Joseph John Aprato

Male15 January 1915–10 July 1995

Brief Life History of Joseph John

When Joseph John Aprato was born on 15 January 1915, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Joseph Aprato, was 26 and his mother, Domenica Frances Aprato, was 22. He had at least 1 daughter with Julia Nepote. He died on 10 July 1995, in San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph John Aprato
1915–1995
Julia Nepote
1913–2004
Delores F Aprato
1939–

Sources (10)

  • Joe Aprato, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Joe Aprato, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Joseph John Aprato, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 1

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.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 19

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 22

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gioacchino, Angelo, Carmine, Domenic, Domenico, Fausto, Lucio, Nicola, Nunzio, Remo, Salvatore, Sandro.

Italian: habitational name from any of numerous places called Prato, the most important of which is the administrative centre of Tuscany, or a topographic name from prato ‘meadow’ (from Latin pratum), denoting someone who lived by a meadow.

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

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