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Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York 1585–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ca. 1585

Birth Location: Lismire, County Cork, Ireland

Death Date: Feb 16, 1630

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Ireland

Mother: Alice (Fenton)

Spouse(s): Sir Cork\Boile

Children(s): Lady (Jones), Mary Boyle, Michael Boyle, Margaret Boyle

In 1585, Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York entered the world in Lismire, County Cork, Ireland, born to Sir Knight Geoffrey Fenton Secretary Of State In Ireland And Alice Weston Fenton. Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York married Sir Richard Boyle 2Nd Earl Of Cork Boile, and had children including Lady Catherine Viscountess Of Ranelagh Boyle Jones, Margaret Boyle, Mary Lady Countess Of Warwick Boyle, Michael The Younger Archbishop Of Dublin Amp Amagh Boyle. Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York passed away in 1630 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York entered the world in Lismire, County Cork, Ireland, born to Sir Knight Geoffrey Fenton Secretary Of State In Ireland And Alice Weston Fenton.
  • Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York married Sir Richard Boyle 2Nd Earl Of Cork Boile, and had children including Lady Catherine Viscountess Of Ranelagh Boyle Jones, Margaret Boyle, Mary Lady Countess Of Warwick Boyle, Michael The Younger Archbishop Of Dublin Amp Amagh Boyle.
  • Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York passed away in 1630 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Lady York's Ancestors

Self
Lady York
1585–1630
Birth Place: Lismire, County Cork, Ireland
Parents
Sir Knight Geoffrey Fenton, Secretary of State in Ireland
1539–1608
Sturton le Steeple, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Weston) (Fenton)
1541–1631
Lismore, Munster, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Henry of Nottinghamshire and Canterbury) Fenton
1502–1562
Cole Overton (Leicestershire) England
Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' Beaumont) Fenton
1504–1574
Orton Longueville, Peterborough Unitary Authority, Cambridgeshire, England
Sir (Robert Weston Fenton Lord Chancellor of) Ireland
1515–1573
Weeford, Staffordshire, England
Alice (Jenyngs\Jennings) Weston
1517–1567
Lismore, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenyngs
1491–1558
Alicia Jennings
1500–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady York's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of) York (ca. 1585–Feb 16, 1630) m. Sir (Richard Boyle 2nd Earl of) Cork\Boile (13 October 1566–15 September 1643)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine, Viscountess of Ranelagh Boyle) (Jones) 1614–1691 m. Lord (Arthur Jones 2nd Viscount of Ranalagh) 1 1608–1669
    1. 1. Richard Jones 1640–1712
    2. 2. Richard (III) Earle 1643–1713
    3. 3. Arthur Jones 1630–1692
    4. 4. Catherine Montgomery 1633–1675
    5. 5. Elizabeth Jones 1643–
    6. 6. Frances Jones 1646–1672
    7. 7. Richard ((1st Earl of Ranelagh)) Jones 1641–1711
    8. 8. William Stephenson 1833–
  2. 2. Mary ((Lady) (Countess of Warwick)) Boyle 1625–1678
  3. 3. Michael ("The Younger" Archbishop of Dublin & Amagh") Boyle 1610–1679
  4. 4. Margaret Boyle 1629–

Lady York's Timeline

2 Records

1585
ca. 1585
Birth of Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York in Lismire, County Cork, Ireland
Lismire, County Cork, Ireland
1630
Feb 16, 1630
Age 45
Death of Lady Catherine Fenton GG9D Countess of York in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ca. 1585
    Event Place: Lismire, County Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 16, 1630
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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