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Lussignani's origin
Posted by Tom Poserina <Captainpos@Comcast.net> on Sun, 30 Nov 2008, in response to Lussignani's origin, posted by Gianfranco Raffa on Sat, 29 Nov 2008
Gianfranco,
My grandfather John Poserina swore that we were Austrian descent and would get indignant if someone inquired if he was Italian. However, ee have traced our family origin to the 12th Century and believe our family root name comes from "Passerini" which is a bunting/sparrow unique to Italy. Our family ran the lighthouses in Lussin Piccolo for generations as well as family whose trade was shipbuilding. My great grandfather and his brothers and sisters emigrated to the United States and Canada as wooden shipbuilding was coming to a close and the Cosulich family who was the largest shipbuilder in Lussin moved their family shipbuilding business to Trieste I believe. I sincerely wish to visit Lussino someday and visit the family cemetery.
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