Rosa Montalbano's Ancestors

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Rosa Montalbano was born and baptized in the St. Vito church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy on July 18, 1697, the daughter of Caterina Quartararo and her husband Vito Montalbano. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) She married two ancestors, had two daughters who are also ancestors, and is in two different generations of this tree. She married her first husband, Calogero Santangelo, on January 13, 1715, at the St. Vito Church in Sciacca and they had at least three children, the youngest being ancestor Fara (see Calogero Santangelo’s bio for more about them). After Calogero died she married Felice Riportella on January 18, 1734, at the mother church in Sciacca and they had at least four children, the youngest being ancestor Caterina (see Felice Riportella’s bio for more on them). Both of Fara and Caterina’s descendants go down the Sabella line. It is interesting to note that Rosa’s great-great grandson Calogero Sabella from her marriage to Calogero Santangelo married her great-granddaughter, Catarina Saladino, from her marriage to Felice.

Rosa was alive when Fara, her daughter from her first marriage, was married in 1741, but deceased by the time her daughter ancestor Caterina was married in 1766, so Rosa died sometime between October 8, 1741, and November 2, 1766. There are two mother church burial records for the name Rosa Riportella that fit into this time span, but none give a spouse, parents or any other identifying information. As to the ages listed on these records, one is 7 years off and the other is 23 years off. Either one may or may not be her. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about her.

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Vito Montalbano was the son of Francesco Montalbano and his wife Filippa (surname unknown). It is not known where he was born, but he lived in Caltabellotta, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. Today, Caltabellotta is about 12.5 miles and only a half hour drive from Sciacca, which is also in the province of Agrigento. On February 8, 1682, in Caltabellotta, anotarial marriage contract and dowry deed were created for Vito to marry a woman named Francesca Cottone. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) They were married two months later in the parish church in Caltabellotta on April 19, 1682. It is not known if they had any children before Francesca died.

Ten years later in March of 1692, church banns were read for the widow Vito to marry 20 year-old Caterina Quartararo. They married at St. Vito’s church in Sciacca on April 14, 1692. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image left to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Caterina was baptized as an infant, with her Latin name Catharina Jacoba, in the St. Vito church parish in Sciacca, on May 9, 1671. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) She was a younger daughter of several children born to Rosalia Bentivegna and her husband Carlo Quartararo. Caterina's Latin name in Italian is Caterina Giacomina.

Vito and Caterina had at least nine children together, all born in Sciacca and baptized at the St. Vito church as follows — Francesco, as Francescus Jonnus, named after his father’s father, on June 23, 1694, which suggests he didn’t have a son with his first wife; ancestor Rosa; Leonardo Calogero on March 4, 1699; Giovanna as Joanna Philippa on June 24, 1700; Filippa, named after her father’s mother as Philippa Anna, was born on September 16, 1701, and baptized the next day; Calogera Leonarda on March 30, 1708, who apparently died young; Calogera Anna was born on August 1, 1709, and baptized the next day; and another Francesco as Francescus Albertus, on January 11, 1711, who died at six months old on August 9, 1711.

Vito died and was buried on January 26, 1712, leaving his wife Caterina with several young children. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church death/burial record image left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Five months later on May 16th, 17th and 22nd, church banns were read for Caterina to marry Pietro di Giovanna. They married less than a month later on June 14, 1712, at the St. Vito church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Confirmation of this marriage is documented on Vito and Caterina’s daughter ancestor Rosa’s 1715 marriage document, which states that Caterina was Pietro’s wife. Baptism records can not be found for any children of Caterina and Pietro in all three Sciacca church records. What is really interesting is that on Caterina and Pietro’s marriage document, it states her mother Rosalia’s surname as Indelicato, the same surname given to Caterina on ancestor Rosa’s marriage document to Felice Riportella. This could be just a coincidence or maybe the surname Indelicato is somewhere in this family.

Nothing is really known about Vito’s parents, except that his father Francesco was deceased when Vito was first married in 1682, but his mother Filippa was alive. It is not known when Caterina died, but she was alive when her daughter ancestor Rosa was married on January 18, 1734. Unfortunately, that is all we know about them.

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Carlo Quartararo was baptized on October 9, 1614, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Nunzia Mandracchia and her husband Giovanni Anthony Quartararo. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) He was named after his mother’s father with the Latin name of Jacobus Carolus, which in Italian is Giacomo Carlo, but all his records call him Carlo.

On September 8th, 11th and 18th church banns were read for Carolus to marry Rosalia Bentivegna. She was baptized in the St. Michele church parish in Sciacca on June 24, 1629, as Philippa Rosalea, the daughter of Calogero Bentivegna and his wife Catherine Piramo. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Carlo and Rosalia were married on September 25, 1650, at the St. Michele church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Ten Sciacca infant baptism records have been found for the children of Carlo and Rosalia Quartararo. All were baptized at the St. Vito church, except for the first two listed here as follows — Nunzia Calogera Anna, named after her father’s mother, was born on September 18, 1651, and baptized the next day at the mother church; Antonia Caterina was born and baptized at St. Michele’s church on January 14, 1654; Philippa Margarita was born on September 27, 1656, and baptized the next day, but probably died before her second birthday; Filippa Cecilia Catherina on December 22, 1658, who died on January 20, 1659, less than a month old; Philippa Catherina on September 17, 1662; Giacomo Onofrio was born on May 30, 1664, and baptized the next day as Jacobus Honuphrius; Gaspare Honuphrius was born and baptized on January 6, 1666; Onofrio was born and baptized as Honuphrius Joseph on January 7, 1668; ancestor Caterina; and Bartolo who was born and baptized as Bartholomeus Joseph Vincenius on June 3, 1674.

It should be noted that Carlo Quartararo’s name is mentioned in the second volume of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s transcription of Sciacca notary records, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico in an entry for him giving a testimony, which is a will statement, to a notary on Marrch 27, 1677. Unfortunately, Sciacca burial records between 1675 and 1690 are not available for research, so there is no way to confirm that 1677 is when he died. What is known for certain is that Carlo and Rosalia were both deceased when their daughter ancestor Caterina was married on April 14, 1692. At this time, nothing else is known about them.

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Giovanni Anthony Quartararo was baptized on January 13, 1591, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Francesco Quartararo and his wife Angela Bruno. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) On all of his records he is listed as Giovanni Antonio, with the Giovanni abbreviated.

InSeptember of 1609 on the 8th, 11th and 15th, church banns were read for Giovanni Antonio to marry Nunzia Mandracchia. She was baptized on August 15, 1581, in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Giacomo Mandracchia and his wife Antonina Agostino. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Eighteen year-old Jo: Antonio married 28 year-old Nunzia Mandrachia on September 28, 1609, at the St. Michele church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image upper left to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Jo: Antonio and Nunzia Quartararo as follows —Angela, named after her paternal grandmother was baptized on March 11, 1613; ancestor Carlo; Antonia, named after her maternal grandmother, was baptized on September 8, 1616; Maria was born and baptized on February 16, 1619; Giacomo, named after his maternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Jacobus Petrus on June 30, 1623; and Stefano who was born and baptized as Stephanus Calogerus, on December 26, 1626.

It is documented that Giovanni Antonio and Nunzia were both deceased when their son ancestor Carlo was married on September 25, 1650. Jo: Antonius died and was buried in the St. Francesco church cemetery on December 29, 1631. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record states he was 40 years old, which was his correct age. Unfortunately, it is not known when Nunzia died. At this time, this is all we know about them.

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Calogero Bentivegna was baptized on November 2, 1598, as Calogero Antonino in the St. Michele church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Geronimo Bentivegna and his wife Vita Castruccio. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

In 1623 on May 13th, 21st and 25th church banns were read for Calogero to marry Caterina Piramo. She was also baptized in the St. Michele’s parish, but a few years after Calogero on January 5, 1602. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Caterina was the daughter of Giacomo Piramo and his wife Angela Venezia.On June 4, 1623, Sciacca notary, Bartolomeo Raja filed a notarial marriage contract for 24 year-old Calogero and 21 year-old Caterina. They were married that same day at the St Michele church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image left to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Seven baptism records have been found for the children of Calogero and Caterina Bentivegna, all born in Sciacca and baptized at St Michele’s church as follows — Rosalia on June 19, 1626, who apparently died before her first birthday; another Rosalia on April 19, 1627, who died two days later on the 21st; ancestor Rosalia; Angela Vita, who was named after both of her parents mothers was born and baptized on March 26, 1632; Michael Jesonimo was born on January 25, 1634, and baptized the next day with the middle name of his paternal grandfather’s given name; Nicholas Michael on December 5, 1634; and Calogero Vincenzo on March 19, 1636.

It is not known when Calogero and Caterina died, but they both were deceased when their daughter ancestor Rosalia was married on September 25, 1650. Unfortunately, at this time, this is all we know about them.

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Francesco Quartararo and his wife Angela Bruno’s ancestries are unknown. What is documented is that they were married on February 1, 1576, at the mother church in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, and raised a family there. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Their marriage record is very brief and does not name Francesco’s father. It does mention Angela’s father as deceased, but his given name is so abbreviated that it is unreadable. The same day that Francesco and Angela were married, a Marco Bruno was also married and it is listed right above their record. This probably is Angela’s brother. It should be noted that neither of these marriage records are listed in the mother church marriage index.

Six baptism records have been found for the children of Francesco and Angela Quartararo, all born and baptized at the mother church in Sciacca as follows — Gracia Lisa on November 19, 1576; Nozellala on December 31, 1583; Caterina on April 27, 1585; Maria on February 2, 1588; ancestor Giovanni Antonio; and Agata Margarita on August 28, 1594. They may have had other children, but these are the ones found to date.

It is not known when Francesco and Angela died, but they both were still alive when their son ancestor Giovanni Antonio was married on September 28, 1609. There are several entries for his name in both volumes of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico, that may be for ancestor Francesco. The first is for a will filed on August 3, 1623, which is supported by a mother church burial record dated August 31, 1623, for a Francesco who was 60ish when he died. Another is for a will that was filed on March 20, 1637, followed by an inventory of his property taken on April 29, 1637. This means he died between March 20th and April 29th of 1637, but a church burial record could not be found within these dates. None of these records gives details that could confirm one of them is for ancestor Francesco, so his death will remain a mystery. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Francesco and Angela or her father.

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Giacomo Mandracchia was baptized as Jacopo sometime in the beginning of November of 1541, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Bernardo Mandracchia and his unnamed wife. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church baptism index image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Full mother church baptism register records that give the actual date do not exist until 1543, so there is only this brief index record for him, which is the second listed in November. Nothing is known about Giacomo’s father Bernardo. There are no other Sciacca baptism records with a father listed as Bernardo Mandracchia for this time period.

On April 23, 1576, 34 year-old Jaco married Antonella Agostino in the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their brief Latin church marriage record image upper left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) She was the daughter of Vincenzo Augustino, but a Sciacca baptism record has not been found for her. On that same day, Sciacca notary Geronimo Agostino filed a notarial marriage contract for Giacomo Mandrachia and Aantonella Agostino. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry imagemiddle right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) It is not known if this notary was related to Antonella. The only known about Antonella’s farther Vincenzo, is that he was deceased when she married.

Seven Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Jaco and Antonella Mandrachia. On all seven records her name is listed as Antonella, but his name is listed differently including Jacobo, Jacopi and Master Jaco. The first four children were baptized in the mother church parish and the last three in the St. Michele parish. Note also, that there is a seven year gap where no children were baptized for them, between their move from one parish to the other. They may have had children in that gap, but St. Michele baptism records don’t begin until 1586. The baptism records found are for seven daughters as follows — Cornelia Vita was baptized on February 19, 1577; Margarita on April 2, 1578, who may have died young; Norella on March 27, 1580; ancestor Nunzia, the last to be baptized in the mother church parish; Margaritella on August 17, 1588, the first found in the St. Michele parish records; Calogera on September 29, 1591; and Maria on April 1, 1595.

It is documented that Giacomo was still alive when his daughter ancestor Nunzia was married in 1609. There are two entries in volume 2 of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico, for wills being filed for Giacomo Mandrachia, that may be ancestor Giacomo. The first is dated February 22, 1600, and it was filed by Sciacca notary Bartolomeo Raja. The second was filed by Sciacca notary Vito Rizo on February 28, 1605. Either one or both may be ancestor Giacomo.

There is a June 23, 1622, St. Michele burial record for an Antonia Mandracchia who was in her sixties, and was buried in the mother church cemetery. (Mouse over and click on the Latin church burial record image lower left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) This may be ancestor Antonella, but there is nothing in the record that proves she is. Three months later there is a St. Michele burial record for Jacobus Mandraccia, who was in his seventies when he died and was buried in the St Dominico church cemetery on September 30, 1622. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Even though he was 80 at the time, this could be ancestor Giacomo. For now, this is all that is known about them.

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Geronimo Bentivegna  was baptized as Geronimo Vincenzo on August 30, 1567, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Cosimo Bentivegna and his unnamed wife, who may be named Jacopa. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) On the index listing, his given name is spelled Jeronimo, but on the register it is abbreviated as Gero.

On January 1, 1591, Sciacca notary Giovanni Giacomo Sutera filed a notarial marriage contract for 23 year-old Geronimo and 15 year-old Vita Castruccio. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry image upper left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) She was baptized on December 25, 1575, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Antonino Castruccio and his wife Margarita Baxi. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) A church marriage record could not be found for them.

Ten baptism records have been found for the children of Geronimo and Vita Bentivegna. It should be noted that his name is listed several different ways on each record, Gilormo, Gero, Germo and Geronimo. The children were all born in Sciacca and baptized in the St. Michele church parish there as follows — Angela on May 19, 1592; daughter Giacomina was baptized as Jacoba on October 15, 1593; Margarita, named after her maternal grandmother, on May 2, 1596, who probably died young; ancestor Calogero; Margarita Caterina on March 17, 1601, who grew up to marry Giuseppe Virdiramo on January 27, 1619; Paula Maria on April 2, 1603; Caterina Blasia on April 22, 1608; Raffaeli Vito on March 7, 1609; Gabriel on September 14, 1611; and Antonia on December 1, 1613.

It documented that Geronimo was deceased when his daughter Margarita was married in 1619. Geronimo Bentivegna’s Testamento, his will, was filed on September 5, 1616, by Sciacca notary Antonio Buscemi. Five days later on September 10, 1616, he was buried. His one line St. Michele burial record is hard to read, but it looks like he was simply listed as Hieronymo, son of the deceased Cosmios. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Because a cemetery is not listed it is assumed he was buried in the St. Michele cemetery.

There is an entry in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo, that records the Division of the inheritance of Geronimo, and Vita Bentivegna on November 7, 1627, by Sciacca notary Antonino Amico. So both Geronimo and Vita were deceased by this date, but a burial record for her has not been found yet. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them. 

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Giacomo Piramo was baptized as Jacobo Antonino on July 25, 1564, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Leonarda Scoma and her husband Lorenzo Piramo. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image upper right to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

On January 27, 1591, a notarial marriage contract was filed by Sciacca notary Bartolomeo Raja for 26 year-old Giacomo to marry Angela Venezia, who was about 14 or 15 years old. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry image upper left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) They probably married soon after this contract was filed, but a church marriage record could not be found for them. St Michele and St. Vito’s marriage records are not available for this time period and they are not in the mother church records. Because a church marriage record could not be found for them, it is uncertain who Angela’s parents were. But she was most likely baptized in the Sciacca mother church parish, as there are two baptism records that could be for her in these records. The first is dated in February of 1575 for an Angelella, who was the daughter of Antonino and Margarita Venezia. The second is dated November 21, 1576, for Angila, the daughter of Francesco and Caterina Venezia. Because Giacomo and Angela named three daughters Caterina, is is most likely the later baptism is for her. (Mouse over and click on the baptism record image lower right to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Eleven baptism records have been found for the children of Jacobi and Angela Piramo. All eleven children were born in Sciacca and baptized in the St. Michele’s church parish there as follows — Caterina Grazia on December 7, 1591, who probably died before her sixth birthday; Leonarda on February 6, 1594; Vita Leonarda on June 15, 1595; another Caterina was baptized as Caterina Maria on November 8, 1597, but she probably died young; Matteo Laurenzio was baptized on February 24, 1599; ancestor Caterina; Maria on January 16, 1604; Laurenzo Joseph on July 1, 1609; Anna on March 29, 1612; Antonia Cresceptia on June 12, 1617; and Francesco, who was born on December 21, 1621, and baptized as Francesco Joannes the next day.

Less than a year after their last child was born, Giacomo wrote his will and it was filed with the same Sciacca notary as mentioned above, on September 7, 1622. Giacomo died just eleven days later on September 18, 1622. His burial record was found in the St. Michele records, but it states he was buried in the Matrice burial grounds, which is the mother church cemetery. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record image lower left to enlarge in a new window or tab.) An inventory of his property was taken on October 7, 1622, again, by the same notary. It is not known when Angela died. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them.

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Cosimo Bentivegna was baptized as Cosimo Damianus on September 30, 1544, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Geronimo Bentivegna, who is called Girolamo on the record and his unnamed wife. (Mouse over and click on his baptism record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.)

Cosimo married sometime in the mid 1500’s and they had at least three children baptized in the mother church parish of Sciacca. A Sciacca church marriage or contract record could not be found for his name. On the last child’s baptism record, a mother’s name is listed as Jacopa, but it is not known if she was the mother to the first two children. The baptism records found are as follows — ancestor Geronimo; Accursio, who was baptized as Curso Leonardo on September 15, 1570; and Calogero Antonello on January 15, 1574, whose parents are listed as Cosimo and Jacopa La Bentivegna. No other baptism records for Cosimo’s name or this couple were found in the three Sciacca church records available for research.

Unfortunately, it is not known when Cosimo or Jacopa died, so nothing else is known about them.

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Antonino Castruccio’s ancestry is unknown, but he married and raised a family in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On April 26, 1574, Antonino married Margarita Baxi at the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their brief Latin church marriage record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) She was the daughter of Filippo Baxi and his unknown wife. A Sciacca baptism record could not be found for Antonino or Margarita.

Seven Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Antonino and Margarita Crastuccio, the first five in the mother church parish records and the last two in the St. Michele parish records as follows — ancestor Vita; Antonella Catinella on November 9, 1578; Antonella Cursa on November 20, 1580; Nunzia on December 25, 1582; Desiata Sabella on October 1, 1584; Francesca Marsoa on February 24, 1588; and Francesca Simona, who was baptized on October 28, 1590.

Unfortunately, nothing is known about Margarita’s father Filippo. It is also not known when Antonino or Margarita died, so for now, this is all that is known about them.

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Lorenzo Piramo’s ancestry is unknown, but he lived and raised a family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On December 24, 1554, Sciacca notary Pietro Falco filed a notarial marriage contract for Lorenzo to marry Leonarda Scoma. She may have been the daughter of Marco Scoma who was baptized as Narda Paula in January of 1539, at the Sciacca mother church. The only documentation to support this is on the baptism records of three of her children, where the mother’s name is listed, she is called Narda or Nardulla. If this is her she was 15 when she married. But there is no solid proof that this is her.

Six Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for Laurenzo and Narda Piramo, but the first three only list the father’s name as follows — Preciusa Margarita was baptized four years after the marriage on December 4, 1558; Angelica on December 7, 1561; ancestor Giacomo; Leonarda Caterina on August 23, 1572; Beninnuta on August 13, 1580; and Calogero Filippo who was baptized as Calogero Pho on August 11, 1583.

It is not known when Lorenzo and Leonarda died, but there is an entry in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo, for an inventory taken for Marco Scoma on November 9, 1555. For now, this is all that is known about them.

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Francesco Venezia and his wife Caterina’s ancestries are unknown, but they lived and raised a family in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. It is not known where or when they married, but seven Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Francesco and Caterina Venezia. The first five were baptized in the mother church parish and the last two in the St. Michele parish as follows — Antonino was baptized on January 10, 1574; ancestor Angela; Margarita on July 24, 1579; Marusza on September 4, 1581; Calogero on November 9, 1582; Antonino Calogero, the first found in the St. Michele records, was baptized on February 4, 1587; and Vincenzo on May 13, 1589.

There are several mentions of Francesco’s name in both volumes of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico, but there is no indication that they are for this ancestor. Two that could be for him, are in reference to inventories being taken that are dated December 30, 1628, and July 12, 1635. There is also a will being filed on June 21, 1635. Unfortunately, burial records a few months prior to these dates can not be found for his name, but St. Michele’s burial records are missing for 1635. Until more information can be found, this is all that is known about them.

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Geronimo Bentivegna’s ancestry is unknown, but he lived and raised a family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On most of the records found for him he is called Geronimo, but on one he is called Girolamo, which is the Italian translation for Geronimo. It is not known who or where he married, as a Sciacca marriage or contract record could not be found for him.

Only four mother church baptism records have been found for his children as follows — Margarita was baptized at the end of September of 1538; Giuliano sometime in early October of 1541; ancestor Cosimo; and another Margarita baptized as Margarita Joanna, on February 11, 1553.

Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about him.

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