Kelli Berglund
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Berglund in 2013, photo by PrPhotos.com
Birth Name: Kelli Michelle Berglund
Place of Birth: Moorpark, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 9, 1996
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Italian, one eighth French-Canadian, small amounts of German, Irish, and Scottish, 1/32 Swedish, distant Welsh and Dutch
Kelli Berglund is an American actress, model, and singer. She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie How to Build a Better Boy.
She has said that her ancestry is “Italian, Irish, German, Swedish, English, Scottish. Lots of things!”
Kelli’s paternal grandfather is Robert Carl Berglund (the son of Dalmar Gustavas Berglund, Jr. and Aura Marie Skillman). Robert was born in Missouri. Dalmar was the son of Dalmar Gustavious Berglund, whose own father was Swedish, from Kärntorp, and whose mother had deep American roots; and of Josephine Weisenhorn, the daughter of German emigrants, from Baden. Aura was the daughter of Caryl Henry Skillman and Nellie M. Campbell, and had partly deep roots in the U.S.
Kelli’s paternal gradmother is Michelle Jeanne Montgomery (the daughter of James Williams Montgomery and Ruth Louise Markle). Michelle was born in Los Angeles, California. James was the son of Harry Sturgeon Montgomery, whose father was Irish, and of Grace C. Williams, who had deep roots in the U.S. Ruth was the daughter of Abraham B. Markle and Grace Lucile Stewart, and had partly deep American roots.
Kelli’s maternal grandfather was Robert Alan Blandy (the son of William Henry Blandy and Opell/Opal/Opel Mildred Vincent). Robert was born in Illinois. William was the son of John Decimus Blandy, the son of English emigrants, from Berkshire, and of Anna Parsons, who was an English emigrant, from Dudley, Staffordshire. Opell was the daughter of William S. Vincent and Aldea Marceau, who were born in Illinois, both of them to French-Canadian parents.
Kelli’s maternal grandmother was Claire Marie Rigoni (the daughter of Valentine Anthony “Lyno” Rigoni and Mary Ann Forte). Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois. Valentine was born in Illinois, to Italian parents, from Asiago, Veneto, Cristiano Matteo Rigoni and Elisabetta/Elizabeth Cristina Clinia Clotilde Pesavento. Mary Ann was an Italian emigrant, also from Asiago, the daughter of Santo Forte and Louise Antonini.
Sources: Kelli’s maternal grandfather, Robert Alan Blandy, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kelli’s maternal great-grandmother, Opell/Opal/Opel Mildred Vincent, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kelli’s maternal great-great-grandparents, William S. Vincent and Aldea Marceau – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Kelli’s maternal grandmother, Claire Marie Rigoni – https://familysearch.org
Kelli’s maternal grandmother, Claire Marie Rigoni, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GJ15-GH8
>Kelli’s paternal grandfather is Robert Carl Berglund (the son of Dalmar Gustavas Berglund Jr. and Aura Marie Skillman). Robert was born in Missouri.
>son of Dalmar Gustavious Berglund, the son of a Swedish emigrant from Kärntorp and a mother with deep lines in America
>Weisenhorn, the daughter of German emigrants from Baden. Aura was the daughter of Caryl Henry Skillman and Nellie M. Campbell, and had some deep lines in America.
Kelli’s paternal gradmother is Michelle Jeanne Montgomery (the daughter of James Williams Montgomery and Ruth Louise Markle). Michelle was born in Los Angeles, California. James was the son of Harry Sturgeon Montgomery, whose father was Irish, and Grace C. Williams, who had deep lines in America. Ruth was the daughter of Abraham B. Markle and Grace Lucile Stewart, and had some deep lines in America.
>grandfather was Robert
>William Henry Blandy
>Opell Mildred Vincent
>William was the son of John Decimus Blandy, the son of English emigrants from Berkshire, and Anna Parsons, an English emigrant from Dudley, Staffordshire.
>Marie Rigoni
>Valentine Anthony “Lyno” Rigoni
>Mary Ann Forte
>born in Chicago, Illinois.
>parents from Asiago, Veneto, Cristiano Matteo Rigoni and Elisabetta/Elizabeth Cristina Clinia Clotilde Pesavento. Mary was an Italian emigrant, also from Asiago, the daughter of Santo Forte and Louise Antonini.
Kelli’s ethnicity: English, one-quarter Italian, 1/8 French-Canadian, smaller amounts of German, Irish, Swedish and Scottish, distant Welsh and Dutch
1/16 Swedish
Kelli’s father is almost certainly related to this man:
https://www.familytreenow.com/search/people/results?first=Jeffrey&middle=L&last=Berglund&rid=0s4&smck=2Et6s3tJ5mKvZx53VEPshw
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL61-FYQ
They are Facebook friends, and I assume they’re cousins, but no matter what they must share the Berglund line.
I would add:
Kelli’s paternal grandfather was likely the son of Dalmar G. Berglund and Aura Marie. Dalmar was the son of Dalmar G. Berglund, who was of fully or half Swedish descent, and Josephine Weisenhorn, who had German ancestry.
Opell/Opal/Opel was the daugher of William S. Vincent and Aldea Marceau, who were both born in Illinois, to French-Canadian parents.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFKJ-77N
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-BKHQ