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Richard Butler 1487–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 20 MAY 1571

Death Location: St. Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Piers Butler

Mother: Lady Ormond)

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In 1487, Richard Butler entered the world in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Piers Butler And Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormond. Richard Butler passed away in 1571 in St. Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1487, Richard Butler entered the world in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Piers Butler And Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormond.
  • Richard Butler passed away in 1571 in St. Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1487–1571
Birth Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Piers Butler
1467–1539
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret Fitzgerald (Countess) Ormond)
1464–1542
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (James "Black James") Butler
1426–1515
Ormond, Kerry, Ierland
Sabina (MacMurrough Kavanagh (Princess of Leinster, Countess) Ormond)
1438–1508
Borris, County Carlow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Ormond
1392–1452
Joan Beauchamp
1395–1430
Domhnall Ferns)
1407–1476
Lady (O’nolan)
1412–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ormond)
1361–1405
Anne Welles
1359–1415
William Beauchamp
1358–1411
Joan FitzAlan
1375–1435
Sir Garter"
1386–1464
Lady O'Reilly
1376–1414

Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Richard Butler in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1571
20 MAY 1571
Age 84
Death of Richard Butler in Saint Canice, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
Saint Canice, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1541
    Record Source: DAR A 109664, VA Patriotic Service; Paid supply tax.Birth: ANTE 1746 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIAI, PP 112-129: CIRCA 1715 KENT ENGLAND1782-1799, REEL #45; HENINGS STATUTES, VOL XI, PP 112-129IRGINIA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANTORDERS 1774-1782, PP 76, 100, 196Rank: PRIVATETT OF MINUTE MEN,REC'D CERTIFICATEnsion Number: S*W6198
    Age:
    About 43-44

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1571
    Event Place: Saint Canice, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Age:
    About 73-74

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

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