Adam Savage

Savage in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Adam Whitney Savage

Place of Birth: New York, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 15, 1967

Ethnicity: English, Norwegian, Irish, likely German, possibly other

Adam Savage is an American television personality and special effects designer. He is known as a former co-host of the Discovery Channel program MythBusters, with Jamie Hyneman.

Adam is the son of Karen, a psychotherapist, and Whitney Lee Savage, a painter, filmmaker, and animator. Adam is married to Julia Ward. He has two children.

Adam’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Whitney Savage (the son of Whitman Lee Savage and Lucinda Julia Slack). Joseph was born in West Virginia. Whitman was the son of William Allen Savage and Frances Thankful Detty. Lucinda was the daughter of John William Slack and Amazetta Ritter.

Adam’s paternal grandmother was named Janet Kelly. Janet was born in West Virginia.

Adam’s maternal grandfather was Cushman Davis Haagensen (the son of Edward C. Haagensen and Henrietta T. Paulson). Cushman’s family was Norwegian.

Adam’s maternal grandmother was Alice Beecher Munro (the daughter of Dana Carleton Munro and Alice Gardner Beecher). Alice was born in Massachusetts. Dana was the son of John Bennett Munro and Abby H. Batt. Dana was a history professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin, and Princeton University, and was the president of the American Historical Association in 1926. Adam’s great-grandmother Alice was the daughter of Samuel P. Beecher and Caroline Walker.

Sources: Genealogy of Adam Savage – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Adam’s mother – https://ancestors.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Adam’s maternal great-grandfather, Dana Carleton Munro (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Daughters of the American Revolution application of Adam’s maternal great-grandmother, Alice Beecher (Beecher) Munro – https://books.google.com