Florentina Fontanos Ariz

Female1906–11 October 2012

Brief Life History of Florentina Fontanos

When Florentina Fontanos Ariz was born in 1906, in Bauang, La Union, Philippines, her father, Julian Ariz, was 44 and her mother, Maria Fontanos, was 42. She married Francisco Gacad Andrada on 2 March 1956, in Bauang, La Union, Philippines. She died on 11 October 2012, in her hometown, at the age of 106.

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Family Time Line

Francisco Gacad Andrada
Florentina Fontanos Ariz
1906–2012
Marriage: 2 March 1956

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Florentina Fontanos Ariz - Published information: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Florentina Fontanos Ariz
  • Florentina Ariz in entry for Francisco Andrada, "Philippines Marriages, 1723-1957"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 March 1956Bauang, La Union, Philippines
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (6)

    1935

    Age 29

    Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.

    1941

    Age 35

    Japan attacks the Philippines by air and invades two weeks later.

    1972

    Age 66

    Marcos declares martial law. The parliament is suspended, opposition politicians are arrested, censorship is imposed.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Mohammad, Mohammed, Ahmed, Khalid, Tariq, Abdel, Abdullah, Amir, Aziz, Rahmat, Salim.

    Arabic: from the personal name ʿAzīz, meaning both ‘mighty’ and ‘dear one’. Al-ʿAzīz ‘the All-Mighty’ or ‘the Beloved’ is an attribute of God/Allah, also seen in the compound name ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz (see Abdelaziz ). Bearers of this surname are mostly Muslims.

    In some cases probably also an American shortened form of Armenian Azizian .

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

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