April 2007

Lorenzo Varnerin (1855-1913, no apparent relationship to Giacomo/John Varnerin) in 1896 at age 41 came through Ellis Island with Giovanni Fachin age 37 and Pietro Fachin age 42. The two Fachin were among the contributors from Dorchester to the church building fund in Tramonti in 1898 but I can find no other information about them in the US.

Photo provided by William Howe whose family lived on the second floor of 321 Norfolk Ave. in the 1950s.