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Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz 1917–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Death Date: 02 Dec 1986

Death Location: Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA

Father: Don II

Mother: Dolores deAcha

Spouse(s): Lucille Ball, Edith Simmons, Edith Hirsch

Children(s):

The story of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz began in 1917 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz married Edith Eyre Simmons, Edith Mack Hirsch, Lucille Lucy Desiree Ball, and had children including Desi Arnaz Jr, Lucie Desiree Arnaz. Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz passed away in 1986 in Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz began in 1917 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz married Edith Eyre Simmons, Edith Mack Hirsch, Lucille Lucy Desiree Ball, and had children including Desi Arnaz Jr, Lucie Desiree Arnaz.
  • Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz passed away in 1986 in Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Desiderio Arnaz's Ancestors

Self
Desiderio Arnaz
1917–1986
Birth Place: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Parents
Don Desiderio Arnaz II II
1894–1973
Santiago, Holguin, Cuba
Dolores deAcha
1896–1988
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Desiderio Arnaz's Timeline

9 Records

1917
2 March 1917
Birth of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz in Havana, Ciego de Avila, La Habana, Cuba
Havana, Ciego de Avila, La Habana, Cuba
1917
02 Mar 1917
Birth of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1935
Bet. 1935-1993
Age 18
Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz resided here in Boulder City, NV
Boulder City, NV
1940
1940
Age 23
Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz resided here
None
1945
1945
Age 28
Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz resided here in Dade, Florida
Dade, Florida
1963
2 Mar 1963
Age 46
Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz was married in Nevada
Nevada
1986
2 Dec 1986
Age 69
Death of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz in Del Mar, San Diego, California, USA
Del Mar, San Diego, California, USA
1986
02 Dec 1986
Age 69
Death of Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz in Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA
Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA
1987
8 October 1987
Age 70
Desiderio Alberto (Desi) Arnaz was married in Clark County, Nevada, USA
Clark County, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1917
    Event Place: Havana, Ciego de Avila, La Habana, Cuba
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, State Census
    [2] Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane at Miami, Florida, 1930-1942
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 564-26-7086; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] California, Death Index
    [5] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1553; Line: 22; List number: .
    [6] Florida, Passenger Lists
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1963
    Event Place: Nevada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 October 1987
    Event Place: Clark County, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 14, 1910
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1553; Line: 22; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 27, 1934
    Event Place: Key West, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1935-1993
    Event Place: Boulder City, NV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Apr 15, 1939
    Event Place: Miami, Florida, United States
    Record Source: Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane at Miami, Florida, 1930-1942

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New York City, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1942
    Event Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
    Record Source: Puerto Rico, U.S, Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At San Juan, Puerto Rico, 01011942 - 06301948; NAI Number: A4103; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturaliz

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Dade, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, State Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1956-01-08
    Event Place: Allentown, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Morning Call - 1956-01-08 - Page 32, Marriage of Ball Arnaz

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Havana, Cuba
    Record Source: Florida, Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Nipe
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1910; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1553; Line: 22; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Description
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New York City, 10161940 - 0331/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: Nevada, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cuba
    Record Source: Florida, Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Diego
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Del Mar, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 564-26-7086; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1986
    Event Place: Del Mar, San Diego County, California, USA

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