Virginia nave madore melchiorre DeSantis
Early History
Virginia Nave Madore Melchiorre DeSantis was born in Casulandi, Italy on May 12, 1898 and died in March, 1981. Virginia was baptized in Casalduni on October 25, 1900. She arrived in the United States with her family on July 10, 1910.
Madore
Virginia married Nunzio Madore sometime around 1914, at the age of 16 years old, and settled at 319 E. Penn Street in Norristown. In 1918 Nunzio and Virginia's sister Josephine's husband died of the flu. Virginia could be heard screaming down the block upon the death of Nunzio. She was pregnant with her first son, George, at the time.
Nunzio and Virginia had the following children: George Madore, Mary Madore Pittoco, Rose Madore Campbell and Rita Madore Scheib.
Melchiorre, Melcor, Melchiore
Virginia went to live with her mother and father in Norristown at 335 E. Main Street in Norristown, which was right around the corner from her Penn Street home. Her 319 Penn Street home was then inhabited by Pasquale Bianaca and his family, who, according to what has been told through the years, were related to Mary Madore's husband Ellie Pitocco.
Times were tough and her father, Dominick Nave, wanted to find her a husband. He knew a good man, Alessandro Melchiorre, who lived 209 Woodland Avenue in Morton as a boarder. When Andrew met Virginia, he fell in love with her immediately. They married at Holy Saviour Church in Norristown on May 30, 1920 and the witnesses to the wedding were Carmella Nave and Andrew DeSantis. Alessandro was able to re-purchase Virginia's old home at 319 E. Penn Street and they lived there until they moved to Folsom sometime around 1925.
Their first child was was Catherine Melchiorre Nygard, followed by Helen Melchiorre Jackson and Salvatore Melchiorre.
DeSantis
Andy DeSantis was very friendly with Andrew Melchiorre and actually was a roommate of his in 1920. He later became a boarder at the Melchiorre residence and then married Virginia. Andy and Virginia had three children: Esther DeSantis Jacobson, June DeSantis Fooks and Virginia DeSantis O'Donnell. Andy and Virginia lived in a beautiful white house, immaculately clean, with gorgeous flowers, grapes, and a well-manicured lawn. The hardwood floors in their home gleamed. At Christmas, the house was decorated with blue lights. They had collie dogs, all named Ginger (or as Grandpop said "Chinger"). There was a grape arbor in the back yard and the gardening was always impeccable.
They used to have parties on the back patio with June, Esther, and Ginny, with lots of fun and laughs. Virginia always made bow tie Christmas cookies.
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Family
Parents
Dominick Nave
1870- 06.07.1930
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Frances Nave
1870- 12.10.1948
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Siblings
Ralph Nave
12.22.1887 - 07.28.1947
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Augiola Maria Nave
1891- 08.21.1925
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Lena Nave
05.13.1900- 08.31.2000
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Lou Nave
1903-
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Carmella Nave
03.20.1905- 07.12.2000
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Salvatore Nave
01.30.1910-09.16.1988
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Spouses
Nunzio Madore
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Alessandro Melchiorre
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Andrew DeSantis
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Children
Mary Madore Pittoco
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Rose Madore Campbell
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Rita Madore Scheib
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George Madore
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Catherine Melchiorre Nygard
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Helen Melchiorre Jackson
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Salvatore Melchiorre
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June DeSantis Fooks
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Esther DeSantis Jacobson
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Virginia DeSantis O'Donnell
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