Birth Name: Burr Gore Steers
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: October 8, 1965
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh, German
Burr Steers is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.
Burr is the son of socialite Nina Gore Auchincloss and politician Newton Ivan Steers, Jr.
Burr’s father was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland. Burr’s mother was a cousin of laywer/novelist Louis Auchincloss, a stepsister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and a half-sister of writer Gore Vidal.
Burr’s paternal grandfather was Newton Ivan Steers, Sr (the son of William Colyer Steers and Margaret R. Gault). Burr’s great-grandfather William was born in New York, the son of Thos E. Steers and Margaret Calhoun. Burr’s great-grandmother Margaret was born in Canada, the daughter of Irish parents, Alex Gault and Elizabeth Campbell.
Newton was born in New York, to a father from New York and a mother from Canada, whose own parents were Irish.
Burr’s paternal grandmother was Claire Louise Herder (the daughter of Peter Herder and Charlotte Maria Butler). Claire was born in New York, to a father from Germany and a mother from Ireland.
Burr’s maternal grandfather was Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. (the son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Sr., and Emma Brewster Jennings). Hugh was the son of John L. Auchincloss and Elizabeth Buck. Emma was the daughter of Oliver Burr Jennings and Esther Judson Goodsell.
Burr’s great-great-grandfather John was born in New York, to a father from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Hugh Auchincloss, and a mother from Pennsylvania, Ann Anthony Stuart.
Burr’s maternal grandmother was Nina S. Gore (the daughter of Thomas Pryor Gore and Nina Belle Kay). Thomas was the son of Thomas Madison Gore and Caroline Elizabeth Wingo. Nina was the daughter of John Thomas Kay and Marcella McLaughlin.
Burr’s great-great-grandfather Thomas’ ancestry can be traced back to James Gore, who was born, c. 1662, in Wales.
Sources: Genealogies of Burr Steers – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Marriage Record of Burr’s paternal great-grandparents, William C. Steers and Margaret R. Gault – http://www.familysearch.org
Burr’s paternal great-grandmother, Margaret R. Gault, on the 1900 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Burr’s paternal grandmother, Claire Louise Herder, on the 1900 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
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