Hi - I would to find vital records for the Tarsia Cosenza area, pre-1800s.

Mark Olivieri

Hi - I'm research the Oliveri / Oliviero surname and the ancestors that they have married. I know this is a common surname, but I'm particularly focused within the Calabrian region - Tarsia, Cosenza. The legend within the family is that our ancestors were once jewish and during the Inquisition period, they fled Spain (or possibly France) and settled in Italy.

 

Here is what I have so far:

• Ferdinando Oliveri (1889 - 1939) married Maria Giuseppa Perito (1897 - 1979)
• Ferdinando was the son of Gaetano Oliveri (b. 1837 / d. unknown). Gaetano married Maria Francesca Quaglio (b. 1852)
• Gaetano was the son of Pietro Paolo Olivero (b. 1812 / d. unknown). Pietro married Maria Gaetana Rago (b. 1815)
• Pietro Paolo was the son of Pietro Paolo da Giovanni Oliviero (b. 1760 / d. unknown). Pietro married Maria Rosa Magnavita (b. 1775 / d. unknown)

 

Here is a transcription of the birth act of 1812 of Pietro Paolo:

April 1812, by Pietro Paolo Oliviero which should be according to the calculations and the repetition of the names of Gaetano's father:

Was born Pietro Paolo da Giovanni Oliviero of a 52-year-old farmer who was domiciled in Tarsia in Via Timpone and Maria Rosa Magnavita of his 37-year-old wife.

 

That's all I have.

 

I am also interested in learning more about the maternal lineages too. Specifically:

• Maria Quaglio's father - Battista Colono Quaglio (b. ~1818) - Tarsia, Cosenza. His father was Paolo Quaglio, but I can't find any further information on him. His mother was Carolina Monte (no info here either)
• Maria's mother - Maria Carmela Bovino (b. ~1818) - no info on her parents.

 

Thank you so much for any guidance!

 

Mark

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LWhitehead56

My advice would be to formulate a question for one piece of information you want to find and start there. When you have exhausted all avenues, formulate a question for the next thing you wish to find i.e.

What is the death date of Gaetano Oliveri?

Where was Gaetano Oliveri born?

I find that if I search for one piece of information at a time I am more able to focus.

Family Search Wiki Italy will be an invaluable resource for you as you look for available records.

I hope you find the information you are looking for.