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this marriage record mentions Nicola Purcaro and the date 4 Jan 1816. Is this Nicola's date of death? I cannot locate the act in the 1816 death records so I am wondering if I misunderstand that the date signifies.
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...