Rosa (Rose) DiFiore-Colombo (1880-1917)
- Contributions of Sylvester, Vincent
- Jul 30, 2017
- 1 min read
Facts:
• Born about 1880 in Bagheria, Sicily, daughter of of Silvestre DiFiore (1835) and Cristina Scaduto (1842).
• 1902- Rosa DiFiore (22) sailed from Palermo, Italy, accompanied by her parents on May 27, 1902, aboard the SS Trojan Prince; arriving at the port of New York on June 14, 1902 with the intention of joining her brother, Cosimo at 246 Elizabeth St.
• 1909- Rosa DiFiore (24) married Giovanni Colombo (35), a teacher born in Italy, on September 12, 1909 at St. Anthony's in Manhattan. It was the first marriage for both.
• Children-
Sabatino
Cristina
• 1917- died December 31, 1917 in New York City. She died at a "New York skin clinic" apparently due to pemphigus, a rare unpleasant skin disease with water blisters from which she suffered for 4 months. She had been in treatment since November 30, 1917. She is buried at the Calvary Cemetery near her parents.
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