Francesco Spatafora (1910 - 2006)

Born 1 Feb 1910 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

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Died 4 Jul 2006 at age 96 in Corleone

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Biography

Birth

Francesco was born in 1910 in Corleone, the son of Salvatore and Maria Antonia Gennaro and baptized on February 4, his godfather was Giovanni Grizzaffi.^[1] His siblings are Lucia, Leoluchina, Rosa, Maria, Vincenzo, Lorenzo.

Marriage

He married Gioachina Ferrantello, the daughter of Liborio, called Gina in 1944, 16 January. The had together three children: Maria Antonia, Salvatore and Liborio.

Vincenzo and his older brother, Francesco, are among 64 people, most of them from Corleone, who are defendants in a trial in Bari, Italy. The brothers witnessed a triple homicide.^[2]

He worked in agriculture until 86 years old. He was an hard worker. He was an expert about viticulture and wheat.

Sources

1. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-68998-33?cc=2046915 : accessed 18 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1906-1911 > image 367 of 437; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ Zingales, Leone. "Provenzano: Il Re di Cosa Nostra." Accessed online 24 January 2016.

• Battesimo di Francesco Spatafora

"Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-68998-33?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-ZNG:351041801,351041802,351312801 : accessed 7 March 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1906-1911 > image 367 of 437; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo [Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo].