Sebastian Bach
Bach in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Sebastian Philip Bierk
Place of Birth: Freeport, Bahamas
Date of Birth: April 3, 1968
Ethnicity:
*paternal grandfather – Dutch, German, English, possibly Native American
*paternal grandmother – Norwegian
*mother – Scottish, French-Canadian
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer, and actor. He was the frontman of hard rock band Skid Row, and has also had a solo music career. He has appeared on the shows Gilmore Girls and Trailer Park Boys, in the film Deserted, and on stage.
Sebastian was born in Freeport, Bahamas, and was raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. His father is from Minnesota, U.S.
He is said to have Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Native American heritage has been verified/documented.
Sebastian is married to Suzanne Le. He has three children with his former wife Maria Aquinar.
Sebastian’s paternal grandfather was Glennon Bierk (the son of Monroe John Bierk and Philomene C. DeClerk). Glennon was born in Missouri. Monroe was the son of Anton Bierk and Mary Elizabeth Eleanora Fenwick. Philomene was born in Belgium, the daughter of Dutch parents, Charles F. DeClerk and Clemence Verdeyhen.
Sebastian’s paternal grandmother was Doris Ruth Steenson (the daughter of Arthur Steenson and Anna Elverum). Doris was born in Wisconsin, and had Norwegian ancestry. Arthur was the son of Paul Steenson, who was Norwegian, and of Clara Jonette Moen.
Sebastian’s maternal grandfather was William Muir Hunter (the son of William Young Hunter and Jean Miller Muir). Sebastian’s grandfather William was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, to Scottish parents. Sebastian’s great-grandfather William was born in Glasgow, the son of James Hunter and Janet Shaw Young. Jean was born in Glasgow, the daughter of William Muir and Barbara Stevenson.
Sebastian’s maternal grandmother was Jeanette Isobel Lappan (the daughter of Harry/Harvey Joseph Lappan and Marie Mélida Hélène “Nellie” Tratechaud). Jeanette was born in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, and was French-Canadian. Harry was the son of Emile/Emilien Lappan and Helene Langlois. Marie was the daughter of Hector Tratechaud and Parmélia/Frombelia Ribardy.
Source: Genealogy of Sebastian Bach – https://www.geni.com
Great-great-grandmama Parmélia was the daughter of Magloire Ribardy/Riberdy and Caroline Soumis.
Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Magloire and Caroline’s marriage record is VERY hard to read but it seems to say that Caroline’s parents were Pierre Soumis and Felicite Laporte.
Sebastian’s maternal grandfather was named William Muir Hunter (the son of William Young Hunter and Jean Miller Muir). Sebastian’s grandfather William was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, to Scottish parents. Sebastian’s great-grandfather William was born in Glasgow, to James Hunter and Janet Shaw Young. Jean was born in Glasgow, to William Muir and Barbara Stevenson.
Sebastian’s maternal grandmother was Jeanette Isobel Lappan (the daughter of Harry Joseph Lappan and Marie Mélida Hélène Tratechaud). Jeanette was born in Ontario. Harry was the son of Emile Lappan and Helene Langlois. Marie was the daughter of Hector Tratechaud and Parmélia Ribardy.
Since I really don’t feel like writing this all over again, here’s his mother’s genealogy:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196828097/william-hunter
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L5DN-TYR
His grandfather was Northern Irish, grandmother was French-Canadian.