Birth Name: Nicholas Scott Lachey
Place of Birth: Harlan, Kenctucky
Date of Birth: November 9, 1973
Ethnicity: Dutch (maternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Irish, German, around 1/32 French, distant Welsh
Nick Lachey is an American singer and actor. He is married to television personality, model, and actress Vanessa Lachey (previously Vanessa Minnillo).
Nick’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his great-great-great-grandparents, Frank Lachey, who was born, c. 1823, in Alsace, France, and Celestial Marshall.
Nick’s paternal grandparents were Ralph Osmer Lachey (the son of Nicholas John Lachey and Rachel Elizabeth Fagan) and Ruth Ann Morris (the daughter of Robert G. Morris and Ethel V. Hazlett).
Nick’s maternal grandparents were Robert James Fopma (the son of Samuel Jacob Fopma and Catherine Pauline den Hartigh) and Leigh Dryden Young (the daughter of Hodson Kendall Young and Esther Oliver Brown). Samuel, a Christian minister, was Dutch, born in Spannum. Catherine was also of Dutch descent. Hodson was also a Christian minister.
Sources: Genealogy of Nick Lachey – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Nick Lachey (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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