Peter Steele
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Birth Name: Petrus Thomas Ratajczyk
Date of Birth: January 4, 1962
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: April 14, 2010
Place of Death: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Ethnicity: Polish, as well as Russian, Icelandic, Irish, Scottish
Peter Steele was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the lead singer and bassist of gothic metal band Type O Negative.
Peter was the son of Annette Cathrine/Catherine and Peter P. Ratajczyk. His paternal grandparents were Polish. Peter had said that he was of Polish, Russian, Icelandic, and Scottish descent. He also had Irish ancestry.
Peter’s paternal grandfather was named Jozef/Joseph Ratajczyk. Jozef was born in Kurnin, Poland.
Peter’s paternal grandmother was Frances/Franciszka Kuropatwa/Kacierowska (the daughter of Piotr Kuropatwa and Balbina Jagielska). Franciszka was from Jroistkow, Poland.
Peter’s maternal grandfather was named Louis A. Pallon. Louis was born in New York.
Peter’s maternal grandmother was Annette J. Patterson (the daughter of James J. Patterson and Mary Ellen Rohan). Annette was born in New York. James was born in New York, to a Scottish father and an Irish mother. Mary Ellen was born in New York, the daughter of Irish parents, Jeremiah Rohan and Mary Ann.
Sources: Genealogy of Peter Steele – https://www.findagrave.com
Peter’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Peter’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Peter’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Peter’s maternal grandparents, Louis A. Pallon and Annette J. Patterson, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Peter’s maternal grandmother, Annette J. Patterson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Annette J. Patterson on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Peter’s paternal grandmother Frances/Franciszka Kacierowska familysearch page says her surname was Kuropatwa and that her parents were Piotr Kuropatwa and Balbina Jagielska while her findagrave page says her surname was Kacierowska
Also Mary Ellen Rohan was also born in New York to Jeremiah Rohan and Mary Ann both born in Ireland.
Also don’t know if Louis A. Pallon. was Italian or if Peter Steele has any Russian or Icelandic ancestry
he was:
50% Polish
25% Italian
17,25% Irish
6,25% Scottish
Is the Italian confirmed ? was Louis Pallon’s father a man named Frank Esposito, who was born in Italy, 1857.
There are various Census records that say Louis Pallon’s parents were both born in Italy. “Pallon” is a fake surname as well, while Esposito is very very common Neapolitan.
andrew, can you stop using the word “fake” to describe anglicized names? That is not the way we refer to those names in English; it’s a bit offensive. It’s enough to say it’s an anglicization and keep the loaded terms to yourself
invented?
An ancestry-tree lists Louis Pallon’s father as a man named Frank Esposito, who was born in Italy, 1857. No mother is listed, but Frank’s wife was named Victoria Sandella. Louis also had a sister, Antoinette Pallon (1890-1977). Still, I can’t find any of them on censuses, except for when Louis lived with his wife and children.
the daughter of James J. Patterson —> the daughter of James J. Patterson and Mary Ellen Rohan
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ratajczyk-16
Anything more on his mother’s side? Does she really have Icelandic ancestry?
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ratajczyk&GSiman=1&GScid=65944&GRid=171813102&
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Y4-X5R
I was hoping you would comment on him.
So his father is only Polish?
Yes.