Angelo Goretti, the son of Luigi and Assunta Carlini-Goretti died on Sunday, November 14, 1965 in Italy.
Born Tuesday, August 28, 1888, in Pregiagna in the town of Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche Region of central Italy, located approximately 50 miles north of Assisi, Angelo was called Angelino by his friends.
His younger sister was Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Saint Maria Teresa Goretti ~ Mariano’s Sister. Angelo shared two blessed days of his life with his sister Maria, his First Holy Communion on October 4, 1896 and his Confirmation on June 16, 1902.
The first profound words his sister Maria Teresa Goretti gave to Angelo on the day of his First Communion was, "Angel, don't do this: Jesus does not look at the shoes, he looks at the heart."
Due to economic conditions in Italy, in the Fall of 1907, 19 year old, brown-eyed, 5 foot 6 inch tall Angelo, emigrated to the United States.
In 1914, Angelo returned to Italy to marry Rosa Storoni.
On May 26, 1914, the newlyweds set sail from Genova, Italy on the S.S America arriving in New York, New York on June 9, 1914.
Upon their arrival in America, the ship's manifest states the couple were to join Angelo's younger brother Alessandro Goretti and their destination was Box 121, New Village, New Jersey, a town located in Warren County.
By 1915, Angelo and Rosa's first child Louis was born. Louis was named after Angelo's father Luigi which is the the Italian custom of naming the first born son after the father's father.
According to the 1930 United States Census, Angelo was working as a laborer in a cement mill, The Edison Cement Company, and owned his home valued at $3,000 in the town of Franklin, New Jersey located in Warren County. Angelo and his wife Rosa resided there with their seven children: Louis age 15, Mary age 13, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Yolanda age 8, Frances age 3 and baby Lydia who was 6 months old ~ all of who were born in New Jersey. In the same U.S. Census, the Goretti family did not own a radio and Angelo and Rosa were aliens.
Angelo and Rosa still lived in the same home in Franklin, New Jersey with their children, Louis age 25, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 22, Yolanda age 18, Frances age 13 and Lydia age 10, according to the 1940 United States Census. It also stated Angelo work now as a packer in the Edison Cement Company. He was a naturalized United States citizen, although Rosa was still an alien.
In 1950, Angelo traveled to Italy for the joyous event of his sister Maria's canonization ceremony to sainthood. In 1954, he again went to Italy to visit relatives.
Ten years later, in 1964, Angelo traveled to Genoa, Italy to visit family members and while there, in 1965, Angelo became seriously ill. He was taken to a hospital in Sestri Ponente, where he died on November 14, 1965 of heart failure.
His children brought his body back to America where he was buried in Saints Philip and James Cemetery in Greenwich Township, New Jersey.
Partial biography courtesy of www.mariagoretti.altervista.org.
Born Tuesday, August 28, 1888, in Pregiagna in the town of Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche Region of central Italy, located approximately 50 miles north of Assisi, Angelo was called Angelino by his friends.
His younger sister was Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Saint Maria Teresa Goretti ~ Mariano’s Sister. Angelo shared two blessed days of his life with his sister Maria, his First Holy Communion on October 4, 1896 and his Confirmation on June 16, 1902.
The first profound words his sister Maria Teresa Goretti gave to Angelo on the day of his First Communion was, "Angel, don't do this: Jesus does not look at the shoes, he looks at the heart."
Due to economic conditions in Italy, in the Fall of 1907, 19 year old, brown-eyed, 5 foot 6 inch tall Angelo, emigrated to the United States.
In 1914, Angelo returned to Italy to marry Rosa Storoni.
On May 26, 1914, the newlyweds set sail from Genova, Italy on the S.S America arriving in New York, New York on June 9, 1914.
Upon their arrival in America, the ship's manifest states the couple were to join Angelo's younger brother Alessandro Goretti and their destination was Box 121, New Village, New Jersey, a town located in Warren County.
By 1915, Angelo and Rosa's first child Louis was born. Louis was named after Angelo's father Luigi which is the the Italian custom of naming the first born son after the father's father.
According to the 1930 United States Census, Angelo was working as a laborer in a cement mill, The Edison Cement Company, and owned his home valued at $3,000 in the town of Franklin, New Jersey located in Warren County. Angelo and his wife Rosa resided there with their seven children: Louis age 15, Mary age 13, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Yolanda age 8, Frances age 3 and baby Lydia who was 6 months old ~ all of who were born in New Jersey. In the same U.S. Census, the Goretti family did not own a radio and Angelo and Rosa were aliens.
Angelo and Rosa still lived in the same home in Franklin, New Jersey with their children, Louis age 25, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 22, Yolanda age 18, Frances age 13 and Lydia age 10, according to the 1940 United States Census. It also stated Angelo work now as a packer in the Edison Cement Company. He was a naturalized United States citizen, although Rosa was still an alien.
In 1950, Angelo traveled to Italy for the joyous event of his sister Maria's canonization ceremony to sainthood. In 1954, he again went to Italy to visit relatives.
Ten years later, in 1964, Angelo traveled to Genoa, Italy to visit family members and while there, in 1965, Angelo became seriously ill. He was taken to a hospital in Sestri Ponente, where he died on November 14, 1965 of heart failure.
His children brought his body back to America where he was buried in Saints Philip and James Cemetery in Greenwich Township, New Jersey.
Partial biography courtesy of www.mariagoretti.altervista.org.
Angelo Goretti, the son of Luigi and Assunta Carlini-Goretti died on Sunday, November 14, 1965 in Italy.
Born Tuesday, August 28, 1888, in Pregiagna in the town of Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche Region of central Italy, located approximately 50 miles north of Assisi, Angelo was called Angelino by his friends.
His younger sister was Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Saint Maria Teresa Goretti ~ Mariano’s Sister. Angelo shared two blessed days of his life with his sister Maria, his First Holy Communion on October 4, 1896 and his Confirmation on June 16, 1902.
The first profound words his sister Maria Teresa Goretti gave to Angelo on the day of his First Communion was, "Angel, don't do this: Jesus does not look at the shoes, he looks at the heart."
Due to economic conditions in Italy, in the Fall of 1907, 19 year old, brown-eyed, 5 foot 6 inch tall Angelo, emigrated to the United States.
In 1914, Angelo returned to Italy to marry Rosa Storoni.
On May 26, 1914, the newlyweds set sail from Genova, Italy on the S.S America arriving in New York, New York on June 9, 1914.
Upon their arrival in America, the ship's manifest states the couple were to join Angelo's younger brother Alessandro Goretti and their destination was Box 121, New Village, New Jersey, a town located in Warren County.
By 1915, Angelo and Rosa's first child Louis was born. Louis was named after Angelo's father Luigi which is the the Italian custom of naming the first born son after the father's father.
According to the 1930 United States Census, Angelo was working as a laborer in a cement mill, The Edison Cement Company, and owned his home valued at $3,000 in the town of Franklin, New Jersey located in Warren County. Angelo and his wife Rosa resided there with their seven children: Louis age 15, Mary age 13, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Yolanda age 8, Frances age 3 and baby Lydia who was 6 months old ~ all of who were born in New Jersey. In the same U.S. Census, the Goretti family did not own a radio and Angelo and Rosa were aliens.
Angelo and Rosa still lived in the same home in Franklin, New Jersey with their children, Louis age 25, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 22, Yolanda age 18, Frances age 13 and Lydia age 10, according to the 1940 United States Census. It also stated Angelo work now as a packer in the Edison Cement Company. He was a naturalized United States citizen, although Rosa was still an alien.
In 1950, Angelo traveled to Italy for the joyous event of his sister Maria's canonization ceremony to sainthood. In 1954, he again went to Italy to visit relatives.
Ten years later, in 1964, Angelo traveled to Genoa, Italy to visit family members and while there, in 1965, Angelo became seriously ill. He was taken to a hospital in Sestri Ponente, where he died on November 14, 1965 of heart failure.
His children brought his body back to America where he was buried in Saints Philip and James Cemetery in Greenwich Township, New Jersey.
Partial biography courtesy of www.mariagoretti.altervista.org.
Born Tuesday, August 28, 1888, in Pregiagna in the town of Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche Region of central Italy, located approximately 50 miles north of Assisi, Angelo was called Angelino by his friends.
His younger sister was Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Saint Maria Teresa Goretti ~ Mariano’s Sister. Angelo shared two blessed days of his life with his sister Maria, his First Holy Communion on October 4, 1896 and his Confirmation on June 16, 1902.
The first profound words his sister Maria Teresa Goretti gave to Angelo on the day of his First Communion was, "Angel, don't do this: Jesus does not look at the shoes, he looks at the heart."
Due to economic conditions in Italy, in the Fall of 1907, 19 year old, brown-eyed, 5 foot 6 inch tall Angelo, emigrated to the United States.
In 1914, Angelo returned to Italy to marry Rosa Storoni.
On May 26, 1914, the newlyweds set sail from Genova, Italy on the S.S America arriving in New York, New York on June 9, 1914.
Upon their arrival in America, the ship's manifest states the couple were to join Angelo's younger brother Alessandro Goretti and their destination was Box 121, New Village, New Jersey, a town located in Warren County.
By 1915, Angelo and Rosa's first child Louis was born. Louis was named after Angelo's father Luigi which is the the Italian custom of naming the first born son after the father's father.
According to the 1930 United States Census, Angelo was working as a laborer in a cement mill, The Edison Cement Company, and owned his home valued at $3,000 in the town of Franklin, New Jersey located in Warren County. Angelo and his wife Rosa resided there with their seven children: Louis age 15, Mary age 13, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 12, Elizabeth age 10, Yolanda age 8, Frances age 3 and baby Lydia who was 6 months old ~ all of who were born in New Jersey. In the same U.S. Census, the Goretti family did not own a radio and Angelo and Rosa were aliens.
Angelo and Rosa still lived in the same home in Franklin, New Jersey with their children, Louis age 25, Lunda (Linda) Rosa age 22, Yolanda age 18, Frances age 13 and Lydia age 10, according to the 1940 United States Census. It also stated Angelo work now as a packer in the Edison Cement Company. He was a naturalized United States citizen, although Rosa was still an alien.
In 1950, Angelo traveled to Italy for the joyous event of his sister Maria's canonization ceremony to sainthood. In 1954, he again went to Italy to visit relatives.
Ten years later, in 1964, Angelo traveled to Genoa, Italy to visit family members and while there, in 1965, Angelo became seriously ill. He was taken to a hospital in Sestri Ponente, where he died on November 14, 1965 of heart failure.
His children brought his body back to America where he was buried in Saints Philip and James Cemetery in Greenwich Township, New Jersey.
Partial biography courtesy of www.mariagoretti.altervista.org.
