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Vigoritos listed in Raffaele Mare's book on the history of Corleto . 

The following were listed as Vigoritos from Corleto with degrees.  Priests (sarcedote) were also considered to be degree holders.    (p. 315)

  • Nicola (1780-1854) - medico
  • Giuseppe (1809-1875) - sacerdote
  • Francesco (1825-1893) - farmacista
  • Nicola (1827-1899) - medico; professore universitario in dermosifilopatica
  • Gabriele (1914-1975) - sacerdote
  • Filippo (1924 -      ) - professore di matematica e fisica
  • Aldo (1930 -      ) - medico chirurgo, Specialista in ostetricia e ginecologia
  • Maria (1933 -      ) - insegnante di lettere
  • Anna (1939 -       ) - insegnante di lettere

The following Vigoritos were also mentioned:
 
Nicoletta Vigorito married Nicola D'Andrea (bracciante - day laborer) of Roscigno May 25, 1774. (p. 318)

Donato Vigorito  was identified as a member of the Giuseppe Rizzo gang which terrorized Corleto in 1802. (p.135)

Nicola Vigorito  was  mayor of Corleto,  June 16 1808 - March 9 1809 (p. 311)

Luca Vigorito was  mayor of Corleto, January 27 1838 - January 3, 1841 (p. 312)

Participants in the rebellion of 1848 were listed as:

  • Angelo (age 31), son of Domenico Vigorito
  • Giuseppe Arcangelo (age 26), son of Domenico Vigorito
  • Domenico (age 56),  son of the late Nicola Vigorito
  • Francesco, son of Modesto Vigorito
  • Rosario Vigorito                                                                     (p. 145)

Volunteer soldiers during Garibaldi's 1860 campaigin to unify Italy were

  • Gabriele Vigorito
  • Rosario Vigorito                                                                      (p. 162)

Accused in 1861, but later acquitted,  of assisting  local gang members was

  • Andrea, son of the late Modesto Vigorito (I believe this Modesto was my great-great-great grandfather)  (p. 171)

Francesco Vigorito was a member of a 1922 committee to erect a monument for the 25 Corletanni who lost their lives  in WWI    (p. 191)

Francesco Vigorito appointed vicar of  St. Barbara's church in 1945  (p. 310)

Carlo Vigorito (died 1950 at the age of  93)    p. 267

Giuseppe Vigorito (and other Corletani living in America contributed money to help repair St. Barbara's Church in 1951)     p. 279.

Ada Vigorito (age 19; casalinga - housewife) - married Antonio Stabile, (1932-1989; macellaio -butcher ) October 29, 1961.

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