Birth Name: Alyssa Alexandra Farah
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: June 15, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – Syrian, French-Canadian, possibly Lebanese
*mother – Polish, other Eastern European
Alyssa Farah Griffin is an American political advisor and television personality. She has served in the Trump Administration as a press secretary to the Department of Defense and to the Vice President. She is a co-host of The View, as well as a political commentator on CNN.
She is the daughter of conservative political author Joseph Farah, who founded and is editor-and-chief of WorldNetDaily. Her mother is Judy Smagula. She is married to Justin Griffin. She has stated she is of Syrian and Lebanese descent on her father’s side and of Ukrainian and Polish descent on her mother’s side, based on the results of a DNA test.
Alyssa’s paternal grandfather was John Joseph Farah (son of Joseph Farah and Alice Kurdock). John was born in Paterson, New Jersey. His parents Joseph and Alice were both born in Syria.
Alyssa’s paternal grandmother was Loretta Gertude Comeau (daughter of Arthur Comeau and Ida Jacques). Loretta was born in North Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Arthur was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph Comeau and Gertrude Morrison, both born in New Brunswick, Canada. Ida was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Timothy Jacques and Marie Lataille. Timothy was born in Quebec, Canada and Marie was born in Massachusetts to parents from Canada.
Alyssa’s maternal grandfather was Edward Robert Smagula (son of Sam Smagula and Julia Rhys). Edward was born in Wallington, New Jersey. Sam and Julia were both born in Austria-Hungary/ Poland.
Alyssa’s maternal grandmother was Irene A. Miaszgowicz (daughter of Peter Miaszgowicz and Julia Kopec). Irene was born in Passaic, New Jersey. Peter and Julia were both born in Poland.
Sources: Obituary of Alyssa’s paternal grandmother, Loretta (Comeau) Farah – www.tributearchive.com
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