Blue Ivy Carter

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

Date of Birth: January 7, 2012

Ethnicity:
*75% African-American
*25% Louisiana Creole, including African, French, Acadian/French-Canadian, as well as distant Irish, Breton, and Belgian Walloon

Blue Ivy Carter is an American singer and dancer.

She is the daughter of rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z (born Shawn Corey Carter) and singer, songwriter, actress, director, and businessperson Beyoncé (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles). Her maternal aunt is singer and actress Solange Knowles. Her maternal step-aunt is actress Bianca Lawson.

Blue Ivy’s paternal grandfather was named Adnis Reeves (the son of Adnis D. Reeves). Blue Ivy’s grandfather Adnis was born in New York, with roots in Louisiana. His maternal grandparents were Henry Bobbitt and Mamie Edwards.

Blue Ivy’s paternal grandmother is named Gloria Carter.

Blue Ivy’s maternal grandfather is Mathew C. Knowles, a businessperson and talent manager (the son of Matthew/Mathew Q. Knowles and Lou Helen Hogue). Blue Ivy’s grandfather Mathew was born in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama. Blue Ivy’s great-grandfather Matthew was born in Alabama, the son of Taylor Knowles and Girlie/Gurlie/Gerlie Mae Miller. Lou was born in Alabama, the daughter of Davis/Dave Hogue and Hester Moore.

Blue Ivy’s maternal grandmother is Tina Knowles, a fashion designer (born Célestine Ann Beyoncé, the daughter of Lumis/Lumas Albert Beyincé/Buyincé and Agnès/Agnèz DeRouen/Deréon). Tina was born in Galveston, Texas. Lumis was born in Delcambre, Vermilion, Louisiana, the son of Alexandre/Alexon Beyincé/Buyincé and Mary Olevia. Agnès was born in Louisiana, and was a prominent seamstress. She the daughter of Eugène-Gustave DeRouen/Deréon/Derezen and Odelia/Odilia Broussard. A picture of Blue Ivy’s great-great-grandfather Eugène-Gustave can be seen here.

Blue Ivy’s grandmother Tina’s parents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots in New Iberia; their ancestry was mostly African and French, including French ancestors who lived in Canada. A picture of Blue Ivy’s great-grandparents can be seen here. Through her mother’s line, Blue Ivy is a great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard, who led French-speaking Catholics from Nova Scotia, Canada to Louisiana in 1765. He was among the first 200 Acadians to arrive in Louisiana that year. She is also a descendant of French military officer Jean-Vincent d’Abbadie de Saint-Castin (born c. 1652 in Escout, France), and of his wife, Marie Mathilde Pidianske/Penobscot (born c. 1658), who was the daughter of Madockawando Abenaki, a chief of the Penobscot (Panawahpskek) people. Through Marie Mathilde, Blue Ivy is of 1/2048 Indigenous descent. Blue Ivy is also of approximately 1/64th Irish ancestry, and has distant Breton and Belgian Flemish roots on her mother’s side, the latter including her ancestor Albert de Cuir, from Hainaut Province, Wallonia. Through her Broussard line, she is a third cousin, once removed, of gospel singer and graphic artist Karen Showell.

Blue Ivy’s mother has said that she has Nigerian ancestry. She may have discovered this through a DNA test. Blue Ivy’s mother has also been described as having Cherokee and/or Choctaw Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented. No Cherokee or Choctaw Native American ancestors appear on publicly available family trees of Blue Ivy’s mother. One book biography, Crazy in Love: The Beyoncé Knowles Biography, also refers to Blue Ivy’s mother having Spanish, Jewish, Chinese, and Indonesian ancestry. It is also not clear if this is accurate.

Sources: Genealogy of Blue Ivy Carter – https://www.geni.com

Family history of Blue Ivy’s mother, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Family histories of Blue Ivy’s mother – https://www.hollywoodancestry.com
https://www.dailymail.co.uk
https://jack.canalplus.com

Genealogy of Blue Ivy’s mother – https://famouskin.com

Blue Ivy’s maternal great-grandfather, Matthew/Mathew Q. Knowles, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Blue Ivy’s maternal great-grandmother, Lou Helen Hogue, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Blue Ivy’s maternal great-grandmother, Agnès/Agnèz DeRouen/Deréon, on 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Article about Blue Ivy’s maternal great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Joseph Broussard – http://www.biographi.ca