Birth Name: Helena Gerard Belmonte
Date of Birth: February 21, 1986
Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, United States
Date of Death: March 20, 2014
Place of Death: Pasig City, Philippines
Ethnicity:
* English, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Welsh, remote French, remote Scottish, remote Swiss-German (father)
* unclear (paternal grandmother)
* Filipino (mother)
Family Info:
Helena Belmonte was a American-born Filipina model and socialite. She was the daughter of Joan Lorraine Belmonte, the editor-in-chief of Appetite Magazine and Vice President and Creative Director of the Mega Publishing Group, and William Ford Duane, a lawyer from Orlando, Florida. Joan is of Filipino descent. William is of English, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Welsh, remote French, remote Scottish, remote Swiss-German descent.
Helena’s paternal grandparents was Marlin Dale Smith (later Duane, the son of Moses Franklin Smith and Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Johnson). Moses was the son of Burwell Spurlock “Burl” Smith and Elizabeth Ann Knapp. Sarah was of Irish descent, and was the daughter of Thomas A./F./H. Johnson and Martha Allender.
Helena’s paternal grandmother is unclear if she was either Jean or Genevieve.
Helena’s maternal grandparents are Benjamin Advincula Belmonte (likely the son of José Belmonte y Bello, later José Bello Belmonte, and Silveria Advincula) and Lorenza G. Vazquez. Benjamin was born in Manila, Philippines, who emigrated to the United States and performed some of the first open-heart surgeries.
Sources:
* http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-05-15/news/9805150173_1_casselberry-kidnapping-belmonte
* Helena’s paternal grandfather on the 1930 U.S. Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5N-776
* Divorce record of Helena’s paternal grandfather to Genevieve: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKHW-J13
* Helena’s paternal grandfather on Find a Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83527914
* Obituary of Helena’s maternal grandfather: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-11-27/news/0080370266_1_rockledge-born-in-manila-advincula
* Helena’s paternal great-grandmother, Sarah Margaret “Sadie” Johnson, on the 1880 U.S. Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4G-WPW