Records from Santa Margherita/Sambuca

[italian059]

I was wondering if anyone has access to birth records from Santa Margherita for the year 1807? I am trying to get info on a Maria DiGiovanna. I would like to know who her parents were or anything I can find out about her. I do know she married Ignazio Giaccone. I think they had a child named Baldassare. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Gracie

[erudita74]

The civil records for Sicilian towns did not start until 1820. The only earlier records, other than church records not available online, or microfilmed for these two towns, are the tax census records called riveli. Those are not currently online. Have you tried to find a marriage or death record for Maria DiGiovanna which should give you her parents' names. The earlier records are available at the beniculturali website. See the links below:


http://antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/ ... Matrimoni/

http://antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/ ... Matrimoni/

[adelfio]

Your best bet is her marriage record it would give her parents names do you have that?

Marty

[italian059]

No,I don't have her parent's names. That is what I am trying to find out.

[adelfio]

Heres their children trying to find the ages of the parents at the time of the births

Birth record of Baldassare Giaccone
INDEX#103
1840 June 24th in the town of Santa Margherita province of Agrigento birth of Baldassare Giaccone son of Ignazio Giaccone age 46 farmer and his wife Maria DiGiovanna age 24

PG LINK TO RECORD CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

They had a son named Giuseppe Giaccone born 1826 Ignazio Giaccone age 32 and Maria DiGiovanna age 18 checked 1821-1826 in Santa Margherita and Sambuca no marriage record so they must have married in another town cause Maria DiGiovanna was age 18 in 1826

Have you ever found Baldassare Giaccone marriage record to see if any of the parents were deceased
I would say married 1862-1869

Marty

[italian059]

Thanks, Marty. I do have a question. The dates look a little off. You wrote Baldassare was born in 1840 (Maria age 24) and Giuseppe was born in 1826 (Maria age 18). I was just wondering if her age was wrong or if the date was incorrect. Thanks so much for your help.

[erudita74]

Marty has the date, and age of Maria in the 1840 birth record of her son, correct. Ages in children's birth records were not always accurate and often varied from one child's record to the next.

Erudita

[italian059]

Thanks. I was a little confused which happens often. Lol. Thought it was a typo.

[erudita74]

This is the death record for 15 day old Giuseppe Giacone in 1826. The ages for Ignazio and Maria are not given in the record, but one of the declarants was a Baldassare DiGiovanna. Since Ignazio and Maria gave their son born in 1840 the first name Baldassare, it's possible that the 42 year old Baldassare in this 1826 death record, was Maria's father or the infant's grandfather. Unfortunately, the record doesn't specify his relationship to Maria.

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

[erudita74]

Eleonora Giaccone
born on May 10, 1824 in SM
Ignazio, age 31, Maria, age 18

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

So marriage would be 1823 or earlier.

Other births below-how nice for a woman to never get older!

Rosa Giacone born on Sept 3, 1829
Ignazio 34
Maria age 22

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

Giuseppa Giaccone born on April 19, 1834
Ignazio 43
Maria 22

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

Vita Giaccone born Jan 29, 1838
Ignazio 40
Maria 22

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0


Erudita

[erudita74]

Marriage of son Giuseppe Giaccone on Oct 13, 1861 (solemn promise on the 12th). He was age 25. His father, Ignazio Giaccone, was already deceased, but Maria DiGiovanna was still alive and age 54 in this record. You may have to search the records on familysearch.org for her death record. That's all I can do over the next few days.

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

[italian059]

Thanks so much for all your help. Really appreciate it. You''re awesome!

[erudita74]

Here's Maria DiGiovanna's death record in 1885 at age 80. Her parents: deceased Baldassare DiDiovanna and deceased Rosa Russo.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2043548

Maria DiGiovanna, age 80, a fabigatrice, died in SM on Feb 25, 1885 at 11:20 P.M. in the house on via ? She had been born in SM and was the daughter of deceased Baldassare DiGiovanna, who had been a day laborer living in SM when he was alive, and the daughter of deceased Rosa Russo, who was a fabigatrice (manufacturer). She was the widower of Ignazio Giaccone. (having trouble deciphering the street name)


Death of Ignazio Giaccone
Jan 24, 1855 at age 60
Born in SM
Parents: deceased Giuseppe Giaccone and living Eleonora Cusenza, living in SM
Married to Maria Digiovanna

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

Erudita

[carubia]

Here is a link to this Maria Digiovanna in my tree on Ancestry:

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/pe ... 7015/facts

The connection to me is through a few marriages, at least so far. However, I'm trying to trace Ignazio Giaccone's mother Eleonora Cusenza, since my Cusenza ancestors were from Santa Margherita. I may have found her death record in 1864 ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=2043548 ) but the husband was Vincenzo Lamarca. I can find only one child for them - a daughter Calogera born around 1799 - and only one child for Ignazio and Eleonora - the aforementioned Ignazio born around 1796. It's possible that these Eleonora Cusenzas are the same person and Ignazio's father Giuseppe died between 1796 and 1799. But to determine whether this was really the case, I'll probably need Eleonora's church marriage record to either of those 2 men. Since I'm interested in tracing the Cusenza family in SMB anyway, I may order one of those records soon.

[erudita74]

The Eleanora Cusenza in the death record mentioned by carubia died in 1863 and not 1864.

Erudita