Gregory Smith
Smith in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Gregory Edward Smith
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: July 6, 1983
Ethnicity: English and Ashkenazi Jewish, smaller amounts of Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German, remote French
Gregory Smith is a Canadian actor, with American citizenship. He is the son of English-born producer Maurice Smith and American-born actress Terrea Oster. His brother is actor Douglas Smith. Gregory is married to model and actress Taylor McKay.
Gregory’s maternal grandfather was Jewish (from a family from Germany and Hungary). Gregory’s maternal grandmother had English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German, and remote French, ancestry.
Gregory’s paternal grandparents were named George Edward Smith and Anne Joan Brown. George and Anne were from England.
Gregory’s maternal grandfather was Harvey Franklin Oster (the son of Theodore David Oster and Ruth Singer). Harvey was born in New York. Theodore was a Jewish immigrant, who was born in Germany, to Maurice/Morris Oster and Barbella Lrank. Ruth was born in New York, to Jewish parents from Hungary, Ignatz Singer and Sarah or Lena Selkules/Seckules.
Gregory’s maternal grandmother was Louise Mae Merchant (the daughter of George Elmer Merchant and Mable/Mabelle/Mabel A. Hanson). Louise was born in North Dakota. George was born in North Dakota, the son of George E. Merchant and Kittie Graham, and had English, as well as more distant Dutch and German, ancestry. Mable was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Hans A. Hanson, who was Swedish, and of Grete “Gina” Jacobson, who was Norwegian.
Sources: Genealogy of Gregory Smith – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Gregory’s maternal grandparents, Theodore David Oster and Ruth Singer – https://familysearch.org
Gregory’s maternal grandfather, Harvey Franklin Oster, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gregory’s maternal great-grandfather, Theodore David Oster, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gregory’s maternal great-grandmother, Ruth Singer, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Gregory’s maternal grandmother, Louise Mae Merchant – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Gregory’s maternal grandmother, Louise Mae Merchant, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
*English (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandfather)
*English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, German, remote French (maternal grandmother)
I don’t know if his father is only of English ancestry. A British-born producer named Maurice sounds kind of Jewish.
He looks like a young Jeremy Renner.