Poppy

Birth Name: Moriah Rose Pereira

Place of Birth: Whitman, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 1, 1995

Ethnicity:
*father – Portuguese [Azorean, Madeiran]
*mother – English, Irish, Scottish, more distant Dutch

Poppy is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and YouTuber.

Poppy’s paternal grandfather likely was Jesse Pereira (the son of Jacinto Pereira and Catherina Vieira). Jesse was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, the son of Portuguese emigrants, his father from Madeira and his mother from the Azores.

Poppy’s paternal grandmother likely is Dolores Thomas (the daughter of Manuel Moniz/Thomas and Mary Gonsalves). Dolores was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Manuel was the son of Portuguese emigrants, from the Azores, John Moniz/Thomas and Mary Ingrace Mello. Mary Gonsalves was born in Massachusetts, and likey was the daughter of Portuguese immigrants, Manuel Gonsalves and Mary Eganliasa.

Poppy’s maternal grandfather was Anthony Winston “Win” Chase (the son of Anthony Brown Chase and Iris Lincoln McLeod). Poppy’s grandfather Anthony was born in Plymoth, New Hampshire. Poppy’s great-grandfather Anthony was the son of Warren Green Chase and Lillian M. Heath, who both had deep roots in the U.S., especially in New England. Iris was the daughter of Frank Henry McLeod and Lillian P. Pratt, and had roots in Canada.

Poppy’s maternal grandmother was Edith Leary (the daughter of William Henry Leary and Edith May Anderson). Edith was born in Milton, Massachusetts. William was the son of John Leary, an Irish immigrant, and of Mary Ann Sweeney, whose father was also Irish. Edith was the daughter of William H. Anderson and Annie Burns, and had deep roots in Canada.

Sources: Genealogy of Poppy – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Poppy’s maternal grandfather, Anthony Winston “Win” Chase – https://www.legacy.com