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Above left, Guiseppe DiRaffaele with his granddaughter and his nephew. At right, his wife, the former Guiseffina Latino, with two of her granddaughters.

Guiseppe and Guiseffina actually came to America after their children did. Sometime in the 1890's, their oldest Joseph DiRaffaele stowed away on a ship to America, on which his aunt (Zia Cicia) was a paying passenger.

Theresa Cannella

Joseph DiRaffaele

When he was discovered, his aunt paid his fare, and the ship continued on its way to New York. It is likely that his aunt was going to America to meet other relatives already there, but we do not know who those relatives might have been.

What we do know is that Joseph married Theresa Cannella on August 22, 1904, in a civil ceremony in Manhattan. They would have eleven children from 1905 through 1919. In 1922, while carrying their twelfth child, Theresa would die of toxemia at the age of 38.

Some facts about the DiRaffaele family:

Descendants of Guiseppe DiRaffaele and Guiseffina Latino

GUISEPPE DIRAFFAELE was born about 1860 in Italy, and died December 4, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York.

GUISEFFINA LATINO was born Bef. 1883 in Italy, daughter of ROSARIO LATINO and (unknown) CUCCIO, and died September 24, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York.

GUISEPPE DIRAFFAELE and GUISEFFINA LATINO had four children:

• JOSEPH DIRAFFAELE
  b. March 22, 1883, Sicily, Italy; d. October 12, 1944, New York, New York.
  Married THERESA CANNELLA August 22, 1904, New York, New York.
  Children of Joseph and Theresa:
  • JOSEPH DIRAFFAELE (1905-1998)
  • MARY DIRAFFAELE
  • CHARLES DIRAFFAELE (1907-1976)
  • THERESA DIRAFFAELE(1909-1996)
  • VINCENZA DIRAFFAELE
  • ULANDA DIRAFFAELE
  • FRANCES DIRAFFAELE
  • ALFRED DIRAFFAELE (1915-1977)
  • JOHN DIRAFFAELE (1917-1969)
  • EMILY DIRAFFAELE
  • UMBERTO DIRAFFAELE
• MAMIE DIRAFFAELE
  b. Abt. 1889, Italy; d. Unknown.
  Married ROSARIO NEGRELLI.
  Children of Mary and Rosario:
  • MARY NEGRELLI
  • JOSEPHINE NEGRELLI
  • LOUISE NEGRELLI
  • FRANCES NEGRELLI
  • DORA NEGRELLI
• ROY DIRAFFAELE
  b. Abt. 1891, Italy; d. Aft. 1950.
  Married Lillian.
  Children of Roy and Lillian:
  
  • JOSEPH DIRAFFAELE
  • ANTHONY DIRAFFAELE (1911-1978)
  • HELEN DIRAFFAELE
  • ALBERT DIRAFFAELE (1919-1984)
  • ROY DIRAFFAELE
• SALVATORE DIRAFFAELE
  b. Abt. 1899; d. Abt. 1945.
  Married Maria.
  Children of Salvatore and Maria:
  
  • ERNIE DIRAFFAELE
  • RUDY DIRAFFAELE
  • GLORIA DIRAFFAELE
  • FRANCES DIRAFFAELE
  • JOSEPH DIRAFFAELE
  • SALVATORE DIRAFFAELE

Joseph DiRaffaele, Theresa Cannella, and their eleven children. If you are a member of this family, please write to us at DiRaffaele@leaptoad.com