Elizabeth McLaughlin:
CLASS OF 1961
Hamden High SchoolClass of 1961
Hamden, CT
Lauralton Hall/Academy of Our Lady of MercyClass of 1959
Milford, CT
Saint Lawrence SchoolClass of 1957
West haven, CT
Seth G. Haley Elementary SchoolClass of 1953
West haven, CT
Spring Glen Elementary SchoolClass of 1951
Hamden, CT
Elizabeth's Story
Life
After hamden high school, HAMDEN, CT.. graduation in '61 I worked at the Dept. of Unversity Health Yale University, New haven, Ct. Met and married my first husband in Ct. he was from IL. and with the Air Force, had 2 children Jack Jr. and Jennifer. Divorced in '72 and married Brian (mac) Mclaughlin in '74,Brian was stationed at yokota, japan with the Air Force during his career he was a weather technician. I met him at Chanute Air Force base Rantoul, IL when he returned from Japan. We had 2 boys Michael born thanksgiving day 11/28/74 at burnham hospital, champaign- urbana IL. (hospital no longer is a hospital and Sean,7/1/77, we have 6 grandchildren 2 in Arizona- Sicily & Tysan- 2 IL.Christopher & Cameron and 2 KS-Jillian & Jerica. Happily married for 29 yrs.in 2003. Live in a small town in MI. in a community of 1400 and surrounded by a Amish community. I know all the 25 amish families and soon there will be more.I am quite busy keeping up with several volunteer projects throughout the year, such as Franklin graham's Samaritan Purse, bookbags for the rescue shelters, transporting clothes to Christian Aid Ministries IN. for needy overseas,and any other place that my help is needed.Have been researching my FACCIUTO/FACCINTO family and as of Sept. 1, 2003 have found 7 new cousins living in the Hartford, Ct. area. A trip is planned for sept.'04 to meet them. Have also found the colangelo side of my family, april 2004, living in Hartford, CT. I went to visit my relatives in CT. and returned on Sept. 12, 2004 it was the greatest experience they opened their hearts and arms to me. Now i am not an only child but have a loving group of cousins. I am 61 now and this was the best vacation i hav...Expand for more
e ever taken in my whole life. One of my cousins is Henry Colangelo, 82 and i have been told that i look like his sister, that is the greatest compliment i could ever receive.Now here comes another family member, my grandfather Francesco Faccinto was sponsored by Rocco Palmieri from Stamford, CT. and i have found family , nov. 2004 living in Darien, CT. Rocco did change the name to Palmer. I will be back in CT.2005 to see them and the other cousins i visited this year. Additional family members include Facciuto's that changed the name to Fletcher who live in PA. just found them in april 2005, so need to swing by there before going to CT. The story goes and it is TRUE my uncle bill, who was a priest at st. ann's church in Hamden, CT. told me long before i started genealogy we were related to the Fletchers, than i had cousins who told me they visited PA. in the summertime in the 40's and 50's and these people were related to us but didn't have the same name. I also have relatives by the name of Palmieri, out of Fl. NJ and GA. but they did not change it to Palmer. betty Facciuto Mclaughlin
Workplace
In 1961 when i graduated from Hamden High School, Hamden , CT. i went to work as a file clerk at Yale university dept. of health,in the old ivy covered building on college st. new haven, CT. It was a great job and even had days you could volunteer when no one else wanted to. I made $1.25 hr. which was about $160 month , a months paid vacation and an hr. for lunch. I was there until Jan.'64 when i got married and moved to IL. I learned from a Carol Libero who worked there how to knit argyle socks. an My maid of honor for my wedding worked with me, ann benson curran. It was a fun place to work. betty
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