Please help us read the 1880 Birth Record for Antonio Musciotto #117 - 28 Nov 1880

[molan]

Hi, please help us (Paula Musciotto) read a Birth record from Geraci Siculo. The online record is here.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1947613

It is the 1880 Birth Record for Antonio Musciotto #117 - 28 Nov 1880.

it looks like the baby was born about a month after the father died. Very sad.

I've attached a copy of the record.
Thanks
Gary

[AngelaGrace56]

Birth Act No 117: Antonio Musciotto son of deceased Antonio, and of Maria Grazia Valenza
Geraci Siculo: 28 November 1880
Pia Glorioso, 24 yo, Levatrice (midwife), living in Geraci Siculo, reported that at 8 am, today (28 November 1880), in the house in Rua Parco, from Maria Grazia Valenza, donna di casa, wife of the deceased Antonio Musciotto, living in Geraci Siculo, was born a baby boy, who she presented and named Antonio.

Sorry, I'm having trouble deciphering all the words at the bottom. There is a reason why the midwife declared the birth in place of the mother, Maria Grazia Valenza, but I can not make out the word. It possibly just means that she was sucking the baby. I'll come back to it later when it might be clearer. I have really bad hayfever at the moment which is affecting my eyes, so everything seems a little blurry. Maybe someone else will be able to pick out the words.

Angela

[molan]

Thank you for translating this for us. We do appreciate it. I hope you do feel better

Gary

[AngelaGrace56]

Thank you. I'm naughty, I totally dislike taking anything chemical, (eventhough my son is a chemist?), and so I've been trying to go with natural things. For some reason the natural way isn't working so I think I need to briefly resort to some meds from the pharmacy. Ho hum.

Anyways, it's always a pleasure transcribing your records. Thank you for remembering to come back to the forum to acknowledge the work we do.

Best to you.

Angela

[molan]

Thank you Angela ... we've been slow at our Family History Center in New Jersey. Usually I get a lot more Italian Ladies looking for their family history. Maybe things will pick up with the cold weather )

BTW - You've already met Paula in that she emailed you directly to translate the 1st record we found about 2 weeks ago.

[AngelaGrace56]

Thank you Angela ... we've been slow at our Family History Center in New Jersey. Usually I get a lot more Italian Ladies looking for their family history. Maybe things will pick up with the cold weather ) Possibly,
although with more records going on line all the time, they may also be looking at records on the internet in the comfort of their home. Having said that, I appreciate so much what the LDS have done, and are continuing to do, for the genealogy community, all over the world. I met a lovely couple recently, when I was visiting our national archives, and they were there continuing with filming. So interesting to talk to.

BTW - You've already met Paula in that she emailed you directly to translate the 1st record we found about 2 weeks ago. Yes, I know. I have a fantastic memory. I was being discreet.

Nice chatting.

Angela

[pmusciotto]

Angela,
Thank you for all your help in translating these documents. Please know that I truly appreciate all of your time and effort. It’s great to be able to know my family history. I hope you feel better soon!

Sincerely,
Paula

[AngelaGrace56]

A pleasure Paula. I'm so pleased you are enjoying the journey and finding lots of records. It's a real bonus with your Death Records, that they include the reason for the death. You don't see this detail in many other towns.

Angela