Rosaria Cascio (1865)

Born 26 Apr 1865 in alla Candelora, Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Francesco Paolo Governali — married 24 Apr 1887 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Descendants

Biography

Rosaria Cascio is born 27 April 1865 in her parents' home in alla Candelora, Corleone. Her father, Nicolo' Cascio, age 30, villico (farmer), reports her birth. Her mother is Liboria Listi, age 26.

Rosaria is baptized the following day at Chiesa Madre. Her godparents are Domenico Lanza and Vincenza, his unmarried sister.

Rosaria is identified as a contadina (peasant) on her marriage record.

At age 21, on 24 April 1887, she marries Francesco Paolo Governali, also a contadino. The Church record of their marriage calls her "Rosalia."

Francesco Paolo and Rosaria have at least six children: Rosalia (1888), Biagia (1890), Giuseppe (1892), Nicolo (1894) Maria Anna (1897), and Liboria (1900).

The names of the known children are interesting in that they do not closely follow the Sicilian naming tradition. Francesco Paolo's parents, Giuseppe and Rosalia, have namesakes. The second son is named for Rosaria's father, Nicolo'. But the second daughter is not named Liboria: instead, the third daughter is named for her maternal grandmother. See the Cascio Family Space for a short discussion on naming conventions.

On 3 May 1894, when their son Nicolo' is born, the family lives on via Sferlazzo in Corleone.

Nicolo' dies on 30 November 1894 at seven months of age.

At age 40, Rosaria and four of her children, Biagia, Giuseppe, Maria, and Liboria, can be found making the two-week voyage from Sicily to New York twice in 1905: on the S.S. Liguria arriving 29 September 1905, and again on The Italia, 13 November 1905.

Open question: Why would anyone make this voyage multiple times? And yet I find many instances where evidently Corleonesi have done exactly this. Are they scouting missions, indicative of a "look and see" attitude, or the absence of intent to make a new home, far away?

On the first voyage, the Governalis travel with the related Merendino and Mancuso families to New York. Rosaria and her children have had their passage paid by her husband, and they are traveling to meet him: the manifest gives their destination as Francesco Paolo Governali, 240 West 104 St, New York. The Merendino families are meeting Salvatore Merendino, at 686 105th St, New York.

On the second voyage, on the S.S. Italia, they travel with the extensive La Gumina family from Corleone, who are going to an uncle Giuseppe Armato at 235 East 97th St, New York. Once again, Francesco Paolo has paid for all five of his family members' tickets, and they are joining him in New York.

In 1906, Rosalia, whose immigration record has not been found, marries in New York, to Biagio Milone.

Sources

Estratto d'atto di nascita, Rosaria Cascio, record no. 192, 28 April 1865

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32378-36817-45?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-F68:351055601,352253401,352366601 : accessed 12 Jun 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1883-1887 > image 2784 of 2998; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Baptism of Rosaria Cascio, 27 April 1865

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-140104-79?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K66:351041801,351041802,351131001 : accessed 12 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1864-1871 > image 129 of 576; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Certificato di defissione, Francesco Paolo Governali and Rosaria Cascio, 22 April 1887

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Marriage of Rosaria Cascio and Francesco Paolo Governali, 23 April 1887 (civil)

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Marriage of Franciscus Paulus Governali and Rosolia Cascio, record no. 46, 24 April 1887 (Church)

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Baptism of Rosolia Governali, record no. 209, 25 April 1888

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Baptism of Blasia Governali, record no. 453, 29 September 1890, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-65156-47?cc=2046915 : accessed 28 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 103 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Baptism of Joseph Governali, 30 August 1892

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Birth of Nicolo Governali, 3 May 1894

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Baptism of Nicolaus Governali, 13 May 1894 "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-68628-20?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPD:351041801,351041802,351292901 : accessed 27 Mar 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 361 of 427; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Death of Nicolaus Governali, record no. 362, 30 November 1894

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Baptism of Mariam Annam, 13 June 1897

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EllisIsland.org ship manifest for the S.S. Liguria departing Palermo on 15 September 1905, arriving at Port of New York 29 September 1905

• S.S. Liguria, 29 September 1905

EllisIsland.org ship manifest for the S.S. Italia departing Palermo 24 October 1905 and arriving in New York 13 November 1905

• S.S. Italia, 13 November 1905

Marriage of Biagio Milone and Rosolia Governale, 18 August 1906

• "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6H8-NGC : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Rosalia Cascia in entry for Biagio Milone and Rosolia Governale, 18 Aug 1906; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1558670.