Chris Kreider

Birth Name: Christopher James Kreider

Place of Birth: Boxford, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 30, 1991

Ethnicity: Irish, Swiss-German, German, English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Chris Kreider is an American professional ice hockey player. He is a winger and alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

Chris is the son of Mary Katherine and David Kreider.

Chris’ paternal grandfather was Donald Lester Kreider (the son of Jacob Lester Kreider and Rosanna Rittenhouse). Donald was born in Pennsylvania. Jacob was the son of Jacob Hershey Kreider and Sarah Myer. Rosanna was the daughter of Frank Isaac Rittenhouse and Sarah Sophia Hill.

Chris’ paternal grandmother is Mary Ellen Galebach (the daughter of Harry Koehler Galebach and Ellen Mae Peters). Chris’ grandmother Mary Ellen was born in Pennsylvania. Harry was the son of John H. Galebach and Elizabeth D. Koehler. Chris’ great-grandmother Ellen was the daughter of Milton Miles Peters and Maggie Arnold.

Chris’ maternal grandfather was James Laurence Higgins (the son of John Francis Higgins and Madeleine C. Rock). James was born in Massachusetts. John was the son of James Higgins and Bridget Ann Conlon, who were of County Sligo, Ireland. Madeleine was the daughter of William Henry Rock and Ida Lenora Hastings.

Chris’ maternal grandmother was Janet Remmes Gleason (the daughter of Louis Edward Gleason and Teresa Mary Remmes). Janet was born in Massachusetts. Louis was the son of William A. Gleason, who was Irish, and of Annie L. Manning. Teresa was born in Massachusetts, to a German father, Augustus C. Remmes, and to an Irish mother, Bridget A. Hayes.