Birth Name: Martina Michèle Weymouth
Place of Birth: Coronado, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 22, 1950
Ethnicity:
*English, distant Scottish (father)
*French, including Breton (mother)
Tina Weymouth is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She is a founding member and bassist of New Wave group Talking Heads. David Byrne was also member of the band.
Tina is the daughter of Laura Maryvonne Jeanne and U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Ralph Wells Weymouth, Jr. Her father had deep lines in America. He was mostly of English ancestry, with distant Scottish. Her mother was French from Brittany. Tina is married to Chris Frantz, with whom she has two children. Her niece is lawyer and businessperson Katharine Weymouth, who was publisher of The Washington Post.
Tina’s paternal grandfather was Ralph Wells Weymouth (the son of Tobias Delmont Weymouth and Laura Nevada Wells). Ralph was born in Oakland, California. Tobias was the son of Simeon Walker Weymouth and Lucetta Getchell, who were from Maine. Laura was born in Missouri.
Tina’s paternal grandmother was Elisabeth Cunningham Sewall (the daughter of Eugene Dutille Sewall and Marion Crowell). Elisabeth was born in Washington, D.C. Eugene was the son of Egbert Thatcher Sewell and Elizabeth Gove Cunningham. Marion was born in New Jersey.
Tina’s maternal grandfather was Ambroise François Amédée Bouchage (the son of Félicie Marie Mansoz). Ambroise was born in Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France.
Tina’s maternal grandmother was Reine-Anne Le Braz (the daughter of Anatole Le Braz and Augustine Jeanne Le Guen). Reine-Anne was born in Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France. Anatole was the son of Nicolas Marie Le Bras and Jeanne Marie Le Guyader, who were from Brittany. Augustine was born in Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany.
Sources: Genealogies of Tina Weymouth – https://www.geni.com
https://www.familysearch.org
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