Brief Life History of Paul Peter
When Paul Peter Sanzo Sr was born on 7 April 1900, in Gildone, Campobasso, Molise, Italy, his father, Guiseppe "Joseph" Sanzo, was 27 and his mother, Mary Josephine Stravati, was 30. He married Hattie Adaline Linville on 23 September 1924, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 11 daughters. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died in April 1963, in Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Saint Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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- Paul P Sanzo in household of Joseph Sanzo, "United States Census, 1920"
- Paul Peter Sanzo, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Paul Peter Sanzo, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1920 · The Detroit Wall
The Detroit Wall is a half mile long wall that was constructed to serve as a wall of racial separation as a physical barrier between white and black homeowners in northwest Detroit. Today the wall is mostly gone with only a small portion of it located at a local park.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Salvatore, Adamo, Amerigo, Carmine, Domenic, Giuseppe, Rocco, Silvio, Vito.
Italian: from a shortened form of the personal name Sanson, an old form of Sansone (see Samson ), or alternatively from an old personal name Sanzo, of ancient Germanic origin.
Spanish: habitational name from Sanzo in Asturias.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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