Vita Marie Lopatriello

Brief Life History of Vita Marie

Vita Marie Lopatriello was born on 7 October 1879, in Nova Siri, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy as the daughter of Giuseppe Lopatrielli and Maria Giovanna d’Alessandro. She married Francesco Signorella on 10 March 1901, in Pisticci, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 22 May 1958, in Tarentum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francesco Signorella
1875–1958
Vita Marie Lopatriello
1879–1958
Marriage: 10 March 1901
Pasquale "Charles Henry" Signorella
1901–1962
Louis Albert Signorella
1908–1979
Gaetana Signorella
1909–
Maria Giovanna Signorella
1910–
Michael Angelo Signorella
1912–1995
Joe Signorelli
1913–1987
Anna Marie Signorella
1916–1995
Anthony Joseph Signorella
1918–1977
Mary Cecelia Signorella
1920–

Sources (11)

  • Mary Signorelli in household of Frank Signorelli, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William L Colin, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Vita Marie Lapatrella Signorella, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

19th-century coinage, either directly from Latin vita ‘life’, or else as a feminine form of the male name Vitus. It has been borne most notably by the English writer Vita Sackville-West ( 1892–1962 ), in whose case it was a pet form of the given name Victoria.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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