Bossi (organ builders)

The Bossi were a renowned firm of Italian organ builders originally from Mendrisio (Canton Ticino).

Bossi family tree

Antonio
16th century

Gabriele
17th century

Giuseppe Antonio
1680 - 1748

Angelo I
1717 - 1748

Giuseppe
1738 - 1803

Francesco
1742 - 1816

Carlo
1765 - 1836

Giovanni
1779 - 1821

Angelo II
1793 - 1861

Felice
1795 - 1873

Ottavia
1798 - ?

d. Giuseppe
1800 - 1862

Pellegrino
1802 - ?

Girolamo
1804 - 1877

Adeodato
1805 - 1891

Aurelio
1812 - 1847

Francesco II
1818 - 1861

Giovanni II
1821 - dopo 1863

Luigi Balicco
1833 - 1911

Gabriele
1839 - dopo 1872

Giacomo Vegezzi^[1]
1825 - 1883

Annetta Vittino
1816 - 1886

Carlo I^[2]
1858 - 1927

Francesco I^[3]
1870 - 1943

Alessandra
1880 - 1956

Celestino Balbiani^[4]
1880 - 1956

Carlo II
1900 - 1977

Natale II
1920

Cesare
1922

Alessandro
1926

Francesco II
1937 - 1984

Enrico
1964

^ Adopted Bossi. Since Giacomo the family name became Vegezzi-Bossi
^ Son of first marriage.
^ Son of second marriage.
^ For expressed testamentary will of Carlo I Vegezzi-Bossi, Celestino Balbiani assumed the surname Balbiani Vegezzi-Bossi.