Gazlay Family History
Rocco 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 | 2293 |
| Name | Rocco Palmisano |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 May 1901 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 1 September 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Assunta ‘Susie’ Barosa2, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1969 to Mary _____2 |
| Died | 24 January 19802, 3 |
Biography
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
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Assunta ‘Susie’ Barosa |
| Born | 23 September 1903 in New York, New York |
| Married | 1 September 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Rocco Palmisano |
| Died | 9 August 1963 |
| Children | of Rocco Palmisano and Assunta ‘Susie’ Barosa: |
| 1. | Georgina Palmisano |
| Born | 31 May 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Died | 31 May 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| +2. | Georgina Palmisano |
| Born | 1 February 1926 |
| Married | to Joseph J. Severino |
| Died | 30 September 1985 |
| +3. | Salvatore Palmisano |
| Born | 21 February 1929 |
| Married | to Filomena ‘Billie’ Pascale |
| Died | 1 February 2009 |
| +4. | Robert Palmisano |
| Born | 22 June 1930 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Married | 9 February 1946 to Florence Soriano |
| Died | 10 July 2000 |
| 5. | Josephine Palmisano |
| Born | 10 January 1934 |
| Married | to _____ Donnelly |
| 6. | Marie Palmisano |
| Born | ca. 1936 |
| Spouse 2 | Mary _____ |
| Born | |
| Married | ca. 1969 to Rocco Palmisano |
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].
- Email from Anthony Palmisano, grandson of Rocco Palmisano (1901-1980), to Lee Gazlay, June 2011. Information collected from various relatives.
- 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
- 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.).
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), marriage of Rocco Palmisano and Assunta Barosa, 1 Sep 1923, Manhattan, New York. Cert# 31273.