Gazlay Family History
Pietro ‘Peter’ Palmisano
Parents
| Father | Salvatore Palmisano (January 1859 - ) |
| Mother | Georgina Dyer (December 1870 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 March 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 1051 |
| Name | Pietro ‘Peter’ Palmisano |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 March 1898 in Castel di Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Emigrated | 12 August 1899 from Castel di Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy1, 8 |
| Married | in Sicily, Italy to Antonina Lazzara6, 9 |
| Emigrated | 1 June 1921 from Tusa, Sicily, Italy2 |
| Died | 9 August 1981 in New London, New London County, Connecticut3, 4 |
Biography
Evidence for Peter’s birth in Sicily comes from his passenger list entry when he arrived in Boston in 1921. The list indicates both his and Antonina’s birth place as Messina, Tusa, and that Pietro (Peter) was previously in the U.S. 1901-1907. The list also shows the typical handwritten entry indicating that they were both naturalized in 1941. This is considered a more reliable source for his place of birth than the indication in the 1930 census, Connecticut Death Index, and family recollections that he was born in Pennsylvania. Several of Peter’s siblings, however, were born in Pennsylvania between 1901 and 1907.2
Peter and Antonina celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in November 1970 at a family dinner given by their children at the Groton Holiday Inn. Peter worked at the Harkness Estate, Waterford, Connecticut for 25 years until 1950 when he began working at the Underwater Sound Laboratory, New London, until he retired in 1968.9
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Antonina Lazzara (daughter of Guiseppe Lazzara and (unidentified)) |
| Born | 28 August 1902 in Castel di Tusa, Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Married | in Sicily, Italy to Pietro ‘Peter’ Palmisano |
| Died | 11 September 1977 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Pietro ‘Peter’ Palmisano and Antonina Lazzara: |
| +1. | Salvatore Samuel Palmisano |
| Born | 15 February 1922 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 19 June 1948 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Jessie Myrtle Sisson |
| Died | 3 February 2011 in West Haven, Connecticut |
| +2. | Georgina ‘Gina’ Palmisano |
| Born | 7 July 1924 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 18 April 1947 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut to Dr. Joseph Peter Castagna |
| Married | 29 September 1984 in Williamson County, Texas to Floyd H. Anderson |
| Married | 29 June 1996 in Williamson County, Texas to Elmer H. ‘Corky’ Coughran |
| Died | 11 April 2015 |
| +3. | Angelina Marie Palmisano |
| Born | 16 September 1927 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 14 August 1954 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to James Delhart Jackson |
| Died | 14 December 2005 in Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana |
| +4. | Joseph Palmisano |
| Born | 31 August 1929 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 31 July 1950 in Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina to Mary Alice Beebe |
| Died | 16 September 1988 in South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida |
| +5. | Roseanna Mary Palmisano |
| Born | 7 November 1931 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 24 June 1950 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Frank Leonard Abell |
| Died | 26 July 2017 |
| +6. | Gloria Jean Palmisano |
| Born | 8 August 1934 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 2 October 1954 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Ronald Edgar Abell |
| Died | 21 November 2006 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| +7. | Mary Jean Palmisano |
| Born | 24 August 1937 |
| Married | to Joseph Edward Mullen |
Sources
- Passenger List, S.S. Victoria, sailing from Palermo, 19 Jul 1899, arriving at Port of New York, 12 Aug, 1899; Line 1: Palmisano [hand-written, and Dyer crossed out], Anna, age 28, married; Nativity: Country: Grt. Brit; Province: S. Africa; Line 2: Palmisano, Cristina, age 6, daughter; Nativity: Country: Grt. Brit; Province: S. Africa; Line 3: Palmisano, Giuseppe, age 9, son; Nativity: Country: Grt. Brit; Province: S. Africa; Line 4: Palmisano, Pietro, age 1, son; Nativity: Country: Italy. Common to all four: Last Residence: Castillo di Tusa; Whether ever before in the U.S.: No; Going to join Salvatore Palmisano, Box 103, Phillipsburg, NJ.
- Passenger List, S.S. Princess Matoika, sailed from Napoli, Italy, on 19 May 1921, arrived in Boston, Mass., 1 June 1921; Line 25: Lazzara, Antonina, 19 [hand-written over 18], M (i.e., married) [hand-written over S], father Lazzara, Guiseppe, going to New York, not previously in the U.S., going to visit sister-in-law Palmisano, Cristina, 2862 8th Ave., New York, N.Y. [handwritten over a different address], birthplace: Messina, Tusa. Line 26: Palmisano, Pietro, 23, M (i.e., married), father: Palmisano, Salvatore, going to New York, previously in the U.S. 1901-1907, going to visit sister Palmisano, Cristina (same address as for Antonina), birthplace: Messina, Tusa. [Handwritten over each entry are markings that indicate they were both naturalized in 1941.]
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Peter Palmisano, no. 048-14-9791
- Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Peter Palmisano, 9 Aug 1981
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Easton, Enumeration Distrct 125, Sheet No. 16B, family of Sylvado Palmius [a misspelling of Salvatore Palmisano] (41, Italy, Jan 1859, laborer), wife of 12 years Georgina (24, Africa, Dec 1870, 5 children, 3 living), son Joseph (10, Africa, Oct 1889), daughter Christina (7, Africa, March 1893), and son Peter (2, Italy, March 1898). The census record indicates that family immigrated to the U.S. in 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Enumeration District 6-33, Sheet 12B, family of Peter Pamiscino [a misspelling of Palmisano] (31, Pennsylvania, 23 at first marriage), wife Anna (28, Italy, 20 at first marriage), son Samuel (7, Connecticut), daughter Georgina (5, Connecticut), and son Joseph (8/12, Connecticut). It is not known why Angelina, born in 1927, is not shown with the family in this census.
- Williams Family Tree, available at ancestry.com; owner: Antonina Williams. Among other information, this tree lists Peter Palmisano (1898-1981) and his wife Antonina Lazzara (1902-1977), Peter’s mother Georgina Dyer, and three of Peter’s siblings: Georgina, Rocco, and Salvatore. However, no source citations are given for the information in this tree.
- Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org. Thomas J. Price Jr., b. 1935, and Roberta, b. 1943; Decree Date: 1982, New London County, 2 children under 18.
- The Day, New London, Connecticut, 11 Nov 1970, Palmisanos Wed 50 Years.