Al capone

Al Capone's early years

By erin009

  • Al Capone's parents immigrate to the United States

    The Capone family immigrated to the United States in 1893 and settled at 95 Navy Street, in the Navy Yard section of downtown Brooklyn, near the Barber Shop that employed Gabriele at 29 Park Avenue.

  • Al Capone was born

    Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Garden City, New York to Gabriel and Teresina Capone on January 17, 1899.

  • Al Capone Expelled From School

    Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady record of B's deteriorated rapidly. At fourteen, he lost his temper at the teacher, she hit him and he hit her back. He was expelled and never went to school again.

  • Al marries Mae Coughlin

    In 1918 Capone married Mae Coughlin, an Irish girl, who gave him a son that year, Albert "Sonny" Francis Capone. The couple lived in Brooklyn for a year. In 1919 he lived in Amityville, Long Island.

  • Al Capone Moves From New York to Chicago

    Capone's departure from New York, with his family, to Chicago is believed to have occurred in 1921. Capone purchased a modest house at 7244 South Prairie Ave. in the Park Manor neighborhood on the city's south side in 1923 for USD $5,500.