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LAS VEGAS – SEPT 21: Fletcher performs at the Daytime Village during the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21, 2019 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. Debby Wong /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cari Elise Fletcher
Place of Birth: Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 19, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, German, some English * mother – Italian
Fletcher, also stylized as FLETCHER, is an American pop singer. Her songs include “War Paint,” “Undrunk,” and “Wasted Youth.” She plays the guitar and piano. She is also known as Cari Fletcher.
Her father owned car dealerships. Her mother was a flight attendant.
Fletcher’s paternal grandfather was Edwin Joseph Fletcher, Jr. (the son of Edwin Joseph Fletcher and Catherine/Katherine/Kathlyn A. Quinlan). Fletcher’s grandfather Edwin was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Fletcher’s great-grandfather Edwin was born in Manhattan, New York, and was chief of the Wall Township Police Department. He was the son of German parents, Otto Edwin Fleischauer and Elizabeth Elsishans. Fletcher’s great-grandmother Katherine was born in Jersey City, the daughter of John M. Quinlan, who was of Irish origin, with roots in Kilrush; and of Mary Elizabeth “Mimmie” Ruse.
Fletcher’s paternal grandmother was Mildred Theresa “Terry” Waters (the daughter of Thomas Joseph Waters and Mildred Catherine Haines). Mildred was born in New Jersey. Thomas was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Irish parents, from County Sligo, James Jacob Waters and Belinda Margaret Gunning. Fletcher’s great-grandmother Mildred was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Ezra Haines and Catherine E. “Katie” Lakeland, whose father was Irish.
Fletcher’s maternal grandfather was Quido Napolitani (the son of Francesco “Frank” Napolitani and Margherita “Margeret” Fiandola). Quido was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, to Italian parents. Francesco was the son of Francesco Napolitani and Saveria Petilli. Fletcher’s great-grandmother Margherita was the daughter of Vincenzo Fiandola and Elisabetta Brucci.
Fletcher’s maternal grandmother is Madeline Villapiano (the daughter of Dominick/Dominic Villapiano and Stella Malagoli/Malgoli). Madeline was born in New Jersey, and all of her grandparents were Italian. Dominick was born in Monmouth, New Jersey, the son of Joseph Villapiano and Madeline Vetrano, and had roots in Campania, Italy. Fletcher’s great-grandmother Stella was born in West New York, New Jersey, the daughter of Nerino Malagoli/Malgoli and Roberta.
Sources: Fletcher’s paternal grandfather, Edwin Joseph Fletcher, Jr., on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.myheritage.com
Obituary of Fletcher’s paternal grandfather, Edwin Joseph Fletcher, Jr. – https://www.newspapers.com
Fletcher’s paternal grandmother, Mildred Theresa “Terry” Waters, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.myheritage.com
Fletcher’s maternal grandfather, Quido Napolitani, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.myheritage.com
Fletcher’s maternal grandmother, Madeline Villapiano, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.myheritage.com
Genealogy of Fletcher’s maternal great-grandfather, Dominick/Dominic Villapiano – https://www.myheritage.com
Fletcher’s maternal great-grandmother, Stella Malagoli/Malgoli, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.myheritage.com
Obituary of Fletcher’s maternal great-grandmother, Stella (Malagoli/Malgoli) Villapiano – https://www.newspapers.com