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Birth Name: Neil Stephen Cicierega
Place of Birth: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 23, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – Polish, Lithuanian * mother – French-Canadian/French, English, distant Scottish, Irish, and Portuguese
Lemon Demon, or Neil Cicierega, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, filmmaker, YouTuber, and animator. His songs include “Eighth Wonder,” “The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny,” and “Touch-Tone Telephone.” He created, and voiced, web series Potter Puppet Pals ; and has worked for television shows such as Gravity Falls . Lemon Demon is his musical project/band, for which he provides vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming, percussion, songwriting, and production. He has also been known as Deporitaz, Trapezoid, Trapezzoid, MEGO vs. SPAGO, and Grapes and Sunshine.
Neil’s father was a computer programmer. He is married to illustrator and comic artist Ming Doyle, with whom he has a daughter. Ming is of Irish and Chinese descent.
Neil’s paternal grandfather was Gerald “Jerry” Cicierega (the son of Joseph Cicierega and Anna Suszinski). Gerald was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Joseph was the son of Polish parents, Michael/Michal Ciecierega and Mary Krzak. Neil’s great-grandmother Anna was also the daughter of Polish parents, John Suszinski and Maryanna Gawrysz.
Neil’s paternal grandmother was Alice Lorraine Bartkus (the daughter of Ioseph/Joseph Bartkus and Valerie Liaudauskaite). Alice was of Lithuanian descent.
Neil’s maternal grandfather was Jean-Guy Rodrigue (the son of Joseph Georges Telesphore Rodrigue and Cedenie Marie Dostie). Jean-Guy was born in Québec, and was French-Canadian, with distant Portuguese ancestry. He is not to be confused with the politician by the same name. Joseph was the son of Georges-Henri Rodrigue and Marie Celina Quirion. Neil’s great-grandmother Cedenie was the daughter of Joseph Wilfred Dostie and Cedenie Vachon.
Neil’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of Everett Stewart Stoddard and Margaret Warring Mesheau. Everett was the son of Ernest Henry Stoddard and Ella Frances Harris. Neil’s great-grandmother Margaret was the daughter of Charles Frederick Mesheau and Julia Anna Bonnell/Bunnell. Charles’s paternal grandfather, Louis Anthony Michaud, was from France. Charles’s maternal grandparents were Scottish.
Sources: Obituary of Neil’s paternal grandfather, Gerald “Jerry” Cicierega – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Neil’s paternal great-grandfather, Ioseph/Joseph Bartkus – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Neil’s maternal great-uncle – https://www.legacy.com