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GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD 1475 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Dromana, Waterford, Ireland

Death Date: 01 May 1553

Death Location: Dromana, Waterford, Ireland

Father: John Desmond

Mother: Ellen Fitzgibbon

Spouse(s): ELLICE BUTLER

Children(s): pp FITZGERALD

GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ was born in 1475 in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland, the child of John Desmond and Ellen Fitzgibbon. GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ married ELLICE BUTLER, and had children including pp GERALD FITZGERALD. GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ passed away in 1553 in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland.

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  • GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ was born in 1475 in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland, the child of John Desmond and Ellen Fitzgibbon.
  • GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ married ELLICE BUTLER, and had children including pp GERALD FITZGERALD.
  • GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ passed away in 1553 in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Desmond
1450 – 1533
Birth Location: decies
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Ellen Fitzgibbon
1450 – 1516
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

ELLICE BUTLER
1487 – 1530
Birth Location: of Shrule Castle, Mayo, Ireland
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Children(s)

pp FITZGERALD
1505 – 1569
Birth Location: Shrule Castle, Mayo, Ireland
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GERALD FITZGERALD's Ancestors

Self
GERALD FITZGERALD
1475 – 1553
Birth Place: Dromana, Waterford, Ireland
Parents
John Desmond
1450 – 1533
decies
Ellen Fitzgibbon
1450 – 1516
Grandparents
John FitzGibbon
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GERALD FITZGERALD's Descendants

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GERALD ((Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies) FITZGERALD (1475 – 01 May 1553) m. ELLICE BUTLER (abt 1487 – 1530)
  1. 1. pp (GERALD) FITZGERALD (1505 – 01 May 1569) m. Eleanor Butler (Abt. 1505 – Abt. 1545)
    1. 1. pp (JOHN) FITZGERALD (1530 – 26 May 1608) m. Ellen Fitzgibbon (1565 – 29 May 1630)
      1. 1. pp (ELLICE) FITZGERALD+D (1567 – 16 Jan 1644) m. THOMAS BUTLER (1568 – 31 Jan 1626)
        1. 1. Margaret BUTLER (1590 – 1632) m. Thomas Shirley (30 Jun 1597 – 1657)

GERALD FITZGERALD's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland
Dromana, Waterford, Ireland
1553
01 May 1553
Age 78
Death of GERALD (Sir) (the white knight) Macshane 3rd Lord de Decies FITZGERALD **\ in Dromana, Waterford, Ireland
Dromana, Waterford, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Dromana, Waterford, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1553
    Event Place: Dromana, Waterford, Ireland
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