Hi,
My great-grandmother was Maria (Mary) Pesavento ....her parents were John Sten Pesavento and Johanna Paganini (sp?) Pesavento. I found it interesting that your from outside of Philly because I used to live there. My mother, Mary Boselli, graduated from Villanova. My Uncle also lives in Valley Forge. My Pesavento family came from Asiago, Italy sometime between 1882 (when Maria was born) ---1900. They lived in Wilkes Barre, PA where my grandfather, Robert Boselli was born. (Maria married Gaetano Salvatore Boselli). I have pictures of our Pesavento family homestead in Wilkes Barre, and also there home that was rebuilt after WW2 in Asiago. I also found some of my Pesavento cousins from Scranton, PA who own a funeral service there that has been in our family for like 89 years. My grandfather's brother, John, was buried there in Cathedral Cemetary in Scranton when he died at one year old. I would love to hear from you and see if any of this connects. Also, I know of some other Pesavento's I have found from Asiago, which is in Northern Italy. I will try to look on a map and see if that is close to where you say your Pesavento family originates from. Please email me at :
kmck@coastalnet.comThanks!
Kristin