Vincenzo Pasquale Vella

No primary records of my 4th-great grandfather Vincenzo Pasquale Vella's birth, marriage, or death have been found. His name is shown on the marriage and death records, below, of his son Michele. His name appears to be Pa - - on his son Michele's 1832 church death record, and Vin - - - on Michele's 1779 church marriage record. It's assumed his full name was Vincenzo Pasquale Vella, but he went by Pasquale, corroborated by the fact that his son Michele named his first son Pasquale. His children, grandchildren and subsequent generations were born in Serradifalco. It's not known where he himself was born.

Civil records were not kept in Sicily until about 1820. Before that time, records of baptism, confirmation, marriage and death were kept by the church, one of the few entities whose administrators could read or write. The official church language was Latin.

Matri moni (Marriages)

From Serradifalco Reg. Eccles. Film 2013010, 1779 Marriages, Page 94, Michael Vella andt Anna Cammarata, FamilySearch image 419/3133

Die 27: Junii 79: Premissis denunc:^bs: 3bus Diebus festivis quaras 1^afuit 30: Maj, 3:6: Junii
     inter Missara solemnia nulloq. sine leg:^mo sine Cac:^co detecto imp:^to Ego Sac^d Ant:^nus Sa . .
     huius Matricis Ecl: sub titulo S: Leonardi Archip: Michaeles Vella innup:^m f: et n: qda Vin . . .
     et viv: Mari^ae Archidipane et Anna Cammarata innup:^m f:l: et n: qda Cataldi et viv . . .
     . . . jug: interogavi eorusq: habito mutuo consa matm.o in facie Eccl conjunxi . . . .
     testibus Francisco Inzalaco et D. Paolino Marino et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Day 27 of June 1879: Marriage banns posted before Mass on 3 feast days of which the 1st
     was 30 May, then 3 and 6 June.     During the Solemn Masses no objections were noted, neither
      legal nor canonical^. I, Priest Antonio Sa[lerno] Archpriest [of] this Mother Church of San
     Leonardo, joined Michele Vella, bachelor natural son of the late Vin[cenzo] and the living Maria
     Arcidipane; and Anna Cammarata maiden legitimate and natural daughter of the late
     Cataldo and the living [Maria], a married couple. I interviewed them, and having received
     their mutual consent, in the eyes of the Church, I married them . . . .
     Witnesses were Francesco Inzalaco and Don Paolino Marino, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Church Death Record

Civil death records are missing for 1831 and 1832. Church records exist, but are frayed and damaged. Both the index of deaths and the actual record was used to confirm the information for Michele Vella. The record does not indicate whether his wife or parents were living or dead at the time of his death. While absence of such information is usually assumed to mean that they were living, the death records of two of Michele's children in 1824 indicate that their mother had died before that time.

[Vella Mic]hael Vir Ann^ae Cammarata ---- f^o _{142 ~}

[Vella Mic]hele Husband of Anna Cammarata - p^g 142_~

From Serradifalco Registri Ecclesiastici 2013010, 1832 Death Index, Michael Vella

From Serradifalco Registri Ecclesiastici 2013010, 1832 Deaths, p. 142, No. 53, Michael Vella

Vincenzo Pasquale Vella married Maria Arcadipane

Known Children

Michele Vella: b. abt 1762 - d. 7 Mar 1832 (Married Anna Cammarata)

	--	Origins	Genesis	Generations:	1	2	3	4
	--	Heritage	Gaetano & Rosina

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