Maria Bellanca

Born: about 1745 ~Serradifalco, Caltanisetta, Sicilia
Died: before 1828 ~ Serradifalco, Caltanisetta, Sicilia 

Meaning of Bellanca [bell-AHN-kuh]: fair-skinned, fair-haired (from blanca=bianca, white)

I have not (yet) found a birth or baptism record for my paternal great-great-grandmother Maria Bellanca. Her birth year is estimated from her age (16) given on her 1761 marriage record.  The marriage record of her daughter Maria Calabrese indicates that Maria Bellanca had died before that marriage date, 21 March 1828.

Matrimonii (Marriages)
The year on the marriage record below is obliterated, but from adjacent records, it is determined to be 1761.
	Anno    domini 1761 die 13 Xbris denunciatibus premissis tribus  diebus festivis continuis quand prima habita ~ ~  9bris secundus die 29: et tertia 30 ~ : inter ~  de monia: nulloque detecto sine Canco sine legmo ~  Ego d: Joseph Guadagnino VC Felice Calabrese filius ~  ~ natus Antonini et Rose olim jugbus huius Terrae  et Maria Bellanca fil: leg: et nate Mr: Antonini et Fran  ciscae Bellanca jugb: of this ~ ~ in hoc Matrici  interrogavi, eorum mutuo habito consensus ~  ~habita jurus licentiae ~ ~ ~  ~ eius ~ in matrimonius conjunxi p~  Mr Cataldus Lima et Mr Raymundus ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ R:S:R:Ecls: benedixi

From Serradifalco Registri Ecclesiastici 2013010,  1761 Marriages, Felice Calabrese and Maria Bellanca

Year    of our lord 1761 day 13 December - Banns were published three  consecutive feast days the first of a had ~ ~  September the second day 29: and the third 30 ~ : between ~  the contract: with neither Canonicl nor legal objections heard,  I Don Giuseppe Guadagnino joined Felice Calabrese son  ~ natural of Antonino and Rosa his late wife, of this ~  and Maria Bellanca legitimate and natural daughter of  Master Antonini and Francesca Bellanca, man and wife.  In   this Mother Church  I asked for their mutual consent ~  ~having the proper license ~ ~ ~  ~ his ~ in matrimony  joined them in the presence of ~  Master Cataldo Lima and Master Raimondo Lima  ~ ~ ~ R:S:R:Church I blessed them.