Italy, Messina, Messina, Military Conscription Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains military conscription lists (liste di leva) within the custody of the town of Messina (Comune di Messina). The records includes some indexes within the collection.

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Record Content
These records generally include the following informaiton:
 * Name
 * Parent's names
 * Birthdate
 * Residence

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 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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Related Wiki Articles
[Italy MIlitary Records]

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.