Brief Life History of Rosario
When Rosario Leggio was born on 11 January 1899, in Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy, his father, Filippo Leggio, was 37 and his mother, Josephine Lorello, was 30. He married Charlotte Spoto on 22 November 1925, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 13 August 1968, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Sattio Leggio, "United States Census, 1920"
- Rosario Leggio, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Rosario Leggio, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Sal, Vito, Aldo, Francesco, Lorenzo, Matteo, Saverio, Vita.
Italian (Lèggio): nickname for someone who wassuperficial, vain, or irresponsible, from Sicilian liggeru‘light(weight)’ or leggiu.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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