Birth Name: John Arthur Lithgow
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York
Date of Birth: October 19, 1945
Ethnicity: English, as well as French, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Scottish, Welsh
John Lithgow is an American actor. He is the son of Sarah Jane (Price) and Arthur Washington Lithgow. His father was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, where some of his family had lived for a few generations. His ancestry is English, French, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Scottish, and Welsh.
John’s paternal grandparents were Arthur Washington Lithgow (the daughter of Arthur Washington Lithgow and Ellen Prentiss Pierce) and Ina Berenice Robinson (the daughter of Edwin Bradford Robinson and Amanda Melvina Knowles).
John’s maternal grandparents were Orlo Josiah Price (the son of Thomas Davis Price and Sarah Jane Jones) and Eva Bronson Graves (the daughter of Albert Mattoon Graves and Mary Bronson).
Source: Genealogy of John Lithgow – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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