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Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald 1438–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1438

Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: 3 Sep 1513

Death Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Fitzgerald

Mother: Joan Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Dame FitzEustace, Elizabeth John

Children(s): Gearoid FitzGerald, Eustacia Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald, Lady FitzGerald, Katherine Fitzgerald, Margaret FitzGerald, Eleanor Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Fitz-Gerald, Alice Fitz-Gerald, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Lady FitzGerald

In 1438, Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald entered the world in Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland, born to Thomas 7Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Joan Fitzgerald. Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald married Dame Alison Alice Le Fitzeustace, Elizabeth St John, and had children including Alice Fitz Gerald, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Fitz Gerald, Eustacia Fitzgerald, Gearoid Og Young Gerald 9Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Katherine Fitzgerald, Lady Alice Le Fitzgerald, Lady Catherine Le Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald, Richard Fitzgerald. Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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  • In 1438, Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald entered the world in Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland, born to Thomas 7Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald And Joan Fitzgerald.
  • Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald married Dame Alison Alice Le Fitzeustace, Elizabeth St John, and had children including Alice Fitz Gerald, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Elisabeth Fitz Gerald, Eustacia Fitzgerald, Gearoid Og Young Gerald 9Th Earl Of Kildare Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Katherine Fitzgerald, Lady Alice Le Fitzgerald, Lady Catherine Le Fitzgerald, Margaret Fitzgerald, Richard Fitzgerald.
  • Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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Sir FitzGerald's Ancestors

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Sir FitzGerald
1438–1513
Birth Place: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Parents
Thomas "7th Earl of Kildare" Fitzgerald
1421–1477
May Nooth, Laecagh, Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
Joan Fitzgerald
1410–1463
Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Cam Crouchback 6th Earl of Kildare) Fitzgerald
1380–1435
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Margaret (de la) Herne
1386–1409
May Nooth, Kilk., Ireland
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Sir FitzGerald's Descendants

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Sir (Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice) FitzGerald (1438–3 Sep 1513) m. Dame (Alison "Alice" le) FitzEustace (1457–22 Nov 1495) m. Elizabeth (St) John (1471–28 June 1516)
  1. 1. Gearoid (Óg' 'Young Gerald' 9th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald 1487–1534 m. Elizabeth ZOUCHE 1478–1517 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Grey 1489–1548
    1. 1. Elizabeth FITZGERALD –1590 m. Edward ("Marmaduke") Clandon 1550–1652 m. Sir (Anthony Master of the Horse) Browne 1500–1548 m. Edward (Fiennes De) CLINTON 1512–1584
      1. 1. Catherine CLINTON 1542–1621
      2. 2. Margart (Clinton) Fiennes 1532–
      3. 3. Sir (Henry Francis (Earl of Lincoln)) Clinton 1540–1616
    2. 2. Sir (Edward le) FitzGerald 1528–1597
    3. 3. Katherine FITZGERALD 1510–1595
    4. 4. Sir (Thomas "Silken Thomas" le) FitzGerald 1513–1537
    5. 5. Gerald ('Wizard Earl' 11th Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald 1525–1585
    6. 6. Thomas FITZGERALD 1513–1537
  2. 2. Eustacia Fitzgerald 1478–1505
  3. 3. Margaret Fitzgerald 1472–1542
  4. 4. Lady (Catherine le) FitzGerald 1473–1549
  5. 5. Katherine Fitzgerald 1470–1500
  6. 6. Margaret FitzGerald 1482–1494
  7. 7. Eleanor Fitzgerald 1469–
  8. 8. John Fitzgerald 1475–
  9. 9. Elisabeth Fitz-Gerald 1490–
  10. 10. Alice Fitz-Gerald 1505–
  11. 11. Eleanor Fitzgerald 1480–1595
  12. 12. Lady (Alice le) FitzGerald 1484–1542

Sir FitzGerald's Timeline

2 Records

1438
1438
Birth of Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald in Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
1513
3 Sep 1513
Age 75
Death of Sir Gerald "Gearoid Mor" I "Garrett the Great" le Fitzmaurice FitzGerald in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1438
    Event Place: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England

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