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Margaret Fitzgerald 1465–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: 9 August 1542

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Gerald Kildare

Mother: Alison Kildare

Spouse(s): Piers Butler

Children(s): Thomas Butler, James Ormonde, Thomas Butler, Richard Butler

The story of Margaret Fitzgerald began in 1465 in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland. Margaret Fitzgerald married Piers Butler, and had children including James Butler 9Th Earl Ormonde, Richard Butler, Thomas Butler. Margaret Fitzgerald passed away in 1542 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Fitzgerald began in 1465 in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland.
  • Margaret Fitzgerald married Piers Butler, and had children including James Butler 9Th Earl Ormonde, Richard Butler, Thomas Butler.
  • Margaret Fitzgerald passed away in 1542 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Margaret Fitzgerald's Ancestors

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Margaret Fitzgerald
1465–1542
Birth Place: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Parents
Gerald "Gearoid Mor" Fitzgerald The Great, Lord Justice, 8th Earl of Kildare
1456–1513
Castletown, Laois, Kildare, Ireland
Alison (FitzEustace Countess of) Kildare
1457–1495
Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (FitzMaurice FitzGerald 7th Earl of) Kildare
1408–1478
Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Joan FitzJames
1412–1486
Laecagh, Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Kildare
1366–1427
Margaret Herne
1385–
James Desmond
1380–1462
Moira Burgh
1390–1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gerald Desmond
–1398

Margaret Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Margaret Fitzgerald (1465–9 August 1542) m. Piers Butler (1460–26 Aug 1539)
  1. 1. Thomas Butler 1500–1555
    1. 1. Godfrey Butler 1542–1564
      1. 1. William (Guilielmus) Butler 1564–1597 m. Susanna Whiteman 1565–1637
        1. 1. Thomas (Butler) Sr. 1591–1637 m. Susan Tisehurst 1602–1637
        2. 2. Abraham (Guiliemus) BUTLER 1581–1637
        3. 3. Baby BUTLER 1583–1583
        4. 4. Susanna Butler 1584–
        5. 5. Jeremy Butler 1596–
        6. 6. Abraham (Guiliemus) BUTLER 1581–1637
        7. 7. Jeremy Butler 1597–1597
        8. 8. Baby BUTLER 1583–1583
        9. 9. George BUTLER 1593–
        10. 10. Susanna Butler 1584–
      2. 2. Richard Butler 1558–1559
      3. 3. Eleanor Butler 1564–1606
      4. 4. Paul Butler 1560–1590
      5. 5. Deborah Butler 1560–1561
  2. 2. James (Butler 9th Earl) Ormonde –1546
  3. 3. Thomas Butler 1532–1615
  4. 4. Richard Butler 1487–1571

Margaret Fitzgerald's Timeline

3 Records

1464
1464
Birth of Margaret Fitzgerald in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
1465
1465
Birth of Margaret Fitzgerald in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
1542
9 August 1542
Age 77
Death of Margaret Fitzgerald in Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1464
    Event Place: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1542
    Event Place: Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1480797
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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