From Barbara Dillon, United States
My great Grandfather Gardinzo Cheda great grandmother Antiona Calzonia came to California, Marin County, and started I believe the first dairy ranch in Jewell (Olema) Continue reading
Marin County
Looking for Cheda relations
From Barbara Reilly, United States
My great grandfather, Gaudenzio Cheda came to California from Maggia around 1860 and had the first dairy ranch. He married Antionia Calzonia and they returned to Maggia several times and had several children.
Gaudenzio’s brother, Pete had a son, Phillip Henry Cheda born in the US traveled to Maggia in 1922 and we are trying to find info on whether he stayed or if there are any Calzonia or Cheda’s that can be traced that I might be related to. My grandfather George Cheda hosted picnics for those living in California from Ticino on our family ranch in Tocoloma, Olema Marin County California. I can not id anyone in the photos.
Giacomo Pedrotti di Giumaglio
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.
Giacomo Pedrotti from Giumaglio
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.
Devil’s Gulch Ranch, Nicasio, Marin County, California
By Marcia, United States
Lorenzo Martinelli and Family
In August of 1866, W.J. Miller sold the newly partitioned 873-acre ranch to brothers Lorenzo and Pietro Martinelli for $5,000. Lorenzo and his older brother Pietro were born in Maggia, Ticino, Switzerland in the mid 1830s. Continue reading
Florence Dodini from Cugnasco
By William J. “Bill” Adams, United States
My mother Florence* (1895-1979) was the youngest of 13 children born at Cugnasco, Canton Ticino of Filippo Dodini (1848-1924) and Teresa Braghetta (1851-1899). Continue reading
Marin and immigrant monuments
I don’t want to leave San Francisco before I visit a neighbourhood known for its recent immigrant population. Only in this way, can I get a true impression of what it’s like to be a new arrival in a strange place.
