On 19 August 1855, Gaetano Castro and Mattea Vaccaro baptize their daughter Antonina, born the same day. Her godparents are Sebastiano Giuffrida and Mattea's sister Domenica Vaccaro, a married couple.[1]
Antonina Cascio (or Castro, her name appears both ways on this record), marries Michaele Perrino on 30 April 1878. They have eight known children: Lucia (1879), two sons named Francesco (c. 1884 and 1887), Maria (c. 1885), two daughters named Anna (1889 and 1892), Gaetano (1890), and Giuseppa (1895).
Michaele and Antonina stand as godparents to Mattea Castro, the daughter of Giuseppe Castro and Maria Vernagallo, on 14 July 1881.
The first son named Francesco is known from the record of his death, at six months of age, on 26 August 1884.
I estimate Maria is born around 1885, twenty years before she marries.
The first daughter named Anna dies at five months of age (b. July-August) on 30 December 1889.
Gaetano is born 7 November 1890 and baptized two days later, named after his maternal grandfather. [2]
The second daughter named Anna dies at a year and fifteen days of age (b. 29 May 1892) on 13 June 1893.
Giuseppa is born 31 January 1895 and baptized 2 February. Her godmother is Rosalia Jannazzo, who is unmarried.
Giuseppa dies at six months of age (b. Feb 1895) on 3 August 1895 at 4:30 pm. This record calls her Giuseppe, a boy.
Maria marries Carmelo Terrusa on 19 February 1905. Her parents are both still living.
The second son named Francesco marries Maria Anna Castro in New York in 1913, a note made on both their Corleonesi baptismal records.
Baptism of Antonina Castro, 19 August 1855
Marriage of Michaelis Parrino and Antonina Castro, record no. 855, 30 April 1878
Baptism of Lucia Parrino, 13 May 1879
Death of Franciscus Parrino, record no. 350, 26 August 1884
Baptism of Franciscus Perrino, record no. 211, 9 April 1887
Baptism of Maria Anna Castro, record no. 285, 25 May 1887
Death of Anna Parrino, record no. 451, 30 December 1889
Death of Anna Parrino, record no. 197, 13 June 1893
Baptism of Josepha Perrino, record no. 63, 2 February 1895
Death of Joseph Perrino, record no. 203, 4 August 1895
Marriage of Carmelus Terrusa and Maria Parrino, record no. 14, 19 February 1905
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