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Hi All,
<BR>I have a quick question. When unsure of the town your ancestors came from. In my situation it a toss up between 2 regions. The most
<BR>Populated with the name and the first names are the same as my ancestors. Can these thing be used in correct research?
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only if you cannot use any other verificable source...for instance why don\'t you request a birth record for the same person from two different towns, if as you say both towns have same names but your guy has diferent birthdate. Peter
The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...