Onofrio Becchina (abt. 1772)

Born about 1772 in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy [uncertain]

Husband of Anna Mangiaracina — married 5 May 1817 in Santissimo Rosario, Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Onofrio was born in the 1700s before 1797 but probably earlier ^[1], son of Calogero Becchina and Gaudenzia Cottone ^[2]. He married Giovanna Giarraputo, date unknown, and later married Giuseppa Lombardo, date unknown. In 1817, he married the widow Anna Mangiaracina ^[3], who may have also gone by the name Maria Mangiaracina.

Research Notes

The connection of this man with daughter Audenzia and son Calogero is entirely circumstantial. The glitch is that we know that this man married Anna Mangiaracina, and his son and daughter have Maria Mangiaracina as their mother. The evidence in support of connecting this Onofrio to Audenzia and Calogero is (1) the father is Onofrio Becchina, not a common name; (2) the father's DOB around 1772 works with this man having a 3rd wife by 1817; (3) this man's mother was named Gaudenzia (aka Audenzia) and his father was named Calogero, and that matches the name of the daughter and son of Maria Mangiaracina. In short, I think Anna Mangiaracina and Maria Mangiaracina are the same woman. If wrong, I'll have to separate the children Audenzia and Calogero eventually and give them different parents. Coleman-10547 21:56, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ See Birth note.
2. ↑ Parents are named in his marriage records.
3. ↑ See Marriage 1817 note.

• Birth year: based on his age, 50, in the 1822 birth record for daughter Audenzia. Note that the connection to Audenzia is tentative. See Research notes.
• Marriage to Giovanna Giarraputo: the record of Onofrio's 1817 marriage states that he was the widower of Giovanna Giarraputo, his first wife.
• Marriage to Giuseppa Lombardo: the record of Onofrio's 1817 marriage states that he was the widower of Giuseppa Lombardo, his 2nd wife.
• Marriage 1817 to Anna Mangiaracina: Image of the source record is attached. Record is from the church S.S. Rosario in Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy . . . [Top left dated 5 May 1817.] ... Onophrium Becchina, widower of 1st place Joanna Giarraputo, 2nd place Josepha Lombardo, legal and natural son of the late Calogeri and Audentia Cottone, his then wife, AND Annam Mangiarracina, widow of Ignatii Bilello, legal and natural daughter of the late Luciae Gulotta and Dominicae Mangiarracina, ...