Madeline Laura Russo

Female24 January 1917–1978

Brief Life History of Madeline Laura

When Madeline Laura Russo was born on 24 January 1917, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Russo, was 30 and her mother, Angela Maria Stella Labadini, was 24. She lived in Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 13 years. She died in 1978, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Russo
1887–
Angela Maria Stella Labadini
1892–1983
Marie Josephine Russo
1915–
James M Russo
Madeline Laura Russo
1917–1978
Joseph Felix Russo
1917–1991
Jennifer A Russo
1922–
Dorothy Russo
1929–
Louise Marie Russo
1933–1994

Sources (3)

  • Madeline L Russo in household of Joseph Russo, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Madeline Laura Russo, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
  • Madeline L Russo in household of Joseph Russo, "United States Census, 1920"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

Age 1

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 2

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 18

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, Rocco, Vito, Carmine, Sal, Antonio, Pasquale, Santo, Gaetano, Domenic, Gennaro.

Italian (southern): from the southern Italian variant of the adjective rosso ‘red’ (see Rosso ), used as a nickname for someone with red hair, a red beard, or a ruddy complexion, and also as a personal name.

Jewish (from southern Italy): nickname meaning ‘red’ (see 1 above).

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

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