From The Peopling of New York City
Rosie Grosso, age 16, death certificate number: 10126 [1].
In Triangle, Von Drehle has her last name spelled as Grosso. I believe that Rosie Grasso is the same person because the date of death is 3/25/1911.
Rosie was an operator at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. She was born in Italy to Carmelo Grasso and Marie Pelromalah (?- handwriting on certificate was hard to read). Rosie lived in the US/NYC for only 5 years before she died. Rosie was unmarried at the time of her death. Rosie was buried on March 27, 1911 in Calvary Cemetery [2]. Rosie died of asphyxiation/burns. She lived at 174 Thompson Street. She was identified by the style of her slippers by her cousin, John Zingalo [3].
Rosie also lived in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.
References
- ↑ Italian Genealogical Society, http://italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.asp?kind=sounds&Esurname=grosso&Efirst=rosie&StartYear=1911&EndYear=1911&County=M&B1=Submit. </li>
- ↑ Manhattan Death Certificates 1911, <i> Microfilm roll 775, numbers 9995-10952,
Municipal Archives: New York City, 10126
- ↑ David Von Drehle, Triangle (New York: Grove Press, 2003), 275.
