Early view of Ellis Island
Below is a listing of some of the villagers from Bresimo who came to the US and their year of arrival. More information (age, family, description, etc.) and listings of additional emigrants can be found on the actual passenger manifests on the Ellis Island website. Please note that the Ellis Island database has many many misspellings of some names. In some cases, the listing below shows the names corrected from the transcription made at Ellis Island.
| Name – Year | Name – Year |
|---|---|
| Antonioni, Celeste -1910 Arnoldi, Anna – 1907 Arnoldi, Augusto – 1921 Arnoldi, Fortunato – 1899 Cavallari, Gianmaria – 1903 Daprai, Federico – 1910 Daprai, Innocenta – 1913 Daprai, Serafino – 1923 Daprai, Pietro – 1913 Dallatorre, Albino – 1923 Depeder, Camillo – 1912 Depeder, Rodolfo – 1920 Faori, Giorgio – 1910 Fauri, Giuseppe – 1909 Fauri, Severino – 1920 Marchetti, Adelina – 1913 Marchetti, Andrea – 1899 Marchetti, Ida – 1913 Marchetti, Rachele – 1900 |
Morandi, Giuseppe – 1900 Pancheri, Angelo – 1909 Pancheri, Angelo – 1903 Pancheri, Augusto – 1913 Pancheri, Emmanuele Nicolo – 1880′s Pancheri, Isidoro – 1880′s Pozzatti, Giorgio – 1907 Ruatti, Innocente – 1906 Ruatti, Primo – 1900 Sandri, Amadeo – 1905 Sandri, Angelo – 1910 Sandri, Emmanuelle – 1909 Sandri, Giuseppe – 1905 Sandri, Giuseppe – 1923 Sandri, Giuseppe – 1909 Sandri, Isidoro – 1905 Sandri, Serafino – 1915 Sandri, Serafino – 1923 Zingarella, Vigilio – 1910 |
Bresimo (village site) is an ancient village northwest of the city of Cles, with the “frazioni” of Baselga, Bevia, and Fontana. Bresimo is also the birthplace of my Pancheri ancestors. One of the attractions in the area, and of historical significance, are the ruins of the 13th century Castel Altaguardia, which was substantially destroyed in a fire in 1639. Various members of the Pancheri families were overseers of the castle during its prime years.
