Mae Capone

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Mary (Mae) Coughlin Capone, aka Josephine, was the wife of Al Capone.

Mae Coughlin was born on April 11, 1897 in New York City to Irish parents Michael Coughlin and Bridget Gorman. She had four sisters and two brothers. Mae Capone was raised in the Carol Gardens section of Brooklyn, NY.

She was two years older than her husband, and they did not marry until after she gave birth to their son, Albert Francis Capone ("Sonny Capone"). After she was married to Al Capone, she lived in Amityville,Long Island. She is known for trading illegal moonshine. She died at 3:35 am on April 16, 1986 at the Hollywood Hills retirement home in Hollywood, Florida.