Eleanor Mary Giorgi

Brief Life History of Eleanor Mary

When Eleanor Mary Giorgi was born on 25 May 1927, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, her father, Pietro Joseph Giorgi, was 21 and her mother, Palmetta Pauline Rose Marques, was 21. She married Carl Albin Enz on 10 May 1958, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. She lived in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. She died on 20 October 2010, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Lafayette, Contra Costa, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Albin Enz
1926–1993
Eleanor Mary Giorgi
1927–2010
Marriage: 10 May 1958

Sources (7)

  • Eleanor Giorgi, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Eleanor Mary Giorgi, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Eleanor Mary Enz, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

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. 

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Amedeo, Antonio, Aldo, Amedio, Attilio, Carlo, Carmello, Dante, Dino, Elio.

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Giorgio .

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

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