Paolo DiStefano (1897 - 1974)

Born 1 Dec 1897 in Nicolosi, Città Metropolitana di Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 1974 at age 76 in Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Paul DiStefano has Italian Roots.

This profile is part of the DiStefano Name Study.

Paolo DiStefano was born in Catania, Sicily in 1897. He was the son of Joseph Distefano and Grace Pistorio both of Sicily. Paul was a corporal in the famous rainbow division during WWII.He passed away in 1974.

Census

In 1920, he was 22 years old and lived in East Hampton, Connecticut, with his father, mother, 6 brothers, and sister.^[1]

In 1930, he was 32 years old and lived in East Hampton, Connecticut, with his wife, Elvira, 3 sons, and daughter.^[2]

In 1940, he was 42 years old and lived in East Hampton, Connecticut. ^[3]

Death

23 Oct 1974

Burial

Union Hill Cemetery East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCN7-NZM : 1 February 2021), Paul Distifano in entry for Joseph Distifano, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM59-5D4 : accessed 7 August 2021), Paul Destefano, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #190400887

• "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZPK-F5J : 9 December 2014), Paul Distefano, 23 Oct 1974; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Rocky Hill, , Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartfort.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMJ3-RZ7 : 7 January 2021), Paul Distefano, Oct 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR5-84KN : accessed 7 August 2021), Paul A Distefano in entry for Antolina Or Ann Seckla Distefano, Connecticut, United States, 29 May 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Hartford Courant, The, born-digital text.