’s, ancestries are unknown, but they lived and raised a family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. There names as listed here come from ancestor Antonino marriage record. A Sciacca baptism, church marriage record or marriage contract could not be found for them and only two Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Fran’co and Anna Costa. Because of these reasons, it is easy to assumed that they were from another town and moved to Sciacca sometime prior to 1637. The two mother church baptism records found are as follows — Maria Caterina was born and baptized on October 6, 1637; and Biagia, who was born on November 16, 1639, and baptized the next day as Blasia Maria. A baptism record for ancestor Antonino has not been found. It is not known when Francisco and Anne died, but it is documented that they were deceased when their son ancestor Antonino was married on July 9, 1669. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them. |
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Calogero Graffeo was probably born about 1570 in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Angela Munti and her husband Vincenzo Graffeo, and brother to ancestor Ninfa who married Vito Mantia. Although a baptism record for him could not be found, he married and raised a family in Sciacca.
Six Sciacca baptism records were found for the children of Calogero and Olimpia Graffeo. All but ancestor Carlo were baptized in the St. Michele parish as follows — Vita on September 17, 1610; Caterina Flavia on November 25, 1612; Angela on May 3, 1614; Margarita Matthia on July 18, 1615; ancestor Carlo in the mother church parish; and Sebastiano, who was born and baptized as Bastianus on January 19, 1622, in the St. Michele parish.
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Gaspare Cussintino was the son of Antonino Cussintino and his wife Pietra, whose surname is unknown. A Sciacca baptism record could not be found for him.
Six Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Gaspare and Antonella Cussintino. The first two were baptized in the mother church parish and the last four in the St. Vito parish there. Their children are as follows — Giacomo, was baptized as Jacobus Antonius, after both of his grandfathers on February 5, 1608; Petra Calogera, named after both if her grandmothers, was baptized on May 17, 1610; Carlo Antonino on July 1, 1614, was the first to be baptized in the St. Vito parish; Giuseppe was baptized as Joseph Carlo on May 6, 1616; ancestor Marie; and Antonino, named after his paternal grandfather, who was born on the evening of February 22, 1630, and baptized as Antoninus Leonardus, the next day. Nothing is really known about Gaspare and Antonina’s parents. Their names come from their marriage record, which is difficult to read. Antonino’s wife’s name is especially hard to read, so it may not even be Pietra. There are no Sciacca records for an Antonino Cussintino in any of the churches, but these early records are really limited. The name Giacomo Zito is in the records as Jacopo Zito, but there seems to be several living in Sciacca at the same time. Most don’t give a wife’s name, and when it does, none say Pietra. So for now, this ancestry ends with them. It is also not known when Gaspare and Antonina died, but it is documented that they were both alive when their daughter, ancestor Marie was married on April 16, 1640. For now, nothing else is known about them. |
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Nicolò Monaco and his wife Margarita’s ancestries are unknown, but they lived and raised a family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. It is not known when or where they married as a Sciacca church marriage record or contract cannot be found for them. There were are least two Nicolò Monaco’s living in and having children baptized in Sciacca at the same time. The early baptism records do not list the mothers names so it can not be determined which Cola was the father, the one married in 1543 to Caterina or the one married to Margarita. Only four mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Cola and Margarita La Monaco as follows — Alfonso on May 13, 1572; Guglielmo on February 16, 1575; ancestor Olimpia; and Calogera on August 17, 1582. There are at least five other children whose father is listed as Cola who were baptized in the mother church parish after 1563, some in the same year, so it is impossible to know which ones were Margarita’s children. To confuse matters more, it should be noted that ancestor Antonella Geremia married a Nicolò Monaco, as her second husband. But which one is unknown because a church marriage record could not be found for them, only the marriage contract dated October 2, 1589, is documented in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo. There are also two other entries in both volumes of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s books, and either one could be for ancestor Nicolò. The first is in Volume Primo and is an inventory entry dated January 11, 1592, which is taken after a person dies. The second is in Volume Secondo and is a Testamento, a will entry dated April 26, 1592, which is written before a person dies. |
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