Birth Name: Owen Benjamin Smith
Place of Birth: Fulton, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 24, 1980
Ethnicity: Irish, English, 1/8th Bohemian Czech
Owen Benjamin is an American comedian, pianist, and actor.
Owen is the son of professors Jean Troy-Smith and John Kares Smith. He is married to Amy Reinke Smith.
Owen’s paternal grandfather was James Joseph Smith, Sr. (who likely was the son of James Joseph Smith and Teresa Catherin/Catherine Hoyne). Owen’s grandfather James was born in Illinois. Owen’s great-grandfather James was born in Illinois, the son of James J. Smith and Mary E. Russell. Teresa was born in Illinois, the daughter of William Ambrose Hoyne and Martha Eutasia Dale, who was Irish.
Owen’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Marie Kares (the daughter of John Francis Kares and Mary Agnes Sheahan). Dorothy was born in Illinois. John was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Bohemia, Frank W. Kares and Louise Koula. Mary Agnes was born in Illinois, to parents from Ireland, Patrick Sheahan and Margaret Maguire.
Source: Obituary of Owen’s uncle (father’s brother), James Joseph “Jim” Smith, Jr. – http://www.pichafuneralhome.com
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