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Mar 4th, 1810
Antonino Mistretta, of this town, never married, son of Vincenzo and Lucia Cannone (?)
Leonarda Cassarà, of this town, never married, daughter of deceased Francesco and Palma Pe?
Giuseppe "Pippo" Moccaldi
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I want to point out that in Latin records when you see an expression like "deceased [quondam] Francesco and Palma Petrusa" it generally means that both Francesco and Palma were deceased, whereas in a record written in Italian, "deceased [fu] Francesco and Palma Petrusa" would generally mean that Francesco was deceased but Palma was alive. However, if "furono" were used instead of "fu" in Italian then it would also mean that both were deceased.
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