Bernardo Carrabba (1817)

Born 16 Jan 1817 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Giacinta Spinella — married 10 May 1846 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Descendants

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Biography

Bernardo Carrabba, the son of Andrea Carrabba and Maria Salemi, is born on 16 January 1817 in Corleone and is baptized the next day. His godparents are Giuseppe Campagna and his wife, Vincenza.^[1]

He marries Giacinta Spinella, the daughter of Giovanni Spinella and Liboria Pomilla, on 10 May 1846 in Corleone.^[2]

Giacinta and Bernardo have at least five children: Andrea (c. 1846), Maria (c. 1846), Giovanni/John (1852), Paolo (1855), and Liborio (c. 1861).

Giovanni is born 6 December 1852 and baptized the next day in Corleone. His godparents are Giovanni di Bella and Calogera Bartolotta, a married couple. ^[3]

Paolo is born on 10 November 1855 in his parents' home on via San Leonardo in Corleone.^[4]

Maria marries Antonino Paternostro on 25 October 1868.^[5]

Andrea marries Giovanna Colletti on 20 September 1874. This record calls his mother "Elisabetta."^[6]

Giovanni marries twice, first to Lucia Crapa, on 14 October 1877 in Corleone.^[7]

Paolo marries Orsola Madonia on 8 June 1884.^[8]

Liborio marries Maria Rosa Guagliardo around May 1884 in Corleone.^[9]

Paolo, Maria, Liborio, their spouses and children all emigrate to the United States together in 1886 through the port of New Orleans in Louisiana.^[10][11] Giovanni, known as John in the United States, also emigrates, at an unknown date.

John dies 28 August 1928 at age 76 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. He is buried in Mt Calvary Cemetery under the name “John Carroba.”^[12] He is buried with his second wife, Rosie Brocco Carrabba, also from Corleone.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Bernardum Carrabba, page 381, 17 January 1817, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PNH-89?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-FM9%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351539001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 469 of 567; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Record no. 1719, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DT6S-C58?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351561801 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 226 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Baptismal certificate of Joanne Carrabba and Lucia Crapa, 1871 Church matrimonial records, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159315-41495-65?cc=2046915&wc=MG3S-ZNL:351041801,351041802,351719501 : accessed 05 Aug 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1871-1878 > image 249 of 394; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
4. ↑ Estratto d'atto di nascita, Paolo Carrabba, 15 May 1884, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8971-H9W1-W?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F68%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352366601 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1883-1887 > image 851 of 2998; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
5. ↑ Marriage of Antonini Paternostro and Maria Carrabba, record no. 1996, 25 October 1868, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDR-9G?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L2S%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351102301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1856-1871 > image 257 of 356; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
6. ↑ Record no. 320, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDL-J7?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351107101 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 105 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
7. ↑ Marriage of Joannis Carrabba and Lucia Crapa, record no. 757, 14 October 1877, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-19242-50?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29:351041801,351041802,351107101 : accessed 09 Sep 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 181 of 535; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
8. ↑ Marriage of Paulus Carrabba and Ursula Madonia, record no. 51, 8 June 1884, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-J4L?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Matrimoni) 1529-1951 > image 392 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
9. ↑ Certificato di defissione, Liborio Carrabba and Maria Rosa Guagliardo, 2 May 1884, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8971-H9WK-Z?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F68%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352366601 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1883-1887 > image 940 of 2998; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
10. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNP-PDBL : 12 October 2015), Arcangelo Paternostro, 1886; citing Ship Letimbro, affiliate film #069, NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 200,210.
11. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95J5-8?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-D6D%3A1029673801%2C1029688901 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 069 - 1 Mar 1886 - 31 Dec 1886 > image 324 of 455; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 March 2019), memorial page for John Carrabba (19 Mar 1852–28 Aug 1928), Find A Grave Memorial no. 41328177, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Grizzaffi Hallaran (contributor 47159701) .
13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 March 2019), memorial page for Rosie Brocco Carrabba (16 Nov 1869–1 Jan 1941), Find A Grave Memorial no. 41328212, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn Grizzaffi Hallaran (contributor 47159701) .