Quinn Hughes

Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 14, 1999

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Quinn Hughes is an American professional ice hockey player. He is a defenseman and captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college hockey for the University of Michigan, where he set records, and represented the U.S. at the 2018 and 2019 World Junior Championships.

His mother, Ellen Weinberg-Hughes, has played ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer, and competed internationally for the U.S. women’s national hockey team. His father, Jim Hughes, is a hockey player and team captain, who was director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs. His brothers are professional ice hockey players Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes. Quinn was raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Quinn’s paternal grandfather is named Marty Hughes. Marty was a marine and battalion chief with the New York City Fire Department.

Quinn’s maternal grandfather was Warren Abraham Weinberg (the son of Nathan Weinberg and Pauline Stein). Warren was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Nathan was born in Tennessee or Arkansas, the son of Jewish emigrants, Adolph Weinberg, from Russia, and Mollie/Molly Groskind, from Poland/Russia. Pauline was born in Indiana, the daughter of Abraham Stein and Freda/Frieda, who were Austrian Jewish immigrants.

Quinn’s maternal grandmother is Lynne Penny Klamon (the daughter of Jerome/Jerry Erwin Klaymon/Klayman/Klamon and Burnise Mildred Gruskin). Jerry was born in Missouri, the son of Russian Jewish parents, Leo/Layzar Mutkah Klaymon/Klayman/Klamon/Kilemnik and Dora Herman, from Rovno. Burnise was born in Poland, the daughter of Morris Carl Gruskin, a Russian Jewish emigrant, who had roots in Kaunas, Lithuania, and of Elenor/Eleanor “Nell” Rubenstein, who was born in England, to Russian Jewish parents.

Sources: https://www.msgnetworks.com

Marriage announcement of Quinn’s maternal grandparents, Warren Abraham Weinberg and Lynne Penny Klamon – https://www.newspapers.com

Genealogy of Quinn’s maternal great-grandfather, Nathan Weinberg (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Quinn’s maternal great-grandfather, Nathan Weinberg, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Nathan Weinberg on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Quinn’s maternal great-grandmother, Pauline Stein, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Quinn’s mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Quinn’s maternal great-grandfather, Jerome/Jerry Erwin Klaymon/Klayman/Klamon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Quinn’s maternal great-grandmother, Burnise Mildred Gruskin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org