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Some sites state that because it's Bon and not Buon, it has old French origin. Bonjour, bonaparte, bonsoir etc. I think the first time Bonaventura was used officially, it was for an Italian/French m ...

I would disregad the Lo as you look for the origin. When looking for Faro, I found two Sicilian connections:

There is a frazione of Messina which is called Torre Faro.

And the Straight of Mess ...

Sorry, I need to clarify: the word Bonaventura itself has old french language origins (which in itself has Latin origins) and not the surname.

The origin of the surname is impossible to track down, ...

Ventura means good luck in Italian. The surname itself comes from the first name of "Bonaventura" which has old french origins. It was given as a nickname to someone who enjoyed their good life or g ...

Thanks for that final one Luca. It helps seeing your transcriptions so maybe next time I can find the dates myself!

Thank you Luca!!!!

I'm terrible at finding dates from some processitti records. Any help would be appreciated! I've included what I could figure out. Thank you!

(1) Death of Caterina Salerno, wife of Antonio Aiello ...

Thank you Luca! Always helpful

I don't know what happened to them either! Here's some links:

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Hopefully they work n ...

Hello!

I'm having trouble finding an exact birth date from these two birth acts. I know the first is of Natale Asta, son of Saverio Asta and Teresa D'Onofrio. The second I can make out is from 18 ...

Awesome, thanks Luca!

I'm thrilled by all the information that was in the processetti. Sometimes you hit a gold mine!

I found these pages in a Processetti record and can't figure out what they are. I don't need a literal translation but any help in making sense of the relationships. Here is what I know:

Vincenzo ...

I wonder which specific Napolitanos you are looking for. There are some listed in the S. Vincenzo la Costa registers. I just went through marriage records from 1813-1847 this weekend and found some. ...

Hello-

I can't find much more information for you, but I found his birth:
Francesco Aiello b. August 29, 1865 in S. Fili. (This has to be yours considering the close dates). He was the son of ...