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John St. Leger 1590–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

Father: Warham Sir

Mother: Elizabeth Rothe

Spouse(s): Catherine NEVILLE, Katharine Nevil

Children(s): Mary Leger

John St. Leger was born in 1590 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland, the child of Warham St Leger In Munster Sir And Elizabeth Rothe. John St. Leger married Catherine De Neville, Katharine Nevil, and had children including Mary St Leger. John St. Leger passed away in 1653 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • John St. Leger was born in 1590 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland, the child of Warham St Leger In Munster Sir And Elizabeth Rothe.
  • John St. Leger married Catherine De Neville, Katharine Nevil, and had children including Mary St Leger.
  • John St. Leger passed away in 1653 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leger's Ancestors

Self
John Leger
1590–1653
Birth Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Parents
Warham St. Leger in Munster Sir
1561–1599
Doneraile, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Elizabeth Rothe
1566–1620
Tipperary, County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Warham (H) St) Ledger
1525–1599
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Ursula, (Baroness Abergavenny, de) Neville
1528–1575
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Robert ("the Mayor") Rothe-Tullaghmain
1550–1622
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Margaret (Ellen Commerford) Rothe
1550–1623
Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1496–1559
Lady Warham
1500–1558
George Neville
1469–1535
Lady Stafford
1495–1545
Sir Rothe
1530–1560
Lady Archer
1528–1560
Fulke Comerford
1520–1586
Rosina Rothe
1524–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Leger
1472–1518
Isabel Leger
1469–1515
Murchadh Thomond
1500–1551
Ellen Butler
1500–1565
Patrick Kilkenny
1500–1530
Elisabeth TBF
1500–1560
George Comerford
1473–1520
Katherine Garrett
1490–1520
Robert Rothe
1510–1543
Helen Ormonde
1500–1565

John Leger's Descendants

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John (St.) Leger (1590–1653) m. Catherine (de) NEVILLE (1600–1683) m. Katharine Nevil (1600–1683)
  1. 1. Mary (St.) Leger 1620–1651 m. Thomas (Gowan,) McGowan 1617–1683
    1. 1. Rev (Thomas) Gowan 1642–1683 m. Ann (Eliza) Coates 1649–1671
      1. 1. John Gowan 1668–1756
    2. 2. Thomas McGowan 1642–1708
    3. 3. Daniel Gowan 1644–
    4. 4. Rev. (Richard) McGowan 1650–
    5. 5. John MacGowan 1648–

John Leger's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of John St. Leger in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
1653
1653
Age 63
Death of John St. Leger in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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