Isn't Maddalena Del Monte a beautiful name? I love it!! She is my great great grandmother!! I just found her today when I discovered my great grandmother Giacinta Laurora's death record. I also learned Maddalena's husband name, Saverio Morlani. Saverio is the Italian version of Xavier.
It is amazing how much information you can learn on one record like this!! For this one record, I learn that my great grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 80 years old. Now I know the approximate year she was born, 1823. I learned her parents names and that they lived in Terracina, and that Giacinta was born in Terracina. I also learned that Saverio was a contadino (a farmer) and the ladies were woman of the house or "donna di casa". I love my peasant Italian heritage! I wrote more about that here. It is always wonderful to find a whole new generation! I am so very excited! Now I just want to learn more!
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This is so exciting. Her name is very pretty. Congratulations!
How exciting! Adam loves your family history class, by the way. It's so fun to learn about our ancestors!
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