Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Killigrew Viscountess of Shannon was born on 16 May 1622, in England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Robert Killigrew, was 42 and her mother, Mary Woodhouse, was 37. She married Francis Boyle 1st Viscount Shannon on 24 October 1638, in Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 4 January 1680, at the age of 57, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Killigrewe Boyle, "Find A Grave Index"
- wikipedia: Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon
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Name Meaning
Cornish: locative name from Killigrew in Saint Erme (Cornwall).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Short Biography of Eizabeth Killigrew
At the funeral of Anne of Denmark in 1619, Lady Killigrew walked in procession with the ladies of the queen's privy chamber.[4] The Killigrews's circle of friends included; the poet John Donne, the p …
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