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Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele 1877 - 1949

Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States was born in 1877 in Crucoli, Province of Crotone County, Calabria Italy. She was married to Rocco Gabriele, and they were together until Rosina's death on August 12, 1949. Rosina Gabriele had children Ralph Gabriele, James August Gabriele, and Gaetano "Tommy" Gabriel.

Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele
Rosina and Rosa.
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Brooklyn, Kings County, New York United States
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1877
Crucoli, Province of Crotone County, Calabria, 88812, Italy
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August 12, 1949
Brooklyn, NY, Kings County, New York, United States
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  • Introduction

    My Grandmother Rosina Poletta Gabriele. She gave birth to 7 living children. Teresina Maria Grazia (Grace) Tommy, Ralph, George, Jimmy, Armand, and Arthur. She was married to Rocco Gabriele. Rocco and Rosina were born and raised in Calabria.
  • 1877

    Birthday

    1877
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    Crucoli, Province of Crotone County, Calabria 88812, Italy
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Italian Calabrese.

  • Nationality & Locations

    American

  • Religious Beliefs

    Roman Catholic.

  • Personal Life & Family

    6 sons and 1 daughter. American names: Tommy, Jimmy, Armand, Ralph, Arthur, George, and Grace.
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    1949

    Death

    August 12, 1949
    Death date
    Fell from her roof the second time.
    Cause of death
    Brooklyn, NY, Kings County, New York United States
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August James Gabriele Family
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August James Gabriele Family
A photo of "Jimmy" Gabriele (left) with brother Armand "Elmo" and sister Teresina "Grace" and mother Rosina Poletta Gabriele. (John Richard Svendsen's Italian grandmother Rosa Gabriele)
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I carefully restored this old family photo. I met everyone in the photo. Jimmy lived to be 99 years old!
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Rosa Gabriele
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Rosa Gabriele
A photo of Grace Gabriele Karlsen's mother:
Rosa Poletta Gabriele of Crucoli, Calabria. She married Rocco Gabriele and was referred to as Rosina and had 6 sons and 1 daughter. Names anglicized to Ralph, Tommy, Arthur, George, Armand, and Jimmy. My mother was called "Tessie" [Teresina] and she hated the name so much that none of her children knew it was her first name until her funeral! She ran away from home at 14 so she could go to high school. Her mother Rosina was not educated. But Grace was brilliant in art, music, theater, opera, languages and dance. Grace was cursed with excessive and uncontrollable jealousy. Notice Rosa's dimples because all of my 7 grandchildren have them!

Her father was Austrian and allegedly from royalty but that odd mixed blood from all over Europe was found in our DNA. The date had to be in the late 1940's. Her back yard in Brooklyn. They had fig trees and raised 7 children there on Albany Avenue.
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Rosina and August James Gabriele
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Rosina and August James Gabriele
A photo of August James Gabriele and his mother Rosina Gabriele in her garden in Brooklyn.
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Rosina and Rocco Gabriele my grandparents.
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Rosina and Rocco Gabriele my grandparents.
A photo of Rosina and Rocco Gabriele. They were from (and born in) Calabria and settled in Brooklyn. They owned a brownstone on Albany Avenue.

Rosa had deep dimples that were inherited by her 7 great-grandchildren.
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Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen
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Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen
A photo of Grace (Gabriele) Svendsen, upper center, and husband Haakon (on her left) and best man on her right. (On wedding day wearing a corsage)

Rosa Gabriele, Haakon Svendsen, [Groom] Grace Gabriele Svendsen [Bride with corsage] John Akland best man, Julia far right. Bottom left Rosalie Gabriel and sister Frances Gabriel [Brides Maids] Tommy Gabriel and his wife Edith.
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August J Gabriel known as "Jimmy Gabriel"
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August J Gabriel known as "Jimmy Gabriel"
A photo of Jimmy Gabriele. (August J. Gabriel) All my uncles and my mother switched to "American names." Jimmy with Grandma Rosina Gabriele.
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Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele and Teresina Gabriele
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Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele and Teresina Gabriele
A photo of Rosina (Poletta) Gabriele and daughter Grace.
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Ralph, Rosina, and Tommy Gabriel
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Ralph, Rosina, and Tommy Gabriel
A photo of Ralph Gabriel with brother Tommy Gabriel (Gaetano Gabriele) and mother, Rosina Poletta Gabriele.
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Rosa Gabriele and George Gabriel
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Rosa Gabriele and George Gabriel
A photo of Rosa (Poletta) Gabriele and her grandson who is Tommy's son but named after his brother George. George was raised in California and lived there until he died around 2015.
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Rosa (Poletta) Gabriele Family
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Rosa (Poletta) Gabriele Family
A photo of Rosa (Poletta) Gabriele with 5 sons and only daughter: Jimmy, Armand, George, Arthur and Ralph. [Tommy must have taken the photo].
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