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Giuseppe SCHIMMENTI

Male 1889 - 1972  (83 years)


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  • Name Giuseppe SCHIMMENTI  [1
    Born 8 Jul 1889  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Nov 1972  Miami, Miami-dade, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 17 Nov 1972  Miami, Miami-dade, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I111  Jennifer's Family Tree-All Lines 10-25-2016
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2016 

    Father Pietro SCHIMMENTI,   b. 1 Jul 1851, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1917  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Rosalia LOFRANCO,   b. 1 Jan 1855, Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1899  (Age 44 years) 
    Married Abt Mar 1872  Misilmeri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Teresa PIPITONE,   b. 12 Nov 1893, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1987, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1912  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. R. SCHIMMENTI
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rachel Catherine PERSIANO,   b. 30 Nov 1893,   d. 2 Aug 1969, Miami, Miami-dade, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 27 May 1949 
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to Petition for Naturalization January 1933: Birthdate July 9, 1889. Said his wife left him 20 years earlier and he did not know her wheerabouts. Giovanni Di Pisa was a witness for him.

      Acc to Rose Pizzarusso, he was called Uncle Smiley. He lived in Lower Manhatten,
      and then in Florida. He was married twice in America, had a daughter Rosalia.

      According to step-daughter Dolores Corelli-He was the best grandpa. He married Rachel Persiano 1949 . They met in Bronx, went to church together. Italian Christian Churches of North America. He became a Pentacostal Christian. He had been married previously and had children but didn't see them. Dolores thought it was because he had converted from Catholicism. He had epilepsy and was healed by the Lord. He worked in the latter part of his life at Crestwick, a greeting card company as a porter, where Dolores also worked. He was called Grandpa Joe.
      Dolores Corelli, 3400 Western Center Blvd., Apt 1038, Ft Worth Tx 76137

      Was married to first wife May 16, 1938 when naturalized.

      Loved Rachel very much. Called her Raquela. Lived in Titusville, FL for one year when first came to Fl. Then went to Miami area.

      Article in "Il Faro" magazine put out by the Italian Christian Church of NA about how he was cured....

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Famtree.ged (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Sep 15, 2000