Marriage Record Translation Help

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uantiti wrote:Barbara,
your adjustment cleared up some doubts on the family name but still I find it very unusual that they stated on a Marriage Act "D'Incerto padre" which means "of uncertain father".
I can imagine two circumstances which might lead to "uncertain father" -

a) an infant or toddler child is left orphaned by some catastrophe or perhaps war. The child is taken in and raised by another family or orphanage, but no one knows his/her parentage.

b) an unwed mother gives birth to a child and either refuses to name the father or cannot name the father with certainty (if the mother were a known prostitute, for example).

Hey, just a couple of guesses... :)
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You also may want to see if Gabriella in this thread knows something more about "Aprano"
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THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR ASSISTANCE!

It has helped my research trememdously

Barbara
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