Where to look for great grandmother's birth info?

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120camden
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Where to look for great grandmother's birth info?

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Joan (Tossi) Lagneau (aka Jean in paper obituary). Joan on Ellis island records.

Married: Armand Lagneau

Born: Sartirana, province di Pavia, Italy. Naturalized citizen 1/27/39

DOB: unknown but emmigrated to USA 1920 Ellis Island records from Paris. Age at that time was 47. So approximately 1873.

died: Nov 26, 1945 Kokomo, Indiana

One child; Matilda who we think was born in Argentina
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Re: Where to look for great grandmother's birth info?

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This may help
Research in Italy by writing to the comune:

Italian form letter generator with instructions:
http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

Or other helpful form letters:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html
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address:

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Comune di Sartirana Lomellina
Piazza XXVI Aprile 5
27020 Sartirana Lomellina (PV)
ITALY


http://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/45-s ... lomellina/
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thank you. Finally getting around to mailing off the letter.
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