OTD: May 19th

On this day, May 19, in...

... 1717, Giuseppe Rocco Vincenzo Lo Misseri was born Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1879, Francesco Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

(Newly Discovered) Misseri's in Corleone, Sicily

So, I needed a break from working through the Carini church records (baptisms, marriages and deaths) and I wanted to see if I could fill in some gaps or blanks within the Misseri line in Corleone, Sicily (yes, that Corleone!). All the individuals below are brand new people that don't appear in any of the online family trees. I think it is amazing that these people are probably being remembered for the time in about 275 years. That's right, 275 years and they are newly discovered. The records are from FamilySearch.org and are from the Monreale, Sicily, parish records.

The surname of Misseri is not very common in Corleone. It is a very, very, small branch that probably originally came from Carini, but I have yet to make the connection. And unfortunately, I may never truly find the link between the two Misseri lines. But that is not going to stop me from trying to complete the families that I know of that lived in Corleone. The distance between Carini and Coleone is about 45 miles. Here are a few AI generated facts about travel times between the two cities to give some context if indeed the Misseri's from Corleone are really from Carini.

Given the terrain between Carini and Corleone:

• Estimated walking time: 20–26 hours of actual walking

• Realistically this means 2–3 days, because travelers rarely walked more than 8–10 hours per day.

For this route:

• Estimated horseback time: 8–10 hours for a single day’s ride

• A cautious or heavily loaded rider might take a full day (10–12 hours).

Without further ado, here they are:

1745-1748 FamilySearch - Baptisms

p#60 - 22 Nov 1746 - Misseri, Luisa Pietra (Aloysia Pietra) di Ignazio e Maria Badalato

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FNG-K5?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Z-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351246501

1748-1763 FamilySearch - Baptisms

p#27 - 12 Jun 1749 - Misseri, Antonina Gaetana Maria di Ignazio e Maria Badalato

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LFK-GL?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-4WG%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351041803

p#79 - 19 Jul 1751 - Misseri, Antonino Carmelo Giuseppe di Giovanni e Rosa di Fisco

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LFL-8S?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-4WG%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351041803

p#97 - 13 Mar 1752 - Misseri, LeoLuca Calogero Salvatore di Ignazio e Maria Badalato

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LFK-RN?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-4WG%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351041803

p#112 - 8 Nov 1752 - Misseri, Victoria Maria di Giovanni e Rosa di Fisco

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LFP-HF?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-4WG%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351041803 

1764-1774 Family Search Baptisms

p#43 - 17 Jul 1765 - Misseri, Giovanni di Giovanni e Rosa di Fisco

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LFN-FW?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351052001

OTD: May 18th

On this day, May 18, in...

... 1856, Michelangelo Misseri was born in Oreto, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1909, Salvatore Misseri was born in Italy.

OTD: May 17th

On this day, May 17, in...

... 1701, Lorenzo Francesco Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1904, Lorenzo Misseri was born in Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Surname Spellings: Italian vs. Sicilian

When researching church records that go all the way back to the 1500s, sometimes you will see surnames that seem similar to names that are used today. The spellings can vary significantly or sometimes, just by a letter or two. The spellings probably changed because they were written phonetically or because of the handwriting style. Here is a list of surname names that you may encounter in and around the area of Carini, Sicily, Italy. It is not a complete list so if you know of more, please let me know so I included the surnames and update the list.

And remember, you might find a surname with "d apostrophe" vs "di". Here are a couple examples:

• di Amato / d'Amato or Amato
• di Messina or Messina

One last note about the different spelling of surnames, I suggest if you are doing genealogy and are building a family tree, use the surname that the person had at the time of their birth. I take the surname directly from the civil birth record and if there is no civil record, then I use the church baptism record. If I find the surname changed during their lifetime, then I make note of it and add that particular spelling as an "alternate surname" in the genealogy family tree software.

 

Italian Surname	Sicilian Surname	Prefix Information
Alamia	La Lamia
Aluia	La Luia
Badalà	Mandalà
Badalamenti	Badaramenti
Baiata	Bajada
Buffa	Bua
Caldarone	Calderone
Cangialosi	Congialosi
Cavoli	Li Cauli
Collura	Collurafici
Costantino / Constantino	Cosntino
Cusimano	Cusumano
Ferranti	Ferrante
Giacopello	Jacopello
Grigoli / Gregoli	Gregorio	Prefix can include "di"
Gritti	Grippi
Guercio	Guercia
Inzone / Insone	Izzuni
Ladragna	Adragna
Mansella	Manzella
Marchese	Maltese
Mauceri	Morici
Messeri	Misseri	Prefix can include "Lo" or "Lu"
Mini	Mineo
Monterusso	Monterosso
Ruffino	Roffino
Ruggeri	Ruggieri
Russo	Rosso	Prefix can include "Lo" or "Lu"
Sansone	Sanzone
Scannaliato	Scannariato
Scavo	Schiavo
Spatula	Spatola
Zerillo	Zirillo

OTD: May 16th

On this day, May 16, in...

... 1860, Rosalia Misseri was born in Baida, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

... 1758, Domenico Giuseppe Badalamenti and Giuseppa Rosaria Maria Lo Misseri were married in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 2005, Filomena Misseri died in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: May 15th

On this day, May 15 in...

... 1911, Pietro Cesare Stefano Misseri and Marianna Giulia Donata de Pinto were married in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.