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Joseph J Tesoriere 1912 - 1990

Joseph J Tesoriere of Queens, Queens County, New York United States was born on January 10, 1912 in Montevago, Free municipal consortium of Agrigento County, Sicily Italy, and died at age 78 years old on January 16, 1990.

Joseph J Tesoriere

Flushing in Queens, Queens County, New York United States

January 10, 1912

Montevago, Free municipal consortium of Agrigento County, Sicily, 92010, Italy

January 16, 1990

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Introduction

Joseph Tesoriere was born on January 10, 1912, in Italy to Salvatore Tesoriere and Christina Palma. He had siblings, including Christina Triola, Marian Bonura, Gary Tesoriere, and Frank Tesoriere. When Joseph was eight years old, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York. During World War II, Joseph served in the United States military and enlisted on December 5, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey. He was stationed at Hg 4 Hq Det. Wash. D.C Oss (5Th) Inf and was eventually promoted to the rank of Cpl T 5. After three years of service, Joseph was honorably discharged on October 23, 1945. After returning to civilian life, Joseph was known for his work as a skilled bricklayer in Queens. Joseph married Jennie J Tesoriere on October 9, 1946, in Brooklyn and the couple had a son, Joseph F Tesoriere. The family resided in East Paterson, Bergen, New Jersey.
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1912

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January 10, 1912

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Montevago, Free municipal consortium of Agrigento County, Sicily 92010, Italy

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was white. His father was born in South America and his mother was born in Italy.
Nationality & Locations

Joseph was born in Sicily and immigrated to the United States when he was 8. In the states he lived in New York and later moved to New Jersey. In the 1950's he lived in East Paterson, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
Early Life & Education

Joseph had not completed high school by the time of enlistment.
Military Service

Joseph J. Tesoriere was a soldier who served in the United States military during World War II. He enlisted on December 5, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey, and his military serial number was 32597517. According to his military records, Joseph was part of the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA, and his rank was Private, Selectees (enlisted Men). He was enlisted for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law. During his service, Joseph was stationed at Hg 4 Hq Det. Wash. D.C Oss (5Th) Inf. He was promoted to the rank of Cpl T 5 at some point during his service, although the exact date is not specified in his military records. Joseph served for three years before being discharged on October 23, 1945.
Professional Career

In the 1940's Jospeh was employed "Jay Tee Construction Corp" in Brooklyn and he later worked as a cutter in the shoe manufacturing industry in New Jersey. He was mostly known as a Queens bricklayer.
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1990

Death

January 16, 1990

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Obituary

Joseph Tesoriere, of Forest Hills, Queens, a former bricklayer, died of leukemia at Engelwood Hospital in Engelwood, N.J., on Tuesday. He was 78. Mr. Tesoriere was born in Sicily and immigrated to the United States when he was 8. He settled in Brooklyn and was a bricklayer in Queens. Mr. Tesoriere is survived by his daughter, Christina Albano of Tenafly, N.J.; grandchildren, Michael Albano, Ashley and Graham Sheen; sisters, Christina Triola and Marian Bonura of Carle Place; and brothers Gary Tesoriere of East North-port and Frank Tesoriere of Hicksville. Services were held Wednesday at the Barrett Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Tenafly. Burial was held Thursday at Brookside Cemetery in Engelwood. Newsday (Suffolk Edition) Melville, New York · Saturday, January 20, 1990

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Joseph J Tesoriere lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 78.

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In 1912, in the year that Joseph J Tesoriere was born, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.

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In 1928, when he was 16 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.

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