According to recent information on him his grandfather was German. A large percentage of the United States ancestors were Northern European from 1620 to recent time. His actual ethnicity could be said to be American like so many others.
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The marathon is always held on Patriot's Day. Historical re-enactments occur every year on April 19 at Minute Man National Historical Park. And parades are held in Lexington, Concord and other towns. Patriot's Day is a public holiday in Massachusetts and Maine, which was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. July 4 is the nation's celebration, but Patriot's Day really belongs to this area, Wood said. Follow @JolieLeeDC on Twitter.