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Kindseth in 2015, photo by kathclick<\/a>\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Place of Birth: California, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: May 29, 1999<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Norwegian, Belgian\/Walloon, English, Irish, German, French
\n*mother<\/em> – Ashkenazi Jewish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Kindseth is an American actor. His roles include the series The Goldbergs<\/em>, the film Little Boy<\/em>, and the made-for-tv movie The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sam’s paternal grandfather was Robert W. Kindseth (the son of Erling Lucian Kindseth and Cleo Bernice Rousseau). Robert was born in California. Erling was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Gustav G. Kindseth and Marie S. Fergestad. Cleo was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Robert W. Rousseau, whose parents were Belgian, and of Elizabeth R. “Lizzie” Nugent.<\/p>\n

Sam’s paternal grandmother was Jerilyn G. Boring (the daughter of Eugene Barton Boring and Mildred Belle Morris). Jerilyn was born in California. Eugene was born in California, the son of Samuel Isaac Boring and Harriet Hodges. Mildred was born in Colorado, the daughter of Newell Morris and Hattie Belle Colebourn.<\/p>\n

Sam’s maternal grandfather was Roy Sam Nussbaum (the son of Philip Nussbaum and Augusta Grossman). Augusta was the daughter of Isadore Grossman and Rachel Slotnick, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.<\/p>\n

Sam’s maternal grandmother is Joan Hershfield (the daughter of Samuel Hershfield and Clara Gold). Samuel was the son of Joseph Hershfield, a Russian Jewish immigrant, and of Esther Segal, who was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant. Clara was the daughter of Samuel Gold and Rebecca Paul, who were Russian Jews.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Obituary of Sam’s maternal grandfather, Roy Sam Nussbaum – http:\/\/dignitymemorial.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Sam’s maternal great-grandfather, Samuel Hershfield – https:\/\/www.geni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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