Mark Ghanimé
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date of Birth: December 1, 1977
Ethnicity:
*father – Lebanese
*mother – English, Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian
Mark Ghanimé is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles on the series Helix, Reign, Slasher, and Virgin River.
His father is from Lebanon and his mother is Canadian. Mark was raised in Calgary, and in Montréal, Québec, and speaks fluent Arabic, English, and French.
Mark’s paternal grandfather was named Caesar Ghanime.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was named Sheldon Christofine Davis. Sheldon was born in Brome-Missisquoi, Québec.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Gloria Dawn Mandigo (the daughter of Lloyd William Mandigo and Eva Catherine Thompson). Gloria was born in Sutton, Québec. Lloyd was born in Québec, the son of Noah Mandigo and Martha J. Patten, whose father was Irish. Eva was born in Québec, and likely was the daughter of Andrew James Thompson and Hannah Lillian Smith.
Sources: http://www.pressreader.com
Obituary of Mark’s maternal aunt – https://necrocanada.com
Death record of Mark’s maternal grandfather, Sheldon Christofine Davis – https://findagrave.com
Genealogy and death record of Mark’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Dawn (Mandigo) Davis – https://findagrave.com
His maternal grandmother surname is rather interesting. It’s obviously African, and I dont see how a Huguenot named Pierre Antoine Menigault becomes Peter Mandigo…same story of Mozingo/Monzingo family.
If this branch of Mandigos have African ancestry, only DNA could detect it.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mandigo-60#_note-0
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mandigo-51
>English, Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian
Mark’s paternal grandfather was named Caesar Ghanime.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was named Sheldon Christofine Davis. Sheldon was born in Brome-Missisquoi, Québec.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Gloria Dawn Mandigo (the daughter of Lloyd William Mandigo and Eva Catherine Thompson). Gloria was born in Sutton, Québec. Lloyd was born in Québec, the son of Noah Mandigo and Martha J. Patten, whose father was Irish. Eva was born in Québec, and likely was the daughter of Andrew James Thompson and Hannah Lillian Smith.
Obituary of Mark’s maternal aunt – https://necrocanada.com/obituaries-2018/susan-davis-1952-2018/
Death record of Mark’s maternal grandfather, Sheldon Christofine Davis – https://findagrave.com/memorial/205512902/sheldon-christofine-davis
Genealogy and death record of Mark’s maternal grandmother, Gloria Dawn (Mandigo) Davis – https://findagrave.com/memorial/122103786/gloria-dawn-davis