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Can someone please translate the marriage notice no. 10 for Felice Bardati & Maria Giuseppa Santimarrocchi? I have the names, but could use some help with the list of 8 documents at the bottom. Thanks in advance. http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... 0.jpg.html
1 - The act of birth of the groom
2 - The act of death of the father of the groom who died in this town on 16 September 1816
3 - The act of death of the mother of the groom who died in this town on 1 August 1805
4 - The act of death of the grandfather of the groom who died in this town on 16 December 1764
5 - The act of birth of the bride
6 - The act of death of the father of the bride who died in this town on 17 July 1804
7 - The act of death of the mother of the bride who died in this town on 20 April 1807
8 - The act of death of the first husband who died in this town on 13 February 1827
I usually check the index when the handwriting in the actual record is hard to decipher. In this case though, it didn't help, since there is that error in the index. You just never know, until you check.
Erudita
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