Baptism record
parla l’italiano?
I’m off in search of someone who speaks Italian. Just got my hands on the 1881 baptismal record of my great-grandmother. A member of the Barga Genealogy Research Group e-mailed me a copy from their records. The record is from the parish of Loppia, just outside of Barga (a Tuscan town of 6,000-8,000).
Eletta Arrighetti was born November 10, 1881. I recognize her father’s name in the handwriting. I can also make out the last name Borgi, which is supposed to be Eletta’s mother’s maiden name. She was baptized the day after she was born.
I was so surprised to see the e-mail. The BGRG member tracked me down after stumbling across my genealogy site. My Italian side is the section of my family where I have the least amount of work done. That’s largely because the two immigrants arrived in the late 1800s – well after my other ancestors had established roots. There’s simply more paperwork I can find here on the other family branches. The baptismal record is fantastic – it’s so unexpected.
I’ll share a few more names once I get this record translated.
