Caroline D’Amore
D’Amore in 2011, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 9, 1984
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, including Sicilian
*mother – Dutch, English, Irish, distant French Huguenot, remote Scottish and Polish
Caroline D’Amore is an American actress, DJ, songwriter, fashion model, and businessperson.
Her parents are founders of D’Amore’s Pizza Connection. Caroline has a daughter with her former husband, musician Bobby Alt, a founding member of punk rock band Street Drum Corps.
Caroline’s paternal grandfather was Joseph D’Amore, Sr. (the son of Francesco/Frank J. D’Amore and Manuella/Emma Pansone). Joseph was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents.
Caroline’s paternal grandmother was Nicoletta/Nellie Lanci (the daughter of Luigi/Louis Antonino Lanci and Lina). Nicoletta was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents. Luigi was born in Messina, Sicily, the son of Pasquale Lanci and Nicoletta Castorina.
Caroline’s maternal grandfather was Whetton Philip “Phil” Harry Major (the son of Philip J. Major and Jessie Flora Pringle). Whetton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, to parents from Canada. Jessie was the daughter of James Pringle and Issabel McAuly/McAuley.
Caroline’s maternal grandmother was Althea Christie Bogert (the daughter of Herbert Bogert and Ella Florence Updike). Althea was born in Closter, New Jersey. Herbert was the son of David Clark Bogert and Eva. Ella was the daughter of James M. F. Updike and Ella Florence.
Sources: http://www.advocate.com
Caroline’s paternal grandfather, Joseph D’Amore, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Caroline’s paternal grandfather, Joseph D’Amore, Sr. – http://www.legacy.com
Caroline’s paternal grandmother, Nicoletta/Nellie Lanci, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Caroline’s paternal great-grandfather, Luigi/Louis Antonino Lanci – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Caroline’s maternal grandmother, Althea Christie (Bogert) Major – http://westford.wickedlocal.com
Genealogy of Caroline’s maternal great-grandfather, Herbert Bogert – https://www.wikitree.com
Messina -> Sicily
Through her maternal great-grandfather, she has Dutch, distant French Huguenot, remote Scottish and Polish ancestry
Her grandfather:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ55-VS5
His parents were Francesco D’Amore and Manuella Pansone.
Likely her grandmother
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ55-JLL
Great-grandfather
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ9K-LFS