'Ligonier1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Earl Ligonier, Lignonnier de Monteuquet

                               
Louis de Lignonnier, Sn. de Monteuquet of Castres in Languedoc, France (d c1690)
m. Louisa de Pounset
1. Louis de Lignonnier, Sn. de Monteuquet (a 1766)
  m. (1708) Loiuse Bouleau (d 09.10.1748, dau of Jacques Boileau, Sn. de Castelnau, sister of Charles)
  A. Charles de Lignonnier (a 1788)
  m. (1741) Jeanne Marie de Poyer
  i.+ 1 sons + 1 daughter
  B. Anne Louise de Lignonnier
  m. (1734) Jean Francois de St. Jean de Turin, Baron
C.+ other issue - Henri Daniel (Captain), 3 others (d young)
2. Sir John Louis de Lignonnier, later Ligonier, 1st Viscount, Earl Ligonier, Field Marshal (b 07.11.1680, d 28.04.1770, CIC HM Forces, MP, "came to England 1697")
  MGH reports that "Lord Ligonier" took part in all Marlborough's great battles".
  partner unknown
  A. Penelope Ligonier
  m. Arthur Graham of Dublin & Hockley Lodge, co. Armagh (Lt. Colonel)
  i. Penelope Graham
m. (1775) Henry Vernon of Hilton Park
  ii. Elizabeth Graham probably of this generation
  m. (1777) Francis Lloyd of Leaton Knolls, Sheriff of Montgomeryshire (b 08.1748, d 1799, MP)
  iii.+ other issue - Ligonier Arthur, John Jeffrey Edward, 2 other daughters
3. Francois Auguste de Lignonnier, later Ligonier (d 25.01.1746, Colonel, "Came to England 1710", 4th son?)
  m. Ann Murray (d c1747, widow of Colonel Freeman)
  A. Edward Ligonier, 2nd Viscount, Earl Ligonier of Clonmel (b 1740, dsp 14.06.1782, Major General)
  m1. (16.12.1766, div 07.11.1771) Penelope Pitt (dau of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers, m2. Captain Smith)
  m2. (1773) Mary Henley (dsp, dau of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, m2. Thomas Noel, Viscount Wentworth)
  B. Frances Ligonier (b 1742, d 1813)
  m. (1766) Thomas Balfour of Elwick (b 1752, d 1799, Colonel)
4. Daniel de Lignonnier, Sn. de Pratviel (d 1739)
  m. Susanne Alleman
5. daughter
  m. Marquis de Falguerole
6.+ other issue - Antonine (d unm 1767?, Colonel), 4 others (d young)

Main source(s): MGH (NS1, vol 4 (1884), 'Pedigree of Ligonier', p219+)
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