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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.
The older generations who lived in southern Italy certainly remember the sound of the bells or the siren that occurred at various times of the day. Life was marked by simple and repetitive gestures: work, the relationship with nature, sharing with the family and the people of the small villages. Now...