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Birth Name: Sam Nelson Harris
Place of Birth: Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 26, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – English, German, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, distant French, Italian, and Belgian
Sam Harris is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist for pop rock band X Ambassadors. He is also on guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, drums, and percussion for the band. His brother, Casey Harris, is also a member of X Ambassadors.
His father, Rob Harris, is a unit publicist for films.
Sam’s paternal grandfather was named Irving Harris (the son of a mother surnamed Farber).
Sam’s paternal grandmother was Paula Plotkin (the daughter of Rubin Plotkin and Elkie Simnowitz). Paula’s parents were Polish Jews, from modern day Podlaskie Voivodeship. Elkie was the daughter of Moszk Dawid Zimnowicz, from Szczuczyn, and of Czyza Surawicz, from Radzilow.
Sam’s maternal grandfather was Frank Hart Wakeley (the son of William Easton Wakeley and Sophie Bryan Hart). Frank was born in Orange, New Jersey. William was born in New York, the son of William Abner Wakeley and Sarah Frances Easton, whose parents were English, her father from Dorset and her mother from London. Sam’s great-grandmother Sophie was born in North Carolina, the daughter of Franklin Hart, Jr. and Jessie Elizabeth Williamson.
Sam’s maternal grandmother was Clara Harder Gebhard (the daughter of Peter Ten Eyck Gebhard and Isabel Richmond Harder). Clara was born in Hudson, New York. Peter was born in Mellenville, New York, the son of John Gabriel Gebhard and Rachel Ten Eyck. Sam’s great-grandmother Isabel was born in Philmont, New York, the daughter of Charles Nash Harder and Ida Frances Sagendorph. Isabel had distant ancestors born on Jamaica and Barbados.
Sources: Genealogy of Sam Harris (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Sam’s paternal grandmother, Paula Plotkin – https://www.myheritage.pl