Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
Try doing a search for "tomasetti" on the main forum page. A few months back I did a whole family tree for my tomasetti family out of Aquila (in the same region as your search) and founds lots of posters with helpful info. Maybe it will help you trace back.
There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named: The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandm...
