Mary and Vito (Martin) Desiano
Maria (Mary) Lanzaro was living with her family at 183 Sackett Street when she married Vito Mario Desiano on July 24, 1910 at the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 500 Hicks Street in Brooklyn.
Vito was actually living next door in a boarding house at 181 Sackett Street. My father called Vito "Mateen", but I wasn't sure why until a few years ago when someone in the family told me they called him Martin.
Vito, or Martin, was born November 27, 1885 in Lacco Ameno, a small coastal village on the island of Ischia, located just off the coast from Naples, Italy.
Martin's father was Raffaele Desiano and his mother Grazia Marzalla.
Martin worked at the time of his marriage as a driver for the Lanzaro Brothers (Ciro and Salvatore) Soda Water business. Initially, Mary and Martin lived with Mary's widowed mother, Elizabeth, in her home at 183 Sackett Street.
By 1920, they had moved to 329 Court Street, and by 1930, back to Sackett Street, at 328 Sackett Street.
With each move, Mary brought her mother to live with her, and to help her raise her 11 children.
Photo courtesy of Mary and Vito's grandaughter Diane Carulli Williams and her husband George.
LANZARA-LANZARO FAMILY HISTORY
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