Ancestry of Jennifer Aniston

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Jennifer Aniston should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

David Lambert, George Larson, Michael Meggison, and Martin Hollick contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Jennifer Aniston
1 Jennifer Aniston, b. Sherman Oaks, Cal., 11 Feb. 1969
PARENTS
2 Yannis Anastassakis, from ... "John Aniston", b. Crete 24 July 1933
m. ... 11 Dec. 1965, div. ... 20 Aug. 1980
3 Nancy Dow, b. ...
GRANDPARENTS
4 Anthony Anastassakis, (occasionally "Aniston"), b. ... , Crete, 17 Jan. 1889, d. ... May 1965 [SSDI 196-26-3534]
m. ... [ca. 1924]
5 Stella ... , b. ... , Crete, ... 1 Oct. 1899, d. ... 7 Nov. 1992 [SSDI 162-50-4736]
6 Gordon McLean Dow, b. Houlton, Maine, ... 1908, d. ...
m.
7 Louise Grieco, b. ... , Pa., ... 1914, d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12 Francis Dow, b. St. Stephen, New Brunswick, 8 Jan. 1876, d. Portland, Me., ... 1950 [World War I Draft Registration]
m.
13 Ellen Sarah McLean, b. St. Francis, Maine, ... March 1880, d. Houlton, Maine, ... 1913
14 Michael Grieco, b. ... , Italy, 15 June 1869, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 1 Sept. 1948 [California Death Index]
m. ... [ca. 1896]
15 Carmela Pecoraro, b. ... , Italy, 28 May 1879, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 31 May 1956 [California Death Index]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
24 James Dow, b. ... [ca. 1825], d. St. Stephen, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, 10 June 1879, aged 54 (as James Dow, Esq.) [Saint Croix Courier July 17, 1879]
m. St. Stephen, New Brunswick, 14 May 1855
25 Katherine Stewart, b. St. Stephen, New Brunswick, ... Nov. 1836, d. Lawrence Station, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, 17 Dec. 1886, aged 40 years 26 days (as Mrs. Catherine Dow) [Bay Pilot December 30, 1886]
26 Neil McLean, b. ... , Can., ... Jan. 1845, d. ... 1914
m.
27 Mary Henderson, b. Allagash, Maine, ... Feb. 1846, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
50 Duncan Stewart, Esq., of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, b. ... , Scotland, ... [ca. 1798], d. St. Stephen, New Brunswick, ... Sept. 1870. [St. Croix Courier September 29, 1870, which notes the death as Sunday evening]
m. about 5 July 1836 [The Gleaner and Northumberland Scediasma July 5, 1836, which incorrectly calls her Christian instead of Catherine]
51 Catherine McIntosh, b. ... , Nova Scotia, ... [ca. 1807], d. Moncton, New Brunswick, 13 February 1889, (at the home of her daughter Mrs. J.F. Sayer aged 81 and called relict of Duncan Stewart, Sr. [Bay Pilot 21 February 1889]
52 Neil McLean, b. Glasgow ... 1809, d. ...
m.
53 Jane Scott, b. Aberdeen ... 1816, d. St. Francis, Maine, ... 1913
54 John Henderson, b. Inverness ... [ca. 1800], d. Allagash, Maine, ... [ca. 1882]
m. Campbellton, New Brunswick, 24 Dec. 1830
55 Sarah Ann Diamond, b. Campbelltown, New Brunswick, 8 Nov. 1806, d. Allagash, Maine, 24 Dec. 1895 [Maine Vital Records]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
108 George Henderson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
109 Nancy Taylor, b. ... , d. ...
110 Joseph Bradford Diamond, b. Boston, Mass., 30 March 1782, d. Campbellton, New Brunswick, 12 Nov. 1862
m.
111 Lucinda Polly Hoar, b. Littleton, Mass., 11 May 1784, d. Campbellton, New Brunswick, 16 Feb. 1833
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
220 John Webster Diamond, b. ... , d. ...
m. Boston, Mass. 1 Jan. 1775 [Boston Marriages 1700-1800, p. 76]
221 Sarah Bradford, b. ... , d. ...
222 Jonathan Hoar, b. ... 1760, d. ...
m.
223 Lucy Wheeler, b. ... 1762, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
440 John Dimond, b. Boston, Mass., 18 Sept. 1713, d. ... [will dated 1 March 1763, proved 1 April 1763] [Suffolk County Probate 61:483-4]
m. Boston, Mass., 1 Nov. 1738
441 Rebeckah Sampson, b. ... , d. ...
444 Samuel Hoar, b. ... 1719, d. ...
m.
445 Hannah Sawyer, b. ... 1727, d. ...
446 Jonathan Wheeler, b. ... 1730, d. ...
m.
447 Mary Hartwell, b. ... , d. ... 1801
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
880 Thomas Diamond, b. ... , d. ...
m. Boston, Mass., 2 Jan. 1706
881 Ann Webster, b. ... , d. ...
888 Benjamin Hoar, b. ... 1693, d. ... 1775
m.
889 Esther ... , b. ... , d. ...
890 John Sawyer, b. ... 1682, d. ...
m.
891 Mary Leighton, b. ... , d. ... 1801
892 Edward Wheeler, b. ... 1698, d. ...
m.
893 Elizabeth Sawyer, b. ... 1697, d. ... 1764
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1760 John Diamond, b. ... [ca. 1639], d. ... [before 29 Aug. 1693]
m.
1761 NN Raynes, b. ... , d. ...
1776 Daniel Hoar, b. ... 1650, d. ... 1742
m.
1777 Mary Stratton, b. ... 1655, d. ... 1716
1780 John Sawyer, b. ... 1647, d. ...
m.
1781 Mary Parrott, b. ... 1647, d. ...
1782 Ezekiel Leighton, b. ... 1657, d. ...
m.
1783 Rebecca Woodman, b. ... 1663, d. ... 1727
1784 Edward Wheeler, b. ... 1669, d. ... 1775
m.
1785 Sarah Merriam, b. ... 1675, d. ...
1786 Jonathan Herrick, b. ... 1672, d. ...
m.
1787 Elizabeth Dodge, b. ... 1670, d. ...
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
3520 John Diamond, b. ... , d. ... [Isle of Shoals, N. H.], ...
m. St. Petrox, Dartmouth, 2 June 1635
3521 Grace Sammon, b. ... , d. ...
3522 Capt. Francis Rayne, of York, Maine b. ... , d. ...
m.
3523 Eleanor ... , b. ... , d. ...
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS






EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS





1930 Wyoming, Natrona Co., Casper, ED 6, sheet 7A, line 42

Aniston A J      H   M W 41      M 35   Crete Crete Crete   1910 Na   Merchant    Cigars
        Stella   W   F W 29      M 23   Crete Crete Crete   1928 Al   Housewife
        Helen    D   F W  5      S      Crete Crete Crete   1928 Na
        Gust     S   M W  3 6/12 S      Crete Crete Crete   1928 Na
        Mary     D   F W    4/12 S      Wyo   Crete Crete

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1930 New York, Suffolk Co., Fisher's Island, Fort H. G. Wright, ED 135, sheet 4A, line 10

Dow Gordon M       M W 22 S    Maine Canada Maine       Soldier    US Army

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1930 California, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles, ED 1591, sheet 11A, line 9

Grieco Michael     H   M W 60 M 26    Italy Italy Italy     1898 Na    Whsle Produce    Own Business
       Carmela     W   F W 50 M 18    Italy Italy Italy     1898 Na
       Herman M    S   M W 30 S       NY    Italy Italy                Adjuster         Water Dept
       George B    S   M W 29 S       NY    Italy Italy                Legal Clerk      Lawyer
       William     S   M W 25 S       PA    Italy Italy                Whsle Merch      Fruits
       Clement     S   M W 23 S       PA    Italy Italy                Salesman         Whsle Fruits
       Frances     D   F W 20 S       PA    Italy Italy
       Louise      D   F W 16 S       PA    Italy Italy
       Emil        S   M W 18 S       PA    Italy Italy                Salesman         Whlse Fruits
       Eleanor     D   F W 14 S       PA    Italy Italy

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1920 Maine, Aroostook Co., Houlton, ED 22, sheet 7A, line 32

Dow Francis     H   M W 43      M   1899 Na    Canada Scotland Canada     Agent   RR Terminal
    Goldie      W   F W 31      M        Al    Maine  US       Maine
    Mary C      D   F W 14      S              Maine  Canada   Maine
    Gordon M    S   M W 18      S              Maine  Canada   Maine
    Jean        D   F W    5/12 S              Maine  Canada   Maine

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1900 Maine, Aroostook Co., St Frances Plantation, ED 1, sheet 7A, line 34

McLaine Neal      H   W M Jan 1845 55 M 34       Can Can Can    1875 25 Al   Farmer
        Mary      W   W F Feb 1846 54 M 34 9 6   ME  Can Can
        Annie     D   W F Mar 1877 23 S          ME  Can ME
        Ellen     D   W F Mar 1880 20 S          ME  Can ME
        Hamplin   S   W M May 1882 18 S          ME  Can ME                  Day Laborer

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1880 Maine, Aroostook Co., St Frances Plantation, ED 198, Page 7, line 17

McLean Neil      W M 35            Lumberman             New Brunswick
       Mary      W F 34        W                         Maine
       Melissa   W F 13        D                         Maine
       Mary      W F 10        D                         Maine
       Anne      W F  3        D                         Maine
       Ellen     W F    3/12   D                         Maine

The enumerator didn't fill in the "father's birthplace" and "mother's birthplace" columns

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EXTRACTS from the CANADIAN DECENNIAL CENSUS





1871 Canadian Census:  St. Stephen

 Dow  James      M  44     Scot.  CofS   Scot.   Teacher 
 Dow  Catharine  F  34     NB     CofS   Scot.  
 Dow  William    M  12     NB     CofS   Scot.  
 Dow  Laura      F  10     NB     CofS   Scot.  
 Dow  [James]    M   8     NB     CofS   Scot. 
 Dow  Herbert    M   6     NB     CofS   Scot.
 Dow  Frederic   M   4     NB     CofS   Scot
 Dow  Nellie     F     3m  NB     CofS   Scot.

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1871 Canadian Census:  St. Stephen

 Stewart  Catharine   F  60  NS   Pres.  Scotch  W
 Stewart  Duncan      M  36  NB   Pres.  Scotch  Clerk   
 Stewart  John        M  26  NB   Pres.  Scotch  RR Conductor
 Stewart  Eliza       F  22  NB   Pres.  Scotch  Music Teacher 
 Stewart  Arabella    F  19  NB   Pres.  Scotch  

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NOTES






2 -- John and his family arrived at the Port of New York on 25 April 1935 aboard the SS Washington departing from Le Havre.



111 -- See http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=geolarson2&id=I231308.



221 -- Sarah was probably of the Robert (not William) Bradford family.

























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wargs@wargs.com