Biography of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory 1719-1758
On 27 Apr 1715 [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
In 1718 [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
In 1719 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory was born to Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran.
On 09 Jun 1727 [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran died. His son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott.
Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27 Apr 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
After 25 Jun 1727. St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Monument to those contained in the vault: [his father] Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran and [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran, their son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) and his wife [his future wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 2), their son [his son] John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton. Sculpted by Richard Westmacott.
Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran: she was born to John Robinson. On 24 Nov 1744 she died.
In 1739 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 17) and [his future sister-in-law] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. The had five daughters. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 44) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
In 1744 John Sackville (age 30) and [his future sister-in-law] Frances Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She had given birth to their child before the marriage. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 55) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 55). They were half third cousins.
On 29 Jun 1744 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 25) and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 24 Nov 1744 [his mother] Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran died.
On 02 May 1745 [his son] John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 26) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 20).
On 24 Jan 1748 [his son] Richard Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 29) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 22).
In or before 1750 [his daughter] Mary Fitzpatrick was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 30) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 24).
On 05 Oct 1751 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 32) was created 1st Earl Upper Ossory. [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 26) by marriage Countess Upper Ossory.
On 19 Oct 1753 [his brother-in-law] Richard Leveson-Gower (age 27) died.
In 1755 [his daughter] Louisa Fitzpatrick Marchioness Lansdowne was born to John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 36) and [his wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 29).
On 25 Sep 1758 John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 39) died. His son [his son] John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Upper Ossory, 3rd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
Before Aug 1760 Richard Vernon (age 34) and [his former wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 35) were married. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 14 Apr 1763 [his former wife] Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory (age 38) died.
Father: Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran
John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory
GrandFather: John Robinson
Mother: Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran