The Family of
John Battiste Grosso and
Marie Elizabeth Tasset

"In Loving Memory of Those Who Came Before Us!"

JOHN B. GROSSO and MARIE E. TASSET
are my Maternal Grandparents.

Their daughter, MARY E. GROSSO is my Mother.

JOHN BATTISTE GROSSO was born 7 July 1888.

There is some conflict as to where he was actually born, whether on ship or in Italy. I myself believe he was born in Italy. The Grosso's came from a small remote village in the Alpine Valley of San Martino in the region of Piedmont, the province of Torino, in the extreme northwestern part of Italy bordering France.

John is the son of
FRANCESCO PIETRO GROSSO or [GROSSIO]
and GRACE MARIA TERESA ANDRINA.

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MARIE ELIZABETH TASSET was born
20 October 1892 in Denver, Colorado.

She is the daughter of JOHN HENRY TASSET
and MARY CATHERINE SCHUCK.

According to the 1900 Federal Census, John and his parents immigrated to the U.S. in 1890. John would have just been a toddler being 1-2 years old at the time. The port they landed at is still uncertain.

They went directly to Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado.

The only thing certain so far is that when John and his parents came to the U.S. from Italy, they went to Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado where his father engaged in mining.

John, his mother, a brother and a sister all moved to Denver, Colorado in about 1901 and remained there for the rest of their lives.

Marie Tasset lived in Denver, Colorado her entire life.

John Grosso and Marie Tasset were married 12 Feb 1914
at St. Elizabeth Church in Denver, Colorado by the Rev. Pius Manz.

The witnesses to their marriage was John's brother, Charles Grosso and Marie's sister, Florence Tasset.

John Grosso and Marie Tasset were the parents of eight children:

1.  RITA MARIE GROSSO

Born 15 Dec 1914 in Denver, Colorado.

She married George Robertson.

She died 5 May 1998.

2.  ROSE C. GROSSO

Born Dec 1915.

She died at the age of 4 years on 8 Aug 1920.

She's buried in Mt. Olivett Cemetery
in Denver, Colorado.

3.  HELEN MARGARET GROSSO

Born 15 Jan 1919 in Denver, Colorado.

She married Jack Steele.

4.  GERTRUDE MARY GROSSO

Born 1 Jan 1921 in Denver, Colorado.

She married Harry Hill.

She died Sept 1992 from cancer.

5.  JOHN BATTISTE GROSSO JR.

Born in 1923 in Denver, Colorado.

He married
(1) Evelyn Graves
(2) Maxine Kyle

6.  MARY ELIZABETH GROSSO

Born 29 Aug 1925 in Denver, Colorado.

She married
(1) Thomas Schrah on 19 Oct 1942
(2) Edward Hoff on 1 July 1960
(3) Virgil Stockton on 7 Dec 1965.
(4) She remarried Edward Hoff on 9 Jan 1967.

She died by suicide at the age of 44 years
on 5 April 1970 in Denver, Colorado.

She is buried at Mt. Olivett Cemetery.

7.  DOLORES TERESA GROSSO

Born 13 Feb 1927 in Denver, Colorado.

She married:
(1) Charles Miller Jr. on 10 Dec 1943
(2) James Forth
(3) Louis Boyer in Feb 1960.

8.  LEO THEODORE GROSSO

Born 20 Feb 1934 in Denver, Colorado.

He married Pam Roserelli.

He died 2 Dec 1997 from cancer.

John Grosso was fortunate enough in not having to participate in any war, nor did he ever enlist in the Armed Forces.

John Grosso and Marie Tasset belonged to the Roman Catholic Chuch.

John became a naturalized citizen at the age of 39 years on 9 November 1927 in Denver, Colorado.

Since Marie had lost her U.S. citizenship when she married John, she took an Oath of Allegiance on 27 July 1942 to regain her citizenship back.

Family tradition tells about John starting out as a dairy farmer.  John later became engaged as a self-employed person as a "Broker" in Real Estate.  He held the Number 2 Colorado Real Estate license.  The name of his Real Estate Company was "Grosso Realty."

The thing I remember the best about him is that he loved to bet on the dog races.  He also loved fishing and Western movies.

My cousin, Chuck, has shared with me his memory of Marie's favorite song being "Beautiful Dreamer."   She would always comment, "I just love this song!" when she would hear it.   I have included the words and music to "Beautiful Dreamer" as a special Honor and Memory of her.

Chuck also relates that her favorite movie stars were "Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy" when they acted together.  Her favorite TV show was "Perry Mason."   She never missed an episode!

He also remembers our grandmother as being the "World's Best Cook!"  (Leave it to a "man" to remember that! *Smile*)

I remember them both as being very kind, unselfish, and loving people.   They were always very devoted to their children and grandchildren.   They are truly very much missed by all their grandchildren.

Updated July 8, 2000