Cusenza - Sparacino Marriage

[sacesta]

This is the record of marriage of Ignazio Cusenza and Antonina Sparacino, my 3rd great grandparents.

Although I've identified Ignazio's parents as Joseph (Giuseppe) Cusenza and Antonina Sabena I'm having difficulty finding records for either of them. I began to suspect that Antonina Sabena is from somewhere other than the chiesa cattolica di San Silvestri Papa di Calatafimi. So I thought to go back to the record of marriage of their son, Ignazio.

Now I think that Antonina Sabena is, in fact, from the same parish in Calatafimi. My understanding of Latin is very limited, but the words olin coniunctus following Antonina Sabena's name seem to suggest to me that she is from this parish and town and I do not see an alternate parish name following those words.

I'm also unsure about the Latin after the dates of banns. It looks like nulloque (something) impedimi to me, and I'm sure it means no legitimate impediments, but I'm not sure how to read that middle word.

Io sono un po' confuso. Mi potete aiutare?

Steve

[erudita74]

after Sabena's surname you have "olim coniugibus huius civitatis" -one time or former spouses of this town. She and her husband are both deceased

[erudita74]

Ignazio was also the former spouse of Caterina Bruno.

Yes, there were no legitimate impediments to the marriage detected-

nulloque (then there is the abbreviation for legittimo-not sure if this is the correct Latin spelling. I was thinking legitimatus, but the ending of the abbreviation suggests the other spelling to me). Then the word impedimento (abbreviated) followed by the word detecto (detected).

[sacesta]

Thanks Erudita! That confirms what I gleaned this record.

Still, I don't know why I'm having such difficulty finding Antonina Sabena's records. In fact, I don't recall ever seeing the surname Sabena (or it's probable variants) anywhere in my search in the records of Calatafimi. Nor is the name listed under Calatafimi on either of these two websites:

http://www.avitrees.com/town_info.jsp?t ... ce=Trapani

http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognom ... cilia.html (although this site does show a handful of people currently living in Catania, Agrigento, Enna and Siracusa with the surname Sabina).

Hopefully, I'll find amplifying information on Giuseppe Cusenza's marriage record.

Steve

[erudita74]

Steve
I don't know what to tell you. After it says they were spouses at one time of this town, then there is et Matris (which would be the Mother Church-or parish). So they still were in the town when they were alive. Of course, she may not have been born in the town. He could have originated from Calatafimi and she from somewhere else. He may just have taken her back to the town to live with him and his family after their marriage somewhere else.

[sacesta]

Ok, that makes sense. I guess I was uncertain about what exactly "olim coniugibus huius civitatis" meant. One time spouses of this town does not necessarily mean that either one of the couple were born or married there, just that they had lived in the town at one time (i.e. at the time of the marriage).

No doubt, Antonina is from somewhere else.

Thanks again Erudita!

[erudita74]

Steve
I'm on my way out. The meaning is that they were a married couple in the town when they were alive. The word "olim" is used because one or both are deceased.

[sacesta]

Ok. I see. Thanks!

[erudita74]

You're very welcome, Steve. Happy to help.
Erudita