Rosa Geraci (abt. 1741 - 1803)

Born about 1741 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Wife of Leoluca Gioachino Grizzaffi — married 25 Apr 1761 (to 31 Jan 1803) in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1803 at about age 62 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Biography

Rosa Geraci is born around 1741 in Corleone, the daughter of Stefano Geraci and Anna Maria Bavuso.

Rosa marries Leoluca Grizzaffi on 25 April 1761. Her parents are living.^[1]

They have at least six children: Anna Maria (c. 1761), Maria (1768), Bernardo (1770), Bernarda (1774), Francesca Paola (1777), and Giuseppa (1778).

I estimate Anna Maria is 20 (b. 1761) when she marries.

Maria is born 24 August 1768 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are Giovanni and Rosalia Briganti, a married couple.^[2]

Bernardo is born and baptized 16 September 1770. His godparents are Antonino and Giuseppa Dragna, a married couple.^[3]

Bernarda is born 30 July 1774 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are Maestro Sebastiano di Palermo and Rosa, wife of Maestro Girolamo Inserra.^[4]

Francesca Paola is born 1 April 1777 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are Simone Gagliano and Francesca, wife of Antonino di Gregorio.^[5]

Giuseppa is born and baptized 15 December 1778. Her godparents are Stefano Guagliardo and Anna Maria Grizaffi, wife of Maestro Pietro.^[6]

Anna Maria marries Gioachino Terrusa on 29 April 1781. This record calls her mother Rosa Greco.

Maria marries Gaetano Cortimiglia on 11 January 1789. Her parents are both living.

Leoluca dies at age 60 (b. 1743) on 31 January 1803.

Death of Rosa

Rosa dies later that year at age 62 (b. 1741), on 17 July 1803.^[7] There is a duplicate of her death record that gives her age of death as 63.^[8]

Giuseppa marries twice, first to Bernardo Ciavarello, on 20 March 1805. I have estimated Giuseppa is the same age as her second husband, based on his reported age at death. By this estimate, she marries for the first time at age 27.

Giuseppa remarries on 9 February 1839, to Bernardo di Leonardo.

Giuseppa survives her second husband, who dies at age 78 (b. 1778) on 19 August 1856.

Giuseppa dies at age 85 (b. 1780) on 7 March 1865. This record calls her mother Gioachina Terrusa.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of Leonisluca Grizaffi and Rosa Geraci, record no. 988, 25 April 1761, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11574-26718-1?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-3TG:351041801,351041802,351502201 : accessed 11 June 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1741-1764 > image 304 of 344; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Baptism of Maria Grizaffi, 25 August 1768, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12345-16740-31?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 March 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1764-1774 > image 283 of 507; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ Baptism of Bernardus Grizaffi, 16 September 1770, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12345-16534-29?cc=2046915 : accessed 26 March 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1764-1774 > image 355 of 507; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ Baptism of Bernarda Grizaffi, 31 July 1774, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12345-21052-95?cc=2046915 : accessed 10 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1774-1776 > image 72 of 187; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
5. ↑ Baptism of Francisca Paula Grizzaffi, 2 April 1777, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11631-192501-77?cc=2046915 : accessed 1 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1776-1779 > image 15 of 130; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
6. ↑ Baptism of Josepha Grizaffi, 15 December 1778, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11631-194923-83?cc=2046915 : accessed 4 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1776-1779 > image 94 of 130; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
7. ↑ Death of Rosa Grizzaffi, 17 July 1803, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11553-153933-83?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-L2S:351041801,351041802,351382801 : accessed 19 September 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1796-1815 > image 201 of 274; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
8. ↑ Death of Rosa Grizzaffi, 17 July 1803, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11553-152272-19?cc=2046915 : accessed 26 September 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1796-1810 > image 276 of 428; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Marriage of Jacobi la Terrusa and Anna Maria Grizaffi, record no. 1654, 29 April 1781

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11574-25645-97?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-3T5:351041801,351041802,351504201 : accessed 10 May 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1764-1782 > image 254 of 287; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Marriage of Cajetani Curtimiglia and Maria Grizzaffi, record no. 478, 11 January 1789

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-58541-76?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZ3:351041801,351041802,351559801 : accessed 14 March 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1783-1797 > image 138 of 328; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Death of Leolucas Grizzaffi, 31 January 1803

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11553-152414-71?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-L2S:351041801,351041802,351382801 : accessed 19 September 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1796-1815 > image 187 of 274; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Marriage of Bernardo Ciavarello and Josepha Grizzaffi, record no. 534, 20 March 1805

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-62095-88?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZ9:351041801,351041802,351561001 : accessed 8 December 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1798-1832 > image 153 of 592; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Marriage of Bernardo di Leonardo and Josepha Grizzaffi, record no. 865, 9 February 1839

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-62206-25?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS:351041801,351041802,351561801 : accessed 11 Nov 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 140 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Death of Josepha Grizzaffi, 7 March 1865

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11621-47655-16?cc=2046915&wc=MG3H-2NP:351041801,351041802,351125501 : accessed 1 January 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1854-1868 > image 407 of 483; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].