Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Scottish, Irish, English (mother; who converted to Judaism)
Jessica Chaffin is an American comedian, actress, and writer.
Her father was born to a Jewish family. Her mother, who had Scottish, Irish, and English, ancestry, converted to Judaism.
Jessica’s maternal grandparents were Chester MacDonald (the son of James A. Macdonald and Ella/Ellen Florence Curll) and Millicent N. Kenning (the daughter of Henry Kenning and Eleanor Uniacke Townsend). James was born in Canada, and had Scottish ancestry. Millicent was born in Massachusetts, to Canadian parents, and also had Scottish ancestry. Henry was born in England. Eleanor was born in Ireland, to William Uniacke Townsend and Mary Anne Harriet Coote.
Sources: Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Chester MacDonald, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal grandmother, Millicent N. Kenning (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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