Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 29, 2002
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), French-Canadian, German, Swiss-Romansh, Austrian, Scottish
Grace Kaufman is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Lisa Picotte (Lisa Jeanne Picotte) and David Kaufman (David Richard Kaufman).
Grace’s paternal grandfather was of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Her paternal grandmother’s ancestry was of five eighths German, one eight Swiss-Romansh, one eighth Austrian, and one eighth Scottish.
Grace’s paternal grandfather is Richard J. Kaufman (the son of Harry Kaufman and Ruth Silver). Harry was the son of Russian Jewish parents, Max Kaufman and Dora/Dwojre Wittenburg. Ruth was the daughter of Joseph Silver, whose parents were Russian/Polish Jews, and of Bertha/Betti Fromet, who was a Hungarian Jew.
Grace’s paternal grandmother is Judith Ann Pfeiffer (the daughter of Frank Pfeiffer and Anna Louise Risch). Frank was the son of Nickolaus Pfeiffer and Katarina Wolf, both ethnic Germans from Hungary. Anna was the daughter of John Risch and Louise Kellman; Grace’s great-great-grandfather John was the son of Christian Risch, who was born in Waltensburg, Switzerland, of Swiss-Romansh descent, and of Anna Schmid, who was born in Mals, South Tyrol, Italy, of Austrian ancestry. Louise was the daughter of Otto Kellman, who was German, and of Ellen Ritchie, whose parents were Scottish.
Grace’s maternal grandfather was Gene Picotte (the son of Joseph Charles Elie Picotte and Olive Catherine Reaume). Gene was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, of French-Canadian descent. Joseph was the son of Napoleon Picotte and Angele Marchildon. Olive was the daughter of Alexander Reaume and Mary Agnes Tremblay.
Sources: Genealogy of Grace Kaufman (focusing on her father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org/jennadee?iz=3&lang=sv&i=87&oc=0&type=tree
Obituary of Grace’s maternal grandfather, Gene Picotte – https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/jan/16/obituaries-for-january-16-1998/
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