Rosalia Talamo (1797 - 1843)

Born 1797 in Alia, Sicilia

Died 16 Jun 1843 at about age 46 in Alia, Sicilia

Rosalia Talamo has Italian Roots.

Biography of Rosalia TALAMO of 1797

Rosalia Talamo was born 1797 in Alia, Sicilia, the daughter of Giuseppe Talamo and Francesca Unknown.

Rosalia Talamo is a possible sister or niece or cousin to Leonarda Talamo who married Rosario Centanni, II who was born 1773.

Rosalia Talamo married Giachino Drago, who was born 1788, in Alia, Sicilia They married about 1814

Rosalia Talamo and her husband Giachino Drago, had several children:

1. Gaetano Maria Drago, born 1815, who married Olivia Taravella born 1791 on July 15, 1838, the widow of Nicolo Alello Vilardo, and later remarried to Grazia Maria Vilardo, born 1821, on February 16, 1851, the widow of Calogero DiBella
2. Sebastiano Drago, twin of Damiano, born March 1, 1822 (Record # 174)
3. Damiano Drago, twin of Sebastiano, born March 1, 1822 (Record # 175)
4. Rosalia Francesca Drago, born November 19, 1828.
5. Francesca Drago, born 1831, who passed away at the age of 6 on August 7, 1837 during the Great Cholera Epidemic, four days after her younger brother Vincenzo Drago listed below.
6. Calogera Drago, born 1831, who married Cosmio Damiano Mangialatte on August 25, 1855.
7. Vincenzo Drago, born September 23, 1834, and passed away at the age of 3 years on August 3, 1837 during the Great Cholera Epidemic which killed hundreds of people in Alia, Sicilia.

Rosalia Talamo's family was greatly affected by the Great Cholera Epidemic of 1837. She lost two daughters in August 1837. Her oldest son married a widow the following year. She may have been weakened by the epidemic, as she lost her own life by 1843.

Rosalia Talamo survived the Great Cholera Epidemic, and passed away June 16, 1843 in Alia, Sicilia at the age of 46, leaving her husband a widower. Her youngest daughter Calogera Drago was only 12 when Rosalia Talamo died.

Sources

• Italian BMD Records on familysearch.org

"Italia, Morti e Sepolture, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLK-GL6 : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo, 16 Jun 1843; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference yr 1843 rn 61; FHL microfilm 1,331,917.

• "Italia Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVBC-C4J : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Sebastiano Drago, 01 Mar 1822; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference I1 cn20A; FHL microfilm 1,331,906.

• "Italia Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVBC-C42 : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Damiano Drago, 01 Mar 1822; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference I1 cm20B; FHL microfilm 1,331,906.

• "Italia Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKMV-ZVN : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Vincenzo Drago, ; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference item 6 p 12; FHL microfilm 1,331,908.

• "Italia Matrimoni, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK32-MLQ : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Gaetano Drago and Oliva Taravella, 15 Jul 1838; citing Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, reference 30, p 59; FHL microfilm 1,355,568.

• "Italia Matrimoni, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK32-8LM : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Gaetano Maria Drago and Grazia Maria Vilardo, 16 Feb 1851; citing Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, reference 14, p 27; FHL microfilm 1,355,569.

• "Italia Matrimoni, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK32-XYP : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Cosimo Damiano Mangialatte and Calogera Drago, 25 Aug 1855; citing Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, reference 35, p 69; FHL microfilm 1,355,569.

• "Italia, Morti e Sepolture, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLN-ND8 : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Vincenzo Drago, 04 Aug 1837; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference yr 1837 rn 212; FHL microfilm 1,331,916.

• "Italia, Morti e Sepolture, 1809-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLN-JYT : accessed 9 June 2016), Rosalia Talamo in entry for Francesca Drago, 07 Aug 1837; citing Alia, Palermo, Italy, reference yr 1837 rn 223; FHL microfilm 1,331,916.

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