Facts:
• Born: 1883, in Bagheria, Sicily, son of Silvestre DiFiore (1835) and Cristina Scaduto (1842).
• Nickname- Matthew
• 1900- sailed to America on SS Trojan Prince on December 3, 1900, arriving on December 21, 1900. The passenger register lists him as a single, 17, unable to read or write. He was one of the first groups processed at Ellis Island. Matteo arrived with $10.00 and joining his brother who lived at 267 Elizabeth St., New York City.
• 1906- Matteo DiFiore (22) married Rosie Limole (17) on June 14, 1906 by an Alderman at City Hall in Manhattan.
• Children: all born in New York City
Joseph (1909)
Christina (1911-1914) [died in a fire]
Vincent (1915)
Salvatore (1918-2004)
Maria (1921)
Matteo and Cosimo (1923) twins
Dorothy (1932)
• 1917- Naturalized citizenship.
• 1920- Census data: indicates Matthew as a baker who speaks English, can read and write, living with his wife and 3 sons who were born in New York. The resided at 219 Bleecker Street.
• 1935- Family moved to North Bergen Township, New Jersey
• 1940- Census information, a baker at a bakery shop, residing in North Bergen, New Jersey
• 1946- Died on April 1, 1945
