Birth Name: Chelsea Victoria Clinton
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas
Date of Birth: February 27, 1980
Ethnicity: Welsh, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Irish, German, Swiss-German, French, French-Canadian, remote French Huguenot and Dutch
Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III), who was President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and Hillary Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham), who was Secretary of State of the U.S. from 2009 to 2013. She works for the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative, and was previously a TV correspondent.
Chelsea is married to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. Chelsea’s religion is Methodist, like her mother. She is in an interfaith marriage with Marc, who is Jewish.
Both of Chelsea’s parents have stated that they have some degree of Native American ancestry. To date, no Native American ancestry has been documented/verified in the family trees of either of Chelsea’s parents.
Chelsea’s paternal grandfather was William Jefferson Blythe, Jr. (the son of William Jefferson Blythe and Lou Birchie Ayers). Chelsea’s great-grandfather William was the son of Henry Patton Foote Blythe and Frances “Fannie” Ellen Hines. Lou was the daughter of Simpson “Dick” Green Ayers and Hattie Hayes.
Chelsea’s paternal grandmother was Virginia Dell Cassidy (the daughter of James Eldridge Cassidy and Edith Valeria Grisham). James was the son of James Monroe Cassidy and Sarah Louisa Russell. Edith was the daughter of Lemma/Lemar Newell Grisham and Edna Earl Adams.
Chelsea’s maternal grandfather was Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (the son of Hugh Simpson Rodham and Hannah “Anna” Jones). Chelsea’s great-grandfather Hugh was born in Kyo, Durham, England, the son of Jonathan Rodham and Isabella Simpson Bell. Hannah was born in Pennsylvania, to Welsh parents, William Jones and Mary A. Griffiths.
Chelsea’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Emma Howell (the daughter of Edwin John Howell, Jr. and Della Murray). Edwin was the son of Edwin John Howell and Emma Josephine Monk. Della was the daughter of Daniel J. Murray and Delia Martin.
Sources: Genealogies of Chelsea Clinton – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Chelsea’s father – http://www.wargs.com
Genealogies of Chelsea’s mother – http://www.wargs.com
http://famouskin.com
Notes on Chelsea’s Welsh ancestry, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, for Irish America Magazine – http://irishamerica.com
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