Generation No. 1

1.  GIOVAN BATTISTA DI BENEDETTO married MARIA INCERTA.

Child of GIOVAN DI BENEDETTO and MARIA INCERTA is:

1.    ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO, born March 19, 1833, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.  (SEE GENERATION NO. 2)

Generation No. 2

1.    ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO was born March 19, 1833 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO
a.    She married (1) ANGELO MUSILLAMI July 18, 1851 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia, son of SALVATORE MUSILLAMI and ANGELA FATO.  He was born Abt. 1835 in Monreale, Palermo, Italia.
b.    She married (2) SAVERIO MUSILLAMI.
c.    Di Benedetto Antonia or Antonina was born on 19 March 1833 in Castelvetrano, daughter of Di Benedetto Giovan Battista, age 28, profession bordonaro (a fisherman with a specific role in the historic Sicilian Tuna industry), and of Incerta Maria, age 18 - (ANNO 1833 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°97 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: Ragusa Antonino, age 26, shoemaker- Abbate Antonino, age 34, farmer.
d.    Christening: May 20, 1833, Parish church of San Giovanni, Castelvestrano

2.   ANGELO MUSILLAMI, born Abt. 1835 in Monreale, Palermo, Italia.

Marriage Notes for ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO and ANGELO MUSILLAMI:
a.    Antonia Di Benedetto married on 18 July 1851 in Castelvetrano Angelo Musillami, age 16, born in Monreale and domiciled in Castelvetrano, cartdriver, son of SALVATORE MUSILLAMI, age 54, domiciled in Monreale and of ANGELA LO FATO - (ANNO 1851- ATTO DI MATRIMONIO N°119 - CASTELVETRANO), Witnesses: FRANCESCO FIRENZE, age 31, cartdriver - SALVATORE GUARINO, age 26, baker.

Child of ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO and ANGELO MUSILLAMI is:

1.    ANGELA MUSILLAMI, born May 09, 1852, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for ANGELA MUSILLAMI:
a.    ANGELA MUSILLAMI was born in Castelvetrano on 9 May 1852 in the house located in Via Leone (ANNO 1852 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°255 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: GIUSEPPE RIZZO, age 54, bricklayer - VITO PELLICANO, age 29, peasant].
b.    Christening: May 10, 1852, Mother church of Castelvetrano

After this daughter, Angelo disappers from Castelvetrano's registers and from 1854 onwards we could only find the children born to SAVERIO MUSILLAMI and to ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO.

3.   SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, based on the age declared in his children's birth acts he could have been born between 1824 and 1831, his occupation: cart driver: i.e. vetturante (or vetturale).

Notes for SAVERIO MUSILLAMI:

We believe that he was not born in Castelvetrano for two reasons:

(1) we checked the birth registers from 1820 to 1845 and could not find his birth

(2) Di Benedetto Antonia married in 1851 Musillami Angelo born in Monreale and domiciled in Castelvetrano; in 1852 she had a daughter with him and then starting from 1854 she had all the other children with Musillami Saverio.

    We could not find any marriage record between Saverio Musillami and Antonia Di Benedetto in Castelvetrano, which may mean that they got married in Monreale and Angelo and Saverio were likely brothers - or possibly cousins.

    We think that Angelo Musillami could have died right after their marriage (We could not check all the death registers since most of them are missing) and Antonia Di Benedetto then married Saverio Musillami.

    We believe that Di Benedetto Antonia is always the same person because the ages listes in her children's acts more or less match the age listed in the birth record of the daugther she has with Angelo.  We checked for her birth between 1820 and 1840 and there is only one Antonia Di Benedetto born in Castelvetrano.

Children of ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO and SAVERIO MUSILLAMI are:

1.     SALVATORE MUSILLAMI, born February 06, 1854, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.  (SEE GENERATION NO. 3)

2.     ANGELA MUSILLAMI, born April 03, 1857, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia; ANGELA MUSILLAMI and GIUSEPPE ACCARDO married on April 25, 1872 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for ANGELA MUSILLAMI:
a.    Musillami Angela was born on 3 April 1857 in the house located in Via Santo Antonio, daugther of Musillami Saverio, age 30, and of Di Benedetto Antonia, age 32 - (ANNO 1857 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°201 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: Sparacia Pietro, age 32, mushroom farmer - Napoli Salvatore, age 50, farmer .
b.    ANGELA MUSILLAMI married on 25 April 1872 in Castelvetrano to GIUSEPPE ACCARDO, domiciled in Campobello, villico, son of GIUSEPPE ACCARDO and of MARIA GULOTTA - (ANNO 1872 - ATTO DI MATRIMONIO N°87 - CASTELVETRANO).
c.    Christening: April 04, 1857, Parish church of San Giovanni, Castelvestrano

3.   EUGENIA MUSILLAMI, b. August 10, 1862, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for EUGENIA MUSILLAMI:
a.    EUGENIA MUSILLAMI was born on 10 August 1862 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Santo Antonio, daugther of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 35, and of ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO, age 32 - (ANNO 1862 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°459 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: SALVATORE ANTRAMAGGIO, age 30, porter - GIOVANNI GUIDA, age 27, porter.
b.    Christening: August 28, 1862, Mother church of Castelvetrano

4.    MARIA MUSILLAMI, b. February 04, 1865, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia; MARIA MUSIILLAMI and VITO GUARINO married on April 26, 1882 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for MARIA MUSILLAMI:
a.    MARIA MUSILLAMI was born on 4 feb 1865 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Scanniraci, daughter of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 35, and of ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO, age 30 - (ANNO 1865 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°97 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: GIUSEPPE SANTO, age 35, farmer - GASPARE NORRITO, age 42, bricklayer.
b.    MARIA MUSILLAMI married on 26 April 1882 in Castelvetrano to VITO GUARINO, baker age 26, son of SALVATORE GUARINO and of VITA PAPA - (ANNO 1882 - ATTO DI MATRIMONIO N°61 - CASTELVETRANO), Witnesses: GIOVAN BATTISTA DI BENEDETTO, age 23, cartdriver - ANTONINO MARINO, age 23, bricklayer.
c.    Christening: February 05, 1865, Parish church of San Giovanni, Castelvetrano

5.    EUGENIA MUSILLAMI, born April 18, 1868, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for EUGENIA MUSILLAMI:
a.    EUGENIA MUSILLAMI was born on 18 April 1868 in Castelvetrano in the house of Via Mortellaro, daughter of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 43, and ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO - (ANNO 1868 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°182 - CASTELVETRANO).

6.    GIOVAN BATTISTA MUSILLAMI, born January 14, 1873, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for GIOVAN BATTISTA MUSILLAMI:
a.    GIOVAN BATTISTA MUSILLAMI was born on 14 Jan 1873 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Mortellaro, son of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 43,  and of ANTONINA DI BENEDETTO - (ANNO 1873 - ATTO DI NASCITA N° 40 - CASTELVETRANO).

7.    ROSALIA MUSILLAMI, born November 07, 1876, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for ROSALIA MUSILLAMI:
a.    ROSALIA MUSILLAMI was born on 7 November 1876 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Mortellaro, daughter of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 45, and of ANTONIA DI BENEDETTO - (ANNO 1876 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°625 - CASTELVETRANO).

Generation No. 3

1.  SALVATORE MUSILLAMI, born February 06, 1854 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for SALVATORE MUSILLAMI:
a.    SALVATORE MUSILLAMI married SANTA SIGNORELLO January 24, 1884 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia, daughter of FRANCESCO SIGNORELLO and NATALA PIRUZZO, born July 11, 1863 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.
Musillami Salvatore was born on 6 Feb 1854 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Misericordia, son of SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, age 30, and of ANTONINA DE BENEDETTO, age 22 - (ANNO 1854 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°81 - CASTELVETRANO).  Witnesses: ANDREA MONACA Andrea, age 27, farmer - CALOGERO CIRAVOLO, age 35, street builder.
c.    Christening: February 07, 1854, Parish church of San Giovanni, Castelvestrano

2.   SANTA SIGNORELLO, born July 11, 1863 in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for SANTA SIGNORELLO
a.    SANTA SIGNORELLO was born on 11 July 1863 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Gregorio, daughter of FRANCESCO SIGNORELLO, age 49, borgese, and of NATALA PIRUZZA, age 39 - (ANNO 1863 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°411 - CASTELVETRANO). Witnesses: GIUSEPPE MARTINO, age 32, farmer - LUIGI FIRRERI, age 30, borgese (the italian term for "bourgeoise", upper middle class).
b.    SANTA SIGNORELLO was twin sister of GIOVANNI SIGNORELLI (Act n. 410).
c.    SANTA SIGNORELLO is sometimes referred to as SANTA SIGNORELLI.
d.    Christening: July 12, 1863, Parish church of San Giovanni, Castelvestrano.

Marriage Notes for SALVATORE MUSILLAMI and SANTA SIGNORELLO:
a.    SALVATORE MUSILLAMI married on 24 Jan 1884 SANTA SIGNORELLI, she was 20 yrs, faticatrice (labourer) - (ANNO 1884 - ATTO DI MATRIMONIO N°13 - CASTELVETRANO), witnesses: GASPARE CLEMENTA, age 39, peasant - GIROLAMO MORICI, age 26, peasant.

The Five Children of SALVATORE MUSILLAMI and SANTA SIGNORELLO are:

1.   FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI, born January 02, 1887, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia; FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI married MARIA MAZZOLA on June 04, 1914, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI:
a.    SALVATORE MUSILLAMI, age 33, cart driver, domiciled in Castelvetrano declared the birth of a baby boy who was named FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI; he was born at 5:00 am on January 2, 1887 in the house located in Via Mortellaro from him and his legitimate wife SANTA SIGNORELLO, housewife.
b.    FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI was a twin brother with GIOVANNI MUSILLAMI.
c.    Witnesses: VITA MORICI, age 40, labourer and GIUSEPPA CASCIO age 24, labourer.  Birth act n. 10.
d.    FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI married Maria Mazzola in Castelvetrano on June 4, 1914.  Marriage act n. 81 Part 1^.

2.   GIOVANNI MUSILLAMI, born January 02, 1887, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

Notes for GIOVANNI MUSILLAMI:
a.    GIOVANNI MUSILLAMI (twin brother of Francesco) was born on 2 Jan 1887 in Castelvetrano in the house located in Via Mortellaro, (ANNO 1887 - ATTO DI NASCITA N°11 - CASTELVETRANO).

3.    SAVERIO MUSILLAMI, born approx. 1885, Marsala or Castelvetrano.

4.    GIUSEPPE MUSILLAMI, born approx. 1894, Marsala or Castelvetrano.

5.    GIOVANBATTISTA MUSILLAMI (aka "Tita")
 

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Generation No. 4

1.    FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI, born January 02, 1887, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia; FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI married MARIA MAZZOLA on June 04, 1914, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italia.

2.    MARIA MAZZOLA, born to GIUSEPPE MAZZOLA, likely in Castelvetrano, in approximately 1890.

Children of FRANCESCO MUSILLAMI and MARIA MAZZOLA:

1.    SANTA NUNZIA MUSILLAMI, born in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Italy in 1915.

2.    SAVERIO, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

3.    JOSEPH, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

4.    JENNIE, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

5.    SALVATORE, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

6.    JASPER, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

7.    JOHN, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

8.    ANNA, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

9.    FRANK, born in Chicago, Illinois USA

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