Little is known of his family of origin. Guiseppe's parents died when he was young. He and his sister Clara were raised by their grandmother. In Feb. 1906 he married Luisa DiSalvo. Sometime after the birth of their 1st daughter he went to America to earn enough money to bring his family over so they they could pursue the American dream. He returned to Sicily, then the family immigrated to US in 1914. He was a carpenter/home builder, and later employee of the city of Rochester. Deeply devoted husband and proud father of 11 children: Carmella, Jennie, Angie, Clara, Donald, Angelo, Anthony, Mary, Peter, Joseph and Louise. (There was another baby boy who died in infancy, born in Sicily) He built their family home on Ellison Street, which he lost during the Depression, and then settled on Remington St for the rest of his life. He grew much of their own food in their yard, including figs from a tree he had brought with him from Sicily. He died of cancer 4 weeks after the death of his beloved wife.
Little is known of his family of origin. Guiseppe's parents died when he was young. He and his sister Clara were raised by their grandmother. In Feb. 1906 he married Luisa DiSalvo. Sometime after the birth of their 1st daughter he went to America to earn enough money to bring his family over so they they could pursue the American dream. He returned to Sicily, then the family immigrated to US in 1914. He was a carpenter/home builder, and later employee of the city of Rochester. Deeply devoted husband and proud father of 11 children: Carmella, Jennie, Angie, Clara, Donald, Angelo, Anthony, Mary, Peter, Joseph and Louise. (There was another baby boy who died in infancy, born in Sicily) He built their family home on Ellison Street, which he lost during the Depression, and then settled on Remington St for the rest of his life. He grew much of their own food in their yard, including figs from a tree he had brought with him from Sicily. He died of cancer 4 weeks after the death of his beloved wife.
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