Notary Records for Pinachia (Pinasca)
Currently known as Pinasca, historic Pinachia is in the Chisone Valley between Villa Perosa and Perosa Argentina. It covers 13.4 square miles and has a population of 2,980.
Waldensian pastors met here following the Piedmont Easter massacre in 1655 to decide on a course of action. Resistance fighter, Joshua Janavel, was taken to Pinasca to recover from his wounds.
Brackets [like this] indicate the years included in the volume when the years covered do NOT appear in the headings of the volume.
The notary records for Pinachia cover only the years from 1615 to 1630. For other years, see the notary records of the surrounding communities.
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Brackets [like this] indicate the years included in the volume when the years covered do NOT appear in the headings of the volume.
Pinachia (Pinasca)
We are grateful to the State Archives, Torino for providing access to these records, and to Giovanni Cena for his generous efforts to abstract them.