Malugani Family History, Part III
Giuseppe “Joe” Carlo Malugani3 (1864-1924)
11A. Giuseppe Carlo "Joseph (“Joe”) Charles" Malugani 3, was born , in the region of Lago di Como in Lombardi, Italy, now believed to have been pinpointed to the town of Primaluna, Lecco Province, in a valley that drains into Lago di Como from the east. He moved from Primaluna to Giumaglio, Ticino, Switzerland, in 1888 and married Aurelia (Caterina) Cerini9, a native of Giumaglio, on either [Mar 1888] or .[Cen ~1890] They were wed by Reverend Giovanni Bardelli, presumably in Primaluna by authority of Father Riccardo Pedrazzini, who recorded the marriage at the parish of Giumaglio. Aurelia is believed to have been the niece of Joe's stepmother, Marianna (Cerini) Malugani. Until at least the birth of son Charles, Joe went by "Carlo.”[Bap 1888,1890]
Joe emigrated to California in ahead of the rest of his family and first settled in Analy Township, on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Aurelia, who was likely pregnant with their second child when Joseph left, joined him in 1892. After arriving in California they had six more children, all born in the greater Santa Rosa area, who lived to adulthood. Another two children died in infancy and are buried up by the milk house off St. Helena Road:
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11A1. | Martina Giuseppina MaluganiΔ | () | ||
| 11A2. | Charles Aurelio Malugani4 | (67) | ||
| 11A3. | Serena MaluganiΔ | (34) | ||
| 11A4. | Antonio MaluganiΩ |
(82) | ||
| 11A5. | Josephine L. MaluganiΔ | (95) | ||
| 11A6. | Joseph C. Malugani (Sr.)Δ | (84) | ||
| 11A7. | Filomena L. MaluganiΩ | (30) | ||
| 11A8. | Daniel Joseph Malugani, Sr.Δ | (99) |
“Guiseppe Malogane" (sic), age 21 and native of Switzerland, departed Le Havre, France, aboard La Gascogne and arrived in New York on September 23, 1889. Despite the misspelled name, one-year difference in immigration from the 1900 and 1920 censuses, and a 4-year age difference, this is quite likely our Giuseppe.[Pass 1889]
The usual route for Ticinese emigrants at the time was to cross the Alps at the Passo del San Gottardo (Gotthard Pass) and make their way north through Switzerland and France to Le Havre, a journey of nearly 1,000 kilometers.
Nearly three years later, on , La Touraine arrived in New York with a 23-year old "A. Paroli" couple and one-year old daughter along with a 23-year-old "J. Malugani" couple and two-year old daughter. Despite being too close to be a coincidence, the glaring discrepancies in this record are that Antoni and Caterina (Malugani) Paroli are believed to have been married in 1895, after their arrival in America, and did not have any children born before that time. Additionally, the two-year old Malugani child more closely fits son Charlie rather then daughter Martina, who would have been 4 years old at the time, not to mention that Joseph would have been 28 years old rather than 23.[Pass 1892]
Joe was a dairyman and also a reasonably accomplished mason who is said to have first worked for the Leggett family near the intersection of the old Sebastopol Highway and Wright Road on the outskirts of Santa Rosa. Joe was naturalized at the Sonoma County Superior Court on . His voter registration on , listed him as a dairyman and described him as only 5' 2" tall, with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. It was also in this area that Joe was twice enumerated in the 1900 census, first as a lone, but married, boarder with the Louis Pedrotti family in Llano Precinct, and then at the end of the month with his family in Analy Township. Louis Pedrotti was Aurelia's third cousin through their Giumini lines.
Joe later worked for the Austins above Rincon Valley and by 1901 built the “Rock House” residence off Saint Helena Road near his sister Catherina Paroli and family. Joe filed the patent (200933 in Twp 8N R7W, Sec 21) for the Rock House property on . When son Dan was born in , the family residence was recorded on his certificate of birth as "Hogs back Ranch," a name that none of Joe and Aurelia's great grandchildren recall hearing.[Birth 1908]
Joe was also registered in the Rincon precinct of Santa Rosa in 1900 and 1912, and as a Republican in the latter. Son Dan recalls that Joe had a strong sense of citizenship and urged his son-in-law Toni Magatelli to become a citizen because one "must become a citizen to live here.”
Josephine (Malugani) Sanford,
Tony Malugani, &
Charles A. Malugani3, mid-1950s
After the “Rock House,” the Maluganis moved to the bottom of Alpine Road where they were enumerated in the 1920 census. There Joe set about building a second rock house, which he had nearly completed—all but the windows—before he died in 1924.
One September afternoon Joe's son Dan went looking for his father. After seaching a while he checked the corn field and found him lying passed out on the ground. Dan carried him back to the house and Joe died the next day of bronchopneumonia.
Joseph Charles Malugani died at the age of 60 on , in Santa Rosa. He was buried at the Calvary Cemetery on Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa on . Daughter Filomena joined him six years later after her death on .
Aurelia (Cerini) Malugani died 24 years later on , in San Rafael, Marin County, California, and was buried three days later at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, along side Joe and their daughter Philomena. Aurelia was 79 years old.
Antonio “Tony” Malugani (1866-1933)
11B. Antonio "Zeo Tony" Malugani was born probably near Lago di Como, Lombardia, Italy, in March 1866. He emigrated to California in the early 1890s, either with his brother Joseph in 1889 or with his sisters in 1892. He was naturalized at the Sonoma County Superior Court on July 18, 1898 and registered to vote that same day. The voter registration lists him as a laborer, 5' 5" tall, with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. In 1900, Antonio registered as a resident of the southern portion of Sebastopol.
Zeo Tony lived with his brother Joe and family in the hills above Rincon Valley.[Cen 1920] After his brother died in 1924 and his sister-in-law moved into Santa Rosa, Tony remained in the hills with his nephew and apparent namesake Tony.[Cen 1930]
Antonio Malugani died on March 28, 1933, in Sonoma County. He was 67 years old.
Catherine (MALUGANI) PAROLI (1868-1949)
11C. Caterina "Catherine" Malugani, known among our branch of the Malugani family as "Zea Paroli," was born in Switzerland on September 1, 1868, and immigrated to California with her brother Antonio, her sister-in-law Aurelia (Cerini) Malugani, and her two children in 1892. Caterina married Antonio Paroli on , in Sonoma County, and raised four children and one grandson:
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11C1. | Paul ParoliΩ |
(87) | ||
| 11C2. | Domenica Paroli | (19) | ||
| 11C3. | Charles F. ParoliΩ | (80) | ||
| 11C4. | Martina Paroli | () | (2) | |
| 11C21. | Albert Mike Paroli, Sr. | (74) | ||
Catherine Malugani married Antonio Paroli on April 8, 1895, in Sonoma County, California. They were married by S.K. Dougherty, Superior Judge in Sonoma County. At the time, Caterina had been living in Stony Point, midway between Santa Rosa and Petaluma, and Antonio in Freestone, between Sebastopol and Bodega Bay. Both were 22 years old.
Antonio filed for land patent 8361, section 21 of Township MD 8N 7W, on June 2, 1904, which lies off St. Helena Road in the hills above Santa Rosa. By 1920, the Parolis resettled in Rincon Precinct at a place that is later likely identified as 2733 Calistoga Road. The family continued there through 1940 with sons Paul and Charlie, and grandon Albert.[Cen 1940]
Antonio Paroli died on June 13, 1940, in Sonoma County, at the age of 70 years old. He was buried on Saturday, June 15, at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Santa Rosa.[Grave]
Catherine (Malugani) Paroli died nine years later at the age of 80 on January 9, 1949, of hypertensive heart disease caused by arteriosclerosis. At the time she was living at the Paroli Ranch at 2733 Calistoga Road, Santa Rosa. She was buried on January 12 at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery[Dth 1949].
Maria (Malugani) SpottiΔ (1875-1954)
11F.
Maria MaluganiΔ was born on (or [Mar 1896]) in Primaluna, Lecco Province, Italy.[Nat 1907] On her marriage license she was recorded as "Martha G. M. O. Malugani.” She emigrated in 1896 and married Pietro "Peter" Spotti, a native of Introbio, 2.5 kilometers up the valley from Primaluna, on in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. They had as many as 11 children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FA. | Charles Spotti | (93) | ||
| 11FB. | Ernesto SpottiΔ | (1940-1949) | (40s) | |
| 11FC. | Eugene Spotti | (91) | ||
| 11FD. | Rinaldo "Ray" SpottiΔ | (93) | ||
| 11FE. | Eugenia Spotti | (> 1910) | (> 5) | |
| 11FF. | Bianca "Blanche" Spotti | (> 1930) | (> 24) | |
| 11FG. | Dante Spotti | 1977 | (68) | |
| 11FH. | Fred Spotti | (59) | ||
| 11FI. | Rolando Spotti | (21) | ||
| 11FJ. | Bruno Louis Spotti |
(78) | ||
| 11FK. | William D. SpottiΔ | (76) | ||
| 11FL. | Peter R. Spotti | (86) |
Pietro and Maria were both recorded as residents of Bridgeville, Allegheny County, about 10 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, along Chartiers Creek, when they wed. She was 21 (or 20) years old and he was 29.[Mar 1896] They started their family in Essen, 2 miles east of Bridgeville, and their first three children were born there. Next they moved to Federal, about 5 miles west of Essen up Thoms Run, which drains into Chartiers Creek. Rinaldo was born at Federal. By the birth of Antonia in 1906, the family moved to Morgan, along Millers Run, which also drains into Chartiers Creek. The area was later described as South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, "along Miller's Run Road outside of Sygan Hill,"[Cen 1910] which lies between Morgan and Sygan Hill. Pietro worked as a coal miner from at least 1903, when he filed his declaration of intention to become naturalized, through at least 1910. Their home was rented and it was further recorded that all eight of Maria's children survived to the time.[Cen 1910]
By 1930, the family was enumerated in Cecil Township, Washington County, but lived along a mail route out of the McDonald Post Office to the north.[Dth 1932, Cen 1940] Cecil Township lies about 5 miles farther up Miller's Run from Morgan. There Pietro worked as a general farmer and his sons as farm laborers.[Cen 1930]
Tragedy befell the Spottis when 21-year-old son Rolando fell from a roof while painting a school house in Midway, Allegheny County, and fractured his skull. He was buried at Melrose Cemetery[Dth 1932, Grave] in Bridgeville.
By 1940, the household consisted of Maria, Pete, and sons Charles and William. The family home and farm were valued at $8,000.[Cen 1940]
Pietro Spotti died on March 15, 1947, in Cecil, Washington County, following a bout of pneumonia with contributing factors of acute bronchitis and arteriosclerosis. He was buried on March 19 in Melrose Cemetery. Pietro was 80 years old.[Dth 1947, Grave]
Maria (Malugani) Spotti died in 1954, at about the age of 79, and was buried with Pietro in Melrose Cemetery.[Grave]
Antonio Paolo Malugani (1880-)
11G.Antonio Paolo "Pablo" Malugani was reportedly born on , in Primaluna, Lecco Province, Italy. He emigrated to Uruguay by and married Teresa Baglivo in Paysandú, Uruguay. They reportedly had six children, all likely born in Paysandú:
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11G1. | Ana Malugani Baglivo | () | (27) | |
| 11G2. | Humberto Malugani Baglivo | -- | -- | |
| 11G3. | Alfredo Tomás Malugani Baglivo | -- | -- | |
| 11G4. | Hector Raul Malugani Baglivo | (78) | ||
| 11G5. | Orlando Malugani Baglivo | -- | -- | |
| 11G6. | Elba Malugani Baglivo | -- | -- |
Pablo worked as marble worker (marmolero) in Paysandú by 1913[Birth 1913] and resided at Calle General Artigas y Artes by 1922.[Birth 1922]