Francesca Bivona (abt. 1772)

Born about 1772 in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Wife of Felice Insinga — married 3 Oct 1837 in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Francesca was born about 1772 to Calogero Bivona and Benedetta Bilello. Her first marriage, date unknown, was to Maestro Gaspare Stillone ^[1]. She was widowed and in 1837 at age 65, she married 36-year-old Felice Insinga ^[2]. [Note: given the age difference, it's possible that her age was in error. But it fits with her parents' ages.]

Sources

1. ↑ Per her 1837 church marriage record.
2. ↑ See Marriage 1837 note.

• Birth year: based on her age at marriage (65) in 1837.
• Marriage pre-1837 to Gaspare Stillone: the church record for Francesca's next marriage in 1837 states that she was the widow of Maestro Gaspare Stillone.
• Marriage 1837 to Felice Insinga -- civil record: Antenati. https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua20007201/0MDP2W7 ... Date of marriage 4 October 1837, in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. ... Felice Insinga, 36, born and living in S. Margarita, son of the late Giachino and of Anna di Benedetto, 67, living in S. Margarita, AND Francesca Bivona, widow, 65, born and living in S. Margarita, daughter of the late Calogero and of the late Benedetta Bilello.
• Marriage 1837 to Felice Insinga -- church record: Archivo Storico Diocesano Agrigento. Record is from the church Santissimo Rosario in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily. https://www.registriparrocchiali.archiviostoricodiocesiag.it/registri-santa-margherita-belice/ . Select Santa Margherita di Belice; then Select Matrimoni, then Matrimoni 1836-1849; scroll to image # 134. Top left entry, dated 4 October 1837. ... Felicim Insinga, single, legal and natural son of the late Joachim and the living Annae Dibenedetto, his then wife, AND Franciscam Vivone, widow of the late Gasparii Stillone, legal and natural daughter of the late Calogeri and the late Beneditae Bilello, his then wife, ...