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She died April 10 1880. The document is dated April 11, and in the body, just after 7:20, it says that she died "ieri", yesterday. In that field you have 3 possibilities: oggi, ieri and ieri l'altro (or l'altro ieri).
The father Marciano was dead: the name is preceded by "fu" which literally translates "was" and means deceased.
There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named: The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandm...
