Joey McIntyre

McIntyre in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Joseph Mulrey McIntyre

Place of Birth: Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 31, 1972

Ethnicity: Irish, small amounts of English and Dutch

Joey McIntyre is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He is a member of the band New Kids on the Block, along with Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.

Joey is the son of Katherine and Thomas J. McIntyre. He has said that his great-grandfather was an Irish emigrant from Limerick, Ireland. Joey is married to Barrett Williams, with whom he has three children.

Joey’s paternal grandfather was named Cornelius McIntyre.

Joey’s paternal grandmother was named Alice Evelyn Gleeson.

Joey’s maternal grandfather was named Frank J. Bowen. Frank was born in Massachusetts, to a Canadian father.

Joey’s maternal grandmother was Marion L. McElroy (the daughter of Patricio/Partick McElroy and Susan McMahan). Marion was born in Massachusetts.

Sources: Obituary of Joey’s mother – http://www.legacy.com

Joey’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Joey’s maternal grandparents, Frank J. Bowen and Marion L. McElroy, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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