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Please, can anyone identify the correct surname of Antonino Matteo Salvatore Oliveri's mother? He was born in Palermo (sezione Santa Ninfa) in 1820.
Is it Agostina Cafretta/Capretta/Cosietta/Cofiotto or something else?
Thanks to both of you. I see that you are correct, the second "s" fooled me.
Cassetta seems distributed throughout present-day Italy without any speficic association with Sicily. However, all Cassettas are located in the Palermo province, so I guess it all makes since after all.
Roberto
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