di Mary Staples, Stati Uniti
Mio bisnonno, Giacomo Pedrotti, è emigrato da Giumaglio alla California. È nato nel gennaio 1851 ed è arrivato in California nel 1867.
Credo che in seguito sia stato raggiunto da alcuni fratelli. Si è stabilito nella contea di Marin, dove ha svolto con successo l’attività di ranciere.
From Mary Staples, United States
My Great Grandfather, Giacomo Pedrotti, emigrated from Giumaglio Switzerland to California. He was born in January 1851, and arrived in California in 1867. I believe he was joined by more than one brother. He settled in Marin County and was a successful rancher there.
From Mark Lesina, United States
It has been said, “In a hundred years, who will know anything about you or your family”. Well it has been a hundred years! Yes – on Friday, April 16th 2010, it has been 100 years since Erminia Martini arrived in New York Harbor at Ellis Island. Continue reading
From Mark Lesina, United States
Giuseppe Michele Lafranchi (1819-1909) married Maria Margarita Pozzi (1822-1891) and together they had eight children in Coglio, Switzerland. Continue reading
di Peter Pedrotti, Nuova Zelanda
Giovanni Pietro Pedrotti è migrato in Australia assieme allo zio Cesare Felice Pedrotti nel 1855. Si è sposato con Mary-Anne Byrnes a Daylesford nel 1864. Continue reading
From Peter Pedrotti, New Zealand
Giovanni Pietro Pedrotti emmigrated to Australia with his uncle Cesare Felice Pedrotti in 1855. He married Mary-Anne Byrnes in Daylesford 1864. The marriage certificate says place of birth is Giumaglio, Valle Maggia. His parents are Giovanni Felice Pedrotti b.1812 -1862 and Giovanna Maria Pozzi B1817–??. Giovanni Pietro Pedrotti 1788-1857 & Anna Maria Pozzi 1790-1826 were his parents. Does any Pedrotti conect with this family line?
By William J. “Bill” Adams, United States
Silvio Adami (1864-1947), my grandfather that I never met, immigrated from Giumaglio, Canton Ticino to the US. At Ellis Island, NY, his name was anglicized to Adams. Continue reading
by Mark Lesina, United States
Elvezio Giuliano Lesina was born April 18, 1878 in Giumaglio to Giuliano and AnnaMaria Giumini-Lesina and died February 26, 1951 in Crescent City, California. He was the youngest of five children, three of whom immigrated to California. Continue reading
di Giorgio Cheda, storico
Sono stato diverse volte in California, non solo per cercare documenti riguardanti l’inserimento nella nuova terra d’adozione di 27’000 ticinesi, ma anche per sentire dalla viva voce di alcuni protagonisti autentiche storie di vita. Continue reading
by historian Giorgio Cheda
I have been to California several times, partly in search of documentary evidence of how 27,000 Ticinesi adapted to a new way of life in a new land, partly to hear the real-life stories of some of the settlers. Continue reading
di Jill Sybalsky, genealogista, Stati Uniti
Marci, Malugani, Cerini e almeno 20 altri cognomi figurano nell’albero genealogico della mia famiglia in Svizzera. Mia nonna è nata a Giumaglio, mio nonno a Frasco.
by Jill Sybalsky, genealogist from United States
Marci, Malugani and Cerini and at least 20 other surnames are found in my family tree from Switzerland. My grandparents were born in Switzerland. My grandmother in Giumaglio and my grandfather in Frasco.
di Hugh Jones, Australia
Celestino Pietro Lesina approdò nello Stato di Victoria a bordo dell’Adele nel 1855. Nacque nel 1843 a Giumaglio, Valle Maggia, Canton Ticino.
