Birth Name: David John LeMahieu
Place of Birth: Visalia, Tulare, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 13, 1988
Ethnicity: Dutch
DJ LeMahieu is an American professional baseball player. He is an infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies. He has been nicknamed “LeMachine” and “Big Fundy.”
He was raised partly in Madison, Wisconsin, and then in Michigan. DJ is married to Jordan, with whom he has a daughter.
DJ’s paternal grandfather was Raymond J. LeMahieu (the son of Jacob LeMahieu and Josephine Verhulst/ver Hulst). DJ’s great-grandfather Jacob was born in Wisconsin, to Dutch parents, John/Jannis LeMahieu and Jane/Janna deVeij/DeVoy. DJ’s great-grandmother Josephine was born in Wisconsin, also to Dutch parents, Peter VerHulst and Antonia Van der Weele.
DJ’s paternal grandmother was Eleanore Luteyn (the daughter of John/Jannis Pieter Luteyn/Luteijn and Martha Cornelia Huibregtse). John was born in Axel, Netherlands, the son of Jacobus Luteijn and Jacomina Cornelia Marijs. Martha was born in Wisconsin, to Dutch parents, Aarnoud Huitbregtse and Cornelia Kosten.
DJ’s maternal grandfather was named Hans/Harry de Jong (the son of Tienus de Jong and Jeltje). Harry was born in Echten, Friesland, Netherlands, and moved to Canada. He was a Canadian politician, for the Social Credit Party, who served as Minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture in the British Columbia government.
DJ’s maternal grandmother is named Ann. Ann was the daughter of Dutch dairy farmers.
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