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BIRTH CERTIFICATE # 42 IN MONTEMILETTO, ITALY. HAVE NOT VERIFIED MARRIAGE

DATE AND PLACE AS OF 22 MAY 92. GRAVESTONE SHOWS 1877 AS BIRTH DATE, WHICH

IS INCORRECT. BIRTH CERTIFICATE STATES: IN THE YEAR 1883 ON THE DAY

15 OF MAY AT THE MERIDIAN HOUR 8 AND 5 MIN. BEFORE ME COLETTI JOSEPH MAYOR

AND REGISTRA OF MONTEMILETTO. FATHER GIOVANNANTONIO BROGNA AGE 25 YRS. OLD,

FARMER LIVING IN MONTEMILETTO, DECLARED HERE AND 20 MIN. MAY MONTH, IN THE

HOUSE LOCATED AT TRADA SAN PIETRE #8, OF dILETTA GUBATOSA, HIS WIFE, FARMER

LIVING WITH HIM, A BABY WAS BORN OF THE FEMALE SEX WHOM SHE NAMES GIOVANNA.

TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT WERE PRESENT AS WITNESSES.

CHANGED NAME TO BROWN AFTER ARRIVAL INTO THE U.S. AS TOLD BY

ANNE MARCANTHONY, GINO BASCIANI AND OTHERS AT A FAMILY REUNION IN

ASBURY PARK, NJ IN 1978: GIOVANNANTONIO (JOHN ANTHONY) BROGNA

BORN ON 9 DEC 1858 IN MONTEMILETTO IN THE PROVINCE OF AVELLINO.

DILETTA GUBITOSA (LILLIAN) BORN 8 OCT 1857 IN MONTEMILETTO. MARRIED

JUNE 1882. DURING NEXT 14 YEARS THEY FARMED AND HAD 5 CHILDREN:

GIOVANNA (JENNIE), ANGIOLA (JULIE), FLAMINIO (FRANK), OLIMPIA (LENA)

AND ARMELINDA (MARY).IN 1896 JOHN AND DILETTA CAME TO AMERICA.

HAD TWO MORE CHILDREN, CARMELA BORN IN HOBOKEN, AND AMILIA (MILDRED)

BORN IN ASBURY PARK, NJ, BEFORE DILETTA'S DEATH IN 1906.

JOHN REMARRIED IN 1907 TO PASQUALINA RAGNA DAMATO OF MONTEMILETTO,

ITALY. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS ROSE AND ANNA. JOHN AND

PASQUALINA LIVED OUT THEIR LIVES IN ASBURY PARK, NJ. JOHN DIED

ON 1 FEB 1944 AND PASQUALINA DIED 3 FEB 1954.

FOUND BIRTH CERTIFICATE #321. MOTHER AGE 38 AND FATHER AGE 43.

PARENTS WERE FARMERS. GIOVANNANTONIO WAS BORN AT HOME. GRANDFATHER

DECEASED AT TIME OF BIRTH. CAN'T READ HIS NAME ON CERTIFICATE.

1900 CENSUS:

LIVED AT #328 SECOND AVE. IN NEPTUNE, NJ ON 13 JUNE 1900. JOHN

BORN NOV 1864, AGE 20, IMMIGRATED 1892, NATURALIZED, LABORER, OUT

OF WORK FOR 4 MONTHS, COULD NOT READ OR WRITE ENGLISH BUT COULD

SPEAK ENGLISH. RENTED THIS HOME. LIVED WITH WIFE LENA BORN DEC

1864, AGE 35, MARRIED 20 YRS., IMMIGRATED 1894, COULD NOT READ OR

WRITE ENGLISH BUT COULD SPEAK IT; DAUGHTER JENNIE ARBON (MISSPELLED)

BORN APRIL 1884, AGE 16, MARRIED ONE YEAR AND LOST FIRST

BABY IN THAT YEAR, COULD NOT READ OR WRITE ENGLISH BUT COULD

SPEAK IT; SON-IN-LAW TONEY ARBON (MISSPELLED) BORN MAY 1878, AGE

22, COULD NOT READ, WRITE, OR SPEAK ENGLISH. DAUGHTER JULIA,

BORN FEB 1895, AGE 15; OLENA BORN DEC 1889, AGE 10; MARY BORN

JUNE 1892 AGE 7; CARMELL BORN NOV 1895, AGE 4; AND AMELIA BORN

DEC 1897, AGE 2.

1910 CENSUS:

MONMOUTH COUNTY, ASBURY PARK, NJ ON 22 APRIL 1910. LIVED

AT 1276 WASHINGTON ST. WITH WIFE PASQUALINA AND THREE CHILDREN.

OHN, AGE 52, MARRIED 2ND TIME 12 YEARS, IMMIGRATED 1890, NATURALIZED,

LABORER AT ODD JOBS, STEADY JOB, COULD READ, WRITE, AND

SPEAK ENGLISH. ALSO RENTED THIS HOME. PASQUALINA AGE 42, IMMIGRATED

1907 AND COULD NOT READ OR WRITE ENGLISH. ADOPTED DAUGHTER CARMEN,

AGE 14, COULD READ AND WRITE ENGLISH; ADOPTED DAUGHTER THERESA AGE 8,

AND NATURAL DAUGHTER ROSINA AGE 15 MONTHS BORN IN NJ.

HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND REST OF JOHN'S FAMILY. HAVE NOT FOUND

HIS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TO PASQUALINA AS YET.

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1883-1943


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Historical events

Birthday May 15, 1883

  • The temperature on May 15, 1883 was about 23.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
    • October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
    • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Christening day May 21, 1883

  • The temperature on May 21, 1883 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
    • August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
    • October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].

Day of death September 23, 1943

  • The temperature on September 23, 1943 was between 2.7 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • June 24 » US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
    • July 1 » The City of Tokyo and the Prefecture of Tokyo are both replaced by the Tokyo Metropolis.
    • July 12 » German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
    • August 27 » World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
    • September 30 » The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
    • December 26 » World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off of Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.

Day of burial September 25, 1943

  • The temperature on September 25, 1943 was between 7.0 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » World War II: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed 2 days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
    • March 13 » German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
    • April 13 » World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
    • July 24 » World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings.
    • August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
    • November 15 » The Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".


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