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Gastineau in 2008, image via Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 11, 1982
Ethnicity: * father – English, Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Danish, distant German, Welsh, and French Huguenot, remote Dutch * mother – Italian, Polish/Russian/Belarusian
Brittny Gastineau is an American model, socialite, and reality television personality. She is known for starring on the reality series The Gastineau Girls and Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive .
Her father, Mark Gastineau (Marcus Dell Gastineau), is a professional football player, who played with the New York Jets. Her mother, Lisa (D’Amico), is a Manhattan socialite.
Brittny’s patrilineal line can be traced to George Lewis Gastineau, who was born, c. 1717, in Spitalfields, London, England, to Mathurin Gastineau, who was from Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; and Jeanne Chaboussant, who was from Pamproux, Deux-Sevres, Poitou, France.
Brittny’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Cordell Gastineau (the son of Claud/Claude Ernest “Red” Gastineau and Mary Alice Judd). Brittny’s grandfather Ernest was born in Arizona. Claud was born in Carter, Oklahoma, the son of Joseph Earl “Joe” Gastineau and Martha Elizabeth Jordan. Mary Alice was born in Texas, the daughter of William Nathaniel Judd, whose maternal grandfather was a minister; and of Rebecca Johnson. William’s parents were first cousins.
Brittny’s paternal grandmother was Wanda Lucille Nuttall (the daughter of Cecil Evert Nuttall and Julietta Delina Hurst). Wanda was born in Oklahoma. Cecil was born in Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, the son of John Fillmore Nuttall, whose maternal grandfather was Irish; and of Lola Mae Bailey. Julietta was born in Ravia, Johnston, Oklahoma, the daughter of Pink Mitchell Hurst and Paralle/Pairlee Romines, or Amy Wright.
Brittny’s maternal grandfather was named Leo Joseph D’Amico. Leo was of Italian descent.
Brittny’s maternal grandmother was Joan Caveleski (the daughter of Joseph Covaleski/Caveleski/Kovelsky/Kowaleski and Martha Levinsky). Joseph was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Polish parents, William Covaleski/Coveleski/Kovelsky/Kowaleski and Anna Rosezyk/Kasack. Martha was born in Minsk, Belarus, then in the Russian Empire, the daughter of Ivan Levinsky and Martha/Natale/Natalia Maruga/Marnga Levaskevich.
Sources: Brittny’s paternal grandfather, Ernest Cordell Gastineau, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Brittny’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary Alice Judd, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brittny’s paternal grandmother, Wanda Lucille (Nuttall) Gastineau – https://falconerfuneralhome.com
Brittny’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, Filmore Nuttall and Samantha Ann Florida, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituaries of Brittney’s maternal grandfather, Leo Joseph D’Amico – https://www.legacy.com https://www.instagram.com
Marriage record of Brittny’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Covaleski/Caveleski/Kovelsky/Kowaleski and Martha Levinsky – https://familysearch.org
Brittny’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Covaleski/Caveleski/Kovelsky/Kowaleski, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Joseph Covaleski/Caveleski/Kovelsky/Kowaleski on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org