Giovanna Amato

Female23 December 1912–about August 1999

Brief Life History of Giovanna

Giovanna Amato was born on 23 December 1912, in Foggia, Puglia, Italy as the daughter of Giacinto Rosario Amato and Carmina Maria Manzelli. She died about August 1999, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86.

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Gennaro Rocco Barbieri
–1961
Giovanna Amato
1912–1999

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Giovanna Amato - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Giovanna Amato

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies

Age 14

During WWI there was a dog from Connecticut that made a name for himself, his name was sergeant stubby. He was considered the official mascot of the 102nd infantry. He saved his regiment from suprise mustard attacks, comforted those that had been wounded, and even caught a German soldier and held him there until troops found him. He had his own uniform and everything.

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 23

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Sal, Antonio, Giuseppe, Rocco, Carmine, Natale, Vito, Pasquale, Gaetano, Pietro.

Italian: from the personal name Amato, from Latin Amatus, from amatus ‘beloved’. The Latin name was favored by the early Christians, who used it in the sense ‘beloved by God’, and was borne by various minor saints.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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