Translation help for record of exposed infant

[Christine592]

Hi, this is my first post here. Thank you in advance to anyone that can help.

I've been searching for information on my 2nd great grandmother, (Maria) Luisa Esposito, from Prata d'Ansidonia in Abruzzo. I had her birthdate and knew that her parents were always listed as unknown, but I finally found a record that seems to explain that she was found as a baby after being left exposed. I've spent a few hours trying to translate as much as I can, but I'm having a lot of trouble with the handwriting and some of the terminology. I know there is a lot of information on these pages, but if someone could at least let me know if it says anything about where/how she was found, and where she was taken after being discovered, I would greatly appreciate it!

It is Image 7, found at the following link, and I've also posted it as an attachment just in case.

http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

thanks,
Christine

[Christine592]

I posted this last week, but since I'm a new member, it had to be approved first. If there is any other info you need that I left out, please just let me know.

[cedrone]

Have you already the marriage act?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=2043786

[Christine592]

Yes, thank you! I did find that. But I still only see that her parents were unknown. I don't read Italian very well, though, so I may be missing something there, too.

[MarcuccioV]

Yes, thank you! I did find that. But I still only see that her parents were unknown. I don't read Italian very well, though, so I may be missing something there, too.

No, it only shows she was born in Prata and that her mother & father were still (at that point) unknown and neither had ever come forward to acknowledge the child.

There are many scenarios as you can likely imagine (very young parents who later married others, illegitimacy, rape, etc).

Since there is no record of parentage, you could always try to find a connection through DNA matches...

[darkerhorse]

Esposito was a surname given to some such babies in Italy. It means "exposed" or "placed outside".

Since there was a stigma attached it to the surname Esposito was sometimes changed by the abandoned person when they got older.

[Christine592]

Ok, thank you! I wish I had more options, but I know that finding her parents would unfortunately be very difficult.

The main thing I was really trying to read on the record I first linked to is the part where they mentioned giving the baby to someone, a name that looked something like Concetta Crisi perhaps. I was just mainly trying to read the part that explained how she was found (I was only able to translate a few of the words), and what they did with her after they discovered her. It's mostly just out of curiosity about her life, I suppose! But thank you for taking the time to help.

[MarcuccioV]

Concetta may have been the matron of the local orphanage, or someone who had a home where orphans could be placed...

[Christine592]

Esposito was a surname given to some such babies in Italy. It means "exposed" or "placed outside".

Since there was a stigma attached it to the surname Esposito was sometimes changed by the abandoned person when they got older.

Thank you, this is so interesting! I had no idea about this.

[Christine592]

Concetta may have been the matron of the local orphanage, or someone who had a home where orphans could be placed...

Yes, you're right, that could definitely be a possibility.

[mmogno]

Processetti
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... &cat=14143

[Christine592]

Processetti
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... &cat=14143

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for finding this! I didn't even know this group of files existed on FamilySearch. It looks like there is so much information in here. It's going to take me quite a long time to go through it all, but it is totally worth it! Thank you again, I truly appreciate your help.

[mmogno]

It is very likely that the baby was given to Concetta Crisi as wetnurse. Concetta was able to do this, because she had recently lost her child, just two months after birth.
http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

[Christine592]

This is great! In the image you just linked to, I see that Concetta Crisi's husband's last name is something like Bulsei. Luisa Esposito ended up marrying a widower whose first wife had the same last name. So I really have a lot to explore here.

[mmogno]

Domenicantonio Duronio's first wife was Liberata Bulsei, daughter of Pasquale and Concetta Crisi. These are the spouses to whom Luisa Esposito was entrusted at birth. Perhaps Luisa was also raised in that family and therefore was a kind of half-sister of Liberata.