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Hugh O'Neill 1530 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Jul 1616

Death Location: Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie

Father: Matthew O'Neill

Mother: Joanna Maguire

Spouse(s): Catherine Mageniss

Children(s): Maria O'Neill

In 1530, Hugh O'Neill entered the world in Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland, born to Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill and Joanna (Sioban) Maguire. Hugh O'Neill married Catherine Down (Maguire) Mageniss, and had children including Maria O'Neill. Hugh O'Neill passed away in 1616 in Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Hugh O'Neill entered the world in Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland, born to Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill and Joanna (Sioban) Maguire.
  • Hugh O'Neill married Catherine Down (Maguire) Mageniss, and had children including Maria O'Neill.
  • Hugh O'Neill passed away in 1616 in Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew O'Neill
1500 – 1609
Birth Location: Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
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Joanna Maguire
1527 – 1600
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Mageniss
1530 – 1618
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Maria O'Neill
1560 – 1620
Birth Location: Ulster, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
MO

Hugh O'Neill's Ancestors

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Hugh O'Neill
1530 – 1616
Birth Place: Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill
1500 – 1609
Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Joanna ((Sioban)) Maguire
1527 – 1600
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Conn ('Baccach the Lame') O'Neill
1480 – 1559
Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Alice Fitzgerald
1484 – 1530
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh O'Neill's Descendants

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Hugh O'Neill (1530 – 20 Jul 1616) m. Catherine (Down (Maguire)) Mageniss (1530 – 15 Mar 1618)
  1. 1. Maria O'Neill (1560 – abt 1620) m. Lord (Hugh 'The Irish') Maguire (1555 – Feb 18 1600)
    1. 1. Captain (Edward Thomas) Maguire (1580 – 1649) m. Margaret ("Betty") Elliott (1583 – 1619)
      1. 1. Princess (Margaret Mary) MacGuire (1604 – 3 MAY 1660) m. Capt. (William Edward 'Edward from the Boarder') Armstrong (1602 – 1658)
        1. 1. John Armstrong (1650 – 1 May 1745) m. Katherine Beard (1630 – 1680)

Hugh O'Neill's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Hugh O'Neill in Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland
Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland
1616
20 Jul 1616
Age 86
Death of Hugh O'Neill in Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1616
    Event Place: Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Roma, Lazio, Italie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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