Caterina Cipollina was born in Filadalfia around 1822 or 1823. In that town the name Cipollina was fairly common. In Tropea and neighboring Briatico, Cipolinni was more common. On her marriage record her name was listed as Caterina Cipollina. But her children's birth records listed her surname as Cipolinni. I beleive the Tropeans changed the name from Cipollina to the local variation of Cipollini.
Antonio's birth name was Antonino but was often called Antonio. Antonio Scrugli was a politician. He was born into a very political family. By the time Antonio married his father, also named Antonio was already dead. It is currently my beleif that his father had died before his birth. It was rare for a son to be named after a living father during this time period. At some point in his career he was assigned to a political post in Cortale. He moved his family there at some point prior to the 1880's. They bought property in "Upper Cortale" where they lived. Nothing is known about where or when he died yet.
The recently found birth act of Carmela from December, 1851 lists Antonio's age as 25 and Caterina's age as 29. Antonio would have been born in 1826. The marriage record states that Antonio's father was the late Antonio Scrugli and his mother was Caterina Morono.
Antonio and Caterina had at least 4 children but I beleive they had more. The children I know of all emmigrated to America. They were Carmela, Gaetano, Natalina and Maria.
The actual signature of Antonio Scrugli
Caterina Cipollina was born in Filadalfia around 1822 or 1823. Filadelfia is located inland in Vibo Valentia Province. As previously stated Caterina's brother Ferdinando married Antonio's sister Natalina on the same day. Fedinando and Natalina had 2 sons who grew up to become accomplished musical composers. Antonio and Gaetano Cipollini wrote opera music. More coming soon.
The parents of Natalina, Maria Carmela, Gaetano and Maria Scrugli were Antonio Scrugli and Caterina Cipollina. This page will contain as much as I can find about them and their family.
Antonio Scrugli and Caterina Cipollina were married in March, 1850. They were married in a double ceremony with Caterina's brother Ferdinando Cipollina who married Antonio's sister Natalina Scrugli. They were all married in Tropea at the Santa Caterina church. Below are links to their marriage banns and marriage acts.
Antonio Scrugli & Caterina Cipollina Marriage Act Page 1.
Antonio Scrugli & Caterina Cipollina Marriage Act Page 2.
Antonio Scrugli & Caterina Cipollina Marriage bann - part 1.
Ferdinando Cipollina & Natalina Scrugli Marriage Act Page 1.
Antonino Scrugli was born around 1826 to Antonio Scrugli and Caterina Morono. So far I have found only 2 sisters for him. Natalina Scrugli and Mariantonia Scrugli. Mariantonia Scrugli married Antonio Boragitea(?) and died in the nearby town of Briatico in 1898. Her age on her death record listed her as 65 years old. The family of Antonio is mostly unknown to me at the moment but my search continues and it is clear that the family began to branch out throughout Catanzaro Province in the 1800's. Since I know there were Scrugli's in Briatico, Drapia, Spilinga and other nearby towns, I will probably need to access those records to make all the connections. This story will continue as I find more information.
Although the surname Scrugli is uncommon, I have found Scrugli's in towns other than Tropea. Through documents of Ellis Island Ship manifests, birth, marriage and death records of the stato civile in Cosenza (the city), Drapia, Splinga and Falerna I have found several "pockets" of small families throughout Calabria. All the documents I have seen from Splinga list the Scrugli families there as farmers. A Scrugli who listed his birthplace as Reggio Calabria immigrated to the United States. My own Scrugli family moved to Cortale when Antonino Scrugli was assigned a political post there. And I cannot leave the family legend that our Scrugli's had a connection to Sicily. I have found no proof of this but I am hoping I will soon.
Francesco Paolo Scrugli was a criminal court judge who resided in Cosenza. He married a local woman named Emmanuela Mozzillo on August 11, 1814 in Cosenza. In 1815 they had a daughter Maria Teresa Dorotea Scrugli. In 1818 they had another daughter Dorotea Scrugli. Dorotea married a local man named Mario Spada who was a property owner by profession. Was Francesco Paolo Scrugli born in Tropea? I beleive he was but I am waiting for his marriage document to see the place of his birth and his parents names.
