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Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill 1500 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 23 September 1609

Death Location: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie

Father: Conn O'Neill

Mother: Alice Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Joanna Maguire

Children(s): Hugh O'Neill

The story of Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill began in 1500 in Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland. Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill married Joanna (Sioban) Maguire, and had children including Hugh O'Neill. Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill passed away in 1609 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill began in 1500 in Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland.
  • Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill married Joanna (Sioban) Maguire, and had children including Hugh O'Neill.
  • Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill passed away in 1609 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie.

Immediate Family

Parents

Conn O'Neill
1480 – 1559
Birth Location: Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Alice Fitzgerald
1484 – 1530
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Maguire
1527 – 1600
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Hugh O'Neill
1530 – 1616
Birth Location: Dungannon, led Gaelic resistance to the English conquest of, Ulster, Ireland
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Matthew O'Neill's Ancestors

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Matthew O'Neill
1500 – 1609
Birth Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Conn 'Baccach the Lame' O'Neill
1480 – 1559
Dungannon Castle, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Alice Fitzgerald
1484 – 1530
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew O'Neill's Descendants

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Matthew ((Ferdorcha)) O'Neill (1500 – 23 September 1609) m. Joanna ((Sioban)) Maguire (1527 – 1600)
  1. 1. Hugh O'Neill (1530 – 20 Jul 1616) m. Catherine (Down (Maguire)) Mageniss (1530 – 15 Mar 1618)
    1. 1. Maria O'Neill (1560 – abt 1620) m. Lord (Hugh 'The Irish') Maguire (1555 – Feb 18 1600)
      1. 1. Captain (Edward Thomas) Maguire (1580 – 1649) m. Margaret ("Betty") Elliott (1583 – 1619)
        1. 1. Princess (Margaret Mary) MacGuire (1604 – 3 MAY 1660) m. Capt. (William Edward 'Edward from the Boarder') Armstrong (1602 – 1658)

Matthew O'Neill's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill in Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
1588
1588
Age 88
Death of Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill
None
1609
23 September 1609
Age 109
Death of Matthew (Ferdorcha) O'Neill in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dungannon, Tyrone, Kingdom of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1609
    Event Place: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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