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looking for louis patti born at cefala diana, sicily feb., 1885
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Welcome to the Forum!
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Just for reference, does this family tree on ancestry. com belong to your family?

Patti Family Tree
owner: kristypatti

Joseph Patti
Birth 1846 in Italy
Death 1940 in Riverside, Berrien, Michigan

Spouse
Concetta Demarco
Birth & Death in Italy

son
Louis Patti
Birth 9 Feb 1885 in Italy
Death Oct 1977 in Coloma, Berrien, Michigan
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joseph j patti wrote:'birth records
looking for louis patti born at cefala diana, sicily feb., 1885


If you only want a copy of his birth record, you could request it from the comune:

Italian form letter generator with instructions:
http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

Or other helpful form letters:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html

Address:

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Comune di Cefalà Diana
Piazza Umberto I
90030 Cefalà Diana (PA)
ITALY


http://www.tuttitalia.it/sicilia/26-cefala-diana/
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Could also go to Family History Library and get the micro films of Cefalà Diana (Palermo), 1820-1903 Births, marriages, deaths; supplements to births, marriages, deaths, and miscellaneous documents from the civil registration office in Cefalà Diana, Palermo, Italy. Text in Italian
Family History Library Locator
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Birth film
Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1877-1903 FHL INTL Film 1915542 Items 1-27
Ordering films from FHL
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ ... ory_Center
About Italian records
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Translating and reading Italian records
https://www.familysearch.org/learningce ... 22Italy%22

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