When Rocco Francis Marchegiano was born on 1 September 1923, in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Pierino Marchegiano, was 29 and his mother, Pasqualena Picciuto, was 21. He married Barbara Mae Cousins in 1950. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1943. In 1947, his occupation is listed as prize fighter in United States. He died on 31 August 1969, in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States.
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name of Germanic origin, derived from the element hrok ‘rest’, and now also used in the English-speaking world.
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