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Born April 8, 1720
Giuseppe Vincenzo Gennaro Mistretta, son of Vincenzo and Pietra (maiden name ?)
Godfather was Antonino Mistretta, son of Giuseppe and ? ; godmother was Beatrice Mistretta, wife of Giuseppe Mistretta (there's an abbreviation before the name Joseph which looks like Jas to me-not sure what it's meant to be). She was the daughter of deceased Vincenzo and Brigida Scarcella
Erudita, this is definitely my 5th great grandfather, you translated his marriage record for me yesterday. Wow thanks to you I'm finally getting there!
Italians have not invented coffee, yet the passion they have for it makes the rest of world believe they discovered it. Around the end of the sixteen century, it was Venice where coffee was first introduced. Thanks to its trade relationship with the Eastern countries. Initially, coffee was considere...