Angelo Fortunati

Brief Life History of Angelo

Angelo Fortunati was born in 1888, in Civitella, Pescorocchiano, Aquila degli Abruzzi, Italy. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Anita Medei. He died in 1970, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Angelo Fortunati
1888–1970
Anita Medei
1894–1954
Lino Fortunati
1923–1995
Flora Fortunati
1924–2003
Frank Fortunati
1930–2006

Sources (5)

  • Angelo Fortunati, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Angelo Fortunati in entry for Lino R Fortunati, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Angelo Fortunato, "United States Census, 1930"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Rocco, Angelo, Vito, Gino, Salvatore, Alfonse, Antonio, Biagio, Carmine, Guido, Lorenzo, Alfredo, Armando, Bienvenido, Claudio, Dionicio, Eduardo. Spanish Julio, Jose, Agustin.

Italian and Spanish: from the personal name Fortunato, a continuation of the Late Latin name Fortunatus, derived from the Latin adjective fortunatus ‘prosperous, happy’ and borne by many Christian saints.

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

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