Angela Colletto (abt. 1792 - 1837)

Born about 1792 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Wife of Gesualdo Birrittella — married 4 Feb 1810 (to 21 Jul 1837) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1837 at about age 45 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

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Biography

Angela Colletto is born around 1792 in Corleone, the daughter of Nunzio Colletto and his wife, Brigitta.

Her brother, Agostino, marries Gesualdo's sister, Francesca, in 1806.

She marries Gesualdo Birritella, son of Pietro Birritella and Anna Maria Porrazzo, on 4 February 1810.^[1]

Gesualdo and Angela have at least seven children: Pietro (c. 1817), Anna Maria/Anna (c. 1820), Salvatore (c. 1823), Giuseppe (c. 1826), Vincenzo (c. 1827), Leoluca (1831), and Maria (c. 1835).

Leoluca is born 3 March 1831 and baptized on 2 April. His godparents are Gaetano Marsalisi and Giovanna, wife of Angelo Nieli.^[2]

In 1834, Maestro Gesualdo, 44 (b. 1790), wife Angela, 42 (b. 1792), and children Pietro, 17 (b. 1817), Anna, 14 (b. 1820), Salvatore, 11 (b. 1823), Giuseppe, 8 (b. 1826), Vincenzo, 7 (b. 1827), and Leoluca, 3 (b. 1831), live on the eastern end of the Strada Grande (where via Roma meets via San Michele Arcangelo) in Corleone.^[3]

Maria is known from the record of her death in infancy on 17 January 1836.^[4]

In the summer of 1837, Corleone was in the grip of the first epidemic of cholera to appear in western Europe. The disease, of unknown origin or cure, was soon blamed on so-called “annointers,” Bourbon spies who were poisoning the wells or foodstuffs. The rumors were employed by Republican revolutionaries, hoping to stir enmity against the king.

In July, a group of men, led by Giuseppe Catalinotto, took four men to the Gatto bridge and killed them, on suspicions of being “annointers.”^[5] The same day, ‘’Maestro’’ Gesualdo dies.

‘’Don’’ Giovanni Colletto’s history does not mention him by name, but the Church’s record of Gesualdo’s death says that he is killed on 21 July. He is 48 years old (b. 1789).

A note in Latin appears on Gesualdo’s death record, and on those of three other men who are killed that day, however I’m unable to translate it. (Something like "secus pondis galli") ^[6]

Gesualdo’s wife is killed two days later. Colletto names Angela, Gesualdo’s widow, among the three women and two men who are killed by Antonino Ciravolo and his “executioner,” Biagio Listi.^[5]

Angela dies at age 45 (b. 1792) on 23 July 1837.^[7]

Anna Maria marries Filippo Governali on 17 September 1840 in Corleone.^[8]

Maestro Pietro marries Anna Trumbatore on 4 June 1843.^[9]

Giuseppe marries at least twice, first to Concetta Fogliani. He remarries to Lucia Triolo on 24 July 1864.^[10]

Anna Maria Birrittella, a peasant, dies at the reported age of 56 on 22 August 1875 in her home on via Cappuccini in Corleone. She is survived by her husband, Filippo Governali, and is predeceased by her parents.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of Jesualdi Birritella and Angela Colletto, record no. 1127, 4 February 1810, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-67198-66?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1798-1832 > image 263 of 592; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Baptism of Leonemlucam Birrittella, 2 April 1831, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PN3-DM?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-FMS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351550801 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 176 of 327; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Gesualdo Berritella family, 1834 stato delle anime, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-94054-68?cc=2046915&wc=MG3M-GP6:351041801,351041802,351652301 : accessed 13 March 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Stato delle Anime 1834-1843 > image 84 of 357; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].
4. ↑ Death of Maria Birrittella, 17 January 1836, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DR73-G82?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-PTL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351589901 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 519 of 615; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Giovanni Colletto. Storia Della Citta di Corleone (Siracusa: Tip. Littoriale, 1934.)
6. ↑ Death of Jesualdus Birrittella, record no. 1183, 21 July 1837, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11555-101548-19?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-PTL:351041801,351041802,351589901 : accessed 9 April 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1816-1837 > image 608 of 615; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].
7. ↑ Death of Angela Colletti, record no. 1296, 23 July 1837, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11555-101486-16?cc=2046915 : accessed 22 April 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1837-1843 > image 76 of 194; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
8. ↑ Marriage of Philippi Governali and Anna Ma. Birrittella. (1840, September 17). Record no. 1007. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DT6S-64Z?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351561801 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 154 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
9. ↑ Marriage of Petri Birrittella and Anna Trumbatore, record no. 1387, 4 June 1843, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DT6S-ZWQ?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351561801 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 192 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
10. ↑ Marriage of Josephi Birrittella and Lucia Triolo, record no. 1599, 24 July 1864, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDF-JK?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L2S%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351102301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 180 of 356; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
11. ↑ Estratto d'atto di morte, Anna Maria Birrittella, 30 December 1879, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9971-H9CJ-G?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-FZ9%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352307101 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Allegati (nati, matrimoni, morti) 1875-1880 > image 2372 of 2992; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).