Sacramento County
Biographies
MRS.
MARGARITA GIUSTI
MRS. MARGARITA GIUSTI.--Born upon her father’s ranch on the Sacramento River, about five miles from the capital city, December 26, 1866, Mrs. Margarita Giusti is a daughter of that pioneer orchardist, V. Giusti. Her mother was Mary (Nevis) Caselli, a native of Portuagal, who came to California with her brothers Antone and August Nevis. Five children were born to this pioneer couple. Margarita Caselli received her education at the public school on Riverside Road and later attended the Capitol District school. Owing to the death of her mother, she was obliged to leave school to care for the younger children.
Miss Caselli was married on December 6, 1883, to Fortunato Giusti, born in Lucca, Italy, June 12, 1850, the youngest of four children born to Arcangelo Giusti. When Fortunato Giusti was a babe his mother died and he was brought up by his aunt, Isabelle Giusti. At the age of twenty-three, he left his home in Italy for America and came directly to San Francisco, where he worked as a vegetable gardener until 1875, when he located in Sacramento. In 1884 he purchased twenty acres on Sutter Avenue in the Fruitridge section of the county, which he improved to vineyard and berries. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Giusti; Alba K.; Isabelle, Mrs. Antone Noceti, who has three children, Romilda, Edward, and Norman; Louisa, the deceased wife of Virgil Pierini; Alfred, who resides at home having charge of the home place; he is a member of the Oak Park Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 5, and Sunset Parlor, N. S. G. W. Mr. Giusti passed away at the family home September 17, 1911.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 985.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.