Arrived in 1899 on the SS Alesia, traveling with his future in-laws Concetta and Orazio. He is 24 and single, Concetta is 34 and married, Orazio is 26 and single. Concetta is coming to see her husband Salvatore, Orazio his brother Giuseppe, and Giovanni his brother-in-law Giuseppe.

Lived at 13 Spring in 1900 (at time of marriage).

In 1910, lived at 232-234 Elizabeth Street with his wife and three children (Joseph, Filippo, and Carmela), and a boarder Tony Navarra (18). They have been married 9 years and had four children. He is 32 and she is 29. He came in 1889 or 1899 and has filed papers, she came in 1899. He is a laborer doing street work.5 Also living at this address in 1910 are his brother-in-law Carmelo and his family, and his sister-in-law Concetta and her husband.5

1920 census skips 232 Elizabeth.

In 1930, they lived at 232 Elizabeth Street as John and Rosa DiLorenzo, renting for $39. John is 50 and Rosa 46, and they married at 23 and 19. He arrived in 1901 and she in 1905, and they are still aliens. John works as a peddler, with a pushcart. Joseph, 26, is a ‘truckman,’ working as a chauffeur. Concetta is 18 and woks in a dress shop. Philip is 16, Salvatore is 12, Rosa is 11, and Jennie is 8. Daughter Carmela and her husband and daughter also live there.