Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMARTINOLI, Maria 
Birthabt 1870, Eureka, Nevada
Deathabt 1910, Jerome, Idaho
BurialJerome, Idaho
Spouses
Birth15 Jan 1853, Gordevio, Switzerland
Death31 May 1952, Jerome, Idaho
BurialJerome Idaho
FatherMADDALENA, Antonio Maria (1827-1899)
MotherOTTOLINI, Madalena (1829-1893)
Marriageabt 1901
ChildrenLouis Marion Anthony (1902-1994)
Frank C. (1904-1973)
Mary G. (1905-1976)
John Joseph (1907-1998)
Notes for Maria MARTINOLI
Maria died in 1910 due to complications of child birth. John weighed 14 pounds at birth. Aquilino then married Maria’s sister, Giovanna.
Notes for Aquilino Giuseppe (Spouse 1)
After his military service in 1873, Acquilino borrowed 900 Francs from his father and left for San Francisco (passport of Mar 2, 1874). The journey on the steamer to New York lasted 1 month and it took an additional 9 days on the train from New York to San Francisco. After a short stay, he took the train to Eureka, Nevada. Aquilino owes the change in spelling of his surname to a transcription error that probably occurred in New York when he emigrated to America, leaving Liverpool on March 7, 1874, or upon his arrival the following month.
In a letter dated October 14, 1874, Acquilino’s mother asks him to give his uncle, Giuseppe Barnaba Morelli, at least 50 Francs when Giuseppe reaches Eureka, Nevada, because his family in Gordevio needs it very much. Brother Celeste would also like to leave for Nevada, but, instead, he eventually goes to San Francisco in 1885, but returns to Switzerland in 1891. In 1875, Aquilino’s father, Antonio, arrives in Nevada from New Zealand. On August 18, 1879, the police killed 2 Ticinese and 3 Italian charcoal makers who were on strike. This incident caused Aquilino, his father, and hundreds others to leave for Idaho in the fall of 1879. Giuseppe Morelli did not join them. Instead, he decided to go to California.
Antonio and Aquilino worked in southern Idaho making charcoal and other jobs, including the building of a road along the Snake River to reach indian reservations. Their life was not easy and did not allow them to become wealthy enough to return to their native country, as they had desired for many years. In his letters to his mother and brother, Aquilino mentions the difficulties in finding work, which often led him to move from one place to another (Salmon, Bellevue, Horseshoe Bend, Bliss, Bayhorse, etc.). In 1887 he purchased a 160-acre ranch on the Snake River north of Buhl, including 4 horses, a wagon, and some expensive utensils. After Antonio returned to his native Switzerland in September, 1898, Aquilino remained on his Idaho ranch where he married and raised a family.
In a letter dated October 14, 1874, Acquilino’s mother asks him to give his uncle, Giuseppe Barnaba Morelli, at least 50 Francs when Giuseppe reaches Eureka, Nevada, because his family in Gordevio needs it very much. Brother Celeste would also like to leave for Nevada, but, instead, he eventually goes to San Francisco in 1885, but returns to Switzerland in 1891. In 1875, Aquilino’s father, Antonio, arrives in Nevada from New Zealand. On August 18, 1879, the police killed 2 Ticinese and 3 Italian charcoal makers who were on strike. This incident caused Aquilino, his father, and hundreds others to leave for Idaho in the fall of 1879. Giuseppe Morelli did not join them. Instead, he decided to go to California.
Antonio and Aquilino worked in southern Idaho making charcoal and other jobs, including the building of a road along the Snake River to reach indian reservations. Their life was not easy and did not allow them to become wealthy enough to return to their native country, as they had desired for many years. In his letters to his mother and brother, Aquilino mentions the difficulties in finding work, which often led him to move from one place to another (Salmon, Bellevue, Horseshoe Bend, Bliss, Bayhorse, etc.). In 1887 he purchased a 160-acre ranch on the Snake River north of Buhl, including 4 horses, a wagon, and some expensive utensils. After Antonio returned to his native Switzerland in September, 1898, Aquilino remained on his Idaho ranch where he married and raised a family.