Sean Marquette
Marquette in 2014, photo by kathclick/bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Sean Anthony Edward Rodriguez
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 30, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – Cuban
*mother – German, Polish
Sean Marquette is an American actor. His roles include the shows The Goldbergs, Schooled, and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.
Sean is the son of Patricia (Market) and Jorge Rodriguez, a nuclear engineer. His brothers are actors Chris Marquette and Eric Marquette.
Sean has said:
…I’m Cuban. My father is Cuban and he speaks Spanish but he never taught me. He was afraid I was going to grow up with an accent. So… I can understand things better than I can speak it. A lot of times I can understand a conversation in Spanish but not be able to respond, you know? I got by fine in Mexico, so yeah, my Spanglish is spot on.
Sean’s brother Chris has said:
My dad is a Cuban refugee. Lots of my family have told me stories about how they wept when they boarded American planes in the 60s and [stewardesses] gave them warm bottles of milk for their babies. They say they’d never known such kindness. My dad is a nuclear engineer now. #migrants
Sean’s maternal grandfather was Edward R. Market/Markert (the son of Walter A. Markert and Helen Lasiewski/Losiewski). Edward was born in New Jersey. Walter was born in New Jersey, and possibly was the son of Anthony Market, who was German, and Stella, who was Polish. Helen was born in New Jersey, to Polish parents, Jan Piotr “John” Lasiewski/Losiewski and Katarzyna “Catherine.”
Sean’s maternal grandmother was named Hannelore Wilma Merchel. Hannelore was a German emigrant, from Essen.
Sources: Sean’s maternal grandfather, Edward R. Market/Markert, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Sean’s maternal step-grandfather – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Sean’s maternal grandmother, Hannelore Wilma (Merchel) Schueler Evans – https://findagrave.com
His father is said to have Spanish and French ancestry.
Sean’s maternal grandfather was named Edward R. Market/Markert (the son of Walter A. Markert and Helen Lasiewski/Losiewski). Edward was born in New Jersey. Walter was born in New Jersey. Helen was born in New Jersey, to parents from Poland, Jan Piotr “John” Lasiewski/Losiewski and Katarzyna “Catherine.”
Sean’s maternal grandmother was named Hannelore Wilma Merchel. Hannelore was a German emigrant, from Essen.
Sean’s maternal grandfather, Edward R. Market/Markert, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YY-7WP
Obituary of Sean’s maternal step-grandfather – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-G69B
Death record of Sean’s maternal grandmother, Hannelore Wilma (Merchel) Schueler Evans – https://findagrave.com/memorial/51063610/hannelore-w-schueler
Walter:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X46V-FFJ
This is probably him too, not sure:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5M2-SH6
If it is, he was the son of a German father and a Polish mother.
Where does it say his father is part French?
I saw these, but I am also not sure it is him. He had a brother named George, who was mentioned in his obituary.
Sean’s mother’s social media. She says Sean’s father is a Cuban of French descent, but I wasn’t able to find too much about him.
Many of these “French” immigrants to Latin American often turn out to be just Basques that happened to be born on the other side of the border.
The 1930 census is definitely him. The city, birth years, and birthplaces all add up. It’s a bit weird that his wife also has the name Walter on the census but it’s not really uncommon in the U.S. to refer to wives as Mrs. “husband’s name and surname” so I don’t think it’s a big deal.
Any information about their mother’s ancestry?