Thank you, Tessa. I have that one -- it is an important one as it confirms the most important relationships.

Angela -- what do you mean by "check the publications"? Did you mean to contact the town directly or something else?

Thank you,

Don

Thank you, Angela.

I guess my page in the "Visco Book" on Nicolina Visco will be short with several "Unk"...

Don

Hello, Italian Genealogy Community.

I have been working on ancestry for many years, but I've come across a bit of a unicorn and, perhaps, some information in this death record would help.

You see, I have the death record for Nicolina Visco. Below is the direct link.

https://antenati.cultura.gov ...

Thanks, Angela.

You are right -- he is the son of Domenico. Not sure why I put Antonio...probably because I wrote it late at night.

Yes...I will make the modifications you suggest.

During COVID, I went through the Antenati site (and the Family Search site) to find all the births/deaths/marriages ...

Awesome! Thanks again!

Here is my attempt at a letter. I hope someone can see if I am missing something (or have taken the wrong pathway). I can email the address you provided.



Egregio signore o signora:

Mi chiamo Donald Visco e sto richiedendo informazioni dai vostri archivi sul mio antenato ...

Dear Angela:

It's been almost five years since I posted this...but I went off and worked on another side of the family for a few years...and then my non-Italian side...before coming back to this one.

It is not a great strategy, since I have forgotten a lot!

At any rate, I spent a big chunk of ...

Great, Tessa.

Thank you,

Don

Hello.

I think I have found a cousin and he is interested / amazed that I was able to find an Italian birth certificate. However, it is one of those that is hand written and challenges my reading ability. I don't want to miss information to give him so I was hoping someone would be able to provide ...

It's fairly easy to learn how to translate the basics in these records. I think you'll find it rewarding if you give it a try.


This is an interesting point.

I will admit that when someone pointed out that these Italian records were available, it was overwhelming to think that I would be able ...

Thank you, Angela. I did not find anything else.

It could be either Caterina, though more likely the one not married yet. The one who wasn't married...I find no kids for in Petina. I tried looking for them in NY but there wasn't any useful leads.

Thanks for checking.

Don

Birth certificate for Angela Visco, born in 1884.

I can't find the father...it seems the mother is Caterina Visco, who is 27. This makes her born about 1857.

We have two Caterina Visco candidates...one born in 1856...who married Sabantonio Bianco in 1879. The other was born in 1858 and ...

Thanks, Angela.

Yes...I have been through all of the Visco marriage records through 1910. She is not anywhere.

Thank you, Angela. I am going to assume that this Caterina Visco was the unmarried one...but who knows.

Don

Here is another birth certificate that is, seemingly, out of the norm. Maybe I am wrong, however.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99C5-19SR-C?i=1793&cat=719672

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Number 43

Birth certificate for Angela Visco, born in 1884.

I can't find the father...it seems the mother is ...

Thank you, Angela.

Hmm. I have been looking for information on this Giuseppina Visco, son of Domenico. Likely born in 1852...so she would have been 18. I checked through many Petina records and didn't find her marriage. I haven't gotten to the death records yet, but I suspect I may find her there ...