Overview
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| Francis Bongiovi, Angeline (nee Guardino) Bongiovi, and Lillian (nee Bongiovi) Easton (Source) |
Joseph and Angeline Bongiovi are my Great-Great Grandparents. Specifically, they are my paternal Grandfather's Grandparents. Their son Albert married Loretta Siggins. Albert and Loretta's son, Albert Robert "Bob" Bongiovi is my Grandfather.
Joseph and Angeline were born in Italy, probably in 1851 and 1862, respectively. The immigrated to the United States with their son Guiseppe or Joseph in 1890 and settled in Brooklyn, New York by 1900. They may have had up to six children. Joseph died on 19 February 1912 while Angeline died on 24 September 1950.
This couple has always had a special interest for me as an American. They immigrated in 1890. Their son was drafted in World War I, although the war ended before he finished training. Their Grandson served as a medic in the Army in World War II, participating in the invasion of Italy and earning a purple heart. Angeline would have seen him go off to war and return. Their Great-Grandson, who Angeline would have met since he was born 3 years before she died, retired as a Major General in the U.S. Air Force, helping develop some of the key systems that led to the end of the cold war. In addition, their children married Germans, Italians, and Irish. Their family exemplifies an American Melting Pot family.
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| Angeline Guardino (later Bongiovi) (Source) |
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| Angeline Bongiovi (Source) |
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| Angeline Bongiovi (Source) |
Family Group
Guiseppe (also known as Joseph) Bongiovib. Oct 1851 in Italy
d., 19 Feb 1912, probably in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Married Angeline Bongiovi, probably between 1884 and 1886 in Italy
b. 2 Mar 1862 in Italy
d. 24 Sep 1950, at home at 86 New Jersey Avenue, Kings County, New York
b. 1888 or 1889 in Italy
d. Probably before 1900, possibly from kick to the head by a horse
2. Lillian Bongiovi
b. May 1891 in New York
m. between 1910 and 1915 to Charles Easton
d. 14 July 1966
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| Albert Bongiovi in about 1960 |
3. Albert Bongiovi
b. 20 September 1894 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
m. 12 July 1922 to Loretta Siggins at Our Lady of Lourdes, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
d. 9 October 1964 at Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
4. Francis Bongiovi
b. August 1895 in New York
5. Josephine Bongiovi
b. April 1898 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
m. 12 November 1918 to Nicholas Fabrizio at Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
d. 3 August 1975
6. Martin Bongiovi
b. 1907 or 1908 in New York
History
Giuseppe or Joseph Bongiovi was born in Italy in 1851. He immigrated to the United States with his wife Angeline Guardino and their son Guiseppe arriving 30 July 1890 on the S.S. Iniziativa. They appear to have quickly settled in Brooklyn, New York where they sent the rest of their lives. Guiseppe was a cobbler or shoemaker. Not much is known about him. He died in 1912 at about 60 years old.Angeline survived her husband by 38 years, living to be about 88 year old before her death in 1950. Like her husband, I don't know much about Angeline. My Grandfather once told me she never learned English. He said she would sit at the window of her apartment on New Jersey Avenue and what them play.
Angeline and her husband are buried at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens, New York. They are buried with what appears to be Angeline's Mother, Francis Guardino, and her sister, Mary Santangelo.
It does not appear that Guiseppe or Angeline ever became U.S. Citizens.
Interesting Finds
- A person who is related somehow through the Guardino line had photos of Angeline, but none of Giuseppe. If you have an Ancestry subscription, you can view the photos here.
- Giuseppe and Angeline appears to have lived in the same place for at least 22 years. They lived at 2037 Pitkin Ave from before the 1900 U.S. Census until after their son, Albert, was married in 1922.
- Martin Bongiovi appears as a son in the 1910 U.S. Census. There is no other record of him. Census have been known to have errors, so this may be inaccurate data.
Things Left To Do
- I've been unable to locate Giuseppe's death records
- I need to locate both Giuseppe and Angeline's birth records
- I need to figure out what happened to Giuseppe, Jr, Martin and Francis Bongiovi.
