Sacramento County
Biographies
OROZIO
CECCHETTINI
OROZIO CECCHETTINI.--As his surname indicates, Orozio Cecchettini is of Italian birth and his parents were native of the same country. Twenty-three years ago, he came to Sacramento and purchased five acres in the Fruitridge section of the county; later he bought eleven acres. This was unimproved property in 1900 and Mr. Cecchettini has developed it to a productive property, growing vegetables, fruits, berries and grapes. He was born in Lucca, Italy, December 6, 1867, the youngest of three children born to Thomas and Maria Bartolani Cecchettini, natives of Italy and farmers in the vicinity of Lucca. Both parents are deceased. The sister of our subject, Mrs. Maria Morelli, resides on the old home place in Lucca, Italy. Orozio Cecchettini left his home in 1887, and was nine days in reaching New York. He left immediately for California, arriving in Sacramento May 11, 1887. He soon found steady work on a ranch near Sacramento, where he worked for ten years; then with seven partners he conducted a large vegetable ranch on the Davis tract, marketing their produce in San Francisco and Sacramento. In 1898, Mr. Cecchettini sold his interest and returned to Italy for an extended visit to his parents.
On June 24, 1894, Mr Cecchettini was married to Miss Flora Caselli, youngest daughter of Vincenzo Caselli, who is represented in this work. Three sons have been born to Mr. And Mrs. Cecchettini. Thomas married Miss Marguerite Mussachia, a native of Sacramento, a daughter of Frank and Virginia Mussachia and the youngest of eight children; and now they are the parents of one son, Thomas, Jr. Thomas Cecchettini served with the 363rd Field Artillery of the 91st Division and left home September 21, 1917; later he was transferred to the 7th Army Corps Field Artillery and saw active service in France; he left France for America in February, 1919, and received his honorable discharge at the Presidio, San Francisco, June 19, 1919. Ernest served with the 8th Division Regular Army, and trained at Camp Fremont. At the time the armistice was signed he was en route to France, but returned to the United States and received his discharge at the Presidio, San Francisco, February 15, 1919. Victorio is the third son. Mr. Cecchettini became a United States citizen in 1895 and has since voted the Republican ticket. He is a charter member of the Bersaglieri Lodge of Sacramento, and his son Thomas is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 5 at Oak Park.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 947.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.