Francesco Riina is born around 1816 in Corleone, the son of Giacomo Riina and Lucia Marino.[1][2]
Francesco marries Ninfa Cicirello, daughter of Giuseppe Cicirello and Anna Maria Mannina, on 11 June 1846. His mother has died by this time.[3]
Francesco and Ninfa have at least six children: Lucia (1858), Salvatore (c. 1862), Calogero (1861), Biagio (c. 1872), Gioachino (c. 1873), and Giovanni (1901).
Lucia is born and baptized on 17 August 1858. Her godparents are Antonino Zabbia and Maria Antonia Mannina, a married couple.[4]
Calogero is born and baptized on 13 January 1861. His godparents are Maestro Gaetano Artale and Antonina Coniglio, a married couple.[5]
I estimate Salvatore is born around 1862, twenty years before he marries.
I estimate Biagio is born around 1872, twenty years before he marries.
I estimate Gioachino is born around 1873, thirty years before his second marriage. Gioachino is named after his paternal grandfather.
Lucia marries Liborio Grizzaffi on 18 November 1877.[6]
Salvatore marries Giuseppa de Luca on 5 November 1882. His parents are both still living.[7]
Lucia dies on 15 May 1885 at 27 years of age.[8] At her death, both her parents and her husband survive her.[9]
Calogero marries Francesca Marino on 4 December 1886. A dispensation obtained 1 December, required due to consanguinity, is included in this record.[10]
Biagio marries Francesca Paola Riina, of unknown relation, on 22 June 1892.[11]
Francesco dies at age 86 (b. 1816) on 9 November 1902, the widower of Ninfa Cicirello.[1]
Gioachino marries at least twice, first to Lucia Cannaliato. He remarries, to Maria Gambino, on 22 April 1903.[12]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Death of Franciscus Riina, record no. 286, 10 November 1902, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11742-42847-27?cc=2046915 : accessed 10 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Morti 1889-1910 > image 353 of 546; 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-1-159314-109581-77?cc=2046915 : accessed 6 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1880-1889 > image 245 of 468; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Francisci Riina and Nimpha Cicirello, record no. 1728, 11 June 1846, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11593-63775-69?cc=2046915 : accessed 12 June 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1832-1856 > image 227 of 443; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Certificate of baptism for Liborius Grizzaffi and Lucia Riina, 1871 church matrimonial records, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159315-41219-3?cc=2046915&wc=MG3S-ZNL:351041801,351041802,351719501 : accessed 04 Aug 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1871-1878 > image 199 of 394; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
↑ Baptism of Calogerum Riina, 13 January 1861, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-130508-18?cc=2046915 : accessed 12 June 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1858-1863 > image 232 of 388; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Salvator Riina and Josepha de Luca, record no. 138, 5 November 1882, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-13612-4?cc=2046915 : accessed 11 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 352 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Calogerus Riina and Francisca Marino, record no. 123, 4 December 1886, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-12906-57?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 502 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Blasius Riina and Francisca Paula Riina, record no. 63, 22 June 1892, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-177433-63?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Matrimoni) 1529-1951 > image 25 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ Marriage of Gioachino Riina and Maria Gambino, 22 April 1903. record no. 19, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-176000-60?cc=2046915 : accessed 9 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 11 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
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