Erin Burnett

Burnett in 2016, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Erin Isabelle Burnett

Place of Birth: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 2, 1976

Ethnicity: Irish, Scottish, English, more distant German

Erin Burnett is an American news anchor. She has hosted the show Erin Burnett OutFront since 2011.

Erin is the daughter of Esther Margaret and Kenneth King Burnett. She is married to executive David Rubulotta, with whom she has three children.

A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2022) stated that Erin’s genetic ancestry is:

*85.9% British and Irish
*7.3% French and German
*5.7% Broadly European
*1.1% Scandinavian

Erin’s paternal grandfather was George Edwin Burnett (the son of Edwin Kenneth “Sterno” Burnett and Florence Erff). George was born in New York. Edwin was the son of Timothy Miller Burnett and Jessie McNaughton McAllister, who was of part Colonial American descent. Florence was the daughter of George F. Erff, whose parents were German, and of Katherine Durand, who was born in England.

Erin’s paternal grandmother was Mary Katherine/Catherine “Polly” White (the daughter of Southey King White and Iris Tull/Tulle). Erin’s grandmother Mary Catherine was born in Maryland. Southey was the son of Edward Southey White and Mary Carveller Burbage. Iris was the daughter of William Alfred “Al” Tull and Stella K.

Erin’s maternal grandfather was Charles Alexander Stewart (the son of John Charles Stewart and Margaret Gillis). Erin’s grandfather Charles was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents from Prince Edward Island, Canada, who were of Scottish descent. John was the son of Charles Stewart and Catherine or Margaret McKinnon. Erin’s great-grandmother Margaret Gillis was the daughter of Alexander Gillis and Annie McLennan.

Erin’s maternal grandmother was Eugenia Kelley (the daughter of Martin F. Kelley and Bridget J. Gannon). Eugenia was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents. Martin was the son of John Kelley and Mary. Bridget was from Murrisk, County Mayo, the daughter of Anne/Annie Gavin.

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Family history of Erin Burnett –

Genealogy of Erin Burnett –

Erin’s paternal grandfather, George Edwin Burnett, on the 1920 U.S. Census –

Genealogy of Erin’s paternal grandmother, Mary Katherine/Catherine “Polly” (White) Burnett –