Brief Life History of Catherine
Catherine Ciardi was born on 4 August 1878, in Avella, Avellino, Campania, Italy as the daughter of Pellegrino Ciardi. She had at least 5 sons and 5 daughters with Lorenzo Sorriento. She immigrated to United States in 1904 and lived in Rockland, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 25 April 1968, in Piermont, Rockland, New York, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland, New York, United States.
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- Katie Soreanto in household of Alonzo Soreanto, "United States Census, 1930"
- Catherine Sorriento, "Find A Grave Index"
- Kathren Chardi in entry for Salvatore L Sorriento, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Angelo, Enzo, Guido, Italo, Libero, Mauro.
Italian (southern): patronymic or plural form of the medieval personal name Ciardo, a short form of names such as Acciardo, Guicciardo, or Ricciardo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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