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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,

Joseph Patrick Kennedy was born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA in 1888, to Patrick Joseph Kennedy and Mary Augusta Hickey. Later in life, Joseph Patrick Kennedy married Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald; among their children were 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 and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy,. Joseph Patrick Kennedy died in Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, 1969.

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Parents

Patrick Kennedy
1858 – 1929
Birth Location: East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Hickey
1857 – 1923
Birth Location: Wintrhop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rose Fitzgerald
1890 – 1995
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RF

Children(s)

Joseph Jr.
1915 – 1944
Birth Location: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
JJ
John Kennedy,
1917 – 1963
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
JK
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 – 2005
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Kathleen Kennedy
1920 – 1948
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
KK
Eunice Kennedy
1921 – 2009
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
EK
Patricia Kennedy
1924 – 2006
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
PK
Robert Kennedy,
1925 – 1968
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
RK
Jean Kennedy
1928 – 1990
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JK
Senator Kennedy,
1932 – 2009
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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