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Hi,
Would someone able to help me figure out what this church record says, the handwriting is pretty hard to read, especially when you aren't too great at reading latin
Thanks,
Anthony
This is an extract of the original death record of Maestro* (title) Antonino Billone, who died at about age 49 on Nov 17, 1789. He was the husband of Paola Montesanti and the son of deceased Pietro and Francesca Billone. He had received all of the Sacraments-not specified in the record :Confession/Penance, Eucharist/Communion, Extreme Unction/Last Rites.
This extracted copy was to be used for the marriage of Antonino Billone (a grandson, I assume) and is dated Jan 4, 1851.
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