Acte de deces de Jean Butler de Galway(1641-1704).

Burial certificate of John Butler of Galway(1641-1704).

Le 13 fevrier 1704, Jean Butler, marchand banquier age de 63 ans decede du jour precedent, est inhume dans cette eglise(St Jean du Perot) devant l'Autel de Nostre Dame proche la muraille. Temoins: Messire Corneille O'Kiffe prestre, le Sr Gabriel Binet, le Sr andre Brebion clerc... Signataires: Patrice Gould, O'keeffe,Binet and Brebion. Cet acte est particulierement interessant car il confirme la presence a La Rochelle de Corneille O'Keeffe qui deviendra eveque de Limerick. Lors de son deces en Irlande le 29 avril 1737, il legue a Jean Butler junior(futur maire de La Rochelle et fils de John Butler de Galway) 100 livres pour les pauvres de La Rochelle,100 livres a Mary Gould junior de La Rochelle(y a t'il une relation avec Patrice Gould cite plus haut?) et 200 livres aux filles de Theobald Clark de Nantes.Nous le savons par la lecture du livre de Richard Hayes: Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France.(Gill and Son 1949). John ArchDeacon Begley (1936) confirme ces faits dans son histoire du diocese de Limerick de 1691 a nos jours. Je remercie ici Dan O'Keeffe pour son aide avec la reference "Begley".

On February 13, 1704, John Butler, merchant and banker, aged 63, having passed away the previous day, was buried in this church(St Jean du Perot) in front of the altar of Our Virgin Mary, close to the wall. Witnesses: Messire Corneille O'Kiffe prestre, le Sr Gabriel Binet, le Sr andre Brebion clerc... Signatures:Patrice Gould, O'keeffe,Binet and Brebion. This document is of interest because it establishes Cornelius O'Keeffe, the future Bishop of Limerick, was in La Rochelle. At his death on April 29, 1737 he will bequest Jean Butler (future mayor of La Rochelle and son of John Butler of Galway) 100 pounds for the poor of La Rochelle,100 pounds to Mary Gould jr of La Rochelle(is there a relationship with the Patrice Gould listed above as a witness?) and 200 pounds to the daughters of Theobald Clark of Nantes. Richard Hayes in his book: Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France.(Gill and Son 1949) and John ArchDeacon Begley(1936) in his book , The diocese of Limerick from 1691 to the present time, confirm these facts. Thank you to Dan O'Keeffe for his help with the "Begley" reference.