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MARCUZZI FAMILY RESEARCH PROJECT

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1. Marcuzzi Cover report

2. Marcuzzi Family Chart

3. Genealogy Report: Descendants of Giovanni Battista Marcuzzi

4. Marcuzzi Research Notes

5. Family Documents

6. Photographs taken in Ronchi dei Legionari

7. Photographs taken in Trieste

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Descendants of Giovanni Battista MARCUZZI

Generation 1 1. GIOVANNI BATTISTA

1 MARCUZZI was born about 1788. He married PASQUA CIDULIN(I).

Notes for Pasqua CIDULIN(I): Last name also appears as Zidulin

Giovanni Battista MARCUZZI and Pasqua CIDULIN(I) had the following child: 2. i. MATTIA

2 MARCUZZI was born about 1816. He married LUIGIA COSOLO, daughter of Antonio COSOLO and Antonia CORGNALLI.

Generation 2 2. MATTIA

2 MARCUZZI (Giovanni Battista1) was born about 1816. He married LUIGIA COSOLO, daughter of Antonio COSOLO and Antonia CORGNALLI. Notes for Mattia MARCUZZI: Research Notes: Occupation: cappellaio (i.e. milliner) and possidente (i.e. landowner)

Notes for Luigia COSOLO: Research Notes: She was originally from Fogliano a hamlet of Ronchi (dei Legionari) Mattia MARCUZZI and Luigia COSOLO had the following children: 3. i. LEOPOLDO

3 MARCUZZI was born on 19 Jun 1858 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia. He married EMILIA TERESA GIOVANNA SOLETTI on 07 Feb 1891 in Trieste, daughter of Giacomo SOLETTI and Apollonia ROZZA. She was born on 15 Feb 1861 in Trieste. She died on 13 Feb 1945 in Trieste.

ii. PASQUA MARCUZZI was born on 13 Feb 1841 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia. She died before 1843.

Notes for Pasqua MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 17 Year 1841 Mother Church of Ronchi Pasqua Marcuzzi, daughter of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. The baby was baptized by the midwife (Teresa Pancini) because she was too ill.

iii. MARIA MARCUZZI was born on 12 Aug 1843 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Maria MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 103 Year 1843 Mother Church of Ronchi Maria Marcuzzi, twin sister of Pasqua daughter of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. The baby was baptized by the midwife (Giustina Castellani) because she was too ill.

iv. PASQUA MARCUZZI was born on 12 Aug 1843 in Ronchi dei Legionari,

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Generation 2 (con't) Gorizia.

Notes for Pasqua MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 4 Year 1843 Mother Church of Ronchi Pasqua Marcuzzi, twin sister of Maria daughter of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. Godparents: Domenico son of Pietro Colautti (landowner) and Orsola daughter of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi (landowner) Giustina Castellani was the midwife

v. ELISABETTA MARCUZZI was born on 04 Jul 1845 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Elisabetta MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 79 Year 1845 Mother Church of Ronchi Elisabetta Marcuzzi, daughter of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. Godparents: Giuseppe son of the late Giuseppe Cosolo, landowner of Ronchi Giustina Castellani was the midwife

vi. GIOBATTA ANTONIO MARCUZZI was born on 10 Jul 1848 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Giobatta Antonio MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 75 Year 1848 Mother Church of Ronchi Giobatta Antonio Marcuzzi son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. Godparents: Bernardino Tamburlini and Rosa Bruschina, landowners of Ronchi Giustina Castellani was the midwife

vii. AMALIA MARCUZZI was born on 29 Oct 1850 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Amalia MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 127 Year 1850 Mother Church of Ronchi Amalia Marcuzzi, daughter of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. Godparents: Giuseppe son of the late Leonardo Golebus and Margherita daughter of the late Eugenio Trevigat, landowners of Ronchi Giustina Castellani was the midwife

viii. ANTONIO MARCUZZI was born on 06 Dec 1852 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

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Generation 2 (con't) Notes for Antonio MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 192 Year 1852 Mother Church of Ronchi Antonio Marcuzzi, son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo. Godparents: Pietro Marcuzzi and Maria wife of the late Pietro Falicio, landowners of Pieris and Ronchi Giustina Castellani was the midwife

ix. LUDOVICO MARCUZZI was born on 19 Sep 1854 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Ludovico MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 192 Year 1854 Mother Church of Ronchi Ludovico Marcuzzi son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Pasqua Cidullin, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo and of the late Domenica Corgnalli. Godparents: Francesco Zannella, perito (i.e. engineer) and Domenica Cosolo wife of Giuseppe Giustina Castellani was the midwife

x. EDUARDO LEOPOLDO MARCUZZI was born on 14 Nov 1856 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Eduardo Leopoldo MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 192 Year 1856 Mother Church of Ronchi Eduardo Leopoldo Marcuzzi son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Pasqua Cidullin, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo and of the late Domenica Corgnalli. Godparents: Domenico Blasig and Rosa Bruschina, landowners of Ronchi Angela Miniusi was the midwife

xi. FELICE RAIMONDO MARCUZZI was born on 12 Sep 1860 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

Notes for Felice Raimondo MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 64 Year 1860 Mother Church of Ronchi Felice Raimondo Marcuzzi son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Pasqua Zidullin, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo and of the late Domenica Corgnali from Fogliano (a hamlet of Ronchi) Godparents: Felice Visintin landowner Angela Miniusi was the midwife

xii. GIUSEPPE MARCUZZI was born on 26 Jan 1861 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia.

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Generation 2 (con't) Notes for Giuseppe MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 110 Year 1861 Mother Church of Ronchi Giuseppe Marcuzzi son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Pasqua Cidullini, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo and of the late Domenica Corgnalli from Fogliano (a hamlet of Ronchi) Godparents: Luigi Giuseppe [...] landowner Angela Miniusi was the midwife

Generation 3 3. LEOPOLDO

3 MARCUZZI (Mattia2, Giovanni Battista1) was born on 19 Jun 1858 in Ronchi dei Legionari, Gorizia. He married EMILIA TERESA GIOVANNA SOLETTI on 07 Feb 1891 in Trieste, daughter of Giacomo SOLETTI and Apollonia ROZZA. She was born on 15 Feb 1861 in Trieste. She died on 13 Feb 1945 in Trieste. Notes for Leopoldo MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 67 Year 1858 Mother Church of Ronchi Leopoldo Marcuzzi, son of Mattia son of the late Gio Batta Marcuzzi and of Pasqua Zidullini, cappellaio (milliner) and of Luigia daughter of the late Antonio Cosolo and of the late Domenica Corgnalli. Godparents: Carlo Mestruzzi landowner Angela Miniusi was the midwife

MARRIAGE Act No. 16 Year 1891 Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste Marcuzzi Leopoldo agente commerciale (sales agent) born in Ronchi on 19 June 1858 and domiciled in Trieste (known before as Tergeste) son of Mattia Marcuzzi possidente (i.e. landowner) and of Luigia Cosolo married Soletti Emilia (Francesca) Giovanna born in Trieste (Tergeste) on Feb 15, 1861 and domiciled in Trieste daughter of Giacomo Soletti, negoziatore (i.e. trader) and of Apollonia Rozzo Witnesses: Gustavo Soletti, banker and Giuseppe Dancant, trader

Occupation: Agente Commerciale (sales agent)

Notes for Emilia Teresa Giovanna SOLETTI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 3 Year 1861 Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trieste Emilia Teresa Giovanna (the marriage wrongly lists her middle name as Francesca) daughter of Giacomo Soletti negoziatore (i.e. trader) and Apollonia Rozza (in the marriage, the mother's maiden name is spelled as Rotzer) Godparents: Giovanni Casari and Teresa Carobelli

Leopoldo MARCUZZI and Emilia Teresa Giovanna SOLETTI had the following children:

i. BIANCA IRENE4 MARCUZZI was born on 08 Jul 1903 in Trieste. She died on

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Generation 3 (con't)

Notes for Bianca Irene MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 1061 Year 1903 Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste She was born in the house located in Via Lavatoio No. 5 in Trieste She was baptized on July 30, 1903 Godparents: Alfredo Di Zanolla and Irene Soletti

She migrated to Genova on August 12, 1925

ii. LIDIA MATILDE CAROLA MARCUZZI was born on 13 Mar 1892 in Trieste.

Notes for Lidia Matilde Carola MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 7 Year 1892 Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste Godparents: Carlo Soletti, agente commerciale (sales agent) and Matilde Parisi

She migrated to Rome on February 17, 1984

iii. MARGHERITA VIRGINIA GIUSEPPA MARCUZZI was born on 22 Apr 1893 in Trieste.

Notes for Margherita Virginia Giuseppa MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL Record No. 713 Year 1893 Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste Godparents: Giuseppe Parisi, negoziatore (trader) and Virginia

Soletti She migrated to Florence on February 25, 1929 iv. VIRGINIA PIA GIUSEPPA MARCUZZI was born on 15 Jan 1895 in Trieste. She

died on 09 Jun 1899 in Trieste.

Notes for Virginia Pia Giuseppa MARCUZZI: Research Notes: BAPTISMAL record No. 28 Year 1895 Church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste Godparents: Giuseppe Parisi, possidente (landowner) and Virginia Soletti

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MARCUZZI RESEARCH NOTES Trieste (Trieste)

Ronchi dei Legionari (Gorizia)

RESEARCH NOTES:

For many Italians, heritage has more to do with culture than borders. Indeed, some ancestral towns did

not fall within Italy’s own boundaries when family lines first emerged. Such is the case with Trieste — a

colorful seaport town with a history all its own, nestled in a corner of the Adriatic Sea.

Before the Roman Empire, Trieste was known as Tergeste, crudely translating as “marketplace.” Over

the last two thousand years, the city has held an important place as a center of trade and shipbuilding

throughout the eras of the Byzantine and Hapsburg Empires.

Trieste – A view of the Harbor

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At the turn of the 20th century, Trieste ranked as the fourth largest city in the Austro-Hungarian

Empire. Only a bit more than half the population spoke Italian primarily. Europeans from all over

visited and relocated to Trieste, with Viennese cafés and neoclassical architecture creating a unique

cosmopolitan vibe.

Sigmund Freud made Trieste his vacation home. James Joyce removed himself from tumultuous

Ireland to the seaside oasis of Trieste, and it was here where he began his masterpiece Ulysses.

Shortly after World War I, Italy would annex Trieste while acquiring Slovenian lands. Unlike other

annexed lands in the area, most citizens of Trieste had developed a distinctly Italian identity.

Trieste – Piazza dell’Unita’




During these swirling and evolving times, we meet the Marcuzzi family of via Lavatoio, 5.

On July 8, 1903, Leopoldo Marcuzzi and Emilia Soletti had their fourth child — a fourth daughter —

named Bianca Irene Marcuzzi.

Entrance to the Ancestral house located in Via (del) Lavatoio, 5

At the church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo, Bianca was baptized on July 30, 1903. Her parents named

her maternal aunt, Irene Soletti, as godmother. In honor of this unmarried relative, Bianca inherited her

aunt’s first name as her own middle name.




Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo, Trieste

Her mother, Emilia Teresa Giovanna Soletti, was born to two Trieste natives on March 15, 1861.

Emilia’s father, Giacomo, was a negoziatore or merchant. Her mother, Apollonia Rozza, was a

housewife or casalinga.

Her father, Leopoldo Marcuzzi, was an agente di commercio or sales agent. Born on June 19, 1858,

Leopoldo was the son of a cappellaio or milliner (hatmaker) named Mattia, a landowner from Ronchi

dei Legionari. Leopoldo’s mother, Luigia Cosolo, hailed from Ronchi.

Emilia’s father met Leopoldo through business and introduced the two — they would marry on

February 7, 1891, in Trieste.

A boy who was born tenth out of twelve children to a family in the province of Gorizia, Leopoldo had

now settled in Trieste. He and Emilia were ready to start a family, some thirty miles south of his

family’s hometown of Ronchi.




Ronchi dei Legionari had changed hands of various governments over the years, but always maintained

a majority Italian population and cultural identity. Part of the Republic of Venice for 300 years, Ronchi

fell under French domination from 1797 to 1815. From then until 1918, Ronchi was part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Ronchi’s fierce Italian background played a pivotal role in one of the more memorable moments of

Italian history after World War I. When the poet-warrior Gabriele D’Annunzio assembled a militia to

protect the city of Fiume from being taken by Yugoslavia, the members were largely comprised of

Ronchi men. The soldiers in this “Impresa di Fiume” were called the Legionari—immortalized in the

name Ronchi dei Legionari.

The registers of the parish church (also known as parrocchiale) of San Lorenzo in Ronchi only date

back from 1865, but the church itself dates to 1780. Unfortunately, older books were destroyed in a

fire. We have information from 1834 onward, however, found in the second copies of those registers in

the Diocese Archive of Gorizia.




Church of San Lorenzo in Ronchi dei Legionari

Mattia Marcuzzi, father of Leopoldo, was born circa 1816. Mattia’s parents were Giovanni Battista

Marcuzzi and Pasqua Cidulin — often spelled Zidulin due to varying dialectal forms of the time.

Leopoldo’s mother, Luigia Cosolo, was born to parents Antonio and Domenica Corgnalli. Luigia

grew up in Fogliano di Ronchi.

We often must look beyond paperwork in the search for family history. The church fire likely destroyed

many critical records, but we can find clues elsewhere by exploring the town itself. In the Ronchi

cemetery, our researchers noticed only a few gravestones for the Marcuzzi family. Had the family lived

in Ronchi for much time, surely more family members would be buried there.

In the nearby province of Udine, records indicate far more Marcuzzi family members. Mattia likely

moved to Ronchi in order to marry his wife, Luigia Cosolo, whose family was originally from Fogliano

— a hamlet of Ronchi. Confirming this, Mattia’s maternal maiden name of Cidulin can only be found

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A careful examination of the details helps shine light on the story of the Marcuzzi family. While

baptismal records and other such documents can often fill in the dates and details, we know more

about the lives and occupations of the Marcuzzi ancestors.

Mattia, the milliner, designed and made hats at his store in Ronchi. A landowner, he possibly owned the

store. The godparents to all of Mattia’s children are also listed as landowners, mostly from the nearby

hamlets of Peris di San Canzian d’Isonzo (province of Gorizia) and in Fogliano di Ronchi.

The Marcuzzi, like many families who lived in the border towns along the Adriatic, lived and worked

during some of the most exciting and tumultuous times of the region. Their story is not only the

ancestral tale of modern Marcuzzi family members, but part of the story of a town that became part of

Italy during their lifetime.

Parish church of San Lorenzo in Ronchi (Anagrafica) Baptismal Records

from 1850 to 1920 Complete (No missing records)

Marriage Records


Dioceses Archive in Gorizia (Anagrafica) Baptismal Records


Marriage Records





FAMILY DOCUMENTS:

Generation of Giovanni Battista MARCUZZI (born abt 1788) & Pasqua CIDULIN(I)

Generation of Mattia MARCUZZI (born abt 1816) & Luigia COSOLO (daughter of Antonio & Domenica Corganlli from Fogliano di Ronchi GO)

1. Baptism of Pasqua MARCUZZI born on 13 February 1841 in Ronchi

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2. Baptisms of Maria & Pasqua MARCUZZI (Twin Sisters) born on 12 August 1843 in Ronchi

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3. Baptism of Elisabetta MARCUZZI born on 4 July 1845 in Ronchi

4. Baptism of Giobatta Antonio MARCUZZI born on 10 July 1848 in Ronchi

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5. Baptism of Amalia MARCUZZI born on 29 October 1850 in Ronchi

6. Baptism of Antonio MARCUZZI born on 6 December 1852 in Ronchi

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7. Baptism of Ludovico MARCUZZI born on 19 September 1854 in Ronchi

8. Baptism of Eduardo Leopoldo MARCUZZI born on 14 November 1856 in Ronchi

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9. Baptism of Leopoldo MARCUZZI born on 19 May 1858 in Ronchi

10. Baptism of Felice Raimondo MARCUZZI born on 12 September 1860 in Ronchi

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11. Baptism of Giuseppe MARCUZZI born on 25 January 1861 in Ronchi

Generation of Leopoldo MARCUZZI & Emilia Teresa Giovanna SOLETTI ( Giacomo e Antonia ROZZA da Trieste, 15 feb 1861). Matrimonio: Trieste 7 feb 1891

12. Baptism of Emilia Teresa Giovanna SOLETTI daughter of Giacomo and of Antonia ROZZA born on 15 February 1861 in

Trieste

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13. Marriage of Leopoldo MARCUZZI to Emilia Teresa Giovanna SOLETTI on 7 February 1891 in Trieste

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14. Baptism of Lidia Matilde Carola MARCUZZI born on 13 March 1892 in Trieste

15. Baptism of Margherita Virginia Giuseppa born on 22 April 1893 in Trieste

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16. Baptism of Virginia Pia Giuseppa born on 15 January 1895 in Trieste

17. Baptism of Bianca Irene MARCUZZI born on 8 July 1903 in Trieste

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18. Historical State of the Family for Leopoldo Marcuzzi and Emilia Soletti

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF RONCHI DEI LEGIONARI (Gorizia)

1. Ronchi dei Legionari – Street Sign




2. Ronchi dei Legionari – A view




3. Ronchi dei Legionari: Mother Church




4. Ronchi dei Legiornari – the Town Hall (1920)




5. Ronchi dei Legionari – Memorial of Redipuglia




6. Ronchi dei Legiornari: Villa Vicentinni (later Villa Miniussi) 1829-1835




7. Ronchi dei Legionari – Church of Santo Stefano a Vermegliano





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PHOTOGRAPHS OF TRIESTE

1. Trieste – A view




2. Trieste – A view




3. Trieste: The Lighthouse




4. Trieste: Piazza dell’Unita’




7. Trieste: Castle of San Giusto




8. Trieste: Church of San Giusto




9. Trieste: Theater Verdi




10. Trieste: Piazza Borsa




11. Trieste: Palazzo Gopcevich




12. Trieste: Chucherna Tower




13. Trieste: Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo (after renovation)




14. Trieste: Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo (under renovation)




15. Trieste: Church of Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo – Inside View




16. Trieste: Via del Lavatoio (street sign)




17. Trieste: Via del Lavatoio No. 5




18. Trieste: Via del Lavatoio No. 5


