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Dever in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 21, 1996
Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, Scottish
Kaitlyn Dever is an American actress. Her roles include the films Bad Teacher , J. Edgar (2011), The Spectacular Now , Short Term 12 , Laggies , Men, Women & Children (2014), All Summers End , We Don’t Belong Here , Detroit (2017), Outside In , The Front Runner , Beautiful Boy (2018), Them That Follow , Booksmart (2019), Dear Evan Hansen , Ticket to Paradise , Rosaline (2022), Next Goal Wins , No One Will Save You , Good Grief , A House of Dynamite , and See You When I See You ; the series Justified , Last Man Standing , Unbelievable , Monsterland , Dopesick , Apple Cider Vinegar , and The Last of Us ; the made-for-tv movies An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong , Cinema Verite (2011), and Coastal Elites ; the video games Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Open Roads ; the music video for “Graduation;” and the audio book When You Finish Saving the World .
Her parents are/were skating coaches.
Kaitlyn’s paternal grandfather was Daniel Lynn Dever (the son of Oval Luther Dever and Marnie/Mamie Marie Fields). Daniel was born in Indiana. Oval was the son of Jacob Luther Dever and Jesse/Jessie Alma Julius. Marnie was the daughter of Frank/Franklin/Francis William/M. Fields and Maud/Maude Ella/Ellen Bragg.
Kaitlyn’s paternal grandmother was Louise Anne Longacre (the daughter of Richard Arthur Longacre, Sr. and Mary Agnes Connolly). Richard was the son of Benjamin Richard Longacre and Pearl Elizabeth Jacoby. Mary Agnes was the daughter of Edward Joseph Connolly, whose father was from County Cavan, Ireland and whose mother was from County Tyrone, Ireland; and of Carrie Isabella Aulenbach.
Kaitlyn’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Phillip Denham (the son of Frederick Wheeler Denham, Jr. and Marjorie Eileen Haggerty). Kaitlyn’s grandfather Frederick was born in Michigan. Kaitlyn’s great-grandfather Frederick was born in Louisiana, the son of Frederick Wheeler Denham and Eva Mae Baker. Marjorie was born in Indiana, the daughter of Loved Carl Haggerty and Zoe Ella Milliman.
Kaitlyn’s maternal grandmother was Mary Janice Key (the daughter of James Marvin Key and Frances Synia/Synie Stewart). Mary was born in Grayson, Texas. James was born in Grayson, the son of James William Key and Seina Bell Scott. Synia was daughter of Hubert/Herbert Garvin Stewart and Laura Latain Moody.
Sources: Genealogy of Kaitlyn’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Obituary of Kaitlyn’s paternal grandfather, Daniel Lynn Dever – http://www.heraldbulletin.com
Kaitlyn’s maternal grandfather, Frederick Phillip Denham, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kaitlyn’s maternal great-grandfather, James Marvin Key – https://www.findagrave.com