erudita74 wrote: ↑27 May 2021, 19:35
Matt
Here's the marriage record for Antonino and Rosalia LiCausi, but no mention of the Vitale surname. The marriage Oct 3, 1677.
This is certainly a candidate... I have a few things going for this.
I have found 5 baptisms under the name "Vitale" with parents Antonino and Rosalia. They were in 1687, 1690, 1693, 1699 and 1701. They were Francesca, Giuseppe Antonino, Francesco, Stefano Onofrio, and Giovanna, respectively. 3 of the 4 parents' names in that marriage (
Giuseppe, Margarita,
Francesco,
Francesca) are there. Additionally, their 2nd child under the "Li Causi" name was Giovanna Antonina Maria in 1685. Note they had another child named Giovanna under the Vitale name in 1701.
There are no more baptisms I could find after 1685 and note that the first Vitale baptism was in 1687.
My only issue is I can't find a baptism for a Ignazio Vitale/Li Causi, my main ancestor of interest (who married Giuseppa D'Amico).
Edit to add: Regarding Antonino's parents Giuseppe and Margarita in that marriage, I have found the marriage between Giuseppe li Causi and Margarita Vitale on November 23, 1654. Maybe this helps confirm things a bit more and possibly point at where the alias came from?