Jennifer Westfeldt

Westfeldt in 2014, photo by prphotos

Place of Birth: Guilford, Connecticut, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 2, 1970

Ethnicity:
*father – English, with some Swedish, Irish, French, and Scottish
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer.

She is the daughter of Constance “Connie,” a therapist, and Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt, Jr., an electrical engineer. Her father has English, as well as some Swedish, Irish, French, and Scottish, ancestry. Her mother is Jewish, of German Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. Her sister is journalist Amy Westfeldt.

Jennifer’s patrilineal line goes back to her great-great-great-grandfather, Gustavus/Gustaf Adolphus/Adolf George/Georg Westfeldt/Wästfelt, a Swedish emigrant, from Mauritsberg, Östra Husby, Östergötland County; and to his wife, Jennifer’s great-great-great-grandmother Jane McCloskey/McLoskey, who was born in Cavan, Ireland.

Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt (the son of Wallace Ogden Westfeldt and Alice B. Vairin). Patrick was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wallace was born in New Orleans, the son of Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt and Louise Bell Ogden. Alice was the daughter of Nugent Beverly Vairin and Alice Baldwin.

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Virginia “Betty” Weems (the daughter of Wharton Ewell Weems and Mathilde Booth). Elizabeth was born in Texas. Wharton was the son of Benjamin Francis Weems and Maria Nash Carrington. Mathilde was the daughter of Horace Drake Booth and Mathilde J. Boon. Jennifer’s grandmother Elizabeth later re-married to orchestra conductor Izler Solomon, who was Jewish.

Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was named Karl Meyers. Karl was born in Koenigsburg, Prussia, to a Jewish family.

Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Shirlee Miriam Meyer (the daughter of Isaac Meyer and Anita Silberstein). Shirley was born in New York. Isaac and Anita were born in New York, and all of their own parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Anita’s mother was named Sophie/Sophia.

Sources: Genealogy of Jennifer Westfeldt – https://www.geni.com

Obituary of Jennifer’s paternal grandfather, Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Virginia “Betty” Weems, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Jennifer’s maternal grandmother, Shirlee Miriam Meyer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org