Birth Name: Natalie Anne Merchant
Place of Birth: Jamestown, New York, United States
Date of Birth: October 26, 1963
Ethnicity:
*Italian/Sicilian (father)
*German, Irish, French-Canadian (mother)
Natalie Merchant is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the daughter of Anne (Meyer) and Anthony Merchant.
Natalie’s paternal grandparents were Anthony “Tony” Merchant/Mercante (the son of Joseph L. Mercante and Rose) and Ida/Ada R. Benenati. Natalie’s grandparents Anthony and Ida were Italian immigrants.
Natalie’s maternal grandparents were Jerome Joseph Meyer (the son of Joseph A. Meyer and Elizabeth C.). Elizabeth’s mother was Irish.
Natalie’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Charlotte Boesch (the daughter of Oliver Wendell Boesch and Marion Couvrette). Oliver was the son of John Boesch, who was German, and Stella Ralph. Marion was the daughter of Syripine/Cyprian Couvrette, who was French-Canadian, and Anna J. Byron, who was Irish.
Sources: Obituary of Natalie’s father – http://hubertfuneralhome.com/
Obituary of Natalie’s mother – http://www.legacy.com/
Genealogy of Natalie Merchant (focusing on her father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Genealogy of Natalie’s mother – http://www.findagrave.com/
Natalie’s maternal grandfather, Jerome Joseph Meyer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7H6-BLF
Marriage records of Natalie’s great-grandparents, Oliver Wendell Boesch and Marion Couvrette – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MT-794D
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MT-79SL
Natalie’s great-grandfather, Oliver Wendell Boesch, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSFQ-FLP
Natalie’s great-grandmother, Marion Couvrette, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS2T-Q2Q
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