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Part of the problem was that we were looking for a surname that we knew existed in the town. If he was of uncertain parentage, his surname was probably the invention of some town official.
Anyway, I'm happy you were able to find the document, Jim.
Giovanni Caboto, son of Giulio, was born in Gaeta, Italy, around 1451 AD. After the Aragonese defeated the Angevins in 1461, his family took refuge in Venice where the young Giovanni grew up, got married to Mattea about 1870 and had three children: Ludovico, Sebastiano, and Sancto. His dream was to ...