Brief Life History of Virginia
When Virginia Solari was born on 10 April 1862, in Genova, Liguria, Italy, her father, Guiseppe Solari, was 31 and her mother, Paulina, was 27. She married Giovanni Batista Ratto on 10 November 1884, in Sutter Creek, Amador, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Judicial Township 1, Amador, California, United States in 1900 and Jackson, Amador, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 May 1933, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Jackson, Amador, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Virginia Ratto, "United States Census, 1930"
- Virginia Solari, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Virginia Ratto, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
Spouse and Children
1854–1907 Male
1862–1933 Female
Children (12)
1885–1911 Male
1887–1910 Female
1888–1992 Female
1889– Male
1890–1979 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1832– Male
1836–1898 Female
Siblings (5)
1858– Male
1862–1933 Female
1865–1951 Female
1871–1962 Female
1873– Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 7
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 19
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Angelo, Dario, Gustavo, Aldo, Attilio, Benito, Cesare, Chiara, Dante, Dino, Enrico, Franco, Gianna, Libero. Spanish Fernando, Miguel, Pedro, Ana Cristina, Benicio, Blanca.
Italian (northern): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Solaro or Solara, from solaro ‘site, plot, meadow’, literally ‘land exposed to the sun’. This surname is also common in Argentina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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