Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: October 10, 1949
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh
Jessica Harper is an American actress. Her father was born in Coblenz, Germany, to American parents.
Jessica is of English, Scottish, Swedish, and Welsh descent.
Jessica’s paternal grandparents were Paul Church Harper (the son of Willlam Hudson Harper and Grace Augusta Cooke) and Anne Lindsay White (the daughter of William J. White and Rose L.). Rose was Scottish.
Jessica’s maternal grandparents were Charles Francis Emery (the son of Charles Eklund Danielson, later Charles E. Emery, and of Bertha Albra Francis) and Eleanor S. Washburn (the daughter of Philip Moen Washburn and Miriam Phillips Storrs). Jessica’s great-grandfather Charles was Swedish. Philip Washburn was an Episcopal priest.
Sources: Genealogy of Jessica’s paternal grandfather, Paul Church Harper (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal grandfather, Charles Francis Emery (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal great-grandfather, Philip Moen Washburn – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Miriam Phillips Storrs – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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