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The Solemn Promise to Marry (Left Side)
Film # 1339795
Entry # 38
In the year 1835 on the 13th day of
June, in front of us Alberto Ciaccio, Mayor and Officer of Vital
Records of the township of Sambuca, district of Sciacca,
Providence of Girgenti, has appeared in the town hall: Nicolo
Maria Mangiaracina, never married, age 28, a farmer born in
Sambuca, District of Sciacca, Providence of Girgenti, living on
Santa Lucia, the son of Giorgio age 63 and Antonia Armato,
deceased and Antonia Maria Fiorenza, never married, age 22, born
in Sambuca, daughter of Leonardo age 56 a farmer, and Giuseppa
Vicaacgua?, age 46.
The notification of this promise has been posted
on the door of the town hall of
Sambuca
on the day 23, a Sunday in the month of May, in the year 1835.
We comply with their request, after having read their documents
consisting of
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the birth record of the husband to be
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the birth record of the wife to be
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the certificate of death of the father of the
husband/wife
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the certificate of death of the mother of the
husband/wife
The same appeared with their own witnesses, who
will be specified hereunder, and the have produced, and have
requested for us to receive their solemn promise to celebrate
before the Church according to the prescribed form by the Sacred
Council of Trento, in their planned marriage.
From all of this we have created the present act
in the presence of the four witnesses at the solemn promise,
that is Marco Antonia Lucido age 58, a sieve maker, a citizen,
living in Sambuca on Torre and Tommaso Catalanotto, age 31 a
farmer, a citizen, living in Sambuca on Piazza and Gaspare
Ciaccio age 42, living in Sambuca on Celso and Luciano Cannova,
and 40 a farmer, living in Sambuca on Torre.
Indicazione (Right side)
Is the actual proof that the marriage took place.
Entry #38
The following Canonical celebration of the
marriage.
In the year 1835 on the 20th day of
June, the Parish Priest of Sambuca, has given back one of the
copies of the countersigned promise, in which he was certified
that the celebration of the marriage has followed on the 14th
day of June in the current year of 1835
In the presence of gentlemen witnesses
Giuseppe Mangiaracina and Mario D’Anna
In view of this we have written the present note,
and then after having done so, we dispose that the aforesaid
copy be conserved in the volume of documents as page 38.
We have furthermore acknowledged to the parish
Priest to have received his copy, and we have written the
present act on the two registers.
Giuseppe Oddo, The Mayor
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* 1835 Solemn promise to marry
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