Andrew Dost – Fun. Visits New.Music.Live. in Toronto on April 24, 2012 – CTV Queen Street Headquarters – Toronto, Canada – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – 0 – Photo Credit: Robin Wong / PR Photos
Birth Name: Andrew Paul Dost
Place of Birth: Cass City, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 10, 1983
Ethnicity:
*German, Polish, French-Canadian (father)
*Hungarian, English (mother)
Andrew Dost is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist. Andrew is most known for being a member of rock band Fun., alongside Jack Antonoff and Nate Ruess.
Andrew is the son of Cheryl A. (Kozan) and Mark Stephen Dost. Andrew’s father has German, Polish, and French-Canadian (with roots in Brittany) ancestry. Andrew’s mother is mostly of Hungarian and English descent.
Andrew’s paternal grandfather was John Robert Dost (the son of Paul G. Dost and Helen Reinsch). Paul and Helen were from Germany.
Andrew’s paternal grandmother was Shirley M. Forton (the daughter of Bernard Frank “Bernie” Forton and Sarah Sylvia “Sally” Baker). Bernard was the son of Jerome Louis Forton and Elizabeth DeTour. Sarah was the daughter of Lawrence Baker/Piekarski, who was from either Poland or Germany, and of Magdalene “Maggie” Horkey/Horton/Hooka, who was also from either Poland or Germany.
Andrew’s maternal grandfather was Andrew Kozan (the son of George/Gergely Kozan and Mary/Maria Molenar/Molnar). Andrew was born in Markage, Saskatchewan, Canada, to parents from Istensegits, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Satu Mare, Romania), who were of Hungarian descent. George was the son of Stephan Kozan and Vera Santo.
Andrew’s maternal grandmother was Lula Mae “LuLu” Ashmore (the daughter of William H. Ashmore and Helen/Hellen Margaret Herrington). William was the son of John Ashmore, whose own parents were English, and of Lydia Halstead. Helen was the daughter of Frank G. Herrington and Addie L. Merritt.
Sources: Andrew’s paternal grandfather on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Andrew’s paternal grandfather – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Andrew’s paternal great-grandparents, Bernard Frank “Bernie” Forton and Sarah Sylvia Baker – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Andrew’s uncle (mother’s brother), Andrew Louis Kozan – http://www.hansenfuneralhome.net
Obituary of Andrew’s maternal grandfather – http://www.findagrave.com
Information about Andrew’s maternal great-grandfather, George/Gergely Kazan –
http://www.findagrave.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Death record of Andrew’s maternal great-grandfather, George/Gergely Kazan – www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Andrew’s maternal great-grandparents, William H. Ashmore and Helen Herrington – http://www.familysearch.org