Katie Stevens
Stevens in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Katherine Mari Stevens
Place of Birth: Southbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 8, 1992
Ethnicity:
*father – German, English
*mother – Portuguese
Katie Stevens is an American actress and singer. She finished at number eight on season 9 of American Idol.
Katie is the daughter of Clara and Joseph Stevens. She is able to speak Portuguese. She is married to musician Paul DiGiovanni, of rock band Boys Like Girls. The couple has a daughter.
Katie’s paternal grandfather was named Joseph S. Stevens.
Katie’s paternal grandmother was named Mary C. Zeidler/Ziedler (the daughter of Frances). Frances was from Connecticut, the daughter of Sarah Anderson.
Katie’s maternal grandfather was José Francisco (the son of Pedro Francisco and Eugenia Carranca). José was born in Danbury, Connecticut, to Portuguese parents.
Katie’s maternal grandmother was Rita C. Serra (the daughter of Adriano Serra and Albertina Tavares). Rita was born in Lousã, Coimbra, Portugal.
Source: Obituary of Katie’s maternal grandmother, Rita C. (Serra) Francisco – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
Her parents are Joseph Mark Stevens and Clara M. Francisco.
Her maternal grandfather was José Francisco. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut, to Portuguese parents, Pedro Francisco and Eugenia Carranca. Her maternal grandmother was Rita C. Serra. She was born in Lousã, Coimbra, Portugal, the daughter of Adriano Serra and Albertina Tavares.
Her paternal grandfather was Joseph S. Stevens. Her paternal grandmother was Mary C. Zeidler/Ziedler (the daughter of Josephine Ziedler). Mary was born in Indiana, to parents from Germany.
Obituary of Katie’s maternal grandmother, Rita C. Francisco – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3023305&fh_id=12319
Actually, Josephine wasn’t Mary’s mother, nor were her parents from Germany. My bad.
Mary’s mother was Frances Zeidler (the daughter of Sarah Anderson), from Connecticut.