Birth Name: Joseph Michael Kosinski
Place of Birth: Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 3, 1974
Ethnicity: Polish, French-Canadian, English, possibly other
Joseph Kosinski is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter.
Joseph is the son of Patricia Eileen (Provost) and Joel Michael Kosinski.
Joseph’s maternal grandfather was Leo H. Provost (the son of Henry Joseph Provost and Blanche S. Fournier). Henry was born in Massachusetts, to a father from Vermont, Joseph H. Provost, and a mother from Massachusetts, Mary Ryder. Blanche was born in Massachusetts, to French-Canadian parents.
Joseph’s maternal grandmother was Catherine Julia Ryan (the daughter of Edward A. Ryan and Leontine Genevieve Mansur). Edward was born in Wisconsin, to a father from Australia and a mother from New York. Leontine was born in Wisconsin, to a father from Canada and a mother from Wisconsin.
Sources: Obituary of Joseph’s maternal grandfather, Leo H. Provost – http://glueckertfuneralhome.com
Joseph’s maternal great-grandmother, Blanche S. Fournier, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Joseph’s maternal grandmother, Catherine Julia (Ryan) Provost – http://articles.chicagotribune.com
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