1922–1984 · Female · died at 61 or 62
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This story is about someone or something else, and names Annunziata "Nancy" Milewski.
Annunziata "Nancy" DiSanto was born a twin in Newark in 1922, lost her father before she was two, and spent most of her life in Irvington, where she led the women's auxiliary of the local VFW post.
Nancy was born in Newark on March 2, 1922. The state birth index enters her as Anunziata Di Santo, directly beneath her twin brother, born the same day (birth index). Her father, Domenico DiSanto, a laborer from Pescolanciano in the Molise, died in Newark in December 1923, when the twins were twenty-one months old. In 1930 their widowed mother, Lucia, was raising them and their older brother Leo at 73 Melvern Street, Newark (1930 census).
The birth index lists the twins together with the same date. Domenico's death is from the New Jersey death index.
By 1940 Lucia had remarried, and Nancy and Joseph were living in Irvington, at 99 Welland Avenue, as the stepchildren of Joseph Devito (1940 census).
Confirmed
In 1943 Nancy married Edward J. Milewski of Harrison, who enlisted in the Marine Corps that August (marriage index). After the war they made their home in Irvington; the 1950 census lists them on Harper Avenue with their first son (1950 census). They had two sons and two daughters. Nancy married again in Irvington in 1975, and by 1978 she was known as Mrs. Nancy Byford; she died as Nancy Milewski.
Her children and second husband may be living and are not named. The 1975 marriage is from the New Jersey marriage index.
Nancy was president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Camptown Post 1941, in Irvington, and a past president of the auxiliary for VFW District 4 in Essex County. She was also a past president of the Rosary Altar Society of St. Paul the Apostle Church (Star-Ledger, 6 Sep 1984).
The obituary's account of her offices; the auxiliary's own records were not searched.
She died on September 5, 1984, aged 62, at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Her funeral Mass was said at St. Paul the Apostle, and she was buried in Hollywood Memorial Park. She was survived by her four children, three grandchildren and her brothers (Star-Ledger, 6 Sep 1984).
Confirmed
| When | What the record shows | How sure |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1922 | Born in Newark, one of twins. New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index: Anunziata Di Santo, Newark, March 1922 | Confirmed |
| December 1923 | Her father, Domenico DiSanto, dies in Newark. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index: Dominick Disanto, Newark, December 1923 | Confirmed |
| 1930 | With her widowed mother and brothers at 73 Melvern Street, Newark. 1930 U.S. census, Newark, Essex Co., N.J., ED 158, sheet 2A | Confirmed |
| 1940 | Stepdaughter of Joseph Devito, 99 Welland Avenue, Irvington. 1940 U.S. census, Irvington, Essex Co., N.J., ED 7-175, sheet 16B | Confirmed |
| 1943 | Marries Edward J. Milewski. New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index: Edward J. Milewski and Nancy DeSanto | Confirmed |
| 1950 | Harper Avenue, Irvington, with Edward and their son. 1950 U.S. census, Irvington, Essex Co., N.J., ED 28-7 | Confirmed |
| 1975 | Marries again, in Irvington. New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1975, Irvington | Confirmed |
| 5 September 1984 | Dies at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, aged 62. "Nancy Milewski" and death notice, The Star-Ledger (Newark), 6 Sep 1984, p. 42 | Confirmed |
Why: Marriage index, 1943; husband and wife in the 1950 census.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-05-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
| Born | 1922 Image: Petition for naturalization no. 49330, Lucia Di Vito, U.S. District Court, Newark, about 1941: born 22 Apr 1894, Pescolanciano; arrived New York 12 Mar 1921 on the Duca degli Abruzzi · Image: New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index, 1848-1878, 1901-1929 |
|---|---|
| Died | 5 SEP 1984, Livingston, Essex, New Jersey, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree:
Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Also recorded as | Annunziata DiSanto; Nancy Byford |
| Alternate birth | Alternate birth (about 1922), ABT 1922, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA |
| Residence | 1930, 73 Melvern St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA |
| Residence | 73 Melvern St., with her widowed mother, 1930, Newark, Essex, New Jersey Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: 1930 census. Records:
Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Residence | 1940, 99 Welland Ave., Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA |
| Marriage | 1943, New Jersey, with Edward Milewski 1921–1981 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Marriage index entry only; month not given. Records: Review: assessed 10-16-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Membership | Member, Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Camptown Post 1941, Irvington |
| Membership | Member, Rosary Altar Society of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Irvington |
| Residence | Irvington, |
| Residence | Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA |
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St. Petersburg Times, 30 Aug 1967, p. 9-B, funeral notice: Lucia M. DiVito, 73, died 28 Aug 1967; formerly of Irvington, N.J.; Requiem Mass and burial in Newark1967-08-30 · p. 9-B
The Star-Ledger (Newark), 6 Sep 1984, p. 42: obituary "Nancy Milewski" and death notice "Milewski": Nancy (nee DiSanto), 62, of Irvington, died 5 Sep 1984; president of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Camptown Post 1941; past president of the Rosary Altar Society of St. Paul the Apostle Church1984-09-06 · p. 427 record images to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
New Jersey Birth Index, 1922, Newark, March: Anunziata Di Santo and her twin brother, both 2 Mar1922 · page image
1930 U.S. census, Newark, Essex Co., N.J., ED 158, sheet 2A: Lucile Disanto with Leo, Nancy and Nancy's twin brother1930 · page image
1940 U.S. census, Irvington, Essex Co., N.J., ED 7-175, sheet 16B: the Devito household with Nancy Disanto and her twin brother1940 · page image
New Jersey Marriage Index, 1943: Edward J. Milewski and Nancy DeSanto1943 · page image
1950 U.S. census, Irvington, Essex Co., N.J., ED 28-7: Edward J. and Nancy Milewski and their son1950 · page image
New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index, 1848-1878, 1901-1929
Petition for naturalization no. 49330, Lucia Di Vito, U.S. District Court, Newark, about 1941: born 22 Apr 1894, Pescolanciano; arrived New York 12 Mar 1921 on the Duca degli AbruzziShare a memory of Annunziata "Nancy" Milewski: saved privately, not published (family members can sign in to send one).
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