Nathaniel J. Potvin
Potvin in 2018, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 2, 1999
Ethnicity:
*father – French-Canadian, English, Italian, German
*mother – African-American
Nathaniel J. Potvin is an American actor and dancer. He has co-starred in the films Twist of Faith (2013) and The Prom (2020), and on the shows Mech-X4, Alexa & Katie, Five Points, and American Vandal.
Nathaniel’s paternal grandfather is Allen Bernard Potvin (the son of Wilfred Bernard Potvin and Bethia Harriet Blodgett). Allen was born in Massachusetts. Wilfred was the son of Jos Onesime Wilfrid Potvin and Ellen T. Mercier, and was of French-Canadian descent. Bethia was the daughter of Walter Leon Blodgett, who was of Colonial American [English] descent, and of Ada Howarth, who was born in England.
Nathaniel’s paternal grandmother is Hazel Ann Rotondo (the daughter of Alfred Rotondo and Ethel Martha Schwarzenberg). Alfred was the son of Enrico Sabato/Gregorio Rotondo and Grazia Maria Antonacci, who were from Santo Stefano di Sessanio, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. Ethel was the daughter of German parents, Karl Heinrich/Henry Schwarzenberg, from Hohenstein, Sachsen, and Martha Anna “Erna” Kaufmann, from Peterswaldau, Silesia.
Nathaniel’s maternal great-grandparents are likely Kenzie McGinnis and Mary Martin. Mary is the daughter of Nathanial Martin and Blanche.
*Nathaniel’s paternal grandfather is Allen Bernard Potvin
>Allen was born in Massachusetts.
*Nathaniel’s paternal grandmother is Hazel Ann Rotondo
Nathaniel’s maternal great-grandparents are likely Kenzie McGinnis and Mary Martin. Mary is the daughter of Nathanial Martin and Blanche.
Where’s the source links and/or descriptions to the information, though?
Ancestry.com
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He is biracial.
*European (father)
*African-American (mother)
His surname is usually French (possibly French-Canadian), but also via England.
Wow, I guessed the French-Canadian part correctly then.
Thank you.