Birth Name: Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: March 17, 1972
Ethnicity:
*Swiss-German (father)
*English, French, German, as well as small amount of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Welsh (mother)
Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian musician, photographer, and actress. She is known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the indie rock band Tinker, as well as the bassist for the American alternative rock bands Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins. Other member of Hole has included Courtney Love. Other members of The Smashing Pumpkins include/have included Billy Corgan, James Iha, and D’Arcy Wretzky.
Her father, Nick Auf der Maur, was a journalist and politician. Her mother, Linda (Johnson) Gaboriau, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, is a journalist and literary translator. Melissa is married to filmmaker Tony Stone, with whom she has a daughter.
Her surname literally means “on the wall” in German.
Melissa’s paternal grandparents were J. Severn Auf der Maur and Theresa Schaelin. Severn and Theresa were Swiss-German emigrants, the latter from Schwyz, Schwyz.
Melissa’s maternal grandfather was George David Johnson (the son of Charles Isaac Johnson and Lillian Angeline Burrows). George was born in Boston. Charles was a Canadian emigrant, from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and was the son of John Henry Johnson and Lucinda Minard. Lillian was the daughter of Joseph H. Burrows and Florence Angeline Lawton.
Melissa’s maternla grandmother was Evelyn Emma Reeves (the daughter of Arthur Everett Reeves and Violet M. Sternberg). Evelyn was born in Boston. Arthur was the son of Canadian emigrants, Alexander Stephen Reeves, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and of Emma Jane Garrett, of Souris West, Prince Edward Island. Violet was the daughter of Joseph Edward Sternberg, whose own parents were German, and of Amy E. Chambers.
Sources: Obituary of Melissa’s maternal grandfather, George David Johnson – http://www.legacy.com
Birth record of Melissa’s maternal grandfather, George David Johnson – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage records of Melissa’s maternal great-grandparents, Charles Isaac Johnson and Lillian Angeline Burrows – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Melissa’s maternal great-great-grandfather, John Henry Johnson – https://www.bobhegerich.com
Marriage record of Melissa’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph H. Burrows and Florence Angeline Lawton – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth records of Melissa’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Emma Reeves – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Melissa’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Emma (Reeves) Johnson – https://www.familysearch.org
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