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Quinn in 2007, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brandon Quinn Swierenga
Place of Birth: Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 7, 1977
Ethnicity: * father – Dutch/Frisian * mother – English, with Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, some German, distant Welsh
Brandon Quinn is an American actor. His roles include the shows Big Wolf on Campus , Charmed , Vanished , Against the Wall , Grimm , The Fosters , Rebel , Kevin (probably) Saves the World , Sweet Magnolias , Die Hart , and Creepshow ; and the films Express: Aisle to Glory , The Morgue , Thirst (2010), Kill Speed , and On a Wing and a Prayer .
He is married to Rachel Catudal, with whom he has three children.
Brandon’s paternal grandfather was Henry Harold Swierenga (the son of Barteld F. Swierenga and Mary Sperjer/Speyer). Henry was born in Colorado. Barteld was born in Illinois, to Dutch parents, Frijdes Swieringa and Vietje Tessie Medendorp. Mary was also Dutch.
Brandon’s paternal grandmother was Lillian Ruth Keesen (the daughter of Teunis/Tunis “Anthony/Tony” Keesen and Petronella/Petronilla Margareta Eenigenburg). Lillian was born in South Dakota. Teunis was born in Illinois, to Dutch parents, Philippus Keesen and Johanna Van der Gugten. Petronella was born in Illinois, the daughter of George Joris Eenigenburg, whose parents were Dutch; and of Neeltje Pieters “Nellie” Bult, who was also Dutch.
Brandon’s maternal grandfather was Charles Preston Cunningham, Jr. (the son of Charles Preston Cunningham and Myrtle Womack). Brandon’s grandfather Charles was born in Indianalo, Oklahoma, and had deep roots in the U.S. Brandon’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Aspel, Alabama, the son of George W. Cunningham and Lucinda “Lucy” Whitemore. Myrtle was born in Lim Rock, Jackson, Alabama, the daughter of Calvin Barton Womack and Virginia Loyd Wheeler.
Brandon’s maternal gradmother was Geraldine Dutton (the daughter of Thomas Phillip Dutton and Hattie Mae Brown). Geraldine was born in Krebs, Oklahoma, and had deep lines in the U.S. Thomas was born in Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, the son of Robert Edward Dutton and Josephine A. Davis. Hattie was born in Dow Township, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, the daughter of Arnold B. Brown and Nora O’Nedi Perkins.
Sources: Obituary of Brandon’s paternal grandfather, Henry Harold Swierenga – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brandon’s paternal grandmother, Lillian Ruth (Keesen) Swierenga – http://sbmortuary.com
Genealogies of Brandon’s maternal grandparents, Charles Preston Cunningham, Jr. and Geraldine Dutton – https://www.familysearch.org