Giovanni Provenzano (1849 - 1926)

Born 15 Jun 1849 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily

Ancestors

Husband of Giovanna Ligotino — married 11 Feb 1872 (to 11 Nov 1879) in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Husband of Lucia Ligotino — married 27 Nov 1880 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1926 at age 76 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

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Biography

Giovanni Provenzano is born 15 June 1849 and baptized the next day. He is the son of Luca Provinzano and Lucia Cutrone. His godparents are Maestro Antonino Gallo and Bernarda Cimino, a married couple.

It appears he is at least the second son with this name. A brother born in 1843 is presumed to have died in infancy.

Giovanni marries Giovanna Ligotino, daughter of Vincenzo and Carmela Cascio, on 11 February 1872. They have at least two children, both daughters named Lucia (1875 and 1877), after Giovanni's mother.

The first daughter dies on 19 March 1876 at eight months of age.

Giovanna dies at age 30 (b. 1849) on 11 November 1879.

Giovanni remarries the following year on 27 November 1880. His second wife, Lucia Ligotino, daughter of the late Salvatore and Francesca Cascio, and his first wife are first cousins on their mothers' sides. The Church matrimonial record contains a dispensation for consanguinity, due to the relationship between his wives. Before Giovanni and Lucia marry, there is a Church High Court inquiry into Lucia's paternity. The story of this inquiry is on its own page, here.

Giovanni and Lucia have at least five children: two daughters named Francesca (1883 and 1890), Leoluca (1886), and two sons named Salvatore (1888 and 1891), named after Lucia's parents.

The first daughter named Francesca is born 12 October 1883 and baptized the next day. There are no civil birth notices in the FamilySearch archives from 1883 for Corleone. However, the civil death record for Francesca, age two, tells us that her father is a borgese.

Leoluca is born 11 September 1886 in Corleone and baptized the next day. His godparents are Leoluca Grizzaffi and Giuseppa Crescimanno, who are both unmarried.^[1] He is named after his paternal grandfather. On 12 September 1886 in Corleone, Giovanni Provenzano, age 37 (b. 1849), contadino, reports the birth of his son, Leoluca, to his wife, Lucia Ligotino, in their home on via San Giovanni, #24. Witnesses are Rosario Schillaci, 35 (b. 1851), and Stefano Russo, 34 (b. 1852), contadini. They testify to the identity of Giovanni, who cannot read or write.^[2]

The first son named Salvatore is born 7 December 1888 and baptized the next day. His godparents are Cristoforo di Miceli and Vincenza Triolo. He is presumed to have died before his brother is born in 1891.

The second daughter named Francesca dies at five months of age (b. Feb) on 25 July 1890.

The second son named Salvatore is born and baptized 20 June 1891. His godparents are Calogero Russo and Rosa Cerniglia, a married couple.^[3]

Giovanni's daughter from his first marriage, the surviving Lucia, marries Giuseppe Gennaro on 1 December 1893. Lucia's cousin of the same name, Rocco's daughter, marries the previous day.

Salvatore marries Marianna Listi on 18 January 1920 in Corleone.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Leoluca Provenzano. (1886, September 12). Record no. 226. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-ZBY?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351287601 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 227 of 398; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Atti di Nascita, Leoluca Provenzano. (1886, September 12). Record no. 424. "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997B-VKVQ?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-DTL%3A351055601%2C352253401%2C352269501 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893 > image 1261 of 3063; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
3. ↑ Baptism of Salvator Provenzano, record no. 302, 20 June 1891, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-69848-10?cc=2046915 : accessed 29 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 149 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-XW4?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Matrimoni) 1529-1951 > image 580 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).

Baptism of Joannes Provenzano, 14 February 1843

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-144066-25?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZ9:351041801,351041802,351484601 : accessed 11 February 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1837-1847 > image 315 of 538; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Baptism of Joannem Provenzano, 16 June 1849

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11029-143117-47?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZ3:351041801,351041802,351493601 : accessed 11 February 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1847-1851 > image 164 of 388; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].

Marriage of Joannis Provenzano and Joanna Ligotino, record no. 28, 11 February 1872

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-13822-96?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29:351041801,351041802,351107101 : accessed 03 Sep 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 52 of 535; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Lucia Provenzano, 6 July 1875

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-136822-41?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K6D:351041801,351041802,351142201 : accessed 17 Jul 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1872-1877 > image 263 of 419; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Death of Lucia Provenzano, 19 March 1876

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-47411-15?cc=2046915&wc=MG3W-JWL:351041801,351041802,351076101 : accessed 11 Aug 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1873-1888 > image 158 of 600; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Lucia Provenzano, 5 February 1877

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-68299-23?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPX:351041801,351041802,351275901 : accessed 19 Jul 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1877-1879 > image 7 of 182; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Death of Joanna Ligotino, 11 November 1879

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-35559-17?cc=2046915&wc=MG3W-JWL:351041801,351041802,351076101 : accessed 15 Aug 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1873-1888 > image 322 of 600; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

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

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-15669-57?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29:351041801,351041802,351107101 : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 265 of 535; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Baptism of Francisca Provenzano, 13 October 1883

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-69458-24?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP8:351041801,351041802,351280701 : accessed 03 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1879-1883 > image 335 of 354; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Atti di morte, record no. 340, Francesca Provenzano, 23 September 1885

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32358-19082-38?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-DTL:351055601,352253401,352269501 : accessed 03 May 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893 > image 1056 of 3063; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Baptism of Salvator Provenzano, record no. 635, 8 December 1888

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-72769-31?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 07 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 390 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

Death of Francisca Provenzano, record no. 243, 25 July 1890

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Marriage of Joseph Gennaro and Lucia Provenzano, record no. 99, 1 December 1893

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-13335-6?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L23:351041801,351041802,351112201 : accessed 21 June 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1888-1902 > image 198 of 445; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).