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GUERRA Family History, Part I

The Guerra family of Someo apparently takes its name from "war," which suggests that the progenitor was a soldier.

Giovanni GUERRA¹ (<1664-<1717)

1.Giovanni Guerra¹ was born sometime before 1664 and died between 1712 and 1717. He is only known through records of as many as eight likely children:

(11.)	Antonio Guerra	(1666)	4 Sep 1741	(75)
12.	Giacoma Guerra	(1677-1678)	10 Jan 1743	(65)
13.	Maria Margherita Guerra	(1684-1685)	10 Jun 1743	(58)
14.	Giovanni Antonio Guerra	(1690)	11 Dec 1752	(62)
15.	Domenica Guerra2	(1691)	22 Nov 1724	(33)
16.	Giuseppe Guerra	(1699)	(3 Jan 1772)	(72)
17.	Giovanni Guerra (Jr.)	(1702)	27 Dec 1752	(50)
18.	Giovanna Maria Guerra	(< 1708)	(> 1730)	(> 22)

Giovanni Guerra died after 1712, when Antonio and Domenica both married, and before the marriage of Giuseppe in 1719. Surviving death records begin in 1717 and do not show his death afterward, so he likely died before 1717.

Antonio GUERRA (~1666-1741)

11. Antonio Guerra was born sometime about 1666, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. Given his age difference from that of his apparent siblings, he has not been confirmed as the son of the same Giovanni Guerra. Antonio married twice to Maria Giovannini, daughter of the late Pietro, and Margherita Filipponi, daughter Giovanni Giacomo. Antonio and Margherita had at least three daughters after 1723 when surviving baptism records began:

111.	Maria Elena Guerra	15 Jul 1723	--	--
121.	Maria Maddalena Guerra	23 Apr 1726	19 Jul 1745	(19)
131.	Maria Margherita Guerra	15 May 1732	15 Sep 1745	(9)

Antonio and Maria Giovannini wed on March 12, 1700, in Someo. Witness to their union were Giovanni Pietro Caporgno and Giovanni Pietro Lanotti.^{[Mar 1700]}

Maria (Giovannini) Guerra likely died before 1712, but death records are not available before 1717.

Antonio remarried to Margherita Filipponi on February 8, 1712, in Someo, along with four other couples, including Antonio's likely younger sister, Domenica Guerra². Witnesses to their marriage were Antonio Muscio and Giovanni Battista Coppi.^{[Mar 1712]} Antonio was about 24 years older than Margherita--he about 46 years old and she about 22.

Antonio Guerra died at his home in Someo on September 4, 1741, and was buried the following day in the cemetery of Someo. He was "about 75 years" old.^{[Dth 1741A]} Nine-year-old daughter Maria Margherita died 11 days later on September 15 and was buried that evening.^{[Dth 1741B]}

Margherita (Filipponi) Guerra died a year later at her home in Someo on January 9, 1743, and was buried the following day. She was reported to be "about 52 years" old.^{[Dth 1743]}

Daughter Maddalena died on July 19, 1745, at the home of Giovanni Guerra, son of the late Giovanni Giacomo (relationship unknown), and was buried the following day. She was recorded to be "about 18 years" old but was 19.

Giacoma (GUERRA PEDRETTI) COPPI (~1677-1743)

12. Giacoma "Giacomina" Guerra was born sometime about 1677 or 1678, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. She married Giacomo Pedretti (Jr.) on March 26, 1695, and after his death remarried to the widower Carlo Andrea Coppi, son of the late Giovanni Antonio, who was about 54 years old at the time. She appears to have not had any children.

Giacomina and Giacomo Pedretti wed in Someo on March 26, 1695. Witnesses to their marriage were Carlo Tognini and Pietro Perinoni (Jr.).^{[Mar 1695]}

Giacoma and Carlo Andrea Coppi wed on December 1, 1725. Witnesses to their marriage were Father Pietro Giovanni Lafranchini of Valle Lugano, Chaplain of Someo, and brother Giovanni Antonio Guerra.^{[Mar 1725]} Carlo Andrea's wife, Domenica Tognini had died only six weeks before their marriage.^{[Dth 1725]}

Carlo Andrea Coppi died at home in Someo on July 31, 1736, having received his last rites the day before. He was "about 65 years" old and was buried the following day in the parish cemetery.^{[Dth 1736]} Carlo Andrea was of some prominence in the community and served as witness to as many as 38 marriages between 1720 and 1736.

Giacoma (Guerra) Coppi died at home in Someo on January 10, 1743, and was buried the folllowing day in the parish cemetery. She was "about 65 years" old.^{[Dth 1743]}

Maria Margherita (GUERRA) RIGHETTI (~1685-1743)

12.Maria Marguerita Guerra was born about 1684 or 1685, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. She married Giovanni Giacomo Righetti (Jr.) on March 13, 1719, and had at least two children:

121.	Giovanni Righetti	17 Oct 1724	--	--
122.	Maria Margherita Righetti	15 Jun 1730	--	--

Maria and Giacomo wed on March 13, 1719, in the parish of Someo. Witnesses to their union were Simone Perinoni and Giovanni Pietro Lanotti.^{[Mar 1719]}

Maria Margherita (Guerra) Righetti died at her home in Someo on June 10, 1743. She was "about 58 years" old and was buried the following day in the parish cemetery in Someo.^{[Bap 1743]}

Giovanni Antonio GUERRA (~1690-1752)

13.Giovanni Antonio Guerra was born about 1690, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. He married Maria Tomasini, daughter of the late Giovanni, on January 12, 1722. They had eight children over their 20-year marriage:

131.	Maria Caterina Guerra	14 Aug 1727	7 Sep 1727	(24 days)
132.	Giovanni Giacomo Guerra	7 Jul 1730	2 Dec 1737	(7)
133.	Giovanni Guerra	13 Dec 1732	--	--
134.	Giovanni Antonio Guerra (Jr.)	27 Feb 1735	--	--
135.	Giacomo Pietro Guerra	5 Sep 1736	--	--
136.	Giuseppe Maria Guerra	31 Jan 1739	12 Oct 1739	(8 mos.)
137.	Giuseppe Antonio Maria Guerra	19 Dec 1740	21 Jul 1741	(7 mos.)
138.	Giovanni Giacomo Guerra	14 Aug 1742	--	--

Giovanni Antonio and Maria wed on January 12, 1722, in Someo. Witnesses to their marriage were Father Giovanni Pietro Martinoni and Giovanni Antonio Tomasini.^{[Mar 1722]}

Giovanni Antonio served as a witness to the remarriage of his widowed sister Giacoma (Guerra) Pedretti to Carlo Antonio Coppi in 1725.^{[Mar 1725]}

Son Giovanni Giacomo died at the age of 7 years on December 2, 1737, and was buried in the parish cemetery in Someo.^{[Dth 1737]}

Maria (Tomasini) Guerra died on September 6, 1742, at home, three weeks after giving birth to Giovanni Giacomo. She was reportedly "about 30 years" old, however she was more likely at least 33 years old given that she and Giovanni Antonio had been married 20 years. Maria was buried the following day in the parish cemetery in Someo.^{[Dth 1742]}

Giovanni Antonio remarried four months later to Giacoma Pedrino, daughter of Giovanni of Cavergno, 10 kilometers upriver, on January 7, 1743, in Someo. Witnesses to their union were Giovanni Giacomo Righetti (Jr.) and likely Giacomo Maria Dalidio (who was recorded as "Giovanni Maria").^{[Mar 1743]}

Giovanni Antonio Guerra died on December 11, 1752, at the age of "about 62" years. He was buried in the parish cemetery in Someo.^{[Dth 1752]}

Domenica (GUERRA) MUSCIO² (~1691-1748)

14. Domenica Guerra² was born about 1691, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. She married her third cousin Domenico Muscio², son of Antonio¹, on February 8, 1712.^{[Mar 1712]} Domenica died eight months after the birth of their only known daughter:

141.

Maria Muscio3

10 Mar 1724

(> 1764)

(> 40)

Domenica and Domenico wed on February 8, 1712, in Someo, along with four other couples, including Domenica's likely elder brother Antonio. Before their marriage they obtained dispensation for the impediment of the fourth degree of consanguinity (i.e., third cousins, however, the exact connection of their relationship is not known). Witnesses to their marriage were Antonio Muscio (relationship unknown) and Giovanni Battista Coppi.^{[Mar 1712]}

Domenica and Domenico chose Domenico's sister Mrs. Maria (Muscio) Tognazzini and Domenica's brother Giuseppe Maria Guerra as godparents to daughter Maria.^{[Bap 1724]}

Domenica (Guerra) Muscio died on November 22, 1724, at the family home in Someo, at "about 33 years" old. She was buried the following day in the cemetery of Someo.^{[Dth 1724]}

Four months after Domenica's death, Domenico remarried to Giovanna Tomasini on April 3, 1725. They had at least five more children together before Domenico's death on October 25, 1748, at his home in Someo.^{[Dth 1748]}

Giuseppe GUERRA (~1699-1772)

15. Giuseppe Guerra was born about 1699, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. He married twice to Giovanna Maria Coppi, daughter of Giacomo Pietro, and to the widow Mrs. Maria Elena (Tomasini Franscioni) Coppi. All together Giuseppe fathered nine children, include one pair of fraternal twins:

151.	Giuseppe Maria Guerra	4 Oct 1725	6 Mar 1769	(43)
152.	Giovanni Antonio Guerra	29 Nov 1727	(< 1733)	(< 5)
153.	Giuseppe Antonio Maria Guerra	27 Aug 1729	--	--
154.	Giovanni Antonio Guerra	13 Jun 1733	25 Aug 1734	(1)
155.	Maria Margherita Guerra	22 Feb 1737	--	--
--	Maria Franscioni	24 Sep 1735	27 May 1768	(32)
156.	Maria Elisabetta Guerra	3 Jun 1746	7 Aug 1750	(4)
157.	Maria Anna Guerra	16 Mar 1750	--	--
158.	Giovanni Battista Guerra	14 Oct 1752	--	--
159.	Maria Maddalena Guerra	14 Oct 1752	--	--

Giuseppe and Giovanna wed on February 20, 1719. Witnesses to their marriage were Simone Perinoni and Giuseppe Caporgno.^{[Mar 1719]}

Giuseppe was chosen as godfather to niece Maria Muscio³.^{[Bap 1724]}

Giovanna Maria (coppi) Guerra died sometime before 1745, but no record has been found in the parish records of Someo.

Giuseppe remarried to Maria Elena Tomasini, the daughter of Giovanni Battista and widow of Domenico Franscioni (~1713-1738) and Giacomo Pietro Coppi (~1708-1743), on July 27, 1745, in Someo. Before their marriage they obtained dispensation for the impediment of the second and third degrees of consanguinity (i.e., first cousins, once removed, however, the exact connection of their relationship is not yet known). Witnesses to their marriage were cleric Father Fabio Barazzi of Locarno and Giovanni Pietro Tognazzini³.^{[Mar 1745]} Elena had five children from her previous marriages but only one daughter survived to adulthood.

Maria Elena (Tomasini) Guerra died at home on December 13, 1752, two month after giving birth to fraternal twins. She was buried the following day in the cemetery of Someo. She was "about 35 years" old.^{[Dth 1752]}

Giuseppe Guerra died 19 years later at his home in Someo on January 3, 1772. He was "about 72 years" old and was buried the following day in the parish cemetery.^{[Dth 1772]}

Giovanna Maria (GUERRA) (<1708->1730)

17. Giovanna Maria Guerra was born sometime before 1710, probably in Someo, Ticino canton, Switzerland. She married Giovanni Giacomo Coppi, son of the late Zaccaria, on April 28, 1722^{[Bap 1722]}, but he died six years later, apparently without having any children together. Giovanna Maria remarried to Carlo Pezzoni, son of the late Giovanni Pietro, on May 24, 1729. They had one daughter together:

171.

Maria Anna Pezzoni

30 Sep 1730

(> 1770)

(> 40)

Giovanna Maria married Giovanni Giacomo Coppi on April 28, 1722. Before their marriage they obtained dispensation for the impediment of the third and fourth degrees of consanguinity (i.e., first cousins, once removed, however, the exact connection of their relationship is not yet known). Witnesses to their marriage were Carlo Andrea Coppi (who later married Giovanna's sister Giacoma) and Giacomo Pietro Coppi.^{[Bap 1722]}

Giovanni Giacomo Coppi died on September 10, 1728, at home in Someo. He was around 50 years old and was buried the following day in the parish cemetery.^{[Dth 1728]}

Giovanna Maria wed Carlo Pezzoni eight months later on May 24, 1729. Witnesses to their marriage were Eustachio Perinoni and Pietro Paolo Perinoni.^{[Mar 1729]} Carlo had been married twice before to Maria Margherita Caporgno^{[Mar 1711]} and Maria Apollonia Camanòi (Camani), who died three months earlier.^{[Dth 1729]} Carlo had as many as three children during his previous marriages:

--	Maria (Margherita) Pezzoni	(< 1723)	(> 1745)	(> 22)
--	Giovanni Pietro Pezzoni	8 Feb 1723	12 Jan 1753	(29)
--	Giovanni Antonio Pezzoni	9 Feb 1725	(3 Jan 1773)	(47)

Carlo Pezzoni died on January 12, 1757, at home in Someo. He was "about 66 years" old and was buried the following day in the parish cemetery.^{[Dth 1757]}