Birth Name: Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe
Place of Birth: Valencia, California
Date of Birth: June 23, 1989
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, German, English, with smaller amounts of French, Swiss-French
Marielle Jaffe is an American actress.
Marielle’s paternal great-grandfather was Jewish, and Marielle’s maternal grandfather was Jewish as well (their Ashkenazi families were from Russia, Lithuania, and Poland). Marielle’s other ancestry includes German and English, as well as more distant French and Swiss-French. It appears that both of Marielle’s parents, and Marielle herself, are Christian by religion.
Marielle’s paternal grandfather is Philip Bell Jaffe (the son of Benjamin Jaffe and Glenrose Bell). Benjamin was born in New York, to Jacob I. Jaffe and Ida Schenker, who were Jewish immigrants (Jacob from Russia, and Ida from Russia or Lithuania). Glenrose was born in Wisconsin, to Frank Buck Bell and Kathryn S. Seabolt, and had English and German ancestry.
Marielle’s paternal grandmother is Marilyn Jean Lauts (the daughter of John William Lauts and Dorothy De La Croix). John was born in Illinois, to German parents, Ulrich Lauts and Hannah Harriet Westendorf. Dorothy was born in Ohio, to George William De La Croix, who had French, Swiss-French, and German ancestry, and to Maude Edith Sand.
Marielle’s maternal grandfather is Stephen Michael Fleishman (the son of Benjamin Sydney Fleishman and Gertrude Mann). Benjamin was a Polish Jewish immigrant, the son of Isadore Fleishman and Toby Bagno. Gertrude was born in New York, to Harry Mann and Lillian Goldenberg, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Marielle’s maternal grandmother is Arlene Mary Jarrett. It is not clear what her ancestry is.
Sources: Marielle’s paternal grandfather, Philip Bell Jaffe, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marielle’s paternal grandmother, Marilyn Jean Lauts, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Marielle’s paternal great-grandmother, Dorothy De La Croix (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com
Marielle’s maternal grandfather, Stephen Michael Fleishman, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marielle’s maternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Mann, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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