D.A. + L. Cosimano. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Ben
• Education: Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (BFS), Georgetown University Law School (LLB, JD)
• Occupation: Certified Public Accountant (retired in the early 1990s)
• Military Notes: Served as a Sergeant in the Army as a Tank Commander of the 787th Tank Battalion, Company D, in North Africa and Europe during World War II.
• Census: 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Apr 1935, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Census: 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Jun 1942, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Mar 1968, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Aug 1973, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Notes:

Managing partner of M.B. Hariton & Co. Received a Papal Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great from Pope John Paul II. The Government of Italy made him a Knight Commander (Commendatore) of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy.

Census:
2829 28th Street

Census:
3000 Connecticut Avenue NW

Residence:
2825 29th Street NW

Residence:
3505 Fulton Street NW

Died:
Georgetown University Hospital

Benedict married Amelia Rossi in 1951. Amelia (daughter of John Rossi and Estella _____) was born on 28 Nov 1923 in Cementon, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 May 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; was buried on 31 May 2008 in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Amy
• Education: Whitehall High School, Taylor Business School (Philadelphia), American University (BA in Interior Design, 1977)
• Occupation: Secretary, interior designer
• Research Notes: Survived by three siblings: Viola Rossi of Allentown, PA, Adeline Rossi Fritzinger of Walnutport, PA, and brother John Rossi of Allentown (Bettye). SSDI gives death date of 28 June 2008.

Notes:

Moved to the DC area during WWII. Worked as a secretary for NBC’s Washington office. Owned and operated A. Rossi Interiors, an interior design firm in Washington, DC, from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: old Business High School (later Central high School)
• Occupation: Bank teller (National Bank)
• Occupation: Clerk (Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.)
• Occupation: Executive vice president (National Bank of Washington)
• Research Notes: According to Pam and Kevin Cosimano, Salvador was born in Sicily, Italy. Lisa Gallagher’s information on Ancestry.com shows him to have been born in Baltimore, Maryland. Based on the birthplaces of his siblings, it appears the family immigrated between 1877 and 1891, well before he was born. This is confirmed by the information he provided on his WWI Draft Registration Card, which gives his birthplace as Baltimore, Maryland. Similarly, the 1930 and 1940 censuses list Maryland as well.
• Residence: 1904, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: 1917, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Census: 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Apr 1935, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Dec 1936, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Census: 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Apr 1942, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Jun 1942, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Mar 1968, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Notes:

Residence:
231 5th NW

Census:
2829 28th St.

Census:
3000 Connecticut Avenue NW

Residence:
2825 29th Street NW

Residence:
2825 29th Street NW

Residence:
2827 29th Street NW

Died:
Died in an NYC hotel prior to departing for a Caribbean cruise

Salvador married Angela C. Cuneo on 7 Feb 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Angela (daughter of _____ Cuneo) was born on 1 Jun 1890 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA; died on 6 Aug 1973 in Hyattsville, Price George’s County, Maryland, USA; was buried on 9 Aug 1973 in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Immaculate Conception Academy
• Research Notes: Initial information from Pamela Cosimano gave birthplace as Cuneo, Italy, but other sources contradict this.. Age given as 43 years in 1940 census, which would put her birth in about 1896-97 rather than 1890. Age given as 34 years in 1930 census.
• Census: 1930, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Apr 1935, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Census: 1940, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Residence: Apr 1942, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Notes:

Worked for National Geographic Magazine before her marriage.

Census:
2829 28th St.

Census:
3000 Connecticut Avenue NW

Residence:
2825 29th Street NW

Died:
Carroll Manor Nursing Home

Notes:

Married:
Immaculate Conception Church

John + Estella _____. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]