Birth Name: Stephanie Janette Block
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 19, 1972
Ethnicity:
*German (paternal grandfather)
*Frisian, French-Canadian, Scottish, Irish (paternal grandmother)
*Italian, Polish (mother)
Stephanie J. Block is an American actress and singer. She is married to actor Sebastian Arcelus.
Stephanie is the daughter of Rosemarie (Garritano), who worked for the local school district, and Steven J. Block, a welfare fraud investigator. Her mother was of half Italian and half Polish descent. Her father is of German descent on one side, and of Frisian, French-Canadian, Scottish, and Irish descent on the other. Stephanie was raised a Catholic.
Stephanie’s paternal grandfather was Lewis/Louis James Block (the son of Albert Block and Louise Backus). Albert was born in Missouri, to German parents. Louise was German.
Stephanie’s paternal grandmother was Audrey Marguerite Fields (the daughter of Moses Alexander Fields and Hilka Cecelia Van Gerpen). Moses was the son of Frederick William Fields and Marguerite Almina Brossour/Brossor. Fredrick’s mother was born in Quebec, Canadian, possibly of Irish descent, and his father was born in either Canada or Scotland. Marguerite was born in Burlington, Vermont, to a Canadian mother, and a father who was born in either Vermont or Canada, likely of French-Canadian descent. Hilka was the daughter of Franz Cornelius Van Gerpen and Christina Dreszen/Driesen. Franz was Frisian, from Ostfriesland, Germany. Christina was born in Iowa, to parents from Germany. It is not clear if she was also of Frisian ancestry.
Stephanie’s maternal grandparents were Norman D. Garritano (the son of Antonio Garritano and Rose) and Irene Gajewski (the daughter of Martin Gajewski and Cecila). Antonio was Italian. Rose was born in Ohio, to Italian parents. Irene was born in Indiana, to Polish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Stephanie J. Block (focusing on her father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Stephanie’s paternal grandfather, Lewis/Louis James Block, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Lewis/Louis James Block on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Stephanie’s paternal grandmother, Audrey Marguerite Fields (through Audrey’s brother, Marvin Arthur Fields) – http://findagrave.com
Stephanie’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Franz Cornelius Van Gerpen and Christina Dreszen/Driesen, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Franz and Christina on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Stephanie’s maternal grandfather, Norman D. Garritano, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Stephanie’s maternal grandfather, Norman D. Garritano – http://www.legacy.com
Stephanie’s maternal grandmother, Irene Gajewski, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Information about some of Stephanie’s Canadian ancestors – http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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