Cory Monteith

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Monteith in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Cory Allan Michael Monteith

Date of Birth: May 11, 1982

Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: July 13, 2013

Place of Death: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ethnicity: Dutch/Frisian, Scottish, Irish, English

Cory Monteith was a Canadian actor and musician. He is known for his role on the television series Glee. Cory was the son of Ann McGregor, an interior decorator, and Joe Monteith, who served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. His surname is Scottish.

Cory’s paternal grandfather was Phillip Murray Monteith (the son of Joseph Monteith and Bessie Lucinda Jackson). Phillip was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. Joseph was Scottish, born in Glasgow, the son of John Monteith and Sarah. Bessie was the daughter of Samuel Jackson and Mary Louise/Louisa Flewelling.

Cory’s paternal grandmother was Phyllis Lorraine Sweeney (the daughter of Maynard Brown Sweeney and Margaret Pearl Parks). Maynard was the son of James Oscar Sweeney and Mable Blackadar/Blackador. Margaret was the daughter of William Marshall Parks and Helen Elizabeth Estey.

Cory’s maternal grandfather was William Welland McGregor (the son of Patrick McGregor and Margaret “Maggie” McCool). William was born in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Patrick was the son of James McGregor, who was Scottish, and of Ellen O’Brien, who was Irish. Margaret was the daughter of Irish parents, Francis William McCool, from County Donegal, and Mary Stackpool.

Cory’s maternal grandmother was Sjoukje “Jacky” DeBoer/de Boer (the daughter of Piet de Boer and Anske van de Glas). Sjoukje was born in Hengelo, Gelderland, Netherlands. She married Cory’s grandfather in the Netherlands after World War II.

Sources: Marriage record of Cory’s paternal grandparents, Phillip Murray Monteith and Phyllis Lorraine Sweeney – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Cory’s paternal grandfather, Phillip Murray Monteith – http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com

Marriage record of Cory’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph Monteith and Bessie Lucinda Jackson – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Cory’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Mary Louise/Louisa Flewelling (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Marriage record of Cory’s paternal great-grandparents, Maynard Brown Sweeney and Margaret Pearl Parks – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Cory’s maternal grandfather, William Welland McGregor – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Cory’s maternal grandfather, William Welland McGregor – https://lists.rootsweb.com

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15 Responses

  1. cdonorab says:

    Correction. I found the marriage record for Phillip Murray monteith and it list his mother as Bessie Lucinda Jackson not Bessie Spencer. I tried finding out more, but have not been able to.

  2. cdonorab says:

    Correction. Threw his great grandmother Bessie Spencer Cory also had English, French and Swiss ancestry as well.

  3. kol says:

    He looked Scottish.

  4. theropod says:

    I thought he was a little bit Italian or Jewish.

  5. Scarlett says:

    100% Scottish Canadian!

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