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Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1888 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1888

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1969

Death Location: Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Patrick Kennedy

Mother: Mary Hickey

Spouse(s): Rose Fitzgerald

Children(s): Joseph Jr., John Kennedy,, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert Kennedy,, Jean Kennedy, Senator Kennedy,

In 1888, Joseph Patrick Kennedy entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Patrick Joseph Kennedy and Mary Augusta Hickey. Joseph Patrick Kennedy married Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, and had children including Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald JFK Kennedy,, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Agnes Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy, Patricia Helen Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy,, Jean Ann Kennedy, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy,. Joseph Patrick Kennedy passed away in 1969 in Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Joseph Patrick Kennedy entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Patrick Joseph Kennedy and Mary Augusta Hickey.
  • Joseph Patrick Kennedy married Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, and had children including Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald JFK Kennedy,, Rosemary Kennedy, Kathleen Agnes Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy, Patricia Helen Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy,, Jean Ann Kennedy, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy,.
  • Joseph Patrick Kennedy passed away in 1969 in Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Kennedy's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Kennedy
1888 – 1969
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
1858 – 1929
East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Augusta) Hickey
1857 – 1923
Wintrhop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Patrick Kennedy
1823 – 1858
Dunganstown, County Wexford, Ireland
Bridget Murphy
1827 – 1888
Owenduff, Wexford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Kennedy
1795 – 1840
Mary James
1790 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Kennedy
1760 – 1824
Mary Macdonell
1755 – 1860

Joseph Kennedy's Descendants

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Joseph (Patrick) Kennedy (6 Sep 1888 – 18 Nov 1969) m. Rose (Elizabeth) Fitzgerald (21 Jul 1890 – 22 Jan 1995)
  1. 1. Joseph (Patrick Kennedy) Jr. (25 Jul 1915 – 12 Aug 1944)
  2. 2. John (Fitzgerald JFK) Kennedy, (29 May 1917 – 22 Nov 1963) m. Jacqueline (Lee) Bouvier (28 Jul 1929 – 19 May 1994)
    1. 1. Arabella Kennedy (23 AUG 1956 – 23 AUG 1956)
    2. 2. John (Fitzgerald) Kennedy, (25 Nov 1960 – 16 July 1999) m. Carolyn Bessette (7 Jan 1966 – 16 Jul 1999)
    3. 3. Patrick (Bouvier) Kennedy (7 Aug 1963 – 9 Aug 1963)
  3. 3. Rosemary Kennedy (13 Sep 1918 – 7 Jan 2005)
  4. 4. Kathleen (Agnes) Kennedy (20 Feb 1920 – 13 MAY 1948)
  5. 5. Eunice (Mary) Kennedy (10 Jul 1921 – 11 Aug 2009)
  6. 6. Patricia (Helen) Kennedy (6 May 1924 – 17 Sep 2006)
  7. 7. Robert (Francis) Kennedy, (20 Nov 1925 – 6 Jun 1968)
  8. 8. Jean (Ann) Kennedy (20 Feb 1928 – 1990)
  9. 9. Senator (Edward Moore) Kennedy, (22 Feb 1932 – 25 Aug 2009)

Joseph Kennedy's Timeline

2 Records

1888
6 Sep 1888
Birth of Joseph Patrick Kennedy in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1969
18 Nov 1969
Age 81
Death of Joseph Patrick Kennedy in Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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