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Southern Italian Heritage
Sicily, Italy
Entry 52: Three PINTABONA Siblings Marry Three CASELLA Siblings
When arranging suitable marriages, Antonino Pintabona and Rosaria Princiotto, together with Carmelo Casella and Francesca Catrini, had a combined pool of 16 children to select from!
Entry 51: Basilia Pintabona (Part 6) - Flawed Beauty
More than a century ago, a 16-year-old Sicilian girl became engaged to a local boy from Sant'Angelo di Brolo.
Entry 50: Basilia Pintabona (Part 5) - Baptism of her sister, Giuseppina
On the day of her sister's baptism, did Basilia know she would soon be playing a central role in strengthening the connection between the Pintabona and Casella families?
Entry 49: Francesca Catrini - Kindness with Chicken Soup
There was one less rooster crowing in the mornings and strutting around the yard demanding attention - that was because Francesca had used him for something very special!
Entry 45: Basilia Pintabona (Part 4) - Nonna Carmela Ricciardo, Not Yet Married
In 1863 Carmela was an aging 31-year-old spinster living in the Sicilian town of Piraino and facing a terrifying predicament.
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