Maria Giuseppa Marcella is the next midwife in this direct line in my Farindola ancestry. She was the sister of my second great grandfather Filippo Marcella and obviously the aunt of my great grandfather Cesidio Marcella. She was born in 1846 to Maria Carolina Colangeli and Massimo Nicola Marcella.
Maria Giuseppa married Giovanni Costantini in 1870. She descends from all of the aforementioned midwives.
This next transcription is special for two reasons. If you are related to me and reading this, see if you can figure them out!
Act 70, Book of Births, Farindola, 1894
The year 1894, day 5, June at the 8th hour and the 8th minute in town hall, I, Paolo Colaiezzi, Assessore, official of the Civil State, for the commune of Farindola, appearing in front of me–
Maria Giuseppa Marcella, 47 years, midwife, living in Farindola, who says in the 17th hour and the 5th minute on the 5th day of the current month, in a house located in Contrada Casabruciate, no number, that Maria Basilavecchia, wife of Domenico Marcella, with whom she resides, that a baby was born of the feminine gender, she presents to me and she was given the name Maria Giuseppa.
The above-mentioned testimony is given in the presence of Pietro di Zillio, 70, contadino, and Vincenzo Marrone, 66, contadino.
I declare that the preceding act of birth testimony supersedes the place of the husband of Basilavecchia because he is indisposed of health.
This is read to those present because they are illiterate.
Signed – Paolo Colaiezzi
Link to record on Antenati: http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato+di+Pescara/Stato+civile+italiano/Farindola/Nati/1894/20166/005559752_00051.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=0
Did you figure out the two reasons yet? First – The child is named the same as the midwife!
Second – think hard! Do your tree in your head! Did you get it yet?
Domenico is Zia Corradina’s ancestor!
Are we related of would you like to make an addition or correction? My email is cinziarosagenealogy@comcast.net
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