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Farrell in 2016, photo by vonora /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Theresa Lee Farrell
Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 19, 1963
Ethnicity: * father – English, along with Irish, Scottish, German, smaller amounts of Welsh and French, distant Swiss-German * mother – three quarters Danish, one quarter Norwegian
Terry Farrell is an American actress and model.
Terry has a son with her former husband, actor Brian Baker.
Terry’s paternal grandfather was Edwin Frances Farrell (the son of Edwin George Farrell and Florence Ella Marot). Terry’s grandfather Edwin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Terry’s great-grandfather Edwin was the son of James Thomas Farrell, whose parents were Irish; and of Mary Ellen Rees. Florence was the daughter of Samuel Marot and Ella Fisher, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Terry’s paternal grandmother was Mary Stuart (the daughter of James Lisle Stuart and Mary Luela Fitch). Terry’s grandmother Mary was born in Muscatine, Iowa, and had partly deep American roots. James was the son of James Calvin Stuart, whose father was Scottish; and of Mary Horton Garnes. Terry’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of William Elmer Fitch and Ella May Jack.
Terry’s maternal grandfather was Newell Doran Bendickson (the son of Levi N. Bendickson and Selma Louise Danielson). Newell was born in Litchfield, Minnesota. Levi was the son of Danish parents, from Vejle, Niels/Nels Hansen Bendickson and Ana Kirstine Thomsen. Selma was the daughter of Daniel Nels Danielson, who was born in Lier, Buskerud, Norway; and of Betsy Marie Hartz, whose parents were also Norwegian.
Terry’s maternal grandmother was Lucille Martha Christensen (the daughter of Nels Christensen and Martha Christenson). Lucille was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Terry’s great-grandparents Nels and Martha were born in Minnesota, to parents from Denmark. Nels was the son of Jens Christensen, from Elmelunde, Møn, Storstrøm; and of Mary Hansen, from Syddanmark. Martha was the daughter of Rasmus Christensen, from Fyn, and of Christena/Christine Christensen.
Sources: Genealogies of Terry Farrell – http://www.wikitree.com http://www.geni.com https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Terry’s maternal grandmother, Lucille Martha (Christensen) Bendickson – http://phaneuf.tributes.com