Birth Name: Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik
Place of Birth: Albany, New York
Date of Birth: December 9, 1966
Ethnicity: Irish, Austrian, German, Scottish, French-Canadian
Kirsten Gillibrand is an American politician. A Democrat, she has served as a U.S. Senator from New York since 2009.
Kristen’s paternal grandparents were Francis George Rutnik (the son of Gregor Rutnik and Margaret) and Margaret Allen. Gregor was Austrian. Kirsten’s great-grandmother Margaret was born in New York, to German parents.
Kristen’s maternal grandparents were Peter Edward Noonan (the son of Peter J. Noonan and Josephine Cooney) and Dorothea E. McLean (the daughter of John Sherman McLean and Dorilla Rosalie Giguere). Kristen’s great-grandparents Peter and Josephine were Irish. Dorothea had Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian ancestry.
Sources: Genealogies of Kirsten Gillibrand – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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