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This record is for Vito Vincenzo Mistretta born yesterday (not sure of the day on the record-23rd or 27th of Feb, 1738). Parents: Francesco and Francesca Mistretta, a married couple in the aforementioned town (Alcamo). Godparents were Giuseppe de Liberto, son of deceased Giacomo and deceased Anna de Liberto, who had been a married couple in Alcamo and this Mother Church, when they were alive. Godmother was Maria Faraci, wife of Rocco and daughter of deceased Sebastiano and Mattia Scurto, who had been a married couple of this town and Mother Church.
My mom and dad came from two very different classes of Italian society. Dad's mom came from a very aristocrat family and mom's came from farmers and agricultural workers. When my mom's parents came to the US, they left their oldest son Giovanni in the care of my maternal grandmother's parents. I hea...