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Hart in 2009, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Carey Jason Hart
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 17, 1975
Ethnicity: Irish, Italian, Swedish, Polish, English, distant German and Scottish/Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Carey Hart is an American professional freestyle motocross competitor, motorcycle racer, and off-road truck racer.
Carey is the son of Terri and Thomas Hart, a construction company owner. He is married to singer and actress Pink , with whom he has two children.
Carey’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Walter Hart (the son of Thomas Bernard Hart and Sophie Mary Poplaski). Carey’s grandfather Thomas was born in Pennsylvania. Carey’s great-grandfather Thomas was the son of Joseph M./A. Hart and Honora/Nora/Norah Conlin/Colin, who were born in Pennsylvania, both of them to Irish parents. Sophie was the daughter of Polish parents, Felix Albert Poplasky/Poplaski and Anna Shum.
Carey’s paternal grandmother was Dolores Antonetta Santo (the daughter of Lorenzo/Lawrence Santo and Hazel Bernice Barger). Dolores was born in California. Lorenzo was Italian, and was the son of Antonio Santo and Antonetta Lavia, who were from Corigliano, Calabria. Hazel was born in Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Enos Barger and Nellie Etta Wise.
Carey’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Martin.
Hart in 2010, photo by Greg Hernandez
Sources: A discussion of the ancestry of Carey Hart, and of his wife, Pink, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, at The Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Obituary of Carey’s brother, Anthony Hart – http://obits.reviewjournal.com
Marriage record of Carey’s paternal grandparents, Thomas Walter Hart and Dolores Antonetta Santo – https://familysearch.org
Carey’s paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Bernard Hart, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Carey’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph M./A. Hart and Honora/Nora/Norah Conlin/Colin – https://familysearch.org
Carey’s paternal great-grandfather, Lorenzo/Lawrence Santo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carey’s paternal great-grandmother, Hazel Bernice Barger, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Carey’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Lloyd Enos Barger and Nellie Etta Wise – https://familysearch.org
Carey’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Lloyd Enos Barger and Nellie Etta Wise, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Carey’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, William Henry Wise and Sarah Elizabeth A. Devore – https://familysearch.org