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  Giuseppe "Joseph" BALISTRERI, 1898-1975
Machinist, carpenter
Margaret's cousin

15 November 1898 - Born at Sant' Elia, Palermo Province, Sicily

7 October 1900, age 1 - Brother Antonino BALISTRERI born there ; Sister Rosa BALISTRERI born there

17 October 1900, age 1 - Brother Antonino BALISTRERI died there ; Sister Rosa BALISTRERI died there

27 October 1902, age 3 - Brother Antonino BALISTRERI born there

3 October 1905, age 6 - Sister Anna BALISTRERI Galioto born there

1 October 1907, age 8 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI, age 13, died at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

29 October 1909, age 10 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI born at Sant' Elia

1912, age 13 - Immigrated

As of sometime before September 1917 until 1919 - Resided at 271 Jackson Street, Milwaukee. He was living with his uncle Peter.

September 1918, age 19 - Occupation listed as machinist at Industrial Controller, 886 Greenbush Street there

12 September 1918, age 19 - Registered for WW-I draft there. He was described as short, medium build, brown hair and eyes, and missing thumb of left hand.

28 August 1919, age 20 - Traveled to Sicily. Accompanied his father.

23 October 1919, age 20 - Issued passport at American Consulate, Palermo, Palermo Province, Sicily. He is described as being 5' 4", brown eyes and hair, with dark compexion. He planned to return to America by January, 1920.

9 November 1923, age 24 - Married Maria "Mary" BALISTRERI, age 17, at Buffalo, New York

September 1926, age 27 - Daughter Rose BALISTRERI Vella born at Milwaukee

25 March 1928, age 29 - Sister Anna BALISTRERI, age 22, married Francesco Salvatore GALIOTO, age 29, there

18 September 1928, age 29 - Son Gaetano "Tom" BALISTRERI born there

About 1930, age 31 - Daughter Nina BALISTRERI Canfield born in Wisconsin

14 November 1930, age 31 - Father-in-law Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 74, died at Milwaukee of gastric carcinoma

1932, age 33 - Grandfather Francesco BALISTRERI, age 92, died ; Grandmother Anna DENTICI Balistreri, age 88, died at Sant' Elia ; Brother Antonino BALISTRERI, age 29, married Frances TARANTINO, age 20, at Milwaukee

About 1932, age 33 - Son Tony BALISTRERI born in Wisconsin

About 1937, age 38 - Daughter Francis BALISTRERI Brust born there

As of sometime before April 1940 - Resided at 2219 N Weil Street, Milwaukee. The family lived next door to another Joseph Balistreri family.

April 1940, age 41 - Occupation listed as carpenter for building contractor

1 April 1940, age 41 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

14 February 1942, age 43 - Mother-in-law Antonina DELUCA Balistreri, age 88, died there of cerebral apoplexy (stroke) due to malignant hypertension due to diabetic mellitus

1943, age 44 - Father Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 81, died at Sant' Elia

14 November 1944, age 45 - Grandson Fred T. VELLA born

1946, age 47 - Mother Rosa BALISTRERI Machi Balistreri, age 75, died at Sant' Elia

15 April 1954, age 55 - Brother-in-law Francesco Salvatore GALIOTO, age 55, died at Milwaukee

25 June 1954, age 55 - Son Gaetano "Tom" BALISTRERI, age 25, died there

27 October 1959, age 60 - Sister Antonina BALISTRERI Vella, age 62, died there

10 February 1966, age 67 - Sister's widower Onofrio VELLA, age 75, died there

24 March 1975, age 76 - Died there

2 January 1976 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI, age 66, died at San Francisco, California

27 March 1976 - Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery and Masoleum, Milwaukee