Vincenzo Lucera (1810)

Born 18 Jul 1810 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia

Ancestors

Husband of Biagia Messina — married 4 Feb 1855 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Vincenzo Lucera is born and baptized 18 July 1810 in Corleone, the son of Maestro Davide Lucera and Francesca Pomara. His godparents are Maestro Giuseppe and Leoluchina Zangara, a married couple.^[1]

Vincenzo escapes the prison in Corleone in 1834, with four other men. Three of them are members of Rapanzino's gang: Luciano Catania, Antonino Leone, who is Vincenzo's maternal cousin, and Salvatore Pomara. The other escapee is Biagio Pennino.^[2]

Vincenzo marries Biagia Messina, daughter of the late Biagio Messina and Angela Leggio, on 4 February 1855 in Corleone.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Vincentiu Lucera, 18 July 1810, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6PN9-D4?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-FM9%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351539001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1806-1818 > image 202 of 567; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Real Segreteria di Stato presso il Luogotenente Generale in Sicilia: Ripartimento Polizia Repertorio anno 1836. Available online at http://archiviodistatodipalermo.it/files/inventari/file/1263903377anno1836.pdf. Accessed online 6 August 2015.
3. ↑ Marriage of Vincentii Lucera and Blasia Messina. (1855, February 4). Record no. 540. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DT6S-45P?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351561801 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 421 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).