Achille Giorgi was born in 1876 in Italy. His mother's maiden name was Benetti. At age 21 he immigrated to the US, a farmer, on the ship "Le Bretagne" departing from Le Havre, France arriving 18 Mar 1897 in New York City thence to San Francisco arriving 5 Apr 1897 .
At age 17 Achille married Maria Armida Elvira (Nicoletti) Giorgi, also 17, (immigrated 1902-1903) on 9 Nov 1893 in Toringo, Caponnari, Lucca, Italy. They lived at 3016 Buchanan Street, San Francisco. Their children were:
Guiseppe Giorgi (1896–1914)
Eda Inez (Giorgi) Bocci (1903–1991)
Jane Giorgi (1907–1989)
Gino Joseph Giorgi (1910–1945)
Alfred "Babe" Giorgi (1915–1993)
He registered for WWI in Sep 1918.
Achille died in 1959 and was buried at Italian Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California.
"United States Italians to America Index, 1855-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD4D-1L2 : 27 December 2014), Achille Giorgi, 05 Apr 1897; citing Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855-1900, Ship La Bretagne, departed from Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746097, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGD-FHL : accessed 18 January 2018), Achille Giorgi, San Francisco Assembly District 41, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 273, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 101; FHL microfilm 1,374,114.
"California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8C1-MRW : 25 April 2016), Achille Giorgi, 1938.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKM-Y7K : 12 December 2014), Achille George, 1917-1918; citing San Francisco City no 11, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,544,245.
California Death Index, 1940-1997. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
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