CURRERI - GUIRRERI - GUERRERI surnames
First, I shall say Happy New Year in advance.
I any of you would be interested in joining a site for the CURRERI - GUIRRERI (Guerreri) surname on Yahoo Groups, here's an opportunity.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CURRERI-GUIRRERI_FamilyConnectionhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/CURRERI-GUIRRERI_FamilyConnection
HiI am Diana, and the owner of 6 other groups on Yahoo Groups,(for ie. "SCLAFANI Family Connection") and so I have just recently started this one (CURRERI - GUIRRERI family Connection) up.
Personally speaking, my family (Italian side) all came from Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Here is a rundown on the family line of my Great Grandmother Provvidenza (Prudie) Curreri/or Guirreri's, starting with her own maternal & paternal grandparents:
Filippa BILLERA, GGGreatGrandmother(b. about 1794)
she is my 3rd Great Grandmother on the CURRERI / MARINO side.-She married my GGGF Antonino CURRERI/GUIRRERI (b. abt. 1788), Sciacca.
They had 3 known children:
#1 Providenza GURRERI, b. abt. 1816, Sciacca
#2 Francesco GUIRRERI, b. 7 Apr 1824, Sciacca (BR #162)
-d. 21 Apr 1824 (DR #87)
#3 Francesco GUIRRERI, b. 8 Jan 1833, Sciacca,
myGG Great Grandfather
m. Caterina MARINO (b. 1835)
The marriage record for Francesco Curreri-Caterina Marino
Record No. 105
Record Date:6 November 1858
Marriage Date:14 November 1858
Francesco Guirreri, age 29, Marinaro (sailor)
son of Antonino, age 60, marinaro
Filippa Billera, age 50
&
Caterina Marino, age 24
daughter of Calogero, age 60, marinaro, and
Calogera Soldano, age 50
------6 children Of Caterina MARINO & Francesco Curreri were------
#1 Antonino GUIRRERI, 6 Nov 1859- 31 Dec 1860, Sciacca
#2 Filippa GUIRRERI, 20 Dec 1861- 23 Dec 1861, Sciacca
#3 Calogera CURRERI, 2 Dec 1864, Sciacca
#4 Providenza CURRERI, 31 Oct 1869, Sciacca (baptized at the Chiesa Madre) -my Great Grandmother
m. to Accursio SCLAFANI (Vincent, Gaspare, Giuseppe)
#5 Antonino GUIRRERI, 9 Jun 1874, Quaterio de Madrice, Girgente, Sciacca
#6 Calogero GUIRRERI, 13 Jul 1876, Quaterio de Madrice, Girgente, Sciacca
I have more info but not with me (as I am spending the week at my sister's house), but may be able to locate some of it online.
The actual home address my Great Great Grandparents Caterina MARINO, b. abt. 1838, Sciacca & Francesco CURRERI, b. abt. 1834, Sciacca-was Madrice #415, Girgente.
I would love to see someGuirreri or Curreri lines join, especially my distant cousins.
Ciao!
Sincerely,
Diana Sclafani