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Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) 1510–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1510

Birth Location: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 2 Jan 1565

Death Location: Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Father: James Fitzgerald

Mother: Amy O'Brien

Spouse(s): Francis Baronet, James Ormonde

Children(s): Francis Bryan, Edward Bryant, Thomas Butler, John Butler, Edmond Butler

In 1510, Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) entered the world in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, born to James Fitzjohn Earl Fitzgerald And Amy Turlogu O Brien. Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) married Francis Bryan Knight Chevalier Baronet, James Butler Ninth Earl Of Ormonde, and had children including Edmond Butler, Edward Bryant, Elizabeth Bryan, Francis Bryan, John Butler, Thomas Butler. Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) passed away in 1565 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) entered the world in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, born to James Fitzjohn Earl Fitzgerald And Amy Turlogu O Brien.
  • Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) married Francis Bryan Knight Chevalier Baronet, James Butler Ninth Earl Of Ormonde, and had children including Edmond Butler, Edward Bryant, Elizabeth Bryan, Francis Bryan, John Butler, Thomas Butler.
  • Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) passed away in 1565 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Joan Bryan)'s Ancestors

Self
Joan Bryan)
1510–1565
Birth Place: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Parents
James Fitzjohn (Earl) Fitzgerald
1491–1529
Dingle, Kingdom Desmond, Munster, Ireland
Amy (Turlogu) O'Brien
1491–1537
Clan known as the Mac-I-Brien
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Bryan)'s Descendants

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Joan ('Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler,) Bryan) (14 Dec 1510–2 Jan 1565) m. Francis (Bryan Knight, Chevalier) Baronet (1490–1550) m. James (Butler Ninth Earl of) Ormonde (1496–1546)
  1. 1. Francis Bryan 1549–1640 m. Ann Smith 1560–1635
    1. 1. William (Smith) Bryan 1600–1667 m. Catherine Morgan 1604–1680
      1. 1. Thomas Bryan 1619–1685 m. Mary Wahanganoche 1619–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Bryan 1669–1717 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth Winnifred) Wright 1649–1719
      2. 2. David Bryan 1622–
      3. 3. Edmund Bryan 1627–1684
      4. 4. Edward Bryan 1624–
      5. 5. Francis Bryan 1630–1694
      6. 6. Henry Bryan 1623–
      7. 7. James Bryan 1628–1693
      8. 8. John Bryan 1626–1687
      9. 9. Margaret Bryan 1631–1694
      10. 10. Morgan Bryan 1621–
      11. 11. Richard Bryan 1629–1655
      12. 12. William Bryan 1620–
  2. 2. Edward Bryant 1565–1630
  3. 3. Thomas Butler 1532–1614
  4. 4. John Butler –1570
  5. 5. Edmond Butler 1545–

Joan Bryan)'s Timeline

2 Records

1510
14 Dec 1510
Birth of Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
1565
2 Jan 1565
Age 55
Death of Joan 'Lady, dowager Duchess of Ormond' FITZGERALD (Butler, Bryan) in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1510
    Event Place: Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Family Book of Remembrance and Genealogy, with Allied Lines

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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