Borgo Val di Taro, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy

Guide to Borgo Val di Taro municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

The first human settlements in the area of Borgo Val di Taro date back to prehistoric times.

Jurisdictions:
Kingdom of the Gallic King Odoacre I. Liguri Velleiati. Longobards. Abbey of San Colombano of Bobbio. Commune of Piacenza. Galeazzo I Visconti. Church of Giovanni XXII.

Francesco Scotti.
Azzo Visconti.
Borromeo dei Borromei.
Piccinini.
Landi.
Fieschi.
Duca Ottavio Farnese.
Doria.
Doria-Landi.
Ducato Farnese.
Napoleonic France.
Maria Luigia.
Kingdom of Sardinia.

Major events:

157 BC: The resistance of the Liguri Velleiati was defeated by the Roman legions.
XIII century: The Fieschi family appeared in the Valtarese.
1547: The Fieschi abandoned Borgo after the failed conspiracy of Gianluigi Fieschi against the Republic of Genoa.
February 23, 1578: The Landi were driven out.
1636: Imperial troops entered Borgo Val di Taro and returned the town to the Doria.
1646: Borgo Val di Taro entered the Farnese Duchy.
1821 and 1831: Carbonari uprisings.
World War II: Borgo Val di Taro was awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor for its participation in the Liberation War.
June 1944: A democratic administration and free press were established, leading to enemy reprisals. ^[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

1565-1920 Registri ecclesiastici di Borgo Val di Toro (Parma), 1565-1920(*); Sant'Antonino Martire (Borgo Val di Taro) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1794-1923 Registri ecclesiastici di Baselga di Bresimo (Trento), 1794-1923(*); Parrocchia di Baselga di Bresimo (Trento) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

1806-1910 Registri dello stato civile di Borgo Val di Taro (Parma) 1806-1910(*); Borgo Val di Taro (Parma). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories[edit | edit source]

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Archives[edit | edit source]

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Borgo Val di Taro," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgo_Val_di_Taro, accessed 19 March 2025.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Borgo Val di Taro," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgo_Val_di_Taro, accessed 19 March 2025.

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