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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.
During the mass emigration from Italy during the century between 1876 to 1976, the U.S. was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants in the world. However, their impact was not as great as countries like Argentina and Brazil. That was due to the fact that hundreds of thousands of immigrant...