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Birth Name: Jakob Braydon Chychrun
Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 31, 1998
Ethnicity: * father – one half Ukrainian, one half British Isles [English, Scottish, Irish] * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Jakob Chychrun is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player. A defenseman, he plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was previously with the Arizona Coyotes and the Ottawa Senators. He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
Jakob is the son of Nancy and Jeff Chychrun, a professional ice hockey player. His father was born in LaSalle, Québec, Canada; a defenceman, he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. His mother is American. His father is Catholic. His mother is Jewish. Jakob’s uncle is professional ice hockey player and coach Luke Richardson, likely through marriage.
Jakob is married to Olivia, with whom he has one child. He has become a practising Christian.
His surname is Ukrainian.
Jakob’s paternal grandfather is John Chychrun (the son of Jacob Chychrun and Justina/Justyna Pidhorodetski/Pedhorodsky). Jacob was born in Peremyliw, Galicia, the son of Samuel/Simeon Chychrun and Barbara Dumka. Justina was born in Kruszelnica/Kryszemnica, Galicia, the daughter of Joseph Pidhorodetski/Pedhorodsky and Theodora/Dora Yaworski/Yavorsky.
Jakob’s paternal grandmother was Bertha Anne Saunders (the daughter of Charles Robert Saunders and Mary Dorothy “Doris” Shearer). Bertha was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Charles was born in Torbolton, Carleton, Ontario, the son of Henry/Harry John Saunders, who was born in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, to a Scottish mother; and of Frances Wilson, whose paternal grandparents were English. Jakob’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Carleton, the daughter of William Ross Shearer, who was Scottish, from Banffshire; and of Bertha Emma Ives, whose father was from Buckinghamshire, England.
Jakob’s maternal grandfather was named Barry/Bennet Garfield. Barry was a Romanian Jewish immigrant.
Jakob’s maternal grandmother is Elaine Marvin (the daughter of Louis Marvin and Elsie Levy). Elaine was born in New York. Louis was born in New York City, NY, the son of Polish Jewish parents, Adolph Marvin and Nora Simon. Elsie was born in New York City, the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Sigmund David Levy and Yetta/Henrietta Offer/Offel.
Sources: https://www.nhl.com https://www.nhl.com https://www.jta.org https://sportsspectrum.com
Obituary of Jakob’s maternal uncle (mother’s brother) – https://www.oakeys.com
Marriage record of Jakob’s maternal great-grandparents, Louis Marvin and Elsie Levy – https://www.familysearch.org