Rob Bourdon
Bourdon in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Robert Gregory Bourdon
Place of Birth: Calabasas, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 20, 1979
Ethnicity:
*father – French-Canadian, one quarter Irish, one eighth German, one eighth Norwegian, one eighth Swedish, Scottish
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Rob Bourdon is an American musician. He is the drummer of rock band Linkin Park. Other members of Linkin Park are Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, and, until his death, Chester Bennington.
Rob is the son of Patty and Greg Bourdon.
Rob’s paternal grandfather was Lyle Francis Bourdon (the son of George Francis Bourdon and Janet Matilda Zaiser). Lyle was born in Minnesota. George was the son of Charles Nelson Bourdon, whose father was of French-Canadian descent, and whose mother was Scottish; and of Martha Ralph, who was born in Canada, to Irish parents. Janet was the daughter of Frederick Martin David Zaiser, whose parents were German, and of Mathilda Turine Gunderson Daley, whose parents were Norwegian.
Rob’s paternal grandmother was Patricia Ann Linnihan (the daughter of Raymond Arthur Linnihan and Demerise/Demerese Patnode). Patricia was born in Minnesota. Raymond was the son of Daniel Linnihan, who was of Irish descent, and of Mathilda Olson, who was Swedish. Demerise was the daughter of Marcel Patnode and Josephine Lacrosse, who were both the children of parents from Québec, Canada.
Rob’s maternal grandfather was Manuel Yellen (the son of Abram/Abraham Jeleń, later Yellen, and of Rozalia Freda Deutsch). Manuel was born in California. Abram was a Polish Jewish emigrant, from Łomża, Podlaskie. Freda was a Hungarian Jewish emigrant, from Sátoraljaújhely, Sátoraljaújhelyi, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, and was the daughter of Majer Markusz Deutsch and Pepe/Peppie Perlman.
Rob’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Lavietes (the daughter of Louis Morris Lavietes and Kate Rubinton). Louis was a Ukrainian Jewish emigrant, from Kiev, and his mother was Sarah Surinskaya. Kate was the daughter of Russian Jewish emigrants, Joseph Rubinton and Anna Sorkina.
Rob’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother, Esther.
Sources: Obituary of Rob’s uncle (father’s brother) – https://www.startribune.com
Obituary of Rob’s paternal grandmother, Patricia Ann (Linnihan) Bourdon – https://www.brainerddispatch.com
Birth record of Rob’s maternal grandfather, Manuel Yellen – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Rob’s maternal great-grandmother, Rozalia Freda (Deutsch) Yellen – https://www.geni.com
Rob’s maternal great-grandmother, Rozalia Freda (Deutsch) Yellen, on Find a Grave – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Rob’s mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com
Greg Bourdon seems something like 5/16 French-Canadian, 1/4 Irish, 1/8 German, 1/8 Norwegian, 1/8 Swedish, and 1/16 Scottish. (I’m hedging my math since I collected this data a while ago.)
Obit of Rob’s father’s brother:
https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/10892566/
Obit of Rob’s father’s mother:
https://www.brainerddispatch.com/obituaries/patricia-ann-bourdon
Rob’s paternal grandfather was Lyle Francis Bourdon (the son of George Francis Bourdon and Janet Matilda Zaiser). Lyle was born in Minnesota. George was the son of Charles Nelson Bourdon, whose father was of French-Canadian descent and whose mother was Scottish, and Martha Ralph, who was born in Canada, to Irish parents. Janet was the daughter of Frederick Martin David Zaiser, whose parents were German, and Mathilda Turine Gunderson Daley, whose parents were Norwegian.
Rob’s paternal grandmother was Patricia Ann Linnihan (the daughter of Raymond Arthur Linnihan and Demerise Patnode). Patricia was born in Minnesota. Raymond was the son of Daniel Linnihan, who was of Irish descent, and Mathilda Olson, who was Swedish. Demerise was the daughter of Marcel Patnode and Josephine Lacrosse, whose parents were all from Quebec.