Rosaria was probably born in the early- to mid-1700s, before 1738. She married Giovanni Sortino and they had several children. She passed away after 15 February 1779.
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Birth year: no source. I am assuming that she was at least 16 years older than daughter Maria who was born prior around 1754.
Marriage to Giovanni Sortino: 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 February 1779 marriage record of son Giuseppe indicates that his mother Rosaria is living.
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