Gaetano Scionti

Brief Life History of Gaetano

When Gaetano Scionti was born on 25 January 1886, in Mirto, Messina, Sicily, Italy, his father, Antonio Scionti, was 46 and his mother, Rosolia Arrigo, was 33. He married Giuseppa Castrovinci on 25 January 1913, in Frazzanò, Messina, Sicily, Italy. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 24 December 1966, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in New Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

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Gaetano Scionti
1886–1966
Giuseppa Castrovinci
1887–1972
Marriage: 25 January 1913
Serina Scionti
1919–2017

Sources (3)

  • Gaetano Scionti, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Gaetano Scionti in entry for Mrs Marie Rose Drago, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Gaetano Scionti, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Guido, Mario, Ricardo, Santo, Sebastiano, Vittorio.

Italian (Calabria and Sicily): perhaps a variant of Cionti, itself a variant of Giunta .

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

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