Leoluca Milone (1813 - 1837)

Born 4 Aug 1813 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

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Died 2 Aug 1837 at age 23 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

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Biography

Leoluca Milone is born and baptized 4 August 1813 in Corleone, the son of Calogero Milone and Carmela d'Anna. His godparents are Salvatore and Margherita Maringo, a married couple.^[1]

He is confirmed on 16 November 1829 in Corleone. His sponsor is Placido Iannocco (or Jannocco).^[2]

During the cholera epidemic of 1837, rumors spread by Republicans, who are opposed to the Bourbon king, that the king is poisoning the populace with cholera. On 21 July, an angry mob kills four men. One of the aggressors of this mob is Leoluca Milone. For his part, he is executed.^[3]

Leoluca dies 2 August 1837. His age, and parents' names, are not recorded.^[4]

The priest and historian, Don Giovanni Colletto, calls Leoluca the 23 year old son (b. 1814) of Michaelangelo. There is no other Leoluca Milone born close to 1814, based on the indices of baptisms from 1810-19.

On 19 August, Leoluca's cousin, Pasquale d'Anna, age 22, is killed.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Leoluca Milone, 4 August 1813, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12406-9587-92?cc=2046915 : accessed 23 April 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1806-1818 > image 317 of 567; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11684-104271-80?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Cresime 1779-1829 > image 566 of 570; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Giovanni Colletto. Storia Della Citta di Corleone (Siracusa: Tip. Littoriale, 1934.)
4. ↑ Death of Leolucas Milone, record no. 1749, 2 August 1837, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11555-102038-84?cc=2046915 : accessed 22 April 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1837-1843 > image 91 of 194; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).