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Santo Mascari born on March 15, 1854 to Michele Mascari, 46, fisherman, and his wife, Maria Capone(sp?), age 30. Baptism in the parish of Termini on March 16th.
The other document is out of focus and I can't read it.
Erudita
I see you have a few posts for translation. Are these duplicates? If so I can delete them - if not, perhaps I can merge them into one thread? Please let me know.
Thanks
No they are Duplicate if you can put them all on one would be great. Did I do something wrong when I posted them?
I see people are looking at some of them a lot
But no one is able to translate them. Is there anything I can do with my postings to get them to be translated?
Thank you for the help
Scott Mascheri
Thank You For All Your Help With The Translation Of This Documents
Hi Scott- No you didn't technically do anything wrong. These are very difficult to read so I assume many people won't even attempt it. As for full translations - normally most people only give you the important info. Do you have any better scans?
I wish I did have better copy's this is what I got from the Termini Imerese Database website. Would you have any suggestion where else I can Go to get these documents? I just started doing this not that long ago so trying to find copys of document where ever I can. I'll try to clear up the copys she gave me to see if that helps.
Thank you
Scott Mascheri
Thank You For All Your Help With The Translation Of This Documents
Contrary to popular belief, not all Italian given names have Christian or classical roots. Many names encountered in older records are almost whimsical, and some cannot be translated into Latin or any other language. In order to avoid possible mistranscription of a given name with which the research...