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Geoffrey Sir Fenton 1539–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1539

Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 19 October 1608

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Canterbury

Mother: Lady Fenton

Spouse(s): Alice Weston, Alce Weston

Children(s): Sir Fenton, Lady Cork

The story of Geoffrey Sir Fenton began in 1539 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Geoffrey Sir Fenton married Alce Weston, Alice Weston, and had children including Lady Catherine Fenton Countess Of Cork, Sir William Fenton. Geoffrey Sir Fenton passed away in 1608 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Geoffrey Sir Fenton began in 1539 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • Geoffrey Sir Fenton married Alce Weston, Alice Weston, and had children including Lady Catherine Fenton Countess Of Cork, Sir William Fenton.
  • Geoffrey Sir Fenton passed away in 1608 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Canterbury
1502–1562
Birth Location: Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
SC
Lady Fenton
1504–1574
Birth Location: Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Alice Weston
1541–1631
Birth Location: Munster, Cork, Munster, Ireland
AW
Alce Weston
1541–1620
Birth Location: Ireland
AW

Children(s)

Sir Fenton
1565–1667
Birth Location: Mitchelstown, Cork, Munster, Ireland
SF
Lady Cork
1565–1629
Birth Location: Mitchelstown, Clontead, barony of Kinsale, (Kinsale), Cork, Munster, Ireland
LC

Geoffrey Fenton's Ancestors

Self
Geoffrey Fenton
1539–1608
Birth Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Henry Fenton of Canterbury
1502–1562
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) Fenton
1504–1574
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Fenton) Sr
1476–1536
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Catherine DE) Burgh
1478–1525
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
William Beaumont
1478–1538
Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Bassett
1470–1539
Blore, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Geoffrey Fenton's Descendants

1.
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Geoffrey (Sir) Fenton (4 May 1539–19 October 1608) m. Alice Weston (1541–1631) m. Alce Weston (1541–1620)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Fenton 1565–1667 m. ? 1590–1666
    1. 1. Sir (Maurice Fenton 1st Baronet of) Mitchelstown 1622–1664 m. Elizabeth (Waller Baroness) Shelburne 1636–1708
      1. 1. Sir (William Fenton 2nd Baronet of) Mitchelstown 1654–1671 m. Elizabeth Fenton 1651–1724
        1. 1. Sir (William) Fenton 1670–1707 m. Margaret Livingston(e) 1675–1698
  2. 2. Lady (Catherine Fenton, Countess of) Cork 1565–1629

Geoffrey Fenton's Timeline

10 Records

1539
4 May 1539
Birth of Geoffrey Sir Fenton in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1539
4 May 1539
Birth of Geoffrey Sir Fenton in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1547
Abt. 1547
Age 8
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1560
15 Jun 1560
Age 21
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married in Lismore, Cork, Ireland
Lismore, Cork, Ireland
1564
15 Jun 1564
Age 25
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married in Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
1564
15 Jun 1564
Age 25
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married In Lismore, Co. Cork, Ireland
Lismore, Co. Cork, Ireland
1582
1582
Age 43
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married in Lismore, Cork, Ireland
Lismore, Cork, Ireland
1585
1 Jun 1585
Age 46
Geoffrey Sir Fenton was married in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Ireland
1608
19 Oct 1608
Age 69
Death of Geoffrey Sir Fenton in Cork, Cork, Ireland (Burial in St. Patrick Cathedral, Dublin,Ireland}
Cork, Cork, Ireland (Burial in St. Patrick Cathedral, Dublin,Ireland}
1608
19 October 1608
Age 69
Burial of Geoffrey Sir Fenton in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1539
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 1187
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1438248
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1539
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1547
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1560
    Event Place: Lismore, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1564
    Event Place: Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1564
    Event Place: Lismore, Co. Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Lismore, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1585
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1608
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland (Burial in St. Patrick Cathedral, Dublin,Ireland}
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 1187
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1438248
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Ireland, Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 October 1608
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Ireland, Burial Index
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