Caterina Morello is born 3 March 1851 in her parents' home in via San Michele Arcangelo, Corleone. Caterina is the daughter of Giuseppe Morello, age 39, agricola (farmer), and Maria Grizzaffi, age 30. Her birth is reported by her father.
She is baptized the next day, named after her maternal grandmother. Her godparents are Michaele Listi and Vincenza Miceli, a married couple.
Caterina marries Biagio Cascio on 20 June 1868 in the Church, and on 18 July in the civil record. There are two sets of civil marriage allegati for this couple: the 1867 allegati contain their birth records, while the 1868 records include these as well as their final marriage publication. Caterina's parents are living at this time.
Caterina and Biagio have at least ten children: two daughters named Giovanna (1869 and 1880), Leoluca (1872), Giuseppe (1875), Calogero (1877), Maria (1882), Giuseppa (1885), Carmelo (1887), Antonina (1890)[1], and Angelo (1893).
The surviving Giovanna marries Pietro Majuri on 13 November 1897, when she is seventeen.
Giuseppe marries his first cousin Biagia Cascio on 18 November 1902. This record contains a dispensation due to second degre consanguinity.
Estratto d'atto di nascita, Caterina Morello, record no. 165, 4 March 1851
Baptism of Catharinam Morello, 4 March 1851
1867 registro degli atti di pubblicazione di matrimonio, Biagio Cascio and Caterina Morello
Marriage of Blasio Cascio and Catharina Morello, record no. 1873, 20 June 1868
Marriage of Biagio Cascio and Caterina Morello, 18 July 1868
Baptism of Joanna Castro, 7 July 1869
Death of Joanna Cascio, 13 April 1871
Baptism of Leoluca Cascio, 9 August 1872
Baptism of Joseph Cascio, 10 February 1875
Calogerus Cascio, 4 November 1877
Baptism of Joanna Cascio, 1 June 1880
Birth of Maria Cascio, 12 November 1882
Baptism of Maria Cascio, Record No. 600, 12 November 1882
Baptism of Josepha Cascio, 15 September 1885
Baptism of Carmelus Cascio, record no. 654, 10 December 1887
Birth of Angelo Cascio, 7 November 1893
Marriage of Petrus Majuri and JOanna Cascio, record no. 73, 13 November 1897
Marriage of Joseph Cascio and Blasia Cascio, record no. 74, 18 November 1902
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