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On October 6, 1862 at 5 p.m. Serafina Monteferrante, age 60, weaver, domiciled on Saint Mary Street, died in Vasto, daughter of Sante Monteferrante, deceased, laborer, domiciled and died in Vasto, and of Lucia Pellicciotta, weaver, domiciled and died in Vasto. The deceased was the wife of Giovanni Bottari, who is living.
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...