Bernardo Di Puma (abt. 1856)

Born about 1856 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Antonina Di Miceli — married 22 Oct 1876 (to 25 Dec 1909) in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

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Biography

Bernardo di Puma is a Corleone native resident, the son of Giuseppe di Puma and Liboria Bonanno, who married in 1838. Bernardo is named after his maternal grandfather.

Bernardo marries Antonina di Miceli, daughter of Maestro Calogero di Miceli and Salvatrice Carrabba, on 22 October 1876. His father has died by this time.^[1]

Antonina and Bernardo have at least three children: Giovanni (1891), and two sons named Gaetano (1894 and 1895).

According to the record of his death, Giovanni is born 18 August 1891 in Corleone.^[2]

The first son named Gaetano is born 9 February 1894. His father, a borgese, is out of town at the time of his birth.^[3] He is presumed to have died in infancy.

The second son named Gaetano is born 17 April 1895. This record calls his parents peasants.^[4]

Antonina dies at age 53 (b. 1856) on 25 December 1909. Bernardo survives her.^[5]

Giovanni, who is called John, dies in Chicago at age 68 on 12 October 1959.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of Bernardi di Puma and Antonina di Miceli, record no. 616, 22 October 1876, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-13046-80?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 157 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9N-VBSZ : accessed 26 February 2016), John Di Puma, 12 Oct 1959; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32361-5365-19?cc=2051639 : accessed 25 February 2016), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1893-1895 > image 151 of 743; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
4. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-32361-5150-23?cc=2051639 : accessed 1 March 2016), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1893-1895 > image 451 of 743; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
5. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-45847-9?cc=2046915 : accessed 15 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1889-1910 > image 528 of 546; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).