Prosito Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Prosito Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Prosito is part of the municipality of Lodrino.

Geography
In 1830, Prosito Lodrino merged with the municipality of Lodrino.

History
In 1830, Prosito Lodrino merged with the municipality of Lodrino. On 2 April 2017, Lodrino merged into the new municipality of Riviera.

During the Middle Ages, Lodrino also consisted of the hamlet of Prosito (called Proxedrium in the 13th century). Prosito probably had the same status as Lodrino and Iragna in the mid-15th century. The villages Lodrino, Prosito and Iragna were incorporated in a ducal vicariate headed by an official elected by the villagers. In the administration as well as civil and criminal law the villages were given considerable independence, which was confirmed in the statutes of 1450 and 1492. In 1496 Lodrino, Prosito and Iragna swore their allegiance to the Swiss Confederation.

Locations within Prosito
See Lodrino for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Prosito can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Prosito prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)