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| Wedding Photo of Vito Ambruso and Anna Gervasio - 1940 |
Vito Ambruso was the youngest child of Giuseppe Ambruso and
Maria DiDio. He was born in Philadelphia
in 1907. His given name was Vito, not
Davito, but most of his friends and relatives called him “David”. It is said that his teacher in school started
calling him David and it stuck. Like his
older siblings, he worked on farms in southern New Jersey when he was
young. By 1930, at 23 years of age, he was working as a barber, a
profession he stayed with for the rest of his life.
In 1940 Vito married Anna Ida Gervasio. Anna was born in 1918 in Philadelphia. Their only child was a girl they named Kathleen. She
was born in May of 1943. In September of
1943, when Kathleen was 4 months old, Vito joined the Army to fight in World
War 2. He was discharged in 1945. In 1953, the family moved to Delaware Township,
New Jersey, which was later renamed Cherry Hill. Vito passed away in Maple Shade, NJ in 1989. Anna passed away in 1996.
Is this Anna Gervasio the sister of Louis Gervasio?
ReplyDeleteCheryl,
ReplyDeleteI do not know if Anna was Loius' sister. I do know that Anna parents were Dominic Gervasio and Angelina Pagnotti. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
John
Hi Cheryl, yes this is the sister of Louis Gervasio as well. This is Anna my grandmother. I am the grandson of Dave(Vito) & Anna, 2nd son of their daughter Kathleen. I currently live downstairs in Brigantine, NJ from my I guess great cousin Gale Gervasio, daughter of Anthony & Delores.
ReplyDeleteStill loving this blog. I miss my grandparents. Mom and dad just passed as well. Keep up the great work.
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