When Frances Barone was born in 1915, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Nicholas Barone, was 28 and her mother, Matilda Barone, was 24. She lived in Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1920 and Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years.
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"During a deadly heat wave, thousands of residents were at the seaside resorts of Jersey Shore. Between July 1 and July 2 of 1916, five different people were attacked by sharks, and four of them ultimately died. Scientific knowledge about sharks was limited at this time, so these tragic incidents started a wave of ""shark panic"" that was spread by telephone calls, letters, newspapers, and other media."
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
The New Jersey state government was reorganized through a new update to the state constitution. One of the most notable changes was that voting rights were restored to females and non-white citizens. Other adjustments included: Governors could serve four years (instead of three), and the state legislature would include a 40-member senate and 80-member General Assembly.
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Carmine, Sal, Rocco, Vito, Carmela, Enrico, Giovanni, Pasquale, Domenic.
Italian: from an augmentative of the personal name Baro , or a nickname from the title barone ‘baron’ (see Baron 1).
Possibly also English or Scottish: archaic variant of Baron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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