Joe DiMaggio

Malawai stamp of Joe DiMaggio printed c. 2007, photo by Neftali/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Joseph Paul DiMaggio

Date of Birth: November 25, 1914

Place of Birth: Martinez, Contra Costa, California, United States

Date of Death: March 8, 1999

Place of Death: Hollywood, Florida, U.S.

Ethnicity: Sicilian Italian

Joe DiMaggio was an American professional baseball player. He was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed “Joltin’ Joe,” “the Yankee Clipper,” and “Joe D.”

He was the son of Rosalia/Rosalie (Mercurio) and Giuseppe/Giuseppi “Joseph” DiMaggio. His parents were from Isola delle Femmine, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He had a son with his former wife, actress Dorothy Arnold.

Joe’s paternal grandfather was Gaetano Di Maggio/DiMaggio (the son of Vincenzo Stefano Giuseppe Di Maggio/DiMaggio and Rosaria Lucido). Gaetano was born on Isola delle Femmine, Palermo, Sicily. Vincenzo was the son of Gaetano Di Maggio/DiMaggio and Giuseppa Providenzia Maria Lucido. Rosaria was the daughter of Antonino Lucido and Speranza Puccio.

Joe’s paternal grandmother was Adriana/Andriana “Nedianna” Pizzimenti (the daughter of Antonino Pizzimenti and Rosa Lucido). Adriana was born on Isola delle Femmine. Antonino was the son of Natale Pizzimenti and Adriana Enea. Rosa was the daughter of Salvatore Vincenzo Cesare Lucido and Agata Aiello.

Joe’s maternal grandfather was Michel/Michele Mercurio/Di Mercurio (the son of Domenico Di Mercurio and Maria Flores). Michele was born on Isola Delle Femmine. Domenico was the son of Paolo Pietro Salvatore Di Mercurio and Rosa Marai Francesca Graziano. Maria was the daughter of Giovanni Flores and Rosalia Angela Rosaria Lucido.

Joe’s maternal grandmother was Girolama Bologna (the daughter of Natale Bologna and Girolama Bruno). Joe’s grandmother Girolama was born on Isola delle Femmine. Natale was the son of Giuseppe Bologna and Girolama Enea. Joe’s great-grandmother Girolama was the daughter of Erasmo Bruno and Francesca Billeci.

Sources: Genealogies of Joe DiMaggio – http://www.geni.com
http://freepages.rootsweb.com
https://www.findagrave.com

Joe DiMaggio on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org