Kaylee DeFer

June 2024 · 2 minute read

10/18/2011 – Kaylee Defer – Denim Habit New York City Launch – Arrivals – Denim Habit, 346 W. 14th Street – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Birth Name: Kaylee Anne DeFer

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 23, 1986

Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, possibly some French

Kaylee DeFer is an American actress. She played Ivy Dickens on the show Gossip Girl.

She is married to Michael Fitzpatrick, lead vocalist for the band Fitz and the Tantrums. The couple has three children.

Kaylee’s paternal grandfather was William David DeFer, Jr. (the son of William David DeFer, Sr. and Pauline W. Epperson). Kaylee’s grandfather William was born in Silo, Oklahoma. Kaylee’s great-grandfather William was the son of Lemuel Truelove Defer and Rebbeca Ellen Ellis. Pauline was the daughter of John Dabner Epperson and Mary Avarilla Sims.

Kaylee’s paternal grandmother is named JoAnn Hopkins.

Kaylee’s maternal grandfather was Richard Hoebel “Dick” Lincoln (the son of Abraham/Abe William Lincoln and Lois Marian Hoebel). Abraham was the son of William Phineas Lincoln and Harriett/Hattie Moss. Lois was the daughter of William Jacob Hoebel, who was born in Illinois, to German parents, and of Anna Maria Charlotte Meyer, who was German.

Kaylee’s maternal grandfather was Audrey Jean Kane (the daughter of Alva Sylvester Kane and Hazel June Gillespie). Alva was the son of Thomas Kane, who was of Irish descent, and of Frances, whose father was German. Hazel was the daughter of George James Gillespie and Ellen Denkert/Dankert, whose parents were German.

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