Francesca Costa (1646 - 1684)

Born 17 Jan 1646 in Lipari, Messina, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Bartolomeo Virgona — married about 1666 in Lipari, Messina, Sicily, Italy

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1684 at age 38 in Lipari, Messina, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Francischella Costa was baptized at Lipari, Provincia di Messina, Kingdom of Sicily, 17 January 1646, daughter of Giovanni Andrea Costa and Mariussa Testa; her sponsor was Saverio Moleti.^[1] She died at Lipari, 30 Xbre (December) 1684, aged about 42, and was buried 31 Xbre (December) 1684: "Francesca Costa, filia Joannis Andree Costa et Marie Testa, etatis sue 42 annorum."^[2] She married at Lipari, about 1666, Bartolomeo Virgona, who was baptized at Lipari, 14 April 1644, son of Placido Virgona and Porsia di Luca; his sponsor was Cola Falanga qm Antonino.^[3] He died at Lipari, 8 8bre (October) 1679, aged about 40, and was buried at Lipari, 14 8bre (October) 1679: "[blank] Virgona filius Placidi Virgona et Portie di Luca etatis sue annora 40 circiter."^[4]

Documentation for Francesca Costa

• Genealogical proof to establish that Francesca Costa, wife of Bartolomeo Virgona, is the daughter of Giovan Andrea Costa and Maria Testa.
• A Lipari marriage record for Bartolomeo Virgona and Francesca Costa has not been found.
• There are six Lipari baptism records for their children ranging from 1668 to 1679.
• An estimated marriage year is 1667 assuming that the earliest recorded baptism for their known children is for their first-born child and that they were married the previous year.
• A time frame for the estimated birth of Francesca Costa is 1642 to 1652, assuming an age of 15 to 25 at the time of the marriage.
• A Lipari death record dated 21 December 1684 exists for Francesca Costa, daughter of Giovan Andrea Costa and Maria Testa, age about 42 years, yielding an birth year of 1642.
• Two of the six baptism records for children of Bartolomeo Virgona and Francesca Costa document the maternal grandfather as Giovan Andrea Costa.
• There is a Lipari baptism record dated 17 January 1646 for Francesca Costa, daughter of Giovan Andrea Costa and Maria Testa.
• The only baptism records for a Costa family headed by a father named Giovan Andrea are for Giovan Andrea Costa and Maria Testa.
• Francesca Costa, wife of Bartolomeo Virgona, is the daughter of Giovan Andrea Costa and Maria Testa.^[5]

Children, born at Lipari, Provincia di Messina, Kingdom of Sicily:^[6][7][8]

1. Maria Virgona, bap. 29 Feb. 1668; sponsor was Geronimo Ambra. She was bur. Lipari, 1 April 1684, ae. 18 [sic]: "Maria filia qm Bartholomei Virgona et Francisce Costa in domo propia etatis sue 18 annora." Maria Virgona, dau. of Bartolomeo Virgona qm Placido and Francesca Costa di Giovanni Andrea, m. Lipari, 18 8bre (Oct.) 1683, by Reverendo Don Giovanni Costa, Antonino Famularo, son of Simone Famularo and Bartolomea di Chiara. The witnesses were Antonino Cafarella and Giuseppe Aballato.
2. Gaetana Porsia Virgona, bap. 27 June 1671; m. Giacomo Famularo.
3. Antonino Virgona, bap. 13 Xbre (Dec.) 1673; sponsor was Cono Biscotto. He was bur. Lipari, 6 Jan. 1674, ae. 1 mo. [sic].
4. Ignatio Martino Virgona, bap. 26 June 1675; sponsor was Giovanni Cafarella di Francesco. Martino Virgona was bur. Lipari, 31 8bre (Oct.) 1675, ae. 3 mos. [sic].
5. Ignatio Virgona, bap. 15 7bre (Sept.) 1676; sponsor was Domenico Carcoppi.
6. Margarita Virgona, bap. 26 July 1679; sponsor was UID Cristofalo Cesario. Margaritam Virgona, dau. of qm Bartolomeo Virgona and qm Francischella Costa, m. Lipari, 7 June 1694, by Reverendo Don Antonino Gauteri, Giovanni LoGalbo, son of Domenico LoGalbo and Rosalia Pajno. The witnesses were Francesco Gennaro and Paolo Marazzo.

Sources

1. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Battesimi (1559-1696), FHL film 1,338,513.
2. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Morti (1651-1902), FHL film 1,338,518, found at FamilySearch.
3. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Battesimi (1559-1696), FHL film 1,338,513.
4. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Morti (1651-1902), FHL film 1,338,518, found at FamilySearch.
5. ↑ Costa Family Chart, found at Ustica Genealogy.
6. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Battesimi (1559-1696), FHL film 1,338,513.
7. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Morti (1651-1902), FHL film 1,338,518.
8. ↑ Registri ecclesiastici di Lipari (Messina), Matrimoni (1594-1754), FHL film 1,338,516.