Thanks, Pippo!! I learned from you today.
It makes more sense now.

Tony

These are the birth record of the father (Girolamo) of the groom, and the death record of the grandfather. I am accustomed to reading the Latin records from the commune where the marriage took place, but these are from out-of-town (Prizzi, I think). They arranged slightly differently than what I am ...

Ohhh, that's right - it does make sense now. Thanks Erudita!!

On the third and fourth lines it says, "domiciliato in q[uest]a e" then a few more words/abbreviations before "Francesco". It looks to me like "qe di si"... Is Francesco Carlo's father?

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John

Wow, thanks Marcello!

Under "è morto nel" it looks like the sindaco started to write "la casa di sua abitazione" as was his usual wording, but crossed it out and wrote something about sulfur hole or mine(?).

Can someone tell me what it says between "è morto nel" and "nato in Alessandria"?
(The name is "Antonino Pecoraro ...

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Please help me read/interpret the word I have replaced with question marks below saying what day the baby was born:

"... baptizavi infantum [?????] die natum ..."

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Ohhhh, okay, thank you!!

I [name of priest] baptized an infant born this morning of [I can't make out the parents' first names] Baio(?), who were married, to which has been imposed the names Carmelus and Jacobus (Carmelo Giacomo). Then it lists the godparents' names (Blasius (Biagio) is all I can make out).

Can someone ...

So does this mean Brother Giuseppe was a monk who was also a teacher?

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Would someone be able to tell me what this death record says between "è morto nel" and "nato in Alessandria"? Also what was Giuseppe's profession?

To me it looks like he is a priest/monk but I am not sure.

Thanks!

Thanks Angela!

Maybe I have a limited Latin dictionary, but does "Spectabilis Baro" mean "Remarkable Dunce"? The godparents section of this record has me curious; most just list a godparent or two.
Thanks,
John

Thanks, Livio!