Birth Name: Amy Vivian Coney
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 28, 1972
Ethnicity: Cajun French, as well as Irish and German, smaller amounts of Swedish and English
Amy Coney Barrett is an American attorney and jurist. She has been a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, since November 2, 2017.
Amy is the daughter Linda and Michael Coney, an attorney for Shell Oil Company. Amy is married to attorney, Jesse M. Barrett, with whom she has seven children. Two of their children are adopted from Haiti.
Amy is a devout Catholic.
Amy’s paternal grandfather was Alvin Joseph Coney (the son of Alvin Alfred Coney and Annie Burke). Amy’s grandfather Alvin was born in Louisiana. Amy’s great-grandfather Alvin was the son of Seth J. Coney and Josephine Augusta Gussie Bruninger. Annie was the daughter of Edward Stanislas Burke and Eugenia Marie St. Cyr.
Amy’s paternal grandmother was Vivian A. Chasez (the daughter of Felix Paul Chasez and Linda McAdam). Vivian was born in Louisiana. Felix was the son of Francis Chasez and Josephine Fourousse/Fanousse, and was of Cajun French origin. Linda was of Irish origin, and was the daughter of Terence McAdam and Margaret Fitzpatrick.
Amy’s maternal grandfather was Robert Nicholas “Bobby” Vath (the son of Joseph Alphonse Vath and Florence Mary Dunn). Robert was born in Louisiana. Joseph was the son of German parents, George Vath and Maria Caroline Wacker, who was born in Waibstadt, Rhein Neckar Kreis, Baden Württemberg. Florence was the daughter of Patrick L. Dunn, who was Irish, and of Catherine “Katie” Anderson, whose father was Swedish and whose mother was Irish.
Amy’s maternal grandmother was Jeanne Marie Daste (the daughter of Aristide Baptist Daste and Emily Margaret Nowell). Aristide was the son of French parents, Firmin Daste and Victoria/Victorie Duffour/Duffoure. Emily was the daughter of Richard Nowell and Angeline Boyer de Canieux/Carrington.
Sources: Genealogy of Amy Coney Barrett – https://gw.geneanet.org
Marriage records of Amy’s paternal great-grandparents, Felix Paul Chasez and Linda McAdam – https://www.familysearch.org
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Marriage records of Amy’s maternal great-grandparents, Aristide Baptist Daste and Emily Margaret Nowell – https://www.familysearch.org
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