Francesco Salvatore Nicastro
Francesco Nicastro was born about 1775 to Vincenzo Nicastro and Stella DiLio in the frasione of Santa Maria La Castagna in Montalto Uffugo. Francesco's grandfather was Saverio Nicastro and his grandmother was Isabella Villecco. Francesco's first wife was Caterina Scarlato.
Together, Francesco and Caterina had at least 6 children that I have found. The children are listed below.
- Maria Stella 1806-1839
Spouse Vincenzo Napolitano - Chiara Maria 13 Feb 1810-?
- Chiara Maria 31 August 1812-?
Spouse Vincenzo Arturi - Vincenzo Maria 12 January 1815-1870
- Maria Teresa 23 June 1817-?
- Giuseppe Maria
Spouse Caterina Arturi
Francesco married his neighbor Caterina Scarlato in Santa Maria La Castagna where they were both born. At some point they moved to the contrada of Parantoro. Caterina Scarlato died on December 17, 1822 at the age of 37. One year later Francesco married the widow Isabella Fullone. Francesco died in 1862 at the age of 87.
Caterina Scarlato
Caterina Scarlato was born around 1785 to Rosario Scarlato and Maria DiBuono. She married Francesco and bore him 6 children. On December 17, 1822 Caterina died. An extraction of her church death record can be seen here. A translation is below.
Death record
Order number 175
The 18th of the month of December in the year 1822 at Montalto Uffugo, before me Giuseppe Martinetti Mayor and State Registrar for the Comune of Montalto,
Cosenza district, Province of Calabria Citra, there appeared Menestò Filippo neighbour of the deceased aged 30, by profession a keeper of pigs, native of this kingdom,
domiciled in the said Comune quarter XXX, and Filippo Folino also a neighbour aged 25 by profession XXX, native of this kingdom, domiciled in the Comune and quarter,
who declared to me that on the 17 day of December, in the current, above stated year, at 4 in the night Caterina Scarlato, wife of Francesco Nicastro died in her own house,
born in the said Comune of Montalto, daughter of the late Rosario by profession (missing) domiciled in (missing) and of Maria DiBuono, domiciled in the said Comune of Montalto, aged 37
by profession a peasant, domiciled in the said Comune of Montalto.
Isabella Fullone
Isabella Fullone was born October 8,1782 in the contrada of Santa Maria La Castagna in Montalto Uffugo. Her father was Saverio Fullone and her mother was Eugenia DiFilippo. Isabella married Luigi Calomino and had 6 children with him. Luigi died before their last child was born in 1820 in the nearby comune of Paola. On December 23, 1823 Isabella married Francesco Nicastro. Isabella and Francesco had 2 daughters together, Maria Pasqualina (born 1824, died 1826) and Caterina (born 1829 died 1904). Isabella died on November 14, 1861.
- Parents: Saverio Fullone & Eugenia Filippo
- Grandparents: Carlo Fullone & Maria Priciali
Isabella's Children With Luigi Calomino
- Giuseppe Antonio Born January 10,1811
- Gennaro Born October 15, 1812
- Gaetano Raffaele Born March 4, 1815
- Saverio Born April 18, 1816
- Maria August 28, 1818
- Gennaro Born November 11, 1820
Francesco was my grandfather Giuseppe Napolitano's great great grandfather on his mother's side (with Caterina Scarlato) and his great grandfather on his father's side (with Isabella Fullone). Read about Giuseppe here.
Caterina Scarlato was the great grandmother of my grandfather.
Isabella Fullone's daughter, Caterina Nicastro was my grandfather's grandmother on his paternal side.