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December 20, 1830 Carminantonio di Spirito, age 31, shoemaker, domiciled in Luogosano, appeared at city hall in Luogosano and presented a baby boy. He declared that the boy was born of Vronica (sic) Pepe, age 20, his legitimate wife who lives with him. The child was born on December 20, 1830 in their home. The child was given the name of Angelo Raffaele.
Angelo Raffaele di Spirito was baptized in Luogosano on December 20, 1830.
The greatest exodus of modern history has been that of the Italians. Since 1861, more than twenty-four million departures have been recorded. In the space of just over a century a number almost equivalent to the amount of the population at the time of the unification of Italy emigrated abroad. It wa...