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Dated Feb 20, 1868 at 3 P.M. in Frigento
Appearing was Raffaele d’Avino, son of Francesco, age 29, peasant living in Frigento. He reported that today, at 7 a.m. in the rural house of hiss own habitation, located on Contrada Toppolo di S. Pietro, a female infant was born to his wife, Celesta Costantino, daughter of Francesco. It was this infant he was presenting and who was being named Tommasina. Witnesses to the presentation and declaration were Bartolomeo di Rienzo, son of dec Pasquale (di Rienzo), age 66, landowner, and Do Cosmo Testa, son of Don Liberio (Testa), age 44, property owner.
Dolores
I have a typo in the above. The first witness is Don not Do Cosmo Testa. I saw the error but then was getting an error message and couldn't get back on the forum to make the correction.
Erudita
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