Alanis Morissette

Morissette in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Alanis Nadine Morissette

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: June 1, 1974

Ethnicity:
*father – French-Canadian, one quarter Irish
*mother – half Ashkenazi Jewish, half Hungarian

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian alternative rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is also an American citizen.

Her father, Alan Richard Morissette, is of approximately three quarters French-Canadian and one quarter Irish ancestry. Her mother, Georgia Mary Anne (Feuerstein), is Hungarian, and appears to be of half Ashkenazi Jewish and half Hungarian descent. Her brother is kirtan and indie pop-rock musician, yoga instructor, therapist, and author Wade Morissette.

Alanis’s parents are both Catholic. Alanis was raised a Catholic.

Alanis is married to American rapper Souleye (Mario Treadway), with whom she has three children.

Alanis’s paternal grandfather is Alan Joseph Morissette (the son of Joseph Hillaire/Hilaire/Helaire Morissette and Noella Gertrude McConnell). Alanis’s grandfather Alan was born in Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. Alanis’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Joseph Morissette and Marie Anne Mercier. Noella was the daughter of Eric McArthur McConnell and Elizabeth/Isabella Armstrong.

Alanis’s paternal grandmother is Lucille Hunault/Huneau (the daughter of Alexandre Hunault/Huneau and Albina Paquet). Alexandre was the son of Gilbert Hunault and Marceline Poitevin. Albina was the daughter of Pierre Paquet and Alexina Tessier.

Alanis’s maternal grandfather was named Imre Feuerstein. Imre had a Catholic funeral. Alanis has stated (at 13:07) that she is of one quarter Jewish ancestry, which means that Imre likely was born Jewish.

Alanis’s maternal grandmother was Nadinia Gulyás (the daughter of Mihály Gulyás and Katalin Lauscher). Mihály was born in Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary, the son of György Gulyás and Liza Treba. Katalin was the daughter of Nándor Lauscher and Anna Nagy.

Sources: Genealogy of Alanis Morissette – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Alanis Morissette (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Alanis’s maternal grandmother, Nadinia (Gulyás) Feuerstein McCully – http://www.legacy.com

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19 Responses

  1. alexgxo says:

    Well, as suspected, she recently stated that 10 years ago, she found out that she was 1/4th Jewish in this podcast interview (at the 13:07 mark).

    https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/alanis-morissette

  2. andrew says:

    Another interesting thing is that her maternal great-grandmother carried the surname Lauscher that is very Jewish and not Hungarian at all.

  3. andrew says:

    Alanis’ paternal 5th great-grandparents, Amable Sigouin and Marie-Élisabeth Paquet, were also Mark Wahlberg’s maternal 5th great-grandparents!

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