Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Mary _____


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary _____ and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Mary _____,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Mary married, ca. 1969, Rocco Palmisano2 (born 23 May 1901 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, the son of Salvatore Palmisano and Georgina Dyer;1, 2, 3, 4 Rocco died 24 January 19802, 3).

Rocco was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, while his family lived there, until 1907, when the family moved to his father’s native Italy. Rocco returned to the U.S. in 1921, traveling with his sister Giuseppina (Josephina).1


  1. 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].
  2. Email from Anthony Palmisano, grandson of Rocco Palmisano (1901-1980), to Lee Gazlay, June 2011. Information collected from various relatives.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Palmisano, Rocco; no. 054-10-8053; b. 23 May 1901; d. Jan 1980; last residence: Wayne, Passaic County, NJ
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 24-1875, Sheet No. 10A; family of Rocco Palmisano (38, Pa., carpenter, building); wife Susie Palmisano (36, N.Y.); daughter Georgina Palmisano (14, N.Y.); son Salvator Palmisano (11, N.Y.); son Robert Palmisano (9, N.Y.); daughter Josephine Palmisano (6, N.Y.); daughter Marie Palmisano (4, N.Y.).