Maria Giuseppa Battista and her husband, Donato Antonio Lombardi, first appear in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1894. In America, Maria Giuseppa Battista was known by her married name, Maria Lombardy.
Maria Giuseppa Battista, daughter of Luigi Battista and Giuseppa Ciolf, was born on March 19, 1861, at Casalciprano, Italy. She married Donato Antonio Lombardi, son of Andrea Lombardi, in 1885. Maria died on August 28, 1950 at Fairport-Nursery Road at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio, at age 89, of heart disease. Her body was interred at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Maria Giuseppa Battista, age 31, immigrated to the United States on January 4, 1893. She was travelling with her husband Donato Antonio Lombardi and daughter, Armonia, , who was returning to the United States. Their destination was probably Poncitney, Pennsylvania, where their first son, Joseph, was born on March 19, 1893. The family most likely established residence in Painesville, Ohio, later in 1893.
The children of Maria Giuseppa Battista and Donato Antonio Lombardi were as follows:
1. Armonia Lombardi was born on Thursday November 5, 1891 at Casalciprano, Italy. She married Feliceantonio Giusti, son of Domenico Giusti and Emerenziana Scacciavillano, on January 7, 1909 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Armonia died on November 13, 1965 at Lake County Memorial Hospital at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 74. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Joseph D. Lombardy was born on March 19, 1893, at Poncitney, Pennsylvania. He married Eva May Walker. Joseph died on April 6, 1994, at age 101. His body was interred at Perry Cemetery at Perry, Lake County, Ohio.
3. Andrew Lombatdy was born on September 2, 1894, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He married Mary Carmella Cardegna, daughter of Nicandro Cardegna and Teresa DiCristofaro, on September 25, 1919 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Andrew died on February 13, 1985 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 90.
4. Louis Lombardy was born on March 7, 1898, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Louis died in December, 1979, at age 81.
5. Marco Lombardy was born on April 21, 1899, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Marco died on February 21, 1923 at age 23. His body was interred at Saint Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
6. Nicholas Lombardy was born about 1903, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Nicholas died in June, 1974.
7. Mary G. Lombardy was born on Friday February 28, 1908 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
