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 of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Carlo Verde and his wife Accursia Ciulla. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On his civil 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. Vincenza was born and baptized as Vincenzia Anna on November 28, 1779, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the eldest daughter of Michele Corrao and Margherita Bivona. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Vincenza’s surname is listed differently on different records, as Carrao, Corrao, and Gorrao. Twenty seven year-old Michelangelo and 14 year-old Vincenza were married in the Sciacca mother church on January 26, 1794. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Ten Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Michelangelo and Vincenzia Virdi as follows —Accursia Calogera, named after her paternal grandmother, was born and baptized on the evening of February 13, 1795, but died and was buried at two years old on September 21, 1797; Margarita, named after her maternal grandmother, was born and baptized on the morning of August 13, 1797, but died at 19 years old on April 4, 1817; another Accursia was born and baptized as Accursia Bendicta on June 9, 1799; Brigitta Margarita was born and baptized on February 16, 1802; ancestor Calogera; Carlo, named after her paternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Carolus Vincenzius Salvator on the morning of November 25, 1807, married Ignazia Sabella on January 15, 1835, and died on February 29, 1860; Michele, named after her maternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Michael Joseph on the evening of January 27, 1811, but died at 6 months old on August 4, 1811; Calogero was born and baptized as Calogerius Carolus on the morning of October 17, 1812, married Accursia Friscia on January 11, 1845, and died on July 3, 1883; Accursia Anna was born and baptized on the morning of August 18, 1816, married Antonino Maniscalco on February 15, 1835 and died on May 10, 1896; and Margarita Francisca, who was born on January 19, 1820, baptized the next day, married Michele Friscia on January 11, 1845, and died on January 30, 1884.

It is documented that Michelangelo was deceased and Vincenza was alive when their daughter ancestor Calogera was married on January 9, 1831. Michelangelo died in his home and was buried in the Sciacca St. Francisco church cemetery on January 19, 1830. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record middle left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as Michelangelo Virdi spouse of Vincenza Currao about 57 years old, the same age listed on his civil death record, but he was actually 63 years old when he died. (Mouse over and click on his civil death record lower 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.)

Twenty-three years after her husband’s death Vincenza died at home and was buried on October 17, 1853, in the same cemetery as her husband. (Mouse over and click on her civil death record right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Vincenzia Corrao about 85 years old. (Mouse over and click on her Latin church burial record lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Although both her church burial record and civil death record state she was 85 years old, she was actually 73 years old when she died. Her civil death record also states she was a widowed Industriosa, which translates to a manufacturer or trader. This confirms that she didn’t marry again, but worked to support herself and her children. For now, this 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 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).

Twenty-four year old Carlo married Accursia Ciulla, who was almost 19 years old, on September 21, 1755, in the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She was born on October 23, 1736, and baptized as Accursia Josepha Maria also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Giuseppe Ciulla and his wife Maria Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Accursia is listed with her parents on her father’s 1747 Sciacca Rivelo (see their bio for details), but her age is not given. Carlo and Accursia are the parents of two ancestors.

Eleven Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Carolo and Accursia Verde, sometimes spelled Virdi, as follows —ancestor, Onofria, who married ancestor Vincenzo Mandracchia; Giuseppe was born on November 20, 1759, baptized as Joseph Aloysius the next day and married Calogera Maltese on October 12, 1783; Maria born and baptized as Maria Josepha on January 9, 1762, married Girolamo Marchese, and died before him on February 3, 1838; Antonino was born and baptized as Antonino Mariam Vincenzio on the morning of November 4, 1763; Biaggia was born and baptized as Blasia Antonia Antonina on the evening of October 26, 1765; ancestor Michelangelo; Calogero was born and baptized as Calogerus Joseph Joannius on the morning of March 17, 1769, but died at home almost 4 months later and was buried on July 15^th; Antonina Calogera was born and baptized on April 18, 1770, married Vincenzo Bivona, and died a widow on November 5, 1837; Filippa was born on April 2, 1772, baptized as Philippa Josepha the next day, married Michele Graffeo, and died a widow at 80 years old on September 14, 1848; Calogera Maria Nicolina was born on December 5, 1775, and baptized the next day, but died at 15 months old and was buried on March 17, 1777; and another Calogero was born and baptized as Calogerus Nicolaus Santius on September 10, 1778.

Two years after her last child was born, Accursia died and was buried in the cemetery of the St. Francesco church outside the city on October 29, 1780. (Mouse over and click on her Latin church burial record middle left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Accursia Verde, 40 years old, wife of Caroli, but she actually died 5 days after her 44^th birthday. Being left with small children, a little over a year later Carlo remarried.

On February 11, 1782, fifty-one year old Carlo married Vincenza Corrao, who was never married. Five Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Carolo and Vincenzia Verde as follows —Giuseppe was born on the evening of March 4, 1783, and baptized as Joseph Vincenzius Elias that same night; Paolo, named after his maternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Paulus Vincenzius, but may have died young; another Paolo was born on the morning of August 20, 1786, and baptized as Paulus Joannius Antonius, later that day; Accursia Anna, probably named after Carlo’s first wife, as was the custom, was born and baptized on October 30, 1788; and Calogera Anna Vincenzia, named after her maternal grandmother, was born on the evening of August 7, 1791, and baptized the next day.

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 cemetery. (Mouse over and click on his processetti death record 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 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 January 26, 1794, when his son ancestor Michelangelo was married, so this record is a good possibility. For now, this is all that’s known about them.

Michele Corrao was born on May 31, 1754, and baptized the next day as Michael Antoninus, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Vincenza Imbornone and her husband Pasquale Corrao. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Sadly, his mother died when he was six years old, so he was probably raised by his step mother.

On September 29^th, October 4^th and 11^th of 1778, Sciacca church banns were read for Michele to marry Margherita Bivona. She was born and baptized as Margherita Maria on August 9, 1750, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Brigida Sclafani and her husband Francesco Bivona. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Twenty-four year old Michele and 28 year-old Margherita were married there on October 27, 1778, on the same day, probably in a double wedding, as Michele’s sister Accursia married Margherita's brother Silvestro. (Mouse over and click on their marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On their adult children’s civil death records, Michele is listed as a contadino, a farmer in Sciacca. He and his wife Margherita lived there and their children were all born and baptized in the mother church parish there as follows — ancestor Vincenza, named after her paternal grandmother; eldest son Pasquale, named after his paternal grandfather, was born on the morning of November 1, 1781, baptized as Paschalis Sanctus Antoninus that same day, was a sailor, married Anna Marinello, and then died at home, in Sciacca at 55 years old on September 1, 1837; Brigida, named after her maternal grandmother, was born and baptized as Brigitta Stephana Anna on the evening of December 26, 1782, married Vincenzo Marinello, and died in Sciacca at 41 years old on November 20, 1824; Giuseppa was born on the morning of March 24, 1784, baptized as Josepha Joanna later that same day, but died at 16 months old on July 26, 1785; another Giuseppa was born and baptized as Josepha Joanna Maria on January 6, 1788; Calogera was born on March 25, 1791, baptized as Calogera Rosa Antonina the next day, moved to Menfi, also in the providence of Agrigento, and died there a farmer on June 23, 1843 at 52 years old; and Accursia Paula Vincenza, who was born and baptized on the evening of December 26, 1796.

It is documented that both Michele and Margherita were alive when their daughter Vincenza married on January 26, 1794, and deceased by the time their daughter Brigida died in 1824. Sadly, seven months after her last child was born, Margherita died at home and was buried in the mother church cemetery on July 1, 1797. (Mouse over and click on her Latin church burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her simply as Margherita Currao 45 years old, which is close to her actual age of 46 when she died. Although Michele was left with young children, a second Sciacca marriage record could not be found for him. He may have married in another town, as he lived another 21years after his wife’s death. Michele died and was buried in the St. Francisco church cemetery on October 14, 1818. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him simply as Michael Currao 50 years old, but he was actually 64 years old when he died. At this time, this is all that is known about them.

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 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 middle 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 upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Seven 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; Vincenzo was born on September 13, 1739, and baptized the next day as Vincenzius Michael Angelus; and Paolo, who was born on April 2, 1743, and baptized the next day as Paulius Franciscius.

Although Antonino’s mother’s name is listed incorrectly, there is a 1747 Sciacca Rivelo for this family. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record middle 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, which is 3 years younger than his actual age. Next listed is his wife, Onofria, and their three sons — ancestor Carlo, age 16, Calogero, age 12 and lastly 8 year-old Vincenzo. The children’s ages are correct except for Calogero who would have been 14 at the time. This means that Vincenza, Giuseppa and Paolo probably died young. There isn’t much written on the Rivelo, which indicates they didn’t own any real taxable property.

It is documented that Antonino and Onofria were both alive when their son ancestor Carlo was married on September 21, 1755. Onofria died at home and was buried in the cemetery of St. Francesco church outside the city on September 22, 1770. (Mouse over and click on her Latin church burial record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Honuphria Virdi about 66 years old, but she was actually 68 when she died. Antonino lived another 2 years. He died at home and was buried in the mother church cemetery on October 11, 1772. (Mouse over and click on his Latin church burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as Antoninus Virdi about 70 years old, which is close to his actual age of 71. For now, this is all that is known about them.

Giuseppe Ciulla was born on November 3, 1697, and baptized as Joseph Carolus the next day in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Accursia Sutera and her husband Filippo Ciulla. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record 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 in the St. Vito church parish of Sciacca on December 8, 1705, the daughter of Antonina Friscia and Michele Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record middle 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 upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Six Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Joseph and Maria Ciulla as follows — Filippo, named after his paternal grandfather, was born on the morning of January 7, 1734, and was baptized as Filippus Nicolaus that same day; ancestor Accursia was named after her paternal grandmother; Michele, named after his maternal grandfather, was born on the evening of January 18, 1739, and baptized as Michael Sebastianus the next day; Vita Antonina Margarita was born on the morning of September 18, 1740, and was baptized that same day; Antonina, named after her maternal grandmother, was born on October 20, 1741, baptized the next day and married Antonino Melfa in 1762; and Rosa Francisca, who was born on the evening of May 2, 1746, baptized the next day, but died at 2 months old and was buried on July 16^th.

There is a Sciacca 1747 Rivelo (tax record), which is dated April 10, 1747, for Giuseppe and Maria, who are living in the mother church parish. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record lower left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Giuseppe’s age is listed as 50, which was his correct age. His parents are listed as deceased Filippo and living Accursia (no maiden name listed) Ciulla. Giuseppe’s wife is listed simply as Maria, without her maiden name. Three children are listed with them — Filippo is listed as being 10 years old, but he was actually 13 years old and their two daughters, ancestor Accursia and Antonina. 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 documented that Giuseppe and Maria were alive when their daughter Antonina was married on June 2, 1762. There is a mother church burial record for Giuseppe’s name that is most likely for this ancestor. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)He died at home and was buried in the mother church cemetery on March 27, 1774. The record lists him as, Joseph Ciulla about 70 years old, but he was actually 76 when he died. A burial record for Maria has not been found so for now, nothing else is known about them.

Pasquale Corrao was born on the morning of April 1, 1725, and baptized as Paschalius Hieronymus later that same day, in the mother church parish in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Antonia Sabella and her husband Michele Corrao. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On December 28^th and 31^st of 1751 and January 1^st of the next year, church banns were read for Pasquale to marry Vincenza Imbornone. She was born on the morning of October 23, 1730, and baptized later that day as Vincenzia Caterina, also in the mother church parish in Sciacca, the daughter of Margarita Abruzzo and her husband Saverio Imbornone. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Vincenza was only 7 years-old when her father died. Twenty-six year-old Pasquale married 21 year-old Vincenza on January 8, 1752, in the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Only three Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Paschali and Vincenzia Corrao as follows — Antonia Francisca, named after her paternal grandmother, was born on the evening of December 2, 1752, and was baptized the next day; ancestor Michele; and Giuseppe who was born on the morning of May 1, 1760, and baptized as Joseph Philippius Jacobus later that same day. There is one more documented child, Accursia, who married Silvestro Bivona, the brother of ancestor Margherita who married Accursia's brother ancestor Michele on the same day. Accursia was probably born in the six year gap between her brother’s baptisms mentioned above. Pasquale and Vincenza may have had another child during that same time. Unfortunately, no other Sciacca baptism records for their children have been found.

Three weeks after her last child was born, Vincenza died at home and was buried on May 22, 1760, in the cemetery of the convent of St Francisco outside the city. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record middle left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Vincenzia Corrao about 27 years old, but she was actually 29 when she died.Being left with young children, one being a newborn, Pasquale married again quickly.

On July 6^th, 13^th and 20^th of 1760, church banns were read for Pasquale to marry Giuseppa Marsala, who was never before married. A week later the now 35 year old Pasquale married Josepha Marsala on July 28, 1760, at the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their marriage record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On their marriage record, Giuseppa’s parents are not listed. Five mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Pasquale and Josepha Corrao, sometimes listed as Corrado, as follows —Maria Anna Antonia was born and baptized on January 31, 1764, 3 ½ years after their marriage; Antonia was born and baptized as Antonia Pha on October 11, 1766; Francisco was born on the morning of October 24, 1768, and baptized as Franciscus Aloysius Joanne later that same day; Bernardo was born on the morning of October 23, 1770, and baptized as Bernardus Serafinius later that same day; and Accuriso, who was born and baptized as Accursius Laurentius Lodousius on July 11, 1774. It is assumed that Giuseppa also raised Pasquale's children by his first wife.

It is documented that Pasquale was alive on October 27, 1778, when his son ancestor Michele was married. Pasquale died at home and was buried in the St. Francisco Church cemetery on November 13, 1792. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as Paschalius Currao 70 years old, but he was only 67 when he died. It is not known if his second wife remarried. For now, this is all that is known about them.

Francesco Bivona was born on the evening of August 22, 1725, and baptized as Francisius Joseph Aurelius the next day in the mother church parish in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Margarita Guardino and her husband Silvestro Bivona. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On August 4^th, 10^th and 11^th of 1748 church banns were read for Francesco to marry Brigitta Sclafani. She was born on the morning of October 4, 1724, and baptized as Brigitta Anna later that same day, also in the mother church parish in Sciacca, the daughter of Giovanna Friscia and her husband Calogero Sclafani. (Mouse over and click on her baptism record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) More than a month after the last banns were read, 23 year-old Francesco married almost 24 year-old Brigitta on September 22, 1748, at the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Six Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Francisco and Brigitta Bivona as follows — ancestor Margarita was named after her paternal grandmother; Giovanna, named after her maternal grandmother, was born and baptized as Joanna Sancta Maria on the evening of November 2, 1752; Silvestro, named after his paternal grandfather, was born one the morning of July 24, 1755, baptized as Silvestro Joseph later that same day and in 1778 married Accursia Corrao, the sister of ancestor Michele; Calogera Baldasta was born and baptized on January 5, 1760; Vincenzo Thomas was born and baptized on December 28, 1761; and Antonino, who was born on the evening of June 5, 1765, and baptized as Antonius Ignazius the next day.

It is documented that both Francesco and Brigitta were alive when their son Silvestro was married on October 27, 1778. A Sciacca burial record for Francesco has not been found, but one has been found for his wife. Brigitta died at home and was buried in the mother church cemetery on May 12, 1796. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Brigitta Bivona 80 years old, but she was actually only 71 years old when she died. Until more documents can be found, this is all that’s 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 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 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 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 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 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 of 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, and on January 7, 1736, married Francisca Sclafani, sister of ancestor Brigitta (mentioned above), both daughters of ancestors Giovanna Friscia and Calogero Sclafani; 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 in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Francesco Ciulla and his wife Maria Buscemi. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) He was also 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.

It is documented that both Filippo and Accursia were alive when their son ancestor Giuseppe was married on October 26, 1732. It is also documented that Filippo was deceased, by April 10, 1747, the date of his son Giuseppe’s tax record pictured above in his bio. Filippo died and was buried on June 6, 1736, in the St Francisco cemetery outside the city of 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 lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Accursia was listed as being alive on her son ancestor Giuseppe's tax record mentioned above. 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 upper left 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 Ma Citta di Sciacca, which seems to say that they were from the Matrix, mother church parish of Sciacca. The father’s name is correct, but the incorrect mother’s name could be just a recording error, or it is possible she gave the recorder her parents names and he assumed they were Ciulla’s. Even though the mother's name is incorrect, this researcher believes that this tax record is for ancestor Accursia Sutera. Less than a month later, Accursia died at home and was buried in the mother church cemetery on May 2, 1748. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as, Accursia wife of deceased Filippo Ciulla 101 years old, which puts her birth to about 1647, but she was probably much younger than that when she died. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about them.

Michele Abruzzo is probably the Calogerus Michael Vincenzius who was born and baptized on January 7, 1677, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Angela Gentile and her husband Cosmo Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) The reason for the uncertainty is that they had another son named Michele, but he is probably the one called Antonino (see their bio).

On October 1^st, 8^th and 16^th church banns were read for Michele to marry Antonina Friscia. She was the daughter of Francisca Silvestro and her husband Vincenzo Friscia, but a Sciacca baptism record could not be found for her. Twenty-six year-old Michele and Antonina, who was probably about 15 years old, were married at the St Vito church in Sciacca the following week on October 21, 1703. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

There are seven St. Vito church infant baptism records for children born to Michaele and Antonina Abruzzo in Sciacca as follows — Angela Maria Ignazia, named after her paternal grandmother, was born on September 1, 1704, and baptized the next day; ancestor Maria; Caterina Francisca, given a middle name after her maternal grandmother, was born on the morning of December 10, 1707, but died and was buried a week later on 17^th; Ignazio was born on the morning of on January 5, 1709, and baptized as Ignazius Cosmos Ephisanius the next day; Paolo was born on January 25, 1712, was baptized the next day as Paulus Vincentius, with a middle name after his maternal grandfather, but died before his 2^nd birthday and was buried on October 26, 1713; Santa Alberta, was born and baptized on the evening of on November 1, 1713, but died at 16 years old and was buried on May 24, 1730; and Carlo, who was born on February 10, 1715, and baptized as Carolus Leonardus the next day. It should be noted that St. Vito baptism records are missing after 1715 until 1750, so they probably had more children.

There is a 1714 Sciacca Rivelo (tax record) dated July 13, 1714, for this family.  (Mouse over and click on the Rivelo record middle 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, but he was actually 37 years old at the time. His wife is simply listed as Antonina, no age or surname listed. Then their four surviving children are listed in the following order — five year-old son Ignazio; then daughters Angela, ancestor Maria, and Santa are listed without ages. This first page of the Rivelo has a lot of non-moveable possessions written on it, so it seems they owned some property.

It is documented that Michele and Antonina were both deceased by October 26, 1732, the date their daughter ancestor Maria was married. Antonia died at home and was buried in the church cemetery of the convent of St. Francisci outside the city on November 9, 1729. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as, Antonina wife of Michael’s Abbruzzo about 40 years old. This calculates her birth to about 1689, which is plausible, but burial record ages are usually just estimates. Four months later, Michele died at home and was buried on May 19, 1730, in the same cemetery as his wife. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as, Michael Abbruzzo about 66 years old, but he was only 56 years old when he died. Sadly, five days after his death, their teenage daughter Santa died and was buried. Until more records can be found, this is all that is known about them at this time.

Saverio Imbornone was born and baptized as Xaverius Melchiore on January 6, 1702, in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Onofria Mantia and her husband Gaspare Imbornone. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On July 26^th, 27^th and August 3^rd of 1727, church banns were read for Xaverius to marry Margarita Abbruzzo. She was born on August 30, 1710, and baptized as Margarita Josepha the next day, also in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Anna Sabella and her husband Francesco Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She is also the younger sister of Santo Abruzzo. Twenty-five year old Saverio and Margarita, who was days short of 17 years-old were married at the Sciacca mother church on August 5, 1727. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Only four Sciacca mother church baptism records for the children of Xavorius and Margarita Imbornone have been found as follows — Gaspare, named after his paternal grandfather, was born on October 27, 1728, baptized as Gaspare Sanctus Vincenzius the next day, and in 1751, married Dominicia Lumia; ancestor Vincenza; Accursia Maria was born and baptized on July 19, 1734; and Francisco, named after his maternal grandfather, was born on June 19, 1735, baptized as Franciscus Antoninus the next day, and in 1762, married Francisca Corrao, the sister of Saverio and Margarita's son-in-law, ancestor Pasquale Corrao mentioned above.

It is documented that Saverio was deceased and Margarita was alive when their son Gaspare was married on November 7, 1751. Sadly, less than three years after their last child was born, Saverio died at home and was buried in the cemetery of the church convent of St. Francisco outside the city on February 12, 1738. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as Xaverius Imbornoni about 40 years old, but he was actually only 36 when he died.

Margarita was left with 4 young children, the eldest being only 9 years old, but it is not known if she remarried or when she died. What is documented is that she was alive on November 3, 1762, when her son Francesco was married. For now, this is all that is known about them.

Silvestro Bivona was born and baptized as Silvester Antonius on the evening of October 9, 1693, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Calogera Chiarello and her husband Antonino Bivona. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) He is also the younger brother of ancestor Ignazia. Silvestro was only 12 years old when his mother died.

On October 3^rd, 10^th and 17^th of 1717, church banns were read for Silvestro to marry Margarita Guardino. She was born on the evening of February 22, 1703, and baptized as Margarita Lucia Benvenuta the next day, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Accursia Turturici and her husband Francisco Guardino. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) A week after the last banns were read, Silvestro, who had just turned 24 years old, and 14 year-old Margarita were married on October 24, 1717, in the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This may have been a double wedding, as Silvestro’s brother Giuseppe married Francesca Soldano on this same day.

Seven mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Sylvestero and Margarita Bivona as follows — Antonino, named after his paternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Antonius Fran’cus Nicolaus on the evening of October 7, 1722; Calogera, named after her paternal grandmother, was born on February 23, 1724, baptized as Calogera Josepha Accursia the next day and died at 6 months old on September 21, 1724; ancestor Francesco was named after his maternal grandfather; Vincenzia Catharina was born on April 17, 1728, and baptized the next day; Vincenzo was born and baptized as Vincenius Bebaleius on February 5, 1731; Biaggio was born and baptized as Blasius Leonardius Accursius on May 29, 1734; and Calogero, who was born on the evening of November 22, 1739, and baptized the next day as Calogerus Bernardus. Note that their first child was born 5 years after they married. Also note that they followed the Italian naming convention, so there doesn’t seem to be any children born in that 5 year period.

It is documented that Margarita was deceased and Silvestro was alive when their sons married on September 22, 1748. Less than a year after her last child was born, Margarita died at home and was buried on December 12, 1740, in the cemetery of the church located within the convent of St Francisco outside the city. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her badly damaged mother church burial record lists her as Margarita wife of Sylvester Bivona 35 years old, but she was actually 37 years old when she died.Almost eight years later Silvestro died at home and was buried in the same cemetery as his wife on October 20, 1748. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)His mother church burial record lists him as Silvestrus Bivona 55 years old, which was his correct age, as he just had his 55^th birthday eleven days before he died. For now, this is all that is known about them.

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 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 church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Rosalia Sanfilippo and her husband Simone Francaviglia. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record 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 on January 24, 1677, at the mother church in Sciacca, 2 weeks after the last banns were read. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper 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 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.

Cosmo Abruzzo was born and baptized as Cosmous Domianius on May 14, 1629, in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Angela Fazio and her husband Calogero Abruzzo. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On February 15, 1660, Sciacca notary Raffaele Bentivegna filed a notarial marriage contract between Cosma Abruzo and Angela Gentile. (Mouse over and click on the marriage contract entry upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She was born and baptized as Angela Antonina Celdonna, also in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, on October 10, 1642, the daughter of Francesca Piramo and her husband Vito Gentile. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Just over a month later, church banns were read on March 28^th, 29^th and 30^th for them to marry. Less than a week later, 30 year-old Cosmo and 17 year-old Angela were married at the St. Michele church on April 5, 1660. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Seven Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Cosmo and Angela de Abruzzo, the first 6 were baptized in the St Michele parish and the last in the mother church parish as follows — Calogero, named after both of his grandfathers was born on the morning of February 15, 1661, baptized as Joseph Calogero Vitis, and as Calogero married Maria Puccio in 1684; Giuseppa was born on the morning of April 2, 1663, and was baptized as Josepha Vita Francisa that same day; Felicia Vita was born on the evening of May 18, 1665, and baptized the next day; Vito, named after his maternal grandfather was born on the evening of October 25, 1668, and was baptized as Vitus Franco Crispinus, the next day; Bernardo was born on the evening of August 19, 1670, and baptized as Bernardus Joseph Vitius the next day; Antonino was born and baptized as Michael Marchus Antonino on the evening of April 25, 1674, and as Antonino, married Catharina Lumia on September 4, 1695; and lastly ancestor Michele, the only one baptized in the mother church parish. It should be noted that because they had two sons with names including Michele, there is a bit of confusion as to which one was the ancestor. Because the older Michele, was called Antonino when he married, the younger Michele must be the ancestor.

It is documented that both Cosmo and Angela were deceased on September 17, 1684, the date their son Giuseppe was married. Because Sciacca burial records are missing after December of 1674 to September of 1690, it is not know when they died, but it was sometime in the more than 7 year span after their last child was born and Giuseppe’s marriage. Until more records can be found, this is all that is known about them.

Vincenzo Friscia was born on the morning of October 28, 1651, and baptized as Simon Vincentius Joannes that same day, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Vincenzio Friscia and his wife Rosalia, whose surname is unknown. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On April 4^th, 9^th and 16^th of 1679 church banns were read for Vincenzo to marry Francisca Silvestro. She was born on the evening of March 26, 1663, and baptized as Antonina Francisca the next day, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Giovanna Nigro and her husband Giuseppe Silvestro. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Twenty-seven year-old Vincenzo and sixteen year-old Francisca married on April 25, 1679, in the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Six Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Vincenzio and Francisca Friscia as follows — Giuseppe, named after his maternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Joseph Sanctus Franciscus on April 3, 1681; Anna, named after both of her grandmothers, was born on September 20, 1683, and baptized as Anna Matthea Rosa the next day; Giovanna, named after her maternal grandmother, was born and baptized as Joa Anna Sancta on the evening of October 31, 1685; Antonino was born and baptized as Thomas Petrus Antonius on the evening of December 20, 1688, and as Antonino married Accusia Gennaro on January 8, 1718; Pietro was born on September 21, 1691, baptized as Petrus Matheus Calogerus the next day, and married Maria Mazza on October 29, 1718; and Rosa, who was born on the evening of June 18, 1694, baptized the next day as Rosalia Anna Calogera, after both of her grandmothers, and on November 22, 1711, married Joseph Chiarello, the grandson of ancestors Marta Rizzuto and Giuseppe Chiarello. A baptism record for ancestor Antonino has not been found.

A year after their last child was born Vincenzo died and was buried in the church cemetery of the convent of St Augustino outside the city on December 14, 1695. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record middle left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His mother church burial record lists him as, Vincentius Friscia about 42 years old, but he was actually 44 when he died. Francisca was left with several young children so less than two years later she decided to remarry.

On September 8^th, 15^th and 21^st of 1697, church banns were read for Francisca to marry Giovanni Sclafani, who was the grandson of ancestor Calogero Sclafani and his first wife Caterina Trapani. Francisca, who was now 34 years old, married Joannem on October 5, 1697, at the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on the marriage record lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Note that on their marriage record Francisca is listed with an alias, but it is difficult to make out. Only three Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Joanne and Francisca Sclafani, all in the mother church records as follows— Antonina Anna Maria, named after her paternal grandmother, was born and baptized on the evening of June 2, 1698; Pietro, named after his paternal grandfather, was born on February 22, 1700, and baptized as Petrius Dominicus Calogerius the next day; and Lucia Antonina, who was born and baptized on September 21, 1703.

It is documented that Francisca was alive when her son with her first husband, Pietro was married on October 29, 1718, but she lived a lot longer than that. Franciscia died in her own home and was buried in the church convent of St. Francisco outside the city on May 17, 1740. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as, Francisca wife of Joannius Sclafani about 85 years old, but she was only 77 years old when she died.

For now, this is all that is known about them.