GIUSEPPE SILVESTRONI
Born about 1779 and married
Maria Niccola. This data was retrived from the Archieve of Diocesano Viscove in
San Severino Marche. See page 2 for document.
GIAMBATTISTA SILVESTRONI
Born April 9, 1799 and
married Maria Nicola (Nicoletta Bisonni). This information retrived from the
Archieve of Diocesano Viscove in San Severino Marche. See page 3 for document.
PIETRO SILVESTRONI FAMILY
Pietro was born in San
Severino Marche, Italy on May 13, 1827. He
married Rosa Spazio, date unknown .
Rosa was also born in San Severino on October 13,
1824.
They had four children:
1 Gio Battista born December
26, 1848 and died ( not recorded ).
2 Pasquale born May 15, 1853
died February 12, 1920.
Pasquale became
a catholic priest and was reported to have red hair.
3 Giovanni born December 27,
1854 died May 23, 1926.
The
Sylvester’s and Silvestroni’s in the United States and Argentina are direct descendants
of Giovanni.
4 Annibale born August 24,
1863 died February 21, 1883.
All the children were born
in San Severino Marche, Italy.
Pietro died October 1, 1898
at the age of 71 years.
Rosa died April 10, 1887 at
the age of 62 years and 6 months.
The above information was
taken from the Italian Official document below.
The
upper half of this picture is an index which locates the book in which the entry
of bapthism is made.
The lower half of this picture is the actual book of the recording of the baptism of Giambattista and his
brothers Severino and Pietro.
GIOVANNI SILVESTRONI FAMILY
Giovanni was born in San
Severino Marche, Italy on 13 February 1843.
He married Pacifica Giacinti ( date unknown ).
Pacifica was born in San Severnio Marche, Italy on 27 December 1854.
Pacifica
and Giovanni Silvestroni
They had two children:
1 Gio Battista born May 3,
1877 , see document p. 5. Later the
name was changed to Gian, see
document p. 7. Gian
emigrated to the
United States.
2 Elvira born July 8, 1882
died March 17,1977.
She married
Adelelmo Mataloni and lived and died in San Severino
Marche,Italy. See
family tree page 105.
Giovanni died in San
Severino Marche on 10 Aprile 1926
Pacifica died in San
Severino Marche on 23 May, 1928.
Tombstone
in the cemetary of San Michele in San Severino.
The Situazione Di Famiglia
is similar to the United States census and was first
instituted by Napoleon in
1809, however in the north and central part of Italy
not until 1815.
I
have translated key words from the document for those who have difficulty with
Italian.
Situazione Di Famiglia -
Situation of the Family
che
la famiglia di - the family
of
nato a - born in
abitante in - lived in
cgto/ cgta- abbreviation for
married
moglie - wife
figlio - son
figlia - daughter
C.F. - abbreviation for Capo
Di Famiglia - head of family
celibe - single
deceduto - deceased
GIAN (GIO) BATTISTA SILVESTRONI FAMILY
Gian was born in San
Severino Marche, Italy on May 5, 1877. He
married Rita Caglini on Sept.8,1895. Rita
was born in Cascia in the region of Umbria , Italy on May 22, 1878.
Her fathers name is Severino and her mothers name is Donati
Annunziata. The Caglini
family is from San Severino Marche and lived in Casia Umbria for four years
while Severino attend a school to
become a baker. See Caglini line
page 78.
Gian occupation in Italy was
a shoemaker and in U.S.A.a coal miner.
Gian and Rita had ten known
children:
1 Annibale born in S.
Severino on August 4, 1896 died 1952 in West Virginia,
USA.
2 Giuseppe born in S.
Severino on September 9, 1898 died January 27, 1919
in West
Virginia, USA
3 Pietro born in S. Severino
on January 6, 1901 died August 2, 1901 in S. Severino
Marche, Italy.
4 Pietro born in S. Severino
on November 16, 1902
died August 21, 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
5 Giovanni born in S.
Severino on February 8, 1905 died ( August 13, 1973) in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
6 Victoria Rose born in
Plains Penna. USA on October 6, 1906 died in San Francisco,
Calif. on April 5, 1996.
7 Mary born May 18, 1908 in
Plains Penna. died April 14, 1909. See
p. 68.
8
Severino ( Harry ) born in Plains Penna. on January 10,1910 died in
Kingston
Penna. on March 15, 1993.
9
Francesco born in Plains between 1910 and 1912 died a young boy.
10 Alfredo ( Fred )
born in Plains, Penna. on March 19, 1913 died on September
13, 1940 in Plains, Penna.
11 Mary Virginia born
in West Virginia on September 9,
1917. Died
in Exeter, Pa.
On January 10, 1906
Gian sailed on SS Nord America p.10
and arrived in New York harbor Ellis Island on February 1, 1906.
On pages 8&9 is a copy of the ship's manifest showing Gian Battista
Silvestroni on line 11 as a passenger. He
then traveled to Luzerne county Penna. where Gian went to work in a coal mine.
His wife Rita emigrated to the United States with their sons Annibale,
Giuseppe, Pietro and Giovanni later.
They sailed on the SS La Savoie p.10
and arrived at New York harbor at Ellis Island June 16, 1906.
On page11 is a copy of the ship's manifest showing Rita and the children
listed on lines 8 through 10.
The Situazione
Di Famiglia for Gian family indicated that the family emigrated to the Republic
of Argentina. As we known, it was
only Pietro and Giovanni that emigrated to Argentina but much later, in 1928.
On January 5, 1914 Gian
and Rita purchased three lots in Pringle Township , Penna.
On April 26, 1915 Gian
and Rita sold one of their lots in Pringle.
On July 13, 1915 Gian
and Rita sold the last two lots in Pringle.