Birth Name: Christopher Michael Pratt
Place of Birth: Virginia, Minnesota
Date of Birth: June 21, 1979
Ethnicity:
*English, German, Swiss-German, French-Canadian (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Chris Pratt is an American actor. He is married to actress Anna Faris.
Chris’s father was of English, German, 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 Clifton C. Pratt and Diana Mattison). Clifton was the son of Herbert A. Pratt and Clara Harmon. Diana was the daughter of William Andrew Mattison and Clara Belle Hollenbeck.
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 or Seperine Roses and Amelie or Madaline, of Swiss-German descent. Sarah’s mother, Zoe Beaupré, was born in Wisconsin, to Louis Beaupré and Emilie Bélanger, 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 Martinsen Indahl, and a mother, Anne Karine Vetlesdatter/Vetlesen, who was born in Wisconsin, to Norwegian parents. Inga was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian-born parents, Robert Halvorsen and Augusta.
Chris’s maternal grandmother was Luella May Applen (the daughter of Ingamon T. Applen and Gunild “Nellie” Peterson). Ingamon was born in Minnesota, to Tosten Ole Applen, who was born in Iowa, and Esther Tollefson Felland, who was born in Minnesota. All of Ingamon’s grandparents were Norwegian. Nellie was born in Minnesota, to a Norwegian-born father, Peter Kittle Peterson, and a Wisconsin-born mother, Bergit “Betsy” Halvorson, whose own parents were also Norwegian.
Sources: Genealogy of Chris Pratt – http://famouskin.com
Chris’s paternal grandfather, Donald Clifton Pratt, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Donald Clifton Pratt on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s paternal great-grandmother, Diana Mattison, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s paternal grandmother, Adeline Katherine Limmer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s maternal grandfather, Wallace Laverne Indahl, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s maternal great-grandfather, Willie H. Indahl, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Chris’s maternal grandmother, Luella May Applen (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Chris’s maternal grandmother, Luella May Applen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s maternal great-grandfather, Ingamon T. Applen, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chris’s maternal great-grandmother, Gunild “Nellie” Peterson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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