Mary

One son with 3 “first” names. Assuming he lived beyond his baptism date, he might be found in subsequent records with any, if not all, of those 3 “first” names. In the U.S., we would consider the second and third names as”middle” names.

Erudita

The surname Marchese does suggest Nobility but not Royalty. I think you should start your research with reading about the distinction between those two terms.

Erudita

Mundello in this record, not Murdollo, currently Mondello in Corleone.

Could the annotation date be 28/12/1907? Personally, that date is not the important one.

Erudita

Hopefully, at some point in the future, you’ll find the info for which you’ve been searching. Merry Christmas to you and your family too, Mary.

Erudita

Sorry, Mary. Upon further investigation, I found that the two surnames have no connection to each other. So ignore the link from the Palermo state archives website which I previously posted.

Riveli or census records for Santa Cristina Gela are, unfortunately, only on microfilm and for the years 1811 to 1816. For Piana dei Albanese, microfilm starts in 1607, but a lot of films to rent and very costly to pursue, if you can even read them.

On the Archivio dello Stato di Palermo, I found a ...

I’m reading Lucia Germano

Happy to help.

Erudita

di condizione

@mmogno

Thanks for the clarification about the cause of death, G. Also I didn’t notice his wife’s name at the very end of the record.

Erudita

Sal’s Death Oct 23, 1896 at age 33. Burial in the holy field. No cause of death given. There are the Latin words which translate to “corrupted by death,” but I see them used in other records in this section, and I don’t know if they have some hidden meaning. He had also received the holy sacraments ...

2nd marriage I would like translated is Fernidando Martorana and Angela Martorana it's in Agrigento city, matrimonial reports 1873-1878 vol 95 page 4 image labeled p4176963 left side.


August 20, 1873

Groom: Signor Notary Don* Ferdinando Martorana, widower of Donna* Concetta Pace, former married ...

First marriage is in 1862-68 vol 112 ferndinado martorana & Concetta ? page 185 the one labeled p4221425 top right.

Notary Don* Ferdinando Martorana, son of the living Don* Gaetano (Martorana) and Donna* Giuseppa Cusumano, spouses of the town of Cianciana, today living in Agrigento and Parish of ...

Need someone with access to the archiviostoricodiocesiag site would like a translation of the marriage in Favara between Salvatore Fradella and Giovannia (or Joanna?) Lentini.

It is located in 1858-69 marriages, image 30, bottom left.


The diocese record is image 60, bottom right, folio 60 ...