Benedetto Cascio (1830 - 1874)

Born 30 Jul 1830 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Terregrossa — married 23 Sep 1855 (to 8 May 1874) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Descendants

Died 8 May 1874 at age 43 in via Pipa, Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Biography

Benedetto lo Cascio is born and baptized 30 July 1830. He is the son of Girolamo lo Cascio and Biagia Guzzetta. His godparents are Domenico and Bernarda Trumbatore, a married couple.

Benedetto and his wife, Maria Terregrossa, stand as godparents to Anna Cortimiglia, the daughter of Josepho Cortimiglia and Antonina Gennaro, on 24 November 1855.

Benedetto and Maria have four known children: Girolamo (1856), Francesco (1859), Biagia (1862), and Giuseppa (1865).

Girolamo is born and baptized Hieronymum on 8 November 1856, named after his paternal grandfather. His godparents are Giusepe di Miceli and Caterina Salemi.

Ten days later, Benedetto and Maria stand as godparents to another Girolamo Cascio, the son of Calogero Cascio and Gaetana (Cajetana) Sanzone, Benedetto's brother and his wife.

On 30 December, they stand as godparents to Francisca Terrusa, daughter of Vincenzo Terrusa and Lucia Campagna.^[1]

A year later, on 3 January 1858, they stand as godparents to Josephus Pecorino, son of Giovanni Pecorino and Pasqua Gagliano.

On 18 April, they stand as godparents to Leoluca Nicastro, son of Salvatore Nicastro and Francesca Paola di Bella.

A year later, on 18 May 1859, Benedetto and Maria baptize their son, Francesco. His godparents are Matteo Troja and Erasma, his sister.

On Biagia's birth record (b. 11 June 1862), Benedetto is recorded as a “villico”---farmer----of 32 years old, living on Via P. Leonardo in Corleone, and Maria is 21 years old. Biagia is named after her paternal grandmother.

Giuseppa is born 26 January 1865 and baptized the next day as Josepham. Her godfather is the unmarried Leoluca di Miceli.

Benedetto Cascio dies at age 43 (reportedly, age 45) on 8 May 1874. There are two records of his death: in the civil record, he's listed again as villico, his age is given as 45, and it's noted that he is still married to Maria Terregrossa. He died at his home on via Pipa in Corleone. Both records agree on the names of his parents, of his wife, and his date of death.

Giuseppa marries Basilio Lo Presto 28 November 1886. They have at least five children together.

In 1887, Girolamo marries a woman with a name very similar to his mother's: Maria Teresa Terregrossa. They go on to have at least three children.

In the 15 Sept 1890 marriage registry of Francesco Cascio and Vincenza Mannina, Francesco and his parents are all three listed as contadino/a, "peasant." (His father, of course, has passed away.)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Francesca Terrusa, 30 December 1856, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-144413-38?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 11 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 314 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Benedictum lo Cascio, 30 July 1830

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12406-5430-56?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-FMS:351041801,351041802,351550801 : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1827-1836 > image 156 of 327; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Marriage of Benedicti Cascio and Maria Turrigossa, record no. 610, 23 September 1855

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-67273-76?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS:351041801,351041802,351561801 : accessed 18 January 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 434 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Baptism of Anna Cortimiglia, 24 November 1855

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-144416-25?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 10 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 244 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Hieronymus Cascio, 8 November 1856

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-143532-32?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 20 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 304 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Hieronymus Cascio, 18 November 1856

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-144369-1?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 20 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 306 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Josephus Pecorino, 3 January 1858

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-143818-1?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS:351041801,351041802,351495001 : accessed 11 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 378 of 405; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Leoluca Nicastro, 18 April 1858

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Baptism of Francesco Cascio, 18 May 1859

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-133382-58?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K68:351041801,351041802,351125301 : accessed 01 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1858-1863 > image 136 of 388; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

"Atti di Matrimonio": Marriage of Girolamo Cascio and Maria Teresa Terregrossa, 30 April 1887

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32358-16837-54?cc=2051639&wc=M9SX-996:899098084 : accessed 09 Mar 2014), Italy, Palermo, Palermo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 > Italy, Palermo, Palermo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1910 > Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893 > image 1643 of 3063.

Marriage of Francesco Cascio and Vincenza Mannina, 15 September 1890

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32358-13882-35?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-DTL:351055601,352253401,352269501 : accessed 11 Mar 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893; citing Tribunale di Cagliari. Image 2839 of 3063.

Birth of Biagia Cascio, 11 June 1862

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-32374-22674-32?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FWL:351055601,352253401,352332701 : accessed 11 Mar 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1880-1883; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Death of Benedetto Cascio, 8 May 1874 (civil)

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Death of Benedictus Cascio, 8 May 1874 (Church record)

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