Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona
Date of Birth: February 16, 1996
Ethnicity:
* Samoan (paternal grandfather)
* Māori (paternal grandmother)
* Danish, English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh (mother)
Alex Aiono is an American singer-songwriter.
Alex’s father, Martin Harris Aiono, is a New Zealand immigrant, and is half-Māori and half-Samoan. Alex’s mother, Heather Lynne (Lee), is American, from Los Angeles, California.
Alex’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his tenth great-grandfather, Soisoinailua’ai Leaupepe.
Alex’s paternal grandfather was Ominae Luluali’i Aiono (the son of Luluali’i Aiono and Misimua Ulugaono). Ominae was Samoan, from Fasito’o Uta, Upolu. Alex’s great-grandfather Luluali’i was the son of Muliaina Tua’ifaiva Aiono and La’Amauga Laumea. Misimua was the daughter of Ta’avili Ulugaono and Ana Lutu Molio’o.
Alex’s paternal grandmother was Eileen Te Ataakura Te Maari (the daughter of Arapata Tokoarangi Te Maari and Mereana Korau). Eileen was Māori, from Whanganui. Arapata was the son of Tokoarangi Te Maari and Meremionga Hiroti. Mereana was the daughter of Mae Korau and Hinewahirangi Paea.
Alex’s paternal grandfather is Jerald Keith “Jerry” Lee (the son of Raymond Amos Lee and Lenore Pauline Baumgardner). Raymond was the son of James Porter Lee and Pearl Ruby Sperry. Lenore was the daughter of Earl Sebastian Samuel Baumgardner and Elfreida Grimm.
Alex’s maternal grandmother is Barbara Clarene Taylor (the daughter of Seymour Stillman Taylor and Margaret Belle Quinn). Seymour was the son of George Francis Taylor and Barbara Matilda Stillman. Margaret was the daughter of John Alfred Quinn and Clarene Turner.
Alex’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his ninth great-grandmother, Barbara, of Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark.
Sources: Interview about Alex’s father’s ancestry – http://www.thefader.com
Birth record of Alex’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alex’s mother – Bishop David Evans and His Family by J. Grant Stevenson (https://archive.org)
Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Ominae Luluali’i Aiono – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandmother, Eileen Te Ataakura Te Maari – https://familysearch.org
Alex’s maternal grandfather, Jerald Keith Lee, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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