no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Francesca Cascio (1816 - 1879)

Francesca "Francisca" Cascio
Born in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 15 Oct 1837 (to 13 Mar 1856) in Corleone, Palermo, Italymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 63 in Corleone, Palermo, Italymap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Justin Cascio private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 11 Apr 2014
This page has been accessed 847 times.

Contents

Biography

Francesca lo Cascio is born 8 February 1816 and baptized the next day. She is the daughter of Giuseppe lo Cascio and Maria Oliveri. Her godparents are Francesco and her paternal aunt Lucia Palazzo, a married couple who live near her family on via Sant'Elena in Corleone.

In 1831, Francesca's sister, Giovanna, marries Giuseppe Ligotino, on 29 April.

Francesca marries Salvatore Ligotino[1], a farmer, and the first cousin of Giuseppe, on 15 October 1837. It is the first marriage for them both. Salvatore's father, also named Giuseppe, is living, and his mother has recently died during the cholera epidemic.

Salvatore and Francesca have at least seven children: Biagia (1838), Maria (1841), Giovanna (1843), Giuseppe (1846), two sons named Leoluca (1849 and 1851), and Lucia (1855).

Biagia is born and baptized on 19 September 1838. Her godparents are her maternal uncle Leoluca Cascio and his wife, Giovanna.

Francesca's sister, Carmela, marries Vincenzo Ligotino, brother of Giovanna's husband, Giuseppe, on 13 January 1840.

Maria is born 29 January 1841 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are her paternal uncle Vincenzo and maternal aunt Carmela Ligotino, a married couple.

Giovanna is born and baptized on 24 August 1843. She shares a name with a maternal aunt who also marries a Ligotino brother. Her godparents are Michaele and Concetta Virgadamo, brother and sister.

Giuseppe is born and baptized 7 December 1846. His baptismal record appears in the church matrimonial records for 1871-78, on the same certificate with that of Lucia Palumbo. No other evidence of their marriage has been found.

The first son named Leoluca is born and baptized on 8 December 1849. His godparents are Domenico Vinci and Biagia di Palermo, wife of Giuseppe (whose last name is not given). He dies on 15 August 1850 at nine months of age.

The second son named Leoluca is born 11 November 1851 to Salvatore Ligotino, age 40, agricola (farmer), and Francesca Cascio, age 36, of Corleone, via S. Elena.

Salvatore dies at age 46 (b. 1810) on 13 March 1856. Francesca survives him.

Biagia marries Giovanni Riina on 14 September 1856.

Maria marries Rocco Provenzano on 25 October 1858.

Giuseppe marries Rosa Cannaliato on 23 September 1878. This record includes a dispensation for consanguinity. They are second cousins, once removed.

Francesca dies at age 63 on 18 July 1879, the widow of Salvatore.

Giovanna marries Biagio Pollara on 29 September 1879.


Paternity of Lucia

A Church High Court hearing is held 25 years after the fact, to determine who is Lucia's father. Her mother is charged with having had relations with both Salvatore, her husband, and with Vincenzo Ligotino. She denies the accusation. Mention is made of there being at least two Vincenzo Ligotinos of Francesca's acquaintance: the husband of Agata di Miceli (who has passed away by this time), and the husband of Carmela Cascio, her sister, who testifies.

According to the written record found in the Church matrimonial records for 1880-89 and dated 8 Nov. 1880, the Court concludes that Francesca's husband is the natural and legitimate father of Lucia.

Those testifying include Giuseppe Ligotino and Vincenzo Ligotino (Maria's godfather), sons of the late Salvatore and of Anna Maria Nuncio (an error, I believe, actually Puccio), borgesi, of ages 75 and 70, respectively. Giuseppe is married to Giovanna Cascio, Francesca's sister. Vincenzo's wife is Carmela, another of Francesca's sisters.

The story of this inquiry is on its own page, here.

More on Francesca's Children

Shortly after the paternity hearing, Lucia marries Giovanni Provenzano, a widower, on 27 November 1880. Giovanni's first wife is Lucia's maternal cousin, Giovanna Ligotino, daughter of Vincenzo and Carmela.

Giuseppe marries Rosa Cannaliato's sister, Maria, on 23 October 1881.

Francesca's daughter, Maria, dies at age 41 (b. 1841) on 22 March 1882. Her husband, Rocco, survives her.

Leoluca dies at age 58 on 26 May 1910. His wife, Maria, survives him.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-109445-0?cc=2046915 : accessed 6 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1880-1889 > image 219 of 468; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
  2. ↑ Death of Leoluca Ligotino, record no. 118, 26 May 1910, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-43759-6?cc=2046915 : accessed 26 March 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1889-1910 > image 535 of 546; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Baptism of Francisca lo Cascio, 9 February 1816

Marriage of Salvatore Ligotino and Francisca lo Cascio, record no. 525, 15 October 1837

Baptism of Blasiam Ligotino, 19 September 1838

Baptism of Mariam Ligotino, 30 January 1841

Baptism of Joannam Ligotino, 24 August 1843

Certificate of baptism of Josephus Ligotino, 7 December 1846

Baptism of Leolucas Ligotino, 8 December 1849

Death of Leolucas Ligotino, record no. 354, 15 August 1850

Estratto d'Atto di Nascita, Leoluca Ligotino, 11 November 1851

Baptism of Lucia Ligotino, 12 March 1855

Death of Salvator Ligotino, 13 March 1856

Marriage of Joannis Riina and Blasia Ligotino, record no. 740, 14 September 1856

Marriage of Rochi Provenzano and Maria Ligotino, record no. 962, 25 October 1858

Marriage of Josephi Ligotino and Rosa Cannaliato, record no. 899, 23 September 1878

Death of Francisca Cascio, 18 July 1879

Marriage of Blasio Pollara and Joanna Ligotino, record no. 1022, 29 September 1879

First page of letter regarding High Court hearing into paternity of Lucia Ligotino, in 1880-89, Corleone, volume of Church matrimonial documents

Marriage of Joannis Provenzano and Lucia Ligotino, record no. 1205, 27 November 1880

Marriage of Leoluca Ligotino, record no. 166, 23 October 1881

Death of Maria Ligotino, record no. 74, 22 March 1882





Is Francesca your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francesca: Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Featured Eurovision connections: Francesca is 38 degrees from Agnetha Fältskog, 31 degrees from Anni-Frid Synni Reuß, 28 degrees from Corry Brokken, 23 degrees from Céline Dion, 32 degrees from Françoise Dorin, 32 degrees from France Gall, 37 degrees from Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, 31 degrees from Lill-Babs Svensson, 27 degrees from Olivia Newton-John, 34 degrees from Henriette Nanette Paërl, 38 degrees from Annie Schmidt and 27 degrees from Moira Kennedy on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

C  >  Cascio  >  Francesca Cascio

Categories: Cascio Name Study | Corleone, Palermo