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Edward Kennedy 1934–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1934

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 5 Apr 1979

Death Location: West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Vincent Kennedy

Mother: Barbara Flaherty

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Edward Kennedy was born in 1934 in Massachusetts, the child of Vincent Howard Kennedy And Barbara M Flaherty. In 1935, Edward Kennedy resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy passed away in 1979 in West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Kennedy was born in 1934 in Massachusetts, the child of Vincent Howard Kennedy And Barbara M Flaherty.
  • In 1935, Edward Kennedy resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Edward Kennedy passed away in 1979 in West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Edward Kennedy
1934–1979
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
Vincent Howard Kennedy
1900–1960
South Boston, ma
Barbara (M) Flaherty
1903–1949
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Johan) Flaherty
1858–1929
Lettermullen, Galway, Ireland
Mary (Elizabeth) Joyce
1871–1940
Roundstone No 2, Gal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Coleman Joyce
1840–1924
Bridget Naughton
1847–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Joyce
1806–1902
Mary Joyce
1819–1906

Edward Kennedy's Timeline

7 Records

1933
13 May 1933
Birth of Edward Kennedy in South Boston, Massachusetts
South Boston, Massachusetts
1934
abt 1934
Birth of Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1935
1935
Age 1
Edward Kennedy resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 6
Edward Kennedy resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Edward Kennedy resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 17
Edward Kennedy resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1979
5 Apr 1979
Age 45
Death of Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1933
    Event Place: South Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01664; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 15-249
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and
    [5] Massachusetts Death Index
    [6] New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1939; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 17; Page Number: 60
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1934
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01664; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 15-249

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1939
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1939; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 17; Page Number: 60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01664; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 15-249

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 6 Apr 1979 - Page 25, Obituary for Edward W KENNEDY 6 Apr 1979

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1939; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 17; Page Number: 60

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1979; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.23270267,0.4398163,0.29897386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Massachusetts Death Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1979; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.23270267,0.4398163,0.29897386&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 6 Apr 1979; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.23270267,0.4398163,0.29897386&xid=3355

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