Giovanni Sortino (bef. 1738 - bef. 1766)

Born before 1738 in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 12 Oct 1766 at about age 28 in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy [uncertain]

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Biography

Giovanni was probably born in the early- to mid-1700s before 1738. He married Rosaria Viola and they had at least 3 children who lived to adulthood and marriage. Giovanni died before 12 October 1766.

Sources

• Birth year: no source. I am assuming that he is at least 16 years older than daughter Maria, who was born around 1754.
• Marriage to Rosaria Viola: Giovanni and Rosaria are named as parents in the 1779 marriage record of son Giuseppe. Ancestry.com. Image of the source record attached to a family tree. Record is from the church of S.S. Rosario in Santa Margherita di Belice, Sicily. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/52611790/person/302124347530/media/ed34fd00-2db9-427a-b271-ae53fb2d53dd . . . [2nd entry on right dated 15 Feb 1779.] ... Josephum Sortino, single, legal and natural son of the late Joannis and the living Rosaria Viola, his then wife, AND Margaritam Giambalvo, likewise single, legal and natural daughter of the late Joseph and the living Antonina Montalbano, his then wife, ...
• Death: the October 1766 marriage record for daughter Maria indicates that her father Giovanni is deceased.