Sarnano, Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy

Guide to Sarnano municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History[edit | edit source]

Inhabited by Umbrians and Piceni in ancient times. Roman presence with centuriation during the time of Augustus. Castle construction likely began during the Lombard period.

Jurisdictions the municipality belonged to:

Roman Empire
Ostrogoths
Lombards
Franks
Under the rule of local noble families (e.g., Mainardi, Brunforte)
Free Municipality (briefly)
Subjected to Tolentino and Fermo
Papal States
Kingdom of Italy

Major events:

Ghibelline-Guelf conflicts: Rinaldo di Brunforte's shifting alliances and conflicts with the municipality.
"Sarnà Revolution" of 1937: Popular revolt against the merger of the land registry office.
Nazi occupation during World War II: Roundups, resistance activities, and clashes with German forces.
Disappearance and death of Jeannette Bishop and Gabriella Guerin in 1980.^[1]

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Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

1866-1929 Registri dello stato civile di Sarnano (Macerata) 1866-1929(*); Sarnano (Macerata). Ufficio dello stato civile at FamilySearch Catalog - images