st. john bosco: family background
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Birth to Two Years
Family Background
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A. Paternal
Ancestors
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1. Mom
Margherita Occhiena
April 1, 1788 –November 26, 1856
Domenica Bossone + Melchiorre Occhiena
B. Mom and Dad
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Baptismal Register
Parish Church, Capriglio
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Cecca Farm, Serra di Capriglio
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2. Dad: Francesco Luigi Bosco
January 20, 1784 – May 11, 1817
Margherita Zucca + Filippo Antonio Bosco6JB: Family Background
Castelnuovo d’Asti
1793 – mezzadri at Cascina Biglione
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February 4, 1805 - marries Margherita Cagliero (+Feb 28, 1811)
Antonio: February 3, 1808 (to January 18, 1849)
Teresa: February 16, 1810 (to February 18, 1810)
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June 6, 1812 marries Margherita Occhiena
Giuseppe: April 8, 1813 (to December 12, 1862)
Parish Church, Capriglio
Marriage Register
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Birth:August 16,
1815
Giovanni Melchiorre
Bosco
Castelnuovo parish church -
Baptismal Register and Font
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Castelnuovo parish church of St. Andrew
Baptism: August 17, 1815
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Castelnuovo parish church of St. Andrew
August 17, 1815
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August 17, 1815
«Il paese è dominato dalla chiesa dedicata alla Madonna del Castello, venerata da secoli nella comunità
castelnovese: a lei mamma Margherita affidò Giovannino il giornodel battesimo (17 agosto 1815). Più
tardi il giovane Bosco vi si recava per "consultare“ la Madonna circa la sua vocazione ed il suo futuro.»13“JB: Family Background
The main altar of the Basilica at
Colle don Bosco sits directly
above the spot where the room in
which Don Bosco was born in the
Cascina Biglione was located.14JB: Family Background
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1. Mamma Margherita: age 29
2. Antonio Giuseppe, age 9
3. Giuseppe Luigi, age 4
4. Giovanni Melchiorre, 1yr. 9 m.
5. Nonna Margherita: 3/20/1752 – 2/11/1826, age 65
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Poverty
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Charity
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Morality & Discipline22JB: Family Background
Prayer & Scripture
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Duty & Hard Work
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BECCHI TODAY26JB: Family Background
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