Birth Name: Jason Deneen Beghe
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 12, 1960
Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), German, English, 1/16th French-Canadian
Jason Beghe is an American film and television actor.
Jason is the son of Bina Loulie (House) and Renato William Beghe.
Jason’s father, a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court, was of half-Italian descent, along with German and English, ancestry. Jason’s mother had English and French-Canadian roots.
Jason’s paternal grandfather was Bruno Beghe. Bruno was a painter, sculptor, and violonist originally born in Italy. His surname was possibly originally spelt “Beghè”.
Jason’s paternal grandmother was Emmavve/Emmaive Frymire. Her parents were William B. Frymire (the son of Benton J. Freymier and Emma Bell) and Laura Jane Cooper (the daughter of Ezra Alonzo Cooper and Vanda Jane Harriman). Benton’s mother, Rose Ann Miller, was originally from Germany.
Jason’s maternal grandfather was Thomas William House, IV. His parents were Thomas William House, III (the son of Thomas W. House, II, and Ruth Nicholson) and Bessie Forbes (the daughter of Thomas Forbes and Lila Hughes). Thomas William, II, was born in Texas to parents from Somerset, England.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Bina Day Deneen. Her parents were Charles Samuel Deneen (the son of Samuel Hedding Deneen and Mary Frances Ashley) and Bina Day Maloney (the daughter of James Smith Maloney and Frances Viola Bashaw). Frances Viola’s parents were Peter Bashaw (the son of Jean Baptiste Bachand and Marie Françoise Meunier Lapierre) and Mary Elizabeth Ashby (the daughter of Jean Baptiste Ashby and Catherine Vegiard).
Jason’s great-grandfather Charles Samuel was the 23rd Governor of Illinois, and was the first to serve two consecutive terms, from 1905 to 1913. Jason’s great-great-grandmother Frances Viola was born in Marieville, Québec, Canada, of French-Canadian descent.
Sources: Obituary of Jason’s father, Renato William Beghe – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Jason’s paternal grandmother, Emmavve/Emmaive Frymire – https://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jason’s maternal grandfather, Thomas William House, IV – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Jason’s maternal grandmother, Bina Day Deneen – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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