Giuseppa Sforza Spera

Born: 25 October 1861 ~Mussomeli, Caltanisetta, Sicily, Italy
Married to Salvatore Bellanca: 6 April 1879 ~Mussomeli
Died: ?
~?

Meaning of Sforza [s-FORTS-uh]: strives, tries

Meaning of Spera [SPEHR-uh]: hope

 
 
 
 
 

        From about 1820 through 1860, civil birth records in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies reported the details of all births on the left side of a two-page form, reproduced below.  The right side of the record refers to Giuseppa's baptism.  It is not a baptism certificate.  It names no priest or godparents, but simply states that the birth was reported to the church and the church confirmed that the child had been baptized. 

From Mussomeli Registri Stato Civile Film 143808, 1860 Births, No. 191, Giuseppa Sforza    

 
 

       Salvatore Bellanca and  Giuseppa Sforza were married in a civil ceremony in Mussomeli's Town Hall on Sunday, 6 April 1879, with Councilman Salvatore Mistretta officiating.  I haven't located the record of their church marriage, but they likely were married in church within a day before or after their civil ceremony.


RECORDS OF CIVIL MARRIAGE


Year 1879, day 6 April
at hour 7:00 PM, in the Town Hall
of __________________________________________, open to the public. 
      Before me Salvatore Mistretta, Councilman, assistant to the Mayor who is busy. 
   
Official of the Civil Record, dressed in official garb, have appeared in person: 
1st: Salvatore Bellanca, bachelor, age 23; *Villager,
born in Mussomeli, living in Mussomeli, son of the living Gaeta-
no
resident of Mussomeli, and of Paolina Tuzzeo,
a resident of Mussomeli; 2nd: Giuseppa Sforza, maiden,
age 17, *Commoner, born in Mussomeli,  living in
Mussomeli,  daughter of  the late Giusto, a resident of Mussomeli,
and of the late Salvatrice Spoto, resident of Mussomeli; who
asked that I join them in marriage; to this effect they presented me with documents
as
described below, and through examination of these and those already produced when requesting banns, all of which, supported by my review, I insert in the volume of attachments to this register, resulting in no objection to the celebration of their matrimony, I have read to the couple articles one-thirty, one-thirty-one and
one-thirty-two of the Civil Code, and
asked the groom if he intends to take as wife here-present Giuseppa
Sforza
, and of her if she intends to take as husband here-present
Salvatore Bellanca; and as they have each answered yes
with full understanding, and as have the witnesses indicated below,
I have pronounced in the name of the Law that
the couple is joined in marriage. at this certification were present:
Salvatore Castiglione
age 39, *Laborer, and
Vincenzo Massaro age 40, *Villager,
both living in this Town. 
This record is presented with the certification
of
the marriage banns  published on day 23 and 30
of last month, March.
 The above matrimony has received the consent of the parents of the groom and the family of the bride, as explained in the request for banns.
 This document was read to those assembled, and is signed
by me alone, because they said they are illiterate.
                 

The Official of the Civil Record
[Signed]  
Gerlando Mistretta
 
 


Number
twenty-eight
~*~

 Salvatore Bellanca
 Giuseppa Sforza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   * Indicates the occupation.

From Mussomeli Registri Stato Civile Film 1963947, 1879 Marriages, No. 28, Salvatore Bellanca & Giuseppa Sforza      

 
 

Giuseppa Sforza Spera married Salvatore Bellanca on 6 April 1879, in Mussomeli

Known Children

Vincenza Bellanca  20 Apr 1880 ~ ?
~ (Married Salvatore Iacono [Yocko])
Paolina Bellanca  22 March 1883 ~ 1972 ~
(Married Salvatore Lanza)
Salvatrice Bellanca  ? ~ ?
~ (Married Guercio)
Gaetano Bellanca  ? ~ ?

 
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Gaetano & Rosina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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