Birth name: Christopher Michael Pratt
Birth date: June 21, 1979
Birth place: Virginia, Minnesota
Ethnicity:
*English, Norwegian, Swiss-German, French-Canadian (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Chris Pratt is an American actor. He is married to actress Anna Faris.
Chris’s father is of English, Norwegian, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian ancestry. Chris’s mother is of entirely Norwegian descent.
Chris’s paternal grandfather was Donald Clifton Pratt (the son of Chester William Pratt and Alice Mattson). Chester was born in South Dakota, to parents from Iowa, and had English ancestry. Alice was born in Minnesota, to a father from Vermont and a mother from Norway.
Chris’s paternal grandmother was Adeline Katherine Limmer (the daughter of Frederick John Limmer and Sarah J. Roses). Frederick was born in Minnesota, to Harry Edward Limmer, from New York, and Catherine Mary Limmer, from Maryland. Harry and Catherine were both born with the same surname, and both had English ancestry. Sarah was born in Wisconsin. Sarah’s father, Louis Roses, was born in Switzerland, to Louis Roses and Amelie, of Swiss-German descent. Sarah’s mother, Zoe Beaupre, was born in Wisconsin, to Louis Beaupre and Emilie Belanger, who were of French-Canadian descent.
Chris’s maternal grandfather was Wallace Laverne Indahl (the son of Willie H. Indahl and Inga Halverson). Willie was born in Minnesota, to a Norwegian-born father, Hans M. Indahl, and a mother, Anne C., who was born in Wisconsin, to Norwegian parents. Inga was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian-born parents.
Chris’s maternal grandmother was Luella May Applen (the daughter of Ingamon T. Applen and Nellie Peterson). Ingamon was born in Minnesota, to Tosten O. Applen and Esther Felland. All of Ingamon’s grandparents were Norwegian. Nellie was born in Minnesota, to a Norwegian-born father and a Wisconsin-born mother.
Sources: Chris’s paternal grandfather, Donald Clifton Pratt, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3ZD-Q7K
Chris’s paternal grandmother, Adeline Katherine Limmer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3DK-L9K
Chris’s maternal grandfather, Wallace Laverne Indahl, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWB5-FS2
Genealogy of Chris’s maternal grandmother, Luella May Applen (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jmatson&id=I15399
Chris’s maternal grandmother, Luella May Applen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X36Q-4MV
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