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Carmen Alvarado Ghirardelli
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Birth: Jul. 16, 1829
Lima, Peru
Death: Sep. 18, 1887
Oakland
Alameda County
California, USA

Wife of Domenico Ghirardelli, founder of the Ghirardelli Chocolate empire. 
 
Family links: 
 Spouse:
  Domenico Ghirardelli (1817 - 1894)
 
 Children:
  Domingo Ghirardelli (1849 - 1932)*
  Joseph Nicholas Ghirardelli (1853 - 1906)*
  Louis Ghirardelli (1857 - 1902)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Inscription:
Sposa di D. Ghirardelli, Nata a Lima, Peru di famiglia Alvarado
 
Burial:
Mountain View Cemetery
Oakland
Alameda County
California, USA
 
Created by: countedx58
Record added: Feb 06, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10437404
Carmen <i>Alvarado</i> Ghirardelli
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Carmen <i>Alvarado</i> Ghirardelli
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Carmen <i>Alvarado</i> Ghirardelli
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- sniksnak
 Added: Jan. 17, 2013

- D S - F
 Added: Jan. 15, 2013
Her oldest daughter Dominga Martin Barbagelata of Peru sued for part of the Ghirardelli estate, which was handled in Italy where he died. Papers show she was denied an equal share of the estate because she was born to Carmen and her first husband in Peru...(Read more)
- Lester Letson
 Added: Jun. 16, 2012
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