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1. Date of birth: 25 MAR 1862
2. Name: Giuseppe Maria Nunziato Fanelli
2. Father: Egidio Carmine Fanelli, a shephard, 29 year old
3. Mother: Maria Maddalena Martoccia, 25 year old Born Strada Prato
Baptised in the town parish, 25 March 1862.
After the name of the child it just gives the names of the witnesses.
The witnesses were:
Raffaele Romano, father unknown, 40 yo, calzolaio (cobbler/shoemaker), living Laurenzana, Strada Prato
Egidio Carapullo?, son of the late Francesco, 26 yo, calzolaio, living here Strada Piazza.
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