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Ferdinand Pesavento

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 11:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am working on my family tree but as far as I could get was my great great grand father Ferdinand pesavento He came from Italy in 1884 but I am not sure what part of italy he had a son he named Ferdinand who moved to Iron mountain michigan. If anyone has any more information I would appreciate it

Jan

Re: Ferdinand Pesavento

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 9:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pesavento
I have married Ferdinand Pesavento, Sr.'s great great grandson. Ferdinand was born on August 12,1850 in Asiago Italy. He married Barbara Gossweiler around 1844, when they immigrated to the US. Here they had born at least 5 children:
Ferdinand Antone born Apr 12 1885
Mary born Feb 2 1887
Antone born Feb 3 1889
Margaret Sept 15 1897
John born Nov 1893.

We come from Ferdinand Jr. I do have more names and information for that line. What else do you want? What line do you come from?

Kerri

Re: Ferdinand Pesavento

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 8:14AM GMT
Classification: Query
My name is james pesavento
My dad is Robert and Ferdinand is my grandfather who are you

Re: Ferdinand Pesavento

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 9:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi all! I also just realized that I have a Ferdinand Pesavento in my family tree as well. My great-great-grandfather was Giovanni (John) Donato Pesavento (born 10/8/1851) who moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with his two brothers Donato Daniele and Fortunato "Ferdinand". Unsure if they all moved to the same city, though... Giovanni was a stonemason.

Their parents back in Asiago were Giovanni and Maria Pesavento.

Here is a story about Giovanni Donato Pesavento and his wife Giovanna Paganini sent to me by a cousin (and referred to as "grandmother" and "grandfather":

Our Grandmother and Grandfather Pesavento lived in an all stone house, stone floors, an open hearth, a two story structure with a balcony on the second floor. Grandmother was very proud of their flower garden which was full of carnations.
Your Grandmother lived with her Mother-in-law, who ruled the roost so to speak, which was one of the reasons your grandmother was so eager and willing to make the long trip to America with her family. (Someone added: "The real reason was sons would be forced into army.." I can't make out the next sentence.)
Your grandfather Pesavento was a master stone-cutter and traveled much of Europe for work. He worked a lot in Denmark and Germany. He also helped build the border wall between Austria and Italy.
Your grandparents and all the people of Asiago, the town where your people lived, were descendants of a group from Central Europe called the (Cimbra). They were not South Italians. This Cimbra group were noted for being tall, blue-eyed blonds.
Your great-grandmother was a mid-wife in Asiago, there were no doctors in their town. Her name was "Giovna Paganing" (Someone crossed this out and wrote "Giovanni Paganini" - which is still wrong, as Giovanni is a boys name. I assume they mean Giovanna)
Your grandfather came to America to find work as it was harder and harder to find in Europe.
When they came to America, they lived with another family for a very short time until Grandpa found a job and a house. As he was a master stone-cutter he had no financial problems and always provided his wife and 7 children with the essentials of life, food, shelter, and clothing, but no luxuries as we all have and expect today.
Your grandfather Pesavento was a very proud, neat and clean man (blond, very fair skin, large blue eyes) He would never go out the door unless spotless and groomed.
I recall grandmother Pesavento saying when they tasted ice-cream for the first time, her friends told her to blow on it as it was hot.
They lived on Ball, Mt. Pa. in the warm weather to be near the stone quarry where grandpa worked and when it got too cold to cut stone they moved to Miners Mills to live. In the winter he would open a fruit and Veg. store on Northampton St., W.B. Pa.
Grandmother said, at Christmas they only received a stocking with apples, nuts and one orange, not at all like the American Christmas.
They had no problems adjusting to live in America.
100 years later our family home is still in Asiago with our relatives living in it, their name Valario Bosso.
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