Sinatra met Barbato at the age of nineteen, and they were married on February 4, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Barbato`s home town. The wedding was held at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 93 Clerk Street, after which time the couple resided in an apartment at 137 Bergen Avenue. Their first child, Nancy Sinatra, was born in June 1940, and a son, Frank Sinatra, Jr. was born in January 1944. Both children were born at Margaret Hague Hospital in Jersey City.
After moving to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Sinatra`s extramarital affairs with the actresses Lana Turner and Marilyn Maxwell were causing public embarrassment for Barbato, and she aborted a third child in 1946.[3] A fourth child, Tina Sinatra was born in 1948.
Barbato announced their separation on Valentine`s Day, 1950 as his affair with Ava Gardner became public. After originally only seeking a separation, they divorced on October 29, 1951, as Sinatra`s relationship with Gardner became ever more serious.
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