Biden in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jill Tracy Jacobs
Place of Birth: Hammonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 3, 1951
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian/Sicilian, German
*mother – English, some Scottish, distant Dutch, French Huguenot, and German
Jill Biden is an American educator. She is the wife of attorney and politician Joe Biden, who was elected President of the United States in 2020. Joe previously also served as the 47th Vice President of the United States. Jill was thus the Second Lady of the United States, from 2009 to 2017.
Jill was born in Hammonton, New Jersey, the daughter of Bonny Jean (Godfrey) and Donald Carl Jacobs, and was raised in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Jill and Joe have a daughter together.
Jill has stated:
My grandpop was Dominic Giacoppa, but they changed it to Jacobs. So I grew up eating one Italian meal on Sunday, with the wedding soup and the braciole and homemade pasta.
Jill is the first person of significant Italian ancestry to be married to a person who was elected either a President or Vice President of the United States.
Jill’s paternal grandfather was Dominic/Domenic J. Giacoppa/Giacoppo/Jacobs (the son of Gaetano Giacoppa and Concetta Squatrito). Dominic was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, from Gesso, Messina, Sicily. Gaetano was the son of Placido Giacoppo and Angela Caruso.
Jill’s paternal grandmother was Mable/Mabel Sarah Blazer (the daughter of William G. Blazer and Louisa/Louise P. Roller). Mable was born in New Jersey, to German parents. William was the son of Jacob Blazer and Christiana Grebe.
Jill’s maternal grandfather was Harold Godfrey, Jr. (the son of Harold Godfrey and Elizabeth Layton Godfrey). Jill’s grandfather Harold was born in New Jersey. Jill’s great-grandfather Harold was the son of Jesse Somers Godfrey and Emily Cameron Van Gilder/Vangilder. Elizabeth was the daughter of Reuben Somer Godfrey and LaDora V. Layton. Jill’s great-great-grandmother Emily had partial Dutch and French Huguenot ancestry. She was descended from Daniel Perrin, a French man from Normandy, who was one of the first permanent European inhabitants of Staten Island, New York.
Jill’s maternal grandmother was named Mabel Frances Boardman (the daughter of Archibald Boardman and Josephine). Mabel was born in New Jersey. Archibald was the son of Edward Boardman and Agnes Curry, who was Scottish.
Sources: Genealogies of Jill Biden – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.geni.com
http://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Jill’s maternal great-grandfather, Harold Godfrey (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Jill’s more distant ancestors – http://www.wikitree.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Wikipedia article about Jill’s ancestor Daniel Perrin – https://en.wikipedia.org
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