Birth Name: John Cameron Fogerty
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 28, 1945
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, distant Welsh, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), French, Italian
Family Background: John Fogerty is an American musician, songwriter and guitarist. He is the brother of deceased musician Tom Fogerty. Their parents are Galen Robert Fogerty and Edith Lucille Lytle.
John’s paternal grandparents were James Fogerty and Lillie Royer (the daughter of John Grove Royer and Elizabeth Reiff). Elizabeth’s ancestors were mostly German and Swiss-German immigrants to Pennsylvania.
It has been claimed that John is of Irish and sometimes English ancestry. This is likely from his paternal grandfather’s side since the surname “Fogerty” (or “Fogarty”) is often Irish, although it is not clear if it has been documented. John’s mother is likely of mostly English ancestry.
Source: Genealogy of John Fogerty (focusing on his father’s side) – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L61P-D7C
John’s English and Irish ancestry – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004928/bio
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