Reale family (Palermo)
Paternal grandmother Francesca Paola Reale (Palermo 1927 – 2024) was the daughter of Nicolò Reale and Rosalia Reale, first cousins both born in Palermo in 1897. The family remembered her father as «Francesco», but in his daughter's marriage record (1945) he is called Nicolò. Francesca Paola's sisters were Rosalia, Giuseppa and Rosa. After the war her father settled in Genoa, where he remarried and had more children (among them Giuseppa, who died in Genoa).
From top to bottom, from the 4×-great-grandparents down to Dario. A vertical line between two couples means that one of the spouses below is a child of the couple above. Dashed boxes = details to be verified.
* c. 1829–31
* Palermo 19 May c. 1860
of Orazio and Provvidenza Genna
* Palermo 31 Jan 1867
of Bernardo and Giacoma Rizzo
married 1893
daughter of Vincenzo
son of Pietro · «Francesco» in the family · later Genoa
Francesca Paola RealePalermo 1927 – 2024Dario's paternal grandmother
Gaetano Verghi1927 – 1999son of Antonio Verghe
From a second marriage in Genoa Nicolò had more children, among them Giuseppa († Genoa).
Dario's father
The generations, with sources
| Person | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Reale × Provvidenza Graziano Dario's 4×-great-grandparents | Children married in Palermo: Marianna (1847, to Antonino Flores) · Francesco (6 Sep 1851, to Rosalia Foresta) · Michelangelo (1853, to Michela Cardara) · Nicolò (22 Oct 1855) · Antonino (4 Nov 1859, to Antonina Natale) · Rosario (12 Apr 1862, to Giuseppa Purpura) · Giuseppe (15 Jan 1863, to Rosalia Drago) | Printed Palermo marriage indexes 1846–1855 and 1856–1865 (FamilySearch DGS 7807085) |
| Francesco Marino × Caterina Inconiglia (surname to be verified) | Parents of Francesca Paola Marino | Marriage index 1846–1855, A–Pennino (DGS 7807084, img. 1365, p. 527) |
| Nicolò Reale × Francesca Paola Marino 3×-great-grandparents; m. Palermo 22 Oct 1855, vol. 352 no. 222 | Nicolò, cabinetmaker, * c. 1829–31 (aged 36 in 1867, 40 in 1869); Francesca Paola * c. 1831–37. Children: Vincenzo (c. 1860), Pietro (1867), Filippa (1869) | Marriage index 1846–1855 (DGS 7807085, img. 35, p. 698); birth extracts of Pietro and Filippa among the supporting documents of the 1890 and 1893 marriages |
| Vincenzo Reale × Nicolina Licciardi grandmother's maternal grandparents | Vincenzo, carpenter, * Palermo 19 May c. 1860. Nicolina * Palermo Oct 1865, daughter of the late Orazio and Provvidenza Genna. Children: Nicolò (19 Dec 1890, via Porta Carini 7), Francesca Paola (Jul 1893), Rosalia (3 Aug 1897), Giuseppa (26 May 1900), Emilia, Maria Concetta (m. Palermo 1934) | Palermo banns 1888; Palermo births 1890 no. 4312 (wrongly indexed as «Biagio and Lucrezia»), 1893; decennial birth index 1896–1905 |
| Pietro Reale × Teresa Pirrone grandmother's paternal grandparents; m. Palermo Dec 1890 | Pietro, marble worker, * Palermo 31 Jan 1867. Teresa * c. 1873, daughter of Bernardo, carpenter, and the late Giacoma Rizzo. Son: Nicolò (22 Jun 1897) | Palermo banns 1890; Pietro's birth extract (1890 supporting documents); decennial birth index 1896–1905 |
| Nicolò Reale × Rosalia Reale Dario's great-grandparents | Nicolò * Palermo 22 Jun 1897 (2nd office, vol. 362, no. 2313); Rosalia * Palermo 3 Aug 1897 (2nd office, vol. 362, no. 2881). Daughters: Francesca Paola (Palermo 1927), Rosalia, Giuseppa, Rosa. Nicolò alive in 1945, later in Genoa | Palermo decennial birth index 1896–1905 (DGS 7769301, img. 1096, p. 3230); Verghi–Reale marriage 1945 |
Verghi–Reale marriage (Palermo, 31 July 1945). Celebrated in the church of S. Giacomo la Marina and transcribed in Palermo on 5 August 1945 (no. 112, part II, series A). Gaetano Verghi was 18, a labourer, born in Lercara Friddi and living in Palermo. Francesca Paola Reale was 17, a housewife, born in Palermo and living in Lercara Friddi, «daughter of Nicolò and Reale Rosalia». The banns show that she presented a birth record issued on 30 April 1945.
DNA. The match with Francesco Reale (28.7 cM, grandson of Umberto Reale 1932–2013) pointed to a «Reale–Foresta» family. The Palermo indexes show a Francesco Reale, son of Vincenzo and Provvidenza Graziano, who married Rosalia Foresta in 1851: he was a brother of 3×-great-grandfather Nicolò. So the match probably descends from this collateral line, but the connection still has to be proven.
What remains to verify
- The full birth records of Nicolò (1897, no. 2313) and Rosalia (1897, no. 2881), with the margin notes of their marriage. They can be requested from the Commune of Palermo by quoting the references.
- The marriage of Nicolò and Rosalia (probably Palermo, 1920s) and the second family in Genoa (marriage and death records in the Genoa civil registers).
- The 1855 marriage record (vol. 352, no. 222), in the Restoration-era registers on Antenati: it gives the ages and birthplaces of Nicolò Reale and Francesca Paola Marino, and the exact surname of Caterina «Inconiglia».
Research log: leads checked and ruled out
- Partinico, Nicolò Reale (1890) × Rosa Di Maggio: ruled out. In 1942 their daughter Girolama is recorded as «daughter of Nicolò and Di Maggio Rosa», both alive in Partinico.
- Lercara Friddi: the marriage indexes from 1919 to 1927 contain no Reale. Grandmother's residence in Lercara in 1945 is explained by the link with the Verghi family or by wartime evacuation.
- Partinico, Nicolò of record 278/1895: son of Leonardo Reale and Anna Brigano, baptised on 20 April 1895 and died on 13 October 1895 aged 7 months. Ruled out.
- Partinico, Reale–Corso (Vincenzo Reale × Francesca Paola Corso, 1860–1926) and Monreale, Reale–Magro: families with no proven link. Ruled out once the Pietro/Vincenzo couple was found.
- Partinico, Rosalia Reale (15 Feb 1902, daughter of Giuseppe): a namesake. Ruled out once Rosalia (3 Aug 1897, daughter of Vincenzo) was found.
- Palermo, Nicolò Reale (19 Dec 1890, son of Vincenzo and Nicolina Licciardi): he is Rosalia's brother, not the great-grandfather.
- Palermo registers: on Antenati only up to 1865. On FamilySearch the Tribunal copies are complete up to 1910, with printed decennial indexes; after 1910 there are only a few volumes (marriages 1926, 1932–1938, 1945).
Bongiovanni family (Lercara Friddi)
From Marianna Bongiovanni's parents down to grandfather Gaetano Verghi.
Marianna Bongiovanni* Lercara Friddi 2 Feb 1901† Palermo 7 Aug 1987
Antonio Verghefoundling from Chiusa Sclafani1898 – 1941
Bongiovanni. Marianna Bongiovanni, born in Lercara Friddi on 2 February 1901, was the daughter of Calogero Bongiovanni and Maria Franzino; she had a brother named Giuseppe. These details are confirmed by the SALAMONE tree on MyHeritage (profile of Calogero Bongiovanni). Lercara births for 1859–1910 are not on Antenati, but are on FamilySearch (catalogue 486278).
Extended tree and collateral relatives
All the children found in the records for each couple, with their spouses and children down to Dario. For lines with living members, only Dario's direct ancestors are shown.
Reale (Palermo)
- Vincenzo RealePalermo×Provvidenza GrazianoPalermo
- Nicolò Realecabinetmaker, * c. 1829–31×Francesca Paola Marino* c. 1831–37 · m. 22 Oct 1855
- Vincenzo Reale* Palermo 19 May c. 1860 · carpenter×Nicolina Licciardi* Palermo Oct 1865 · banns 1888
- Nicolò Reale* Palermo 19 Dec 1890
- Francesca Paola Reale* Palermo Jul 1893
- Rosalia Reale* Palermo 3 Aug 1897×Nicolò Reale* Palermo 22 Jun 1897 · cousin, son of Pietro
- Francesca Paola RealePalermo 1927 – 2024×Gaetano Verghim. Palermo 31 Jul 1945
- Antonino VerghiDario's father
- Giuseppa Reale* Palermo 26 May 1900
- Emilia Reale* Palermo 190?
- Maria Concetta Realem. Palermo 1934
- Pietro Reale* Palermo 31 Jan 1867 · marble worker×Teresa Pirrone* c. 1873 · m. Dec 1890
- Nicolò Reale* Palermo 22 Jun 1897 → marries his cousin Rosalia (see above)
- Filippa Reale* Palermo 29 Jun 1869 · m. 1893
- Other childrenMarianna (m. 1847 A. Flores) · Francesco (m. 1851 Rosalia Foresta: probable line of the DNA match) · Michelangelo (1853) · Antonino (1859) · Rosario (1862) · Giuseppe (1863)
Siblings, children and other collateral relatives (with sources)
| Family | People | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Calogero Bongiovanni × Maria Franzino | Marianna * 1901 · Giuseppe | SALAMONE tree (MyHeritage) |
| Nicolò Reale × Francesca Paola Marino m. Palermo 22 Oct 1855 | Vincenzo * c. 1860 · Pietro * 31 Jan 1867 · Filippa * 29 Jun 1869 | marriage indexes 1846–1855; supporting documents of Palermo marriages 1890, 1893 |
| Vincenzo Reale × Nicolina Licciardi banns Palermo 1888 | Nicolò * 19 Dec 1890 · Francesca Paola * Jul 1893 · Rosalia * 3 Aug 1897 · Giuseppa * 26 May 1900 · Emilia · Maria Concetta (m. 1934) | Palermo births 1890, 1893; decennial index 1896–1905 |
| Pietro Reale × Teresa Pirrone m. Palermo Dec 1890 | Nicolò * 22 Jun 1897 | decennial birth index 1896–1905 |
| Nicolò Reale × Rosalia Reale first cousins | Francesca Paola 1927–2024 · Rosalia · Giuseppa · Rosa. From a second marriage in Genoa: Giuseppa Reale († Genoa) and other children | 1945 marriage; family recollection |