Comignago, Novara, Piemonte, Italy Genealogy


Guide to Comignago municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

Many sepulchers can be traced back to a period ranging from the first century BC to the fourth century AD, suggesting an initial pre-Roman settlement of Gallo-Ligurian origin. The first parchment that mentions Comignago is dated 1046.

Jurisdictions:

  • After the fall of the Roman Empire, the area fell under the jurisdiction of monks.
  • In 1413, Comignago was annexed to the fiefdom of Borgo Ticino, which was assigned to the Visconti.
  • Later, in 1447, Duke Filippo Maria Visconti handed over the fiefdom to Vitaliano Borromeo.[1]

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Civil Registration

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives

Libraries

Societies

Research Helps

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References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Comignago," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comignago, accessed 14 May 2025.