Birth Name: Peter Lawrence Buck
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 6, 1956
Ethnicity:
*English, Dutch, French, French-Canadian, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish (father)
*Swedish (maternal grandfather)
*Croatian (maternal grandmother)
Peter Buck is an American rock musician and songwriter. He is known as a co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He is the son of Peter Wilfred Louis Buck and Violet Gloria Lorenson. Peter is married to Chloe Johnson. He was previously married twice.
Peter’s paternal grandparents were Peter George Harold Buck (the son of Judson Wilfred Buck and Sarah Dimmock) and Eunice Marie Fleury (the daughter of Ovila Louis Fleury and Catherine Marie Ames). Peter’s grandfather Peter was a Canadian immigrant, from Brantford, Ontario. Judson was a Canadian of Dutch, English, and German descent. Sarah was an English immigrant from Somerset. Ovila was French-Canadian. Catherine was an American, of English, French, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and Scottish descent.
Peter’s maternal grandparents were Harry Melvin Lorenson (the son of Carl “Charles” Lorenson and Christina “Christine” Carlson) and Gloria Maliner (the daughter of Frank Louis Malinar and “Mary” Chopp). Carl and Christina were Swedish immigrants, from Reslöv, Malmöhus County and Voxtorp, Jönköping County, respectively. Frank and Gloria were Croatian immigrants.
Sources: Peter’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Peter’s father – http://www.hababeri.com
Genealogy of Peter’s mother – http://www.genealogiapolska.pl