Biondo/Brocato/Catalano - hit a wall

[Neener]

Tessa, can you look at the birth record for a Pasquale Biondo that I found on page 222? It's record 198.

[Neener]

Neener,

I wanted to post to let you know I haven't forgotten about you. Tonight or tomorrow I'm going to take a look again to see if I can find anything in the online records for Cefalu about Nicolo.

Have you had any success searching yourself and do you have any questions about the record formats or search techniques?

Biff

I have a basic knowledge of Spanish so that has helped me to decipher the necessary information. Details I would still need translating but I can read names, dates, numbers etc well enough. Also the link you provided has helped a lot. I'm just glad my ancestor was named Nicolo and not Salvatore bc O-M-G almost every year there were at least 6 Salvatore Brocatos born...

[adelfio]

What year is the birth record ?

Marty

[Tessa78]

Tessa, can you look at the birth record for a Pasquale Biondo that I found on page 222? It's record 198.

Child Pasquale Biondo was born 28 June 1864 at 10 AM, presented at the town office at 1 PM by Maria Corro, 76 year old midwife.
Mother was Francesca Brocato, age 28
Father was Antonino Biondo, age 40, fisherman
Pasquale was baptized at the parish church on the same day.

T.

[Neener]

Tessa, can you look at the birth record for a Pasquale Biondo that I found on page 222? It's record 198.

Child Pasquale Biondo was born 28 June 1864 at 10 AM, presented at the town office at 1 PM by Maria Corro, 76 year old midwife.
Mother was Francesca Brocato, age 28
Father was Antonino Biondo, age 40, fisherman
Pasquale was baptized at the parish church on the same day.

T.

Tessa I'm assuming you've been doing this longer than I so forgive me ignorance but if you were researching and saw this would you think this is the birth record for the Pasquale who was my great great grandfather? The age doesn't add up (in 1900 my Pasquale said he was 31. Would have been born in 1969)

[Neener]

What year is the birth record ?

Marty

Hi. We were looking in 1875 for Nicolo Brocato. This was the year he stated as his birth year on his ww1 us draft register.

[Neener]

Tessa can you translate one more? Page 2533 record number 343 for Salvatora Biondo.

Thanks!

[adelfio]

Birth of Salvatora Biondo
Index#343
1874 Nov 8th in the town of Celfau birth of Salvatora Biondo daughter of Antonino Biondo age 47 (son of deceased Mario) and Francesca Salvatora Brocato age 40 (daughter of deceased Pasquale)baby was presented by midwife Maddalena Gambino
PG LINK TO RECORD
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,248295301

Marty

[VotM]

[...]
MARRIAGE of Pasquale Biondo and Concetta Catalano in Cefalu in 1900
Record #53
Dated 21 June 1900 at 1 PM at the town office
Before the official appeared:
Pasquale Biondo, single, 31, fisherman born in Cefalu and residing Cefalu; son of Antonino and of Francesca Brocato, both residents of Cefalu.
AND
Concetta Catalano, single, 24, housewife born in Termini Imerese and residing in Cefalu; daughter of Giuseppe who resides in Termini Imerese, and of Carmela Pirrone, also a resident of Termini Imerese.
Banns were posted on 10 and 17 of June of this year.
[...]
T.

Not sure if you were interested in pursuing the Catalano line as well, but here is a link to Concetta Catalano's birth record in Termini:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,246715601

Record #189, dated March 6, 1876
Birth occured on March 4, 1876
Father: Giuseppe Catalano, age 39, porter
Mother: Carmela Pirrone, age 24, spinner, Giuseppe's wife

Hope this helps!

[Neener]

Wow thanks! This is awesome. I love piecing this stuff together.

[VotM]

Tessa, can you look at the birth record for a Pasquale Biondo that I found on page 222? It's record 198.

Child Pasquale Biondo was born 28 June 1864 at 10 AM, presented at the town office at 1 PM by Maria Corro, 76 year old midwife.
Mother was Francesca Brocato, age 28
Father was Antonino Biondo, age 40, fisherman
Pasquale was baptized at the parish church on the same day.

T.

From the "better late than never" department...

The Pasquale who was born in 1864 died 11 July 1864 (record 192, "page" 418 of Morti 1862-1885):
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1947613

There is a second birth entry for Pasquale Biondo (record 289, "page" 1461); same parents, with a birth date of 30 October 1868. It is very hard to read:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1947613

The birth transcript from his marriage allegati is much easier on the eyes:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1947613

This should solve your "1864 vs. 1869?" birth year issue.

[VotM]

Whoops. The middle link above (record 289, "page" 1461) should be:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,248295301