Trishelle Cannatella
Trishelle Cannatella – Svedka Vodka’s “The Future of Reality TV” – Arrivals – Lexington Social House – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2011 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Tommaso Boddi / PR Photos
Birth Name: Trishelle Elaine Cannatella
Place of Birth: Cut Off, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 4, 1979
Ethnicity: Cajun/French, as well as approximately one eighth Italian, some English, Irish, and Canary Islander Spanish, distant German
Trishelle Cannatella is an American reality television personality, model, and actress. She has appeared on the reality shows The Real World: Las Vegas, The Challenge, The Surreal Life, Kill Reality, Punk’d, and Fear Factor. She has posed for Playboy.
Trishelle is the daughter of Sharon and Andrew Cannatella. Her ancestry is Cajun/French, as well as approximately one eighth Italian (mostly Sicilian), some English, Irish, and Canary Islander Spanish, and distant German. Her Spanish ancestors include Joseph Cevallos/Cevalos, who was born, c. 1785, in the Canary Islands, Spain, the son of Domingo José Cavallos and Rita Elvira Ferron.
Trishelle is married to John Hensz.
Trishelle is a third cousin of actress Lacey Chabert. Trishelle’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Louis Sacerdos Chabert and Ernestine Eve LeFort, were also Lacey’s paternal great-great-grandparents.
Trishelle’s paternal grandfather was Andrew Jerome Cannatella (the son of Joseph Paul Cannatella and Rose Lee Walker). Joseph was the son of Italian parents, Andrew J. Cannatella, from Palermo, Sicily, and Providence Licari, who was likely also from Sicily. Rose was the daughter of Leander Logan Walker and Katherine/Catherine E. Colston.
Trishelle’s paternal grandmother was Gloria Mae Orgeron (the daughter of Juan/John Joseph Orgeron and Lillian Marie “Lilia”/Lelia Kieff/Kiffe). Juan was the son of Joseph Eugene Orgeron and Rosela/Rosella Pauline Williams. Lillian was the daughter of Gerisse/Garres/Keres/Harris Kiff/Kieff and Lucie Marie Chouest.
Trishelle’s maternal grandfather was Dudley Anthony “Bolo” Plaisance, Sr. (the son of Horace Able/bel Plaisance and Virginia Ethna Orgeron). Dudley was born in Louisiana. Horace was born in Louisiana, the son of Napoleon Migno Plaisance and Françoise Marcelline Allemand. Virginia was the daughter of Paul Jean Orgeron and Augustine Marie Cantrelle.
Trishelle’s maternal grandmother was Yvonne Frances Lorraine (the daughter of Arcene Alsindor/Alcindore Lorraine and Antoinette Lorenza Chabert). Yvonne was born in Louisiana. Arcene was born in Louisiana, the son of William Charles Lorraine, who was English, and of Philomene Marcelline “Melina” Bruce. Antoinette was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Louis Sacerdos/Sacerdose Chabert and Ernestine Eve Lefort.
Sources: Obituary of Trishelle’s paternal grandfather, Andrew Jerome Cannatella – http://www.legacy.com
Death record of Trishelle’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Andrew J. Cannatella and Providence Licari – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Trishelle’s paternal grandmother, Gloria Mae (Orgeron) Cannatella – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Trishelle’s mother – http://files.usgwarchives.net
Genealogies of Trishelle’s maternal grandparents, Dudley Anthony “Bolo” Plaisance, Sr. and Yvonne Frances Lorraine – http://www.findagrave.com
Cajun/French/French-Canadian/Acadian —> Cajun/French
All Cajuns are of French-Canadian descent. And Acadian isn’t a word we use anymore, they would just be French-Canadians.
“All” Cajuns are of French-Canadian descent? Some hail directly from France.
And some French-Canadians hail directly from France too. That’s beyond the point.
The origin of the Cajun identity are that they’re descended from the French-Canadians of Acadia who were deported when Britain took control over the region, and settled in Louisiana. Also, not all French-speakers or French-descendants in Louisiana are Cajun.
Cajun is basically a culture
The root for Cajun and Acadian words is the same
An inbreeding culture, I should add. I think no Western ethnic group can challenge the inbreeding index of the French (in Canada, Lousiana or South Africa too)
genealogy of Trishelle’s mother – https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=larousse&id=I076172&style=TABLE
her “Plaisance” and “Allamand” lines are also of Canarian origin. She has also one Italian ancestor, from Genoa, in the 1700s: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=161&p=surnames.bruce
maternal grandmother: https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dblocher&id=I355178&style=TABLE
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126998278/yvonne-frances-plaisance
Trichelle is a third cousin of entertainer Lacey Chabert.
Trichelle’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Louis Sacerdos Chabert and Ernestine Eve LeFort, were also Lacey’s paternal great-great-grandparents
I didn’t notice the findagrave link was already included, sorry
Genealogy of Trishelle’s paternal grandmother, Gloria Mae Orgeron (through her own brother) – https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=cynthiadaigle&id=I033792&style=TABLE
genealogy of Trishelle’s paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Victoria Urania Coulon -https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=pierrecoulon&id=I039
she has also distant German ancestry (her “Chouest” line was originally “Schweitzer”), another Spanish ancestor, Adelaide Encalada (in early 1800s), and more distant French-Canadian/Acadians ancestors.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118064308/andrew-j.-cannatella
Andrew Cannatella was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. His wife Providence Licari was likely Sicilian too but her birthplace isn’t specified.