Birth Name: Dorothy Diane Pfeiffer
Place of Birth: Midway City, Orange County, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 1, 1964
Ethnicity:
*25% German
*25% Swiss-German
*25% Swedish
*25% mix of English, Welsh, French, German, Dutch, and Irish
Dedee Pfeiffer is an American film and television actress. She is the sister of American actress Michelle Pfeiffer.
Dedee’s paternal grandfather was William J. Pfeiffer, Jr. (the son of Wilhelm Frederick John Pfeiffer and Susanna A. Mueller). Wilhelm was born in Colbe, Satle Province, Saxony, Germany, to Ernst Pfeiffer and Henrietta Borchert. Susanna was born in Minnesota, of German descent, the daughter of John Henry Mueller and Catherine Myers.
Dedee’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Stanley (the daughter of James Bert/Burton Stanley and Blanche Hulda Griffith). Dorothy, her parents, and all of her grandparents, were from Pennsylvania. Dorothy had English, Welsh, French, German, Dutch, and Irish ancestry. Blanche was the daughter of Abner Messenheimer Griffith and Rachel Penrose; Rachel was the daughter of William Penrose and Rebecca Wright.
Dedee’s maternal grandfather was Jacob “Jake” Bernhard Taverna (the son of Jacob Taverna and Dorethea “Dorothy” Bernard). Michelle’s grandfather Jacob was born in New Rockford, Eddy Co, North Dakota, to Swiss parents (his father from Davos). He was of Swiss-German descent. Jacob may have been related to the “Von Taverna” family of Switzerland. Dedee’s great-grandfather Jacob was the son of Hans Taverna and Anna Engel.
Dedee’s maternal grandmother was Delma Lillian Hill (the daughter of John Sigurd Hill and Amanda Karolina Olson). John was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents, Johan Gustaf Peterson and Martha Kristina Johnsdotter. Amanda was born in Hornaryd, Sweden, the daughter of Sven Johan Olson and Sara Katarina Petersdotter.
Source:
Genealogy of Dedee Pfeiffer (focusing on her father’s side) – worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dedee’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Rachel Penrose (through Rachel’s brother, Mahlon Penrose) –worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dedee Pfeiffer (focusing on her mother’s side) – worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dedee’s maternal grandfather, Jacob “Jake” Bernhard Taverna – records.ancestry.com
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