The genealogical charts on the following pages represent my ancestral ties to Trentino and Sicily, and include:

Surnames:
In Trentino --- Banaletti, Bartolotti, Chini, Dalpiaz, Dalri, Giovannini,  Iob (Yob), Moser,   Pancheri, Pilati,  Pollo, Villot,  Romano, Sartor, Tomasi, Varesco,  Ventura,  Varesco, Zanon

In Sicily --- Romano, Ritondo, Ciotta

Villages:
In Trentino --- Bresimo, Bronzollo, Carano, Castello di Fiumme, Cunevo, Flavon, Nanno, Samoclevo, Segno, Stramentizzi,   Predaia, Rallo, Tassullo, Ziano

In Sicily --- Spadafora, Xitta

My research has discovered many noteworthy events, including:

 A distant link to Fr. Eusebio CHINI (Padre Kino),  a famous 17th century explorer of the American southwest and Mexico.  A statue commemorating his exploits sits in the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.   In 1938, a genealogical history of the CHINI family from the village of Segno was written [Memorie e Genealogia dei Chini di Segno, by Marco Benedetto Chini].  Information from this book enabled the extension of my CHINI lines to the year 1399.  

Photo -- statue in Segno dedicated to Padre Kino.

 

Direct links to the PANCHERI families of Samoclevo and Bresimo. During the 16th and 17th centuries, members of this PANCHERI line were "captains" (overseers who controlled and generally managed a castle for the noble owners) of Castel Altaguardia.  The PANCHERI's lived and worked at the castle for generations, until it was substantially destroyed in a fire in 1639. Many thanks to Gene PANCHERI who of was immense assistance in providing information to me.

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My Grandparents -- the original emigrants

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