My paternal great-great-grandfather Felice Nicola (Felix Nicolaus Calabrisi in Latin) Calabrese was born in 1737.    He was listed as deceased on the 10 May 1786 baptism of his son Felix Pius Calabrisi (Felice Pio Calabrese).  During his lifetime Sicily comprised the Spanish Bourbon Regno di Sicilia (Kingdom of Sicily), ruled by King Carlo III, son of King Filippo V of Spain.  Carlo had succeeded to the throne just three years earlier, and was known as Carlo VII of Naples and Carlo V of Sicily!        In 1737 Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England.  In North America, it was just two years after John Peter Zenger was acquitted in a libel trial for his attacks on the policies of the New York Colony's governor. He was acquitted on the grounds that his charges were based on fact.  It was the first important victory for freedom of the press in Britain's North American colonies.

Baptismati (Baptisms)
	Calabrisi      Die 8 9bris 1737  Felix Nicolaus filius Antonini et Rosae Ca  labrisi natus hodie hora nonam  baptizatus fuit a me d Sac P ~  ~ cum licentia parochi,         ~       ~       ~                   ~
From Serradifalco Registri Ecclesiastici 2012918,  1737 Baptisms, Felix Nicolaus Calabrisi

Calabrese      Day 8 November 1737  Felice Nicola  son of Antonino and Rosa Ca  labrese born today at hour nine  was baptized by me Priest Don P ~  ~ by leave of the parish,         ~       ~       ~                   ~

Matrimonii (Marriages)
The year on the marriage record below is obliterated, but from adjacent records, it is determined to be 1761.
	Anno    domini 1761 die 13 Xbris denunciatibus promissis tribus  diebus ~ ~ continuis quand prima habita ~ ~  ~ secundus die 29: et tertia 30 ~ : inter ~  de monia: nulloque detecto sine Canco sine legmo ~  Ego d: Joseph Guadagnino VC Felice Calabrese filius ~  to natus Antonini et Rose olim jugbus huius Terrae  et Maria Bellanca fil: leg: et nate Mo: Antonini et Fran  ciscae Bellanca jugb: of this ~ ~ in hoc Matrici  interrogavi, eorum mutuo habito consenzus ~  ~habita jurus licentiae ~ ~ ~  ~ eius ~ in matrimonius conjunxi p~  Mr Cataldus Lima et Mr Raymundus ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ R:S:R:Ecls: benedixi

From Serradifalco Registri Ecclesiastici 2013010,  1761 Marriages, Felice Calabrese and Maria Bellanca

Year    of our lord 1761 day 13 December - Banns were published three  days ~ ~ the first of a series ~ ~  ~ the second day 29: and the third 30 ~ : between ~ ~  the contract: with neither Canonical nor legal objections heard,  I Don Giuseppe Guadagnino joined Felice Calabrese son  legitimate and natural of Antonino and Rosa once a couple of this Land  and Maria Bellanca legitimate and natural daughter of  Master Antonini and Francesca Bellanca, man and wife.  In   this Mother Church  I asked for their mutual consent ~  ~having the proper license ~ ~ ~  ~ his ~ in matrimony  joined them in the presence of ~  Master Cataldo Lima and Master Raimondo Lima  ~ ~ ~ R:S:R:Church I blessed them.