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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- 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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