Name spellings on
this site are
exactly as they are found in records so that you can see when and how the names
changed. Church records were written in Latin,
so names were spelled different then they are now.
As time passed the Latin spellings changed to the Italian spellings which
most of us are familiar. An example of this is the Latin "Joseph" became the
Italian "Giuseppe."
Different
spellings of names can also be attributed to most people in Sicily not being
able to read or write prior to 1900.
When you are
illiterate, the spelling of your name is a function of how you pronounce
it, how the person doing the writing hears it, and how the writer THINKS it
should be spelled. This is the same process involved in the
myth that names were "changed" at Ellis Island.
The Patriarch and
Matriarch of the Interlicchia family in Valguarnera were
Placidi
INTERLIZZI and Francesca LoIACONA
Their Son Joseph Interlizzi
was Born about 1668.
We still do not
know where the above 3 were born, or when Joseph moved to Valguarnera.
Joseph was not on
the 1636, 1652 or the 1681 Valguarnera Tax Census (Called the Riveli), so he most likely moved to Valguarnera between
1682 and 1687. Don't forget that Valguarnera was not founded until 1628.
On 6 May 1687
Joseph *INTERLIZZI,
born about 1668, d.28 Dec 1738 Married
Laurentia Paula MORDENCA,
b.21 Apr 1675, d.26 Oct 1726
in the Valguarnera
Caropepe Mother Church, Saint Cristoforo
Paula was born 21
Apr 1675 and died 26 Oct 1726, both in Valguarnera.
Paula's Parents
were Vincenzo and Livia LAMATINA who were married 1 Jun 1667.
*In the actual
marriage record Joseph and his father's name are spelled Interlizzi,
but in the index
for this record Joseph's name is spelled Interliggi.
A probable reason
is the index was not made until 1710, and was written by
a different priest
then the one who wrote the 1687 marriage record. Also by 1710, as you will
see below, the spelling of the last name changed.
These are the 8 Children of Joseph and
Paula
Joseph Angelus
Intirlichia
b.14 Oct
1688 d.24 Sep1691
Joseph Santus
Intirlichia
b.24 Sep 1692
d.2 Apr 1709
Thomas Joseph
Intriligi
b.5 Mar 1695
d. ?
Dominicus
Intirlichia
b.6 Feb 1701
d. ?
Dominica Rosolia
Intriligi
b.10 Dec 1703
d.3 Sep 1710
Maria Interligi
b.abt.1705
d. ?
Philipus Intirligi
b.26 Mar 1707
d. ?
Lucianus Intirligi
b.28 Jan
1712 d. ?
Above dates are mostly Baptism Dates which are usually on the
date of birth,
or within two days after.
On 26 Oct 1726 Giuseppe's wife, Paula Mordenca, died in
Valguarnera.
On 8 Jan 1727
**Joseph INTERLICCHIA
married Rosa VALENTI
in the Valguarnera
Caropepe Mother Church, Saint Cristoforo
Rosa was born
about 1681 & died 20 Jul 1742, both in Valguarnera
Rosa's Parents
were Michele and Angela Profeta
**We know this is
Joseph Interlizzi because on his 1727 marriage record he has the same
parents as on his 1687 marriage record, and is shown as the widower of
Paula.
His name on
this 1727 record is clearly spelled Interlicchia.
Shortly after this date,
the names of Joseph's children
began to be
spelled this same way.
This is the beginning of today's "Interlicchia" name.
The name
did not exist prior to 1727.
All complete dates on this Family Tree are from the
actual records of the event.
Click on Joseph's children to see their families