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William Frederick Ablondi (1909-1981) —
also known as William F. Ablondi —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Massachusetts, August
17, 1909.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Seymour; elected 1940.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., July 2,
1981 (age 71 years, 319
days).
Interment at St.
Augustine Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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Joseph A. Adorno (1912-1988) —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., March
11, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Connecticut, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1947-55.
Catholic.
Sicilian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Lions; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
30, 1988 (age 76 years, 294
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Salvatore A. Adorno and Maria P. Adorno; married 1946 to Mary
Jane D'Apice. |
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memorial |
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Manual 1950 |
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Frank Marion Anastasio (1897-1966) —
also known as Frank M. Anastasio —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, February
28, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
Connecticut
state treasurer, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; candidate for mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1947; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Italian ancestry.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
23, 1966 (age 69 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Juliano Anastasio and Maddalena (Bonito) Anastasio; married to
Julia DeFelice. |
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Matthew J. Avitabile (1913-2001) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Ashland, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn., August
16, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1945-46; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died October
25, 2001 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alphonso L. Avitabile and Concetta M.
Avitabile. |
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Dominic J. Badolato —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; elected 1954, 1956, 1960, 1970;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Francesca Braggiotti (1902-1998) —
Born in Florence (Firenze), Italy,
October
17, 1902.
Dancer;
actress;
First Lady of Connecticut, 1951-55.
Female.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Marbella, Spain,
February
25, 1998 (age 95 years, 131
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Norman A. Buzaid (1923-1998) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
26, 1923.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state senate, 1950; candidate for first
selectman of Danbury, Connecticut, 1961; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
Lebanese
and Italian ancestry.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1998 (age 75 years, 196
days).
Interment at New St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Guido Calabresi (b. 1932) —
of Woodbridge, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Milan, Italy,
October
18, 1932.
Lawyer;
law
professor; dean, Yale Law School, 1985-94; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1994-2009; took
senior status 2009.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Renato B. Calchera (1904-2009) —
also known as "Bigo" —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1968;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives 49th District, 1970.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., January
13, 2009 (age about 104
years).
Interment at St.
Edward's Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Stafford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Luigi Calchera and Angela (Lazzeris) Calchera; married to Mildred
L. Glazier. |
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memorial |
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Nicholas R. Carbone (born c.1937) —
also known as Nick Carbone —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born about 1937.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1979.
Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 1979.
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John A. Carrozzella (1930-1998) —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., August
19, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1968;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 81st District; elected 1970.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pennsylvania, September
21, 1998 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Interment at St.
John Catholic Cemetery, Wallingford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Lucille (Gagliardi) Carrozzella and Dr. John C.
Carrozzella. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William C. Celentano (1904-1972) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in 1904.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1946-53; defeated, 1939, 1953.
Italian ancestry.
Died in 1972
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert William Cretella (1897-1979) —
also known as Albert W. Cretella —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April
22, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Haven, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1953-59; defeated,
1958, 1960.
Italian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Eagles.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., May 24,
1979 (age 82 years, 32
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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Emilio Quincy Daddario (1918-2010) —
also known as Emilio Q. Daddario —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Newton Center, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
24, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1946-48; municipal judge in Connecticut,
1948-50; major in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1959-71; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 7,
2010 (age 91 years, 286
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery, Middlefield, Conn.
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Dominick J. DeLucco —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Restaurant
owner; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1953-55, 1960-61.
Italian ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. DePaolo Jr. (1908-1965) —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., 1908.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1937-38,
1941-42; defeated, 1942; first
selectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1947-50; postmaster at Plantsville,
Conn., 1952; Southington town clerk, 1961-65.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; American
Legion.
Died in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., May 21,
1965 (age about 56
years).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
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Juanine S. DePaolo (1914-1997) —
also known as Juanine Stavola —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
15, 1914.
Democrat. Hairdresser;
acting
postmaster; real
estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1955-56,
1959-64; defeated, 1956; Southington town clerk, 1965-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died, in the Hospital
of St. Raphael, New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
6, 1997 (age 82 years, 356
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Southington, Conn.
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Salvator D'Esopo (born c.1880) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Italy,
about 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1909-10; candidate
for Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1918.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Biagio DiLieto (1922-1999) —
also known as Ben DiLieto —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born November
25, 1922.
Democrat. Police
chief; mayor
of New Haven, Conn., 1980-89; defeated in primary, 1977.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died of lung
and bladder
cancer, at Connecticut Hospice,
Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
8, 1999 (age 76 years, 348
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.
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Attilio R. Frassinelli (1907-1976) —
of Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Stafford Springs, Stafford, Tolland
County, Conn., August
7, 1907.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1947-53; first
selectman of Stafford, Connecticut, 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1967-71.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1976
(age about
68 years).
Interment at St.
Edward's Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Stafford, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Frassinelli and Josephine (Dell'Agnese) Frassinelli;
married to Mildred M. McLagan. |
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memorial |
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John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) —
also known as Foster Furcolo —
of Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 29,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts
state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of
Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 5,
1995 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Holyhood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Lorenzo C. Furcolo (born c.1874) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Italy,
about 1874.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1921-22.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Nicholas Giaimo (1919-2006) —
also known as Robert N. Giaimo —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
15, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1960,
1968
(alternate).
Italian ancestry.
Died, of lung
ailments, in the Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., May 24,
2006 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at New Center Cemetery, North Haven, Conn.
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Vincent Giampietro (b. 1896) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Foggia, Italy,
June
10, 1896.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stamford, 1939-40; member of
Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1945-46.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dan Giampietro and Mary Giampietro. |
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Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) —
also known as Ella T. Grasso; Ella Rose
Tambussi —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn., May 10,
1919.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1956-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1968;
co-chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, co-chair, 1964,
co-chair, 1968;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1959-71; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1971-75; Governor of
Connecticut, 1975-80; resigned 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981; inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1993.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
5, 1981 (age 61 years, 271
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks, Conn.
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Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Isnello, Italy,
February
4, 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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Mary M. Lardner (born c.1891) —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Connecticut, about 1891.
Democrat. Bookkeeper;
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1924, 1926.
Female.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edward Lardner. |
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Paul John Manafort (1923-2013) —
also known as Paul J. Manafort —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., June 10,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 1965-71; resigned 1971; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1968.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died January
24, 2013 (age 89 years, 228
days).
Interment at St.
Mary Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of James A. Manafort and Lena (Migliozzi) Manafort; married to
Antoinette Mary Cifalu; father of Paul J. Manafort. |
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memorial |
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Albert Paul Morano (1908-1987) —
also known as Albert P. Morano —
of Indian Harbor, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
18, 1908.
Republican. Congressional executive secretary to Rep. Albert
E. Austin, 1939-41, and Rep. Clare
Boothe Luce, 1943-47; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1951-59; defeated,
1958; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Greenwich Hospital,
Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
16, 1987 (age 79 years, 332
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Henry Andrew Mucci (1911-1997) —
also known as Henry A. Mucci; "Hero of
Cabanatuan" —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 4,
1911.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; led famed
raid in 1945 on a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines which
rescued the survivors of the Bataan Death March; automobile
dealer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1946.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a stroke,
in Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla., April
20, 1997 (age 86 years, 47
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
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Charles J. Prestia (b. 1909) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., September
3, 1909.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1937-38; secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1945-47.
Catholic.
Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard John Saccio (b. 1911) —
also known as Leonard J. Saccio —
of Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Woodbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
24, 1911.
Lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1970-73.
Italian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) —
also known as John J. Sirica —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn., March
19, 1904.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1957-77; took senior
status 1977.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
14, 1992 (age 88 years, 148
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
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Erin Elizabeth Stewart (b. 1987) —
also known as Erin Stewart —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., May 4,
1987.
Republican. Mayor
of New Britain, Conn., 2013-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 2018.
Female.
Irish
and Italian ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Adele B. Taylor (1903-1992) —
also known as Adele B. Carini —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Italy,
May
13, 1903.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1930.
Female.
Italian ancestry.
Died in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., June 10,
1992 (age 89 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lewis D. Taylor. |
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