Franca De Franceschi (b. 1769)

Born 8 December 1769, baptised on the 9th — and hers is the record that finally puts Antonio de Franceschi in this parish as a householder rather than a witness. > «9 Xbre 1769. Fran.ca figlia di D.no Ant.o De Franceschi e Donna Mattia … nata li 8 corrente … Battezata … dal D. Ant.o Can.co Stancovich de L.P.» — baptisms 1764–1791, waypoint 31, carta 26. The father's name and the date were magnified and read letter by letter. Her father is styled D.no — Dominus, Signor — which this register does not hand out freely. (doc.) Her mother is the woman named again eleven years later: the entry of 1 May 1780 has «Matthea uxor Antonij Defranceschi» standing godmother. (doc for both; that they are one household is inf.) She is Vittorio de Franceschi, son of Antonio's sister — eleven years younger, on the strength of their sharing a father's name, a parish and a decade. (inf.) The FamilySearch index records her independently, as «Franca De Franceschi, 8 Dec 1769, parents Ano De Franceschi & Mattia».