Ivy Mignonette Nunes

Female25 July 1899–January 1988

Brief Life History of Ivy Mignonette

When Ivy Mignonette Nunes was born on 25 July 1899, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, her father, Ralph Eustice Nunes, was 40 and her mother, Fleurine Leontine Alberga, was 24. She married Owen Lloyd Altman on 6 June 1920, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. She lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1915 and Irvington Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years. She died in January 1988, in Maplewood, Maplewood Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Owen Lloyd Altman
1897–1994
Ivy Mignonette Nunes
1899–1988
Marriage: 6 June 1920

Sources (7)

  • Ivy M Altman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ivy Mignonette Nunes, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  • Ivy M. Nuncz, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 June 1920Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1900 · Gold for Cash!

    Age 1

    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

    Age 14

    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.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 24

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Francisco, Luis, Mario, Alberto, Domingos, Ricardo, Americo, Ana, Armando. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim, Paulo, Guilherme, Aderito, Fernandes, Ilidio, Vasco, Zulmira.

    Portuguese and Galician: patronymic from the personal name Nuno .

    Jewish (Sephardic): Portuguese surname (see 1 above), adopted at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

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

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