Posted by Gay Lyon on 13 JUL 2020 11:24:31
Guiseppe Desimone was my 2x-great-grandfather, and I have found quite a bit
about him and his family. He is in the 1850 US Census in New Orleans with two
of his brothers, listed as Josp Disamon:
1850 US Census, (New Orleans)
Third Representation District, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana [Roll M432_234,
Pg 198 (image 194)]
_ Joph Disamon, Age 22, Male; Occupation: Market;
Birthplace Italy
_ Charles Disamon, Age 20, Male; Occupation: Market;
Birthplace Italy
_ Edmd Disamon, Age 18, Male; Occupation: Market; Birthplace
Italy
The earliest record I have of him in California is the birth
of their oldest child, Salvadore, in Columbia in 1862. A letter from Anna Matilda
Desimone to her niece Early Goodcell Lyon (my grandmother) says they left "the
mines" for San Francisco in 1863, but since Josephine was born in San Francisco
in 1862, Aunt Matilda's memory was slightly off. She would have been recounting
stories of events which happened before her birth.
Feel free to
e-mail me if you'd like to compare notes.