Lucia Riina, the daughter of Gioachino Riina and Maria Gennusa, is born and baptized on 6 December 1830 in Corleone. Her godparents are Gaetano Terrusa and his daughter, Giuseppa Terrusa.[1] She is named after her father's first wife.
Lucia marries at least twice, first to Francesco Leggio (or Liggio), son of Salvatore Leggio and Lucia Cortimiglia, on 17 September 1848.[2]
After Francesco's death in January 1850,[3] Lucia remarries, to Vincenzo di Carlo, son of Francesco di Carlo and the late Lucia Marino, on 17 February 1851. Her parents are both still living.[4]
Lucia and Vincenzo have at least five children: Francesco (1852), Gaetano (c. 1862), Calogero (c. 1863), Lucia (1865), and Leoluca (1867).
Francesco is born 20 January 1852 at via S. Giuliano in Corleone. His parents are Vincenzo Di Carlo, 22 (b. 1830), agricola (farmer), and Lucia Riina, 21 (b. 1831). In his daughter Francesca Paola's civil birth record, Francesco is identified as a contadino (peasant).[5]
Lucia is born on 4 January 1865.
Leoluca is baptized on 2 June 1867.
Lucia Riina's daughter from her first marriage, Lucia Leggio, marries Vincenzo Palmeri on 24 September 1871.
Francesco marries Biagia Cascio on 10 October 1880.
Calogero marries Aurora Concerti on 5 November 1883 in Corleone.[6]
Vincenzo and Lucia's daughter, Lucia di Carlo, marries Nicolo' di Puma in 1886.[7]
Leoluca marries Paola Liggio in April 1894.
Salvatore marries Liboria Leoluchina Streva in 1895. By this time, Vincenzo has died.[8]
Gaetano marries Lucia Aucata (perhaps Arcata) in New York City on 25 October 1896.
Sources
↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12406-6506-77?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1827-1836 > image 168 of 327; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Francisci Leggio and Lucia Riina, record no. 1967, 17 September 1848, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-64968-72?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 251 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11621-44540-74?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1848-1862 > image 255 of 710; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Vincentii di Carlo and Lucia Riina, record no. 189, 17 February 1851, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-61691-82?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 November 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 361 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Calogerus Di Carlo and Aurora Concerti. (1883, November 5). Record no. 104. Index. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-W3Z?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Matrimoni) 1529-1951 > image 367 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Nicolaus di Puma and Lucia di Carlo, record no. 22, 22 February 1886, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-21332-88?cc=2046915 : accessed 11 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 473 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Salvator di Carlo and Liboria Leoluchina Streva, record no. 73, 17 November 1895, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-15883-53?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L23:351041801,351041802,351112201 : accessed 21 June 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1888-1902 > image 249 of 445; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
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