Fabrizio MARSICANO

 

Fabrizio MARSICANO was a San Francisco pioneer, and for more than half a century prominently identified with the manufacturing and commercial interest of the state.

He was born in Italy, in 1838, was educated there, and was about fourteen years of age when he arrived in San Francisco, having made the voyage around the Horn.  For sometime, he worked in the mines, and subsequently moved to San Francisco and engaged in the salt business, and also became a dealer in fruit and produce.  He was the sole organizer of the American Salt Company, owning and operating a solar salt refinery at Mount Eden, Alameda County, California.  He continued this business with success until his death in May, 1912.  He was a member of the California Pioneers, and he and his family were Catholics.  Mrs. MARSICANO is a member of the San Francisco Women’s Catholic Council and of the Woman’s Auxiliary of California Pioneers.

Fabrizio MARSICANO married Marina FRAPOLLI, a native of San Francisco.  They were the parents of eight children, all living in San Francisco, named: Frances, wife of Robert HARRIS; Frank; Charlotte; Fabrizio; Elvera; Alfred; Josephine and Lillian.

Baptiste FRAPOLLI, father of Mrs. MARSICANO, was born in Switzerland, was reared and educated there, and as a boy went to South American and in August, 1849, arrived in San Francisco.  In this city he established one of the first wholesale and retail grocery stores, the firm being FRAPOLLI and SCALMANINI, located on Front and Washington streets.  The property there is still owned by his family.  After selling his business he lived retired.  His wife was Theresa REGOLI, a native of Switzerland.  Mr. FRAPOLLI died in 1890, at the age of sixty-nine, and his wife in 1908, aged seventy.  Their children were: Magdalin, Marina, Frank, Amelia, Adelle, Silvio and Romilda, the last two now deceased.