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PETE SANGUINETTI
In 1894 Pete Sanguinetti located on
his fine ranch near the city of Stockton and has been successful and
prosperous. His ranch of twenty acres is
devoted to fruit raising. He was born at Chiavari, Province of Genoa,
Italy, in June, 1869, a son of Nicholas and Julia (Lenato)
Sanguinetti, both natives of Italy. There were seven children in the family: Dave, Jack, Guiseppe, Pete, the subject of
this sketch; Thomas, also represented in this work; Rosa, Mrs. Steve
Sanguinetti, and Mrs. Virginia Lenato, residing in
Italy. Nicholas Sanguinetti was a
gardener by occupation in Italy and both parents passed away there, the father
when sixty-three, and the mother at the age of seventy-two years. Pete Sanguinetti had no chance to attend
school, as he was obliged to work as soon as he was old enough. At the age of eighteen, in 1887, he came to
California, where he worked for seven years for wages; in 1894 he rented the
ranch where he now lives and the first year raised hay, then he planted it to
fruit trees, peaches, cherries, and plums; he also improved it with a house,
where he has since resided. In
partnership with his brother Thomas, he purchased forty acres, of which the
above twenty acres is a part and later a division was made, each brother taking
twenty acres as his share.
On April 10, 1899, in Stockton, Mr.
Sanguinetti was married to Miss Maria Demicheli, a
native of Genoa, Italy, a daughter of Gregory and Mary (Bianci)
Demicheli.
There are five children in the family:
Gregory resides in Italy; Dominica resides in Stockton; Mrs. Sarah Demicheli resides in Stockton; Antonio resides in Italy,
and Mrs. Sanguinetti. Her father passed
away at the age of eighty-eight and the mother is still alive at the age of
seventy-seven and resides in Italy. Mrs.
Sanguinetti received a grammar school education in Italy and came to California
while still a young girl. Mr. and Mrs.
Sanguinetti are the parents of four children:
Roy and Joseph own a twenty-acre orchard and vineyard at Linden; and
Violet and Norma. The family
are members of the Catholic Church.
Mr. Sanguinetti owns valuable rental property in Stockton, consisting of
five houses. He is a Republican in
politics.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1595-1596. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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