Giuseppe Grizzaffi (1786 - 1844)

Born 20 Sep 1786 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Died 10 Feb 1844 at age 57 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Biography

Giuseppe Grizzaffi is born and baptized 20 September 1786 in Corleone. He is the son of Salvatore Grizaffi and Mattea Streva. His godparents are Maestro Mariano and Marianna Colletto, a married couple.^[1]

Giuseppe appears as "Josepha" in the 1811 stato delle anime, age 23 (b. 1788), living with his mother and two sisters on the road that leads from the strada di Oliva to Michele (strada che dirizze al Michele).^[2]

Giuseppe dies, reportedly at age 45 (he is 57) on 10 February 1844. The record of his death calls him Giuseppe Streva, the unmarried son of the late Salvatore Streva and Mattea Grizzaffi, reversing his parents' last names.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Joseph Grizaffi, 20 September 1786, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11631-193711-21?cc=2046915 : accessed 6 December 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1779-1791 > image 436 of 644; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Matthia Grizzaffi family, 1811 stato delle anime, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-89486-3?cc=2046915&wc=MG3M-VZ9:351041801,351041802,351646301 : accessed 15 February 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Stato delle Anime 1811-1818 > image 60 of 516; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].
3. ↑ Death of Joseph Streva, 10 February 1844, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11621-43689-34?cc=2046915&wc=MG3H-2NG:351041801,351041802,351385901 : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1842-1849 > image 16 of 190; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.