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James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler 1665 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1665

Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1745

Death Location: Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France

Father: Thomas Ossory

Mother: Emilia Nassau

Spouse(s): Anne Hyde, Mary Somerset

Children(s): Earl Ossory, Mary Butler, Henrietta Butler, Thomas Butler, Elizabeth Butler, John Butler, Sir Butler, Lady Butler

In 1665, James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler entered the world in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, born to Thomas Butler 6th Earl of Ossory and Emilia "Countess of Ossory" Von Nassau. James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler married Anne Hyde, Mary "Lady of the Bedchamber" Somerset, and had children including Earl Ossory, Mary Butler, Henrietta Butler, Thomas Earl Ossory Butler, Elizabeth Butler, John Butler, Sir Richard Butler, Lady Dorothy Butler. James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler passed away in 1745 in Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France.

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Biography

  • In 1665, James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler entered the world in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, born to Thomas Butler 6th Earl of Ossory and Emilia "Countess of Ossory" Von Nassau.
  • James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler married Anne Hyde, Mary "Lady of the Bedchamber" Somerset, and had children including Earl Ossory, Mary Butler, Henrietta Butler, Thomas Earl Ossory Butler, Elizabeth Butler, John Butler, Sir Richard Butler, Lady Dorothy Butler.
  • James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler passed away in 1745 in Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ossory
1634 – 1680
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Emilia Nassau
1635 – 1688
Birth Location: The Hague (Den Haag), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
EN

Spouses(s)

Anne Hyde
1667 – 1684
Birth Location: Hinton, Wiltshire, England
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Mary Somerset
1665 – 1733
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
MS

Children(s)

Earl Ossory
1686 – 1687
Birth Location: –
EO
Mary Butler
1682 – 1712
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
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Henrietta Butler
1686 – 1718
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
HB
Thomas Butler
1686 – 1687
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Elizabeth Butler
1688 – 1750
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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John Butler
1695 – 1757
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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Sir Butler
1699 – 1771
Birth Location: Ballintemple, Carlow, Ireland
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Lady Butler
1699 – 1758
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
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James Butler's Ancestors

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James Butler
1665 – 1745
Birth Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Butler 6th Earl of Ossory
1634 – 1680
Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
Emilia ("Countess of Ossory" Von) Nassau
1635 – 1688
The Hague (Den Haag), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
James (lst Ormande) Butler
1610 – 1688
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Preston
1615 – 1684
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lodewyk (Henry) vanNassau
1602 – 1665
's-Gravenhage, S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Elizabeth vanHoorn
1608 – 1664
Kessel, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1596 – 1619
Elizabeth Poyntz
1588 – 1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter, Butler
1569 – 1632
Helen Butler
1570 – 1632

James Butler's Descendants

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James (" 2nd Duke of Ormonde") Butler (29 Apr 1665 – 16 Nov 1745) m. Anne Hyde (1667 – 25 Jan 1684) m. Mary ("Lady of the Bedchamber") Somerset (1665 – 19 Nov 1733)
  1. 1. Earl Ossory (24 Sep 1686 – 26 Feb 1687)
  2. 2. Mary Butler (1682 – 2 Jan 1712)
  3. 3. Henrietta Butler (10 Jan 1686 – 26 Jun 1718)
  4. 4. Thomas (Earl Ossory) Butler (24 Sep 1686 – 26 Feb 1687)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Butler (2 Feb 1688 – 27 Apr 1750)
  6. 6. John Butler (4/6/1695 – 7 Aug 1757) m. Catherine Daugherty (1699 – 6 Apr 1720) m. Catherine Butler (1699 – 1755)
    1. 1. James Butler (1718 – 22 Dec 1802)
    2. 2. Johnathan Butler (1718 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Butler (06 Apr 1720 – 7 Aug 1764)
      1. 1. William Butler (1480 – 1509)
      2. 2. Mary Butler (1732 – 8 Jun 1776)
      3. 3. Richard Butler (1 Apr 1733 – 4 Nov 1791)
      4. 4. Robert Butler (1737 – )
      5. 5. James Butler (1738 – 22 Apr 1811) m. Mary (Anne) Sims (1750 – 1811)
        1. 1. Eleanor Butler (1770 – 1850)
        2. 2. William (Henry) Butler (1772 – 1 Jul 1830)
        3. 3. Anne (Nancy) Butler (1774 – 10 Nov 1648)
        4. 4. William Butler (1776 – 1847)
        5. 5. James Butler (1778 – 1839)
        6. 6. John Butler (1781 – 10 Jun 1857)
        7. 7. Symmes Butler (1785 – aft 1850)
        8. 8. Thomas Butler (22 Nov 1788 – 21 Dec 1867) m. Mary ("Polly") Robinson (13 Mar 1788 – 14 Mar 1865)
        9. 9. Isaac Butler (1790 – 28 Feb 1870)
        10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Butler (1790 – 1840)
      6. 6. Mary Butler (1739 – 1809)
      7. 7. Joseph Butler (1740 – 15 Jan 1811)
      8. 8. Peter Butler (1742 – )
      9. 9. Catherine Butler (1742 – 1798)
      10. 10. Major (General Richard) Butler (1 Apr 1743 – 4 Nov 1791) m. Mary Smith (1760 – 18 Jan 1824)
        1. 1. James (Alexander) Butler (1775 – 1850)
        2. 2. Aurelias (B) Butler (1780 – )
        3. 3. Lieut (William) Butler (1783 – 1812)
        4. 4. Alfred (A) Butler (1783 – )
        5. 5. Leslie (C) Butler (1785 – )
        6. 6. Mary Butler (10 Apr 1785 – 30 Nov 1878)
      11. 11. Marg BUTLER (1744 – )
      12. 12. Thomas (W) Butler (1745 – 9 Nov 1790)
      13. 13. Eleanor (Ellen) Butler (1746 – )
      14. 14. Thomas Butler (6 May 1747 – 22 Sep 1825)
      15. 15. Thomas Butler (29 May 1748 – 7 Sep 1805)
      16. 16. Mary Butler (5 Nov 1749 – 1783)
      17. 17. Rebecca Butler (19 Sep 1751 – 1800)
      18. 18. James Butler (1757 – 1832)
      19. 19. Edward Butler (1759 – )
      20. 20. Colonel (Percival Pierce) Butler (4 Apr 1760 – 9 Sep 1821)
      21. 21. Captain (Edward) Butler (20 Mar 1762 – 6 May 1803)
      22. 22. Eleanor Butler (31 Dec 1763 – 1800)
    4. 4. Joseph Butler (1728 – )
    5. 5. Sarah Butler (1749 – )
  7. 7. Sir (Richard) Butler (1699 – 25 Dec 1771)
  8. 8. Lady (Dorothy) Butler (13 Sep 1699 – 21 Sep 1758)

James Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1665
29 Apr 1665
Birth of James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
1745
16 Nov 1745
Age 80
Death of James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler in Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1665
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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