Carmelo Faldetta

MastroCarmelo Faldetta

Born: about 1780 ~ Sutera,Caltanissetta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Married: Marianna Piaxxa: 9 February 1807 ~ Mussomeli,Caltanissetta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died: about 1839 - 1841

Meaning of Faldetta (fahl-DEHT-tuh): unknown
Two downward arrow links are shown in the Heritage Path,
because Carmelo had two daughters who were separate ancestors of Angela Bongiovanni.

As yet, no primary record of baptism has been found for Mastro Carmelo Faldetta. His name, approximate birth and death dates, profession (Master Cabinetmaker) and the name of his wife Maria Anna Rotulo/Rizzona/Piazza are known from his marriage record (1), and from the baptism, marriage and death records of his children: for example the baptism records of his daughters Maria Carmela (2) and Paolina (3).

The names recorded for Carmelo and Maria Anna varied. Carmelo was listed as Carmelus Faldetta Sutera in his marriage record, and simply as Carmelus or Carmelo Sutera in subsequent records. Maria Anna was variously recorded with the surname Rotulo, Rizzone and Piazza. Their basic surnames undoubtedly were Faldetta and Piazza, and Sutera, Rizzone and Rotula were likely 'ngiuria', that is, personal or family nicknames. Carmelo's surname probably included Sutera as an indicator of his village of origin. Maria Anna's Rotulo was the surname of her mother Rosa.

1) The marriage record of Carmelo Faldetta and Maria Anna Rotulo is in Latin. Some words are illegible or undecipherable, but the key elements are understood.

From Matrimonii Ecclesiastici (Canonical [church] marriage records)

From Mussomeli Registri Ecclesiastici, Chiesa San Giovanni Battista Film 2013877
1807 Marriages, Page 365, Carmelus Faldetta Surtera et Maria Anna Rotulo, FamilySearch image 461/6628

Anno Dni Millmo Octingmo Septimo IX Ind 1807^{Die nona Februarii}

Carmelus Faldetta
Sutera
~
et
Maria Anna
Rotulo
~

Demo premis tribus diebus continuis festivis de preced
inglo Missar ~ ~ quarus prima fuit die 11. secunda fuit
die 18. tertia die 25 Januarii p. p. habito eff. nul
loque legmo, aut Canco impedim. detecto, Ego Sac Iratius
Cumbo de permi Archipr lica interrogavi Carmelum
Faldetta inn. fil. leg. & nat. qdm Joseph et Paulinć Faldetta
olim jug Civ Sutera; et Maria Anna pariter inn. fil. leg. & nat. qdm Leonardi et viv. Rosa Rotulo olim jug M. hus Teć Eorus
que mutuo consenso per verba de prin habito Solem Ma
trim conjunxi pnbus novis Testibus Vinc, Mancuso, et M. Jose pho Guarino. Deinde juxta S:R:Eccl: bonadm nuptialis
in facie missa Sacmo eisde de lic. it imperitivi Rev
Sac. D, Franciscus Alimeda Obrenta est facultus M. C.
Epoli Agrna sub die 7 Febr 1807 et portata in hac Sph. C.
sub die 8 ejde Feb 1807

Year of our Lord One thousand Eighthundred seven IX Ind 1807^{Day Nine of February}

Carmelo Faldetta
Sutera
~
and
Maria Anna
Rotulo
~

~ ~ before mass on three consecutive feast days ~ ~ ~
~ ~ of which the first was day 11, the second was
day 18, te third was day 25 of January, ~ ~ ~ without
legal or Canonical objections found, I Priest Orazio
Cumbo with permission of the Archdiocese asked Carmelo
Faldetta single legitimate and natural son of the late
                         Giuseppe and Paolina Faldetta
once a married couple of the City of Sutera; and Maria
       Anna likewise single legitimate and natural daughter of the late Leonardo and the living Rosa Rotulo, once a
           married couple of Mussomeli, this place for their
mutual consent by their word. Having it, in Solemn Mat-rimony I joined them before Witnesses Vincenzo Mancuso, and Master Giuseppe Guarino. This with the approval sent
               by Reverend Priest Don Francesco Alimeda
        of the diocese of Agrigento on 7 February 1807 and
received on 8 February 1807

2) Carmelo's daughter Maria Carmela's record from church Baptismi (Baptism) records

From Mussomeli Registri Ecclesiastici 2013876, 1811 Baptisms, Page 152, FamilySearch image 369 of 6580
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS86-SJ7T?i=368&cat=730190
Maria Carmela Isabella Faldetta

M^r Carmelus Fal-
detta p^r
Maria Carmela Isa-
bella f^a

Anno Dⁿⁱ Millmo Octingmo undecimo septimo 14 Ind 1811    ¹⁵²
                    Die 15 Maii
Ego Sac^s Petrus Messina Capp^us Sacer^s huius P. E. baptizavi infantem heri hora 21 circit^r ex M^ro Carmelo, et Ma-
ria Anna Faldetta jug. natam. Cui impositum fuit no-
men Maria Carmela Isabella. Pⁿⁱ fuere Rosarius Min-
goia et Isabella, uxor Andreae Messina Caliato.
             _____________________________________

M^aster Carmelo
Faldetta
f^ather
Paolina
d^aughter

Year of O^{ur Lord}One Thousand Eight hundred eleven Index 14 1811 ¹⁵²
Day eleventh of May
I, Priest Pietro Messina, Sacramental Chaplain, baptized an infant girl born yesterday at a^bout hour 21, of M^asterCarmelo & Ma-
ria Anna Faldetta a married couple, a child who was given the na-
me Maria Carmela Isabella. God^parents were Rosario Min-
goia and Isabella, wife of Andrea Messina Caliato.

2) Carmelo's daughter Maria Carmela's record from church Baptismi (Baptism) records

From Mussomeli Registri Ecclesiastici 2013876, 1817 Baptisms, Page 278, FamilySearch image 433 of 6580
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS86-SZV?i=432&cat=730190
Paulina Paschala Elisabeth Faldetta

M^r Carmelus
Faldetta
p^r
Paulina
f^a

Anno Dⁿⁱ Millmo Octigmo decimo septimo V Ind:     1817     ²⁷⁸             _____________________________________
                  Die vigesima Septima Maii
             _____________________________________
                           Eodem Die
Ego Sac: Antoninus Nigrelli ex Dⁿⁱ Archi^pti licentia bapti:
zavi infantem heri hora secunda circ^r natam ex M^ro
Carmelo Faldetta et Maria Anna Rizzona jugbus cui impositum
fuit nomen Paulina Paschala Elisabeth. Pⁿⁱ fuere Paulus
filius Andreae Messina Caliato, et Elisabeth, uxor eusdem.
             _____________________________________

M^aster Carmelo
Faldetta
f^ather
Paolina
d^aughter

Year of O^{ur Lord}One Thousand Eight hundred seventeen Index V 1817    ²⁷⁸             _____________________________________
                  Day twenty-seventh of May
             _____________________________________
                    Same Day (as above)
I, Priest Antonino Nigrelli by authority of the Arch^priest bapti-
zed an infant girl born yesterday at a^bout the second hour, of M^aster
Carmelo Faldetta & Maria Anna Rizzona a married couple, a child who was given the name Paolina Pasquala Elisabetta. God^parents were Paolo
son of Andrea Messina Caliato, & Elisabetta, wife of Andrea.

Carmelo Faldetta married Maria Anna Rotulo/Piazza in Mussomeli on 9 February 1807

Known Children

Carolina (Carola Maria) Faldetta 20 Feb 1808 ~ 4 Aug 1891 (Married Vincenzo La Greca)
                                                                                   (ancestors of Robert Amico)

Maria Carmela Isabella Faldetta 14 May 1811 ~ bef 19 Aug 1860 (Married Giuseppe Spoto)
                                                                                                      (ancestors of Angela Bongiovanni)

Paolina Pasquala Elisabetta Faldetta 26 May 1817 ~ 6 May 1895 (Married Salvatore Lanza)
                                                                                                      (ancestors of Angela Bongiovanni)

Antonina Faldetta 7 Oct 1820 ~ ?

Rita Faldetta 6 Jul 1823 ~ ?

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