LOS ANGELES – APR 29: Rivera at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on April 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brent Austin Rivera
Place of Birth: Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 9, 1998
Ethnicity:
*father – Mexican
*mother – Sicilian Italian, English
Brent Rivera is an internet personality who is known for his Vines and YouTube channel Brent Rivera.
Brent’s father is of Mexican descent while his mother is of Italian, Sicilian, and English descent.
He is the brother of YouTubers Alexa “Lexi” Rivera and Brice Rivera.
Brent’s maternal grandfather was named Robert Joseph “Bob” Paternoster. Bob was born in Trenton, New Jersey to Joseph Carlo Albert “Albert” Paternoster, Jr. and Beverly Margerum Rutter. Brent’s great-grandfather Albert was born in Trenton to Italian emigrant parents Joseph Carlo Albert Paternoster, Sr. (born Giuseppe Carlo Paternoster) and Angelina Maria Tarangioli. Joseph was born in Barile, Basilicata, Italy and Angelina was born in San Fele, Basilicata. Brent’s great-grandmother Beverly was born in Trenton, New Jersey to an English emigrant father Frederick John Rutter and Adelia Skillman Margerum. Frederick was born in Staffordshire, England and Adelia was born in Lambertville, New Jersey. Both of whom were of English descent.
Brent’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of Samuel “Tut” Petranto and Blanche Lena Femiano. Brent’s great-grandfather Tut was born in Yatesboro, Pennsylvania to ethnic Sicilian emigrant parents Rosario “Russell” and Maria Zingarella. Russell was born in San Cataldo, Sicily, Italy and Maria was born in Caltanisetta, Sicily. Brent’s great-grandmother Blanche was born in New Jersey to Italian emigrant parents Pasquale Femiano and Adelina Brenda Russo/ Adelina Brenta. Pasquale was born in Casandrino, Campania, Italy and Adelina was born in Naples, Campania.
Sources: Genealogy of Brent’s paternal grandfather, Robert Joseph “Bob” Paternoster – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brent’s paternal grandfather, Robert Joseph “Bob” Paternoster – https://www.presstelegram.com
Brent’s great-grandfather Samuel Petranto’s obituary: https://obits.nj.com
Brent’s great-grandfather Samuel Petranto’s Find a Grave memorial: https://www.findagrave.com
Brent’s great-aunt Maria V. Santin’s (born Maria V. Petranto) family tree: https://www.familysearch.org
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