Gazlay Family History
Guiseppina ‘Josephina’ Palmisano
Parents
| Father | Salvatore Palmisano (January 1859 - ) |
| Mother | Georgina Dyer (December 1870 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 April 2011; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 2294 |
| Name | Guiseppina ‘Josephina’ Palmisano |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 25 April 1903 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey1, 2 |
| Married | ca. 1923 to Carmelo ‘Charles’ Torretta3 |
| Died | 16 November 19882 |
Biography
Josephina was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, while her family lived there, until 1907, when the family moved to her father’s native Italy. Josephina returned to the U.S. in 1921, traveling with her brother Rocco.1
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Carmelo ‘Charles’ Torretta |
| Born | 26 October 1888 in Prizzi, Sicily, Italy |
| Married | ca. 1923 to Guiseppina ‘Josephina’ Palmisano |
| Died | 7 November 1969 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| Children | of Guiseppina ‘Josephina’ Palmisano and Carmelo ‘Charles’ Torretta: |
| 1. | Pauline Torretta |
| Born | ca. 1924 in Wisconsin |
| 2. | Georgette Torretta |
| Born | ca. 1925 in Wisconsin |
| 3. | Barbara Torretta |
| Born | ca. 1927 in Wisconsin |
| 4. | Michael Torretta |
| Born | 1930 in Wisconsin |
| 5. | Salvatore Torretta |
| Born |
| 6. | David Torretta |
| Born |
Sources
- Passenger List, S.S. Presidente Wilson, sailing from Napoli, 6 Aug 1921, arriving at Port of New York, 18 Aug 1921; Line 20, Palmisano, Rocco, age 20, born in Phillipsburg, NY [undoubtedly referring to Phillipsburg, NJ, across the Delaware River from Easton, PA, where his family resided]; Line 21, Palmisano, Giuseppina [handwritten notation of Wife is incorrect; this is Rocco’s sister], age 18, born in Phillipsburg, NY [same note as above applies].
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Torretta, Josephina; no. 389-68-789; b. 25 Apr 1903; d. 16 Nov 1988; last residence: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Enumeration District 40-6, Sheet No. 17A, family of Charles Torret (39, Italy, shoe worker, shoe factory, 32 at first marriage, immigrated 1914), wife Josephine (27, PA, 20 at first marriage), daughter Pauline (6, WI), daughter Georgette (5, WI), daughter Barbara (3, WI), son Michael (2w, WI).