Nicholas D’Agosto

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Date of Birth: April 17, 1980

Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Dutch (maternal grandfather)
*Norwegian, English, Scottish, Alsatian German (maternal grandmother)

Nicholas D’Agosto is an American actor. His father is of Italian descent. His maternal grandfather was of Dutch descent and his maternal grandmother had Norwegian, English, Scottish, and Alsatian German ancestry.

Nicholas’s paternal grandparents were Aldo P. D’Agosto (the son of William Guglielmo D’Agosto and Maria/Mary Bruezzi) and Josephine A. Bruno (the daughter of Joseph Bruno and Angeline/Angelina Circo). Aldo and Josephine were both born in Nebraska, and all of their parents were Italian (with Angeline being from Siracusa).

Nicholas’s maternal grandfather was John R. Vellinga (the son of Henry R. Vellinga and Dena/Gerritdina Reinders). Henry and Dena were both born in Iowa. Henry’s father, Reingert Vellinga, was Dutch, and Henry’s mother, Wellie or Nellie Van Der Wilt, was born in Iowa, to Dutch parents. Dena’s father, John G. Reinders, was Dutch. Dena’s mother, Bertha Hofmeyer, was born in Illinois, to Dutch parents, Gerrit J. Hofmeyer and Dena Rienhuis.

Nicholas’s maternal grandmother was Julia Hanson (the daughter of George Allen Hanson and Rebecca Jane Bursell). George was born in South Dakota. George’s father, Elling N. Hanson, was Norwegian. George’s mother, Julia Anderson/Rasmus, was born in Wisconsin, to Norwegian parents. Rebecca had English, Scottish, and Alastian German ancestry. Many of Rebecca’s ancestors had lived in the United States since the 1600s, and some had lived in Canada.

Sources: Nicholas’s paternal grandfather, Aldo P. D’Agosto, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Nicholas’s paternal grandmother, Josephine A. Bruno, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Nicholas’s paternal grandmother, Josephine A. (Bruno) D’Agosto – http://www.heafeyheafey.com

Genealogies of Nicholas D’Agosto (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Marriage record of Nicholas’s maternal great-grandparents, Henry R. Vellinga and Dena/Gerritdina Reinders – https://familysearch.org

Nicholas’s maternal great-grandfather, George Allen Hanson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Nicholas’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Rebecca Jane Shank, and of her mother, Adilla E. Crane – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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