location help pls

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location help pls

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https://postimg.cc/SX1sVkYY

any thoughts on the name of the town where the decedent lives?

thanks,
donna
Locations of interest: Ariano Irpino, Altavilla Irpina, Montaguto, Volturrara Irpina, Paternopoli, San Mango Sul Calore
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My guess is Cicagna, in the region of Liguria. Usually a decedent's residence wouldn't be far away, but this is a soldier in the infantry, so he could be from anywhere.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/16044 ... d9.2380064

The handwriting is difficult, that's my interpretation based on matching to other letters in the document. The third letter doesn't look much like a "c" but is about the same is a the "c" in Domenico and the first "a" after that "c" looks a lot like the "a" in Salvatore on the line before. The last letter matches the "a" in the age 6 lines above. Still, it's tricky and the handwriting isn't always consistent through the document, so I'm not certain here.
Researching Gibellina, Sicily surnames Bivona, Bonafede, Zummo, Ponzio, Bevinetto, Beninati, Fontana, Cipolla, Bruno, Manfrè, Lanfranca, and Navarra
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thank you very much for your efforts with this challenging act.
donna
Locations of interest: Ariano Irpino, Altavilla Irpina, Montaguto, Volturrara Irpina, Paternopoli, San Mango Sul Calore
https://ArianoIrpinoGenealogy.weebly.com/
https://paternopoligenealogy.weebly.com/
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