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Robert Francis Kennedy 1925 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 NOV 1925

Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 JUN 1968

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Joseph Kennedy

Mother: Rose Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Ethel Skakel

Children(s): Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, David Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy, Matthew Kennedy, Douglas Kennedy, Rory Kennedy

The story of Robert Francis Kennedy began in 1925 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Robert Francis Kennedy married Ethel Skakel, and had children including Kathleen Hartington Kennedy, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy, David Anthony Kennedy, Mary Courtney Kennedy, Michael Lemoyne Kennedy, Mary Kerry Kennedy, Christopher George Kennedy, Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Douglas Harriman Kennedy, Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy. Robert Francis Kennedy passed away in 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Francis Kennedy began in 1925 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Robert Francis Kennedy married Ethel Skakel, and had children including Kathleen Hartington Kennedy, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy, David Anthony Kennedy, Mary Courtney Kennedy, Michael Lemoyne Kennedy, Mary Kerry Kennedy, Christopher George Kennedy, Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Douglas Harriman Kennedy, Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy.
  • Robert Francis Kennedy passed away in 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Kennedy
1888 – 1969
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Rose Fitzgerald
1890 – 1995
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Skakel
1928 –
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Kathleen Kennedy
1951 –
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Kennedy
1952 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Robert Kennedy
1954 –
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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David Kennedy
1955 – 1984
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Mary Kennedy
1956 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Michael Kennedy
1958 –
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Mary Kennedy
1959 –
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Christopher Kennedy
1963 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Matthew Kennedy
1965 –
Birth Location: New York, New York, New York, USA
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Douglas Kennedy
1967 –
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Rory Kennedy
1968 –
Birth Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Robert Kennedy's Ancestors

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Robert Kennedy
1925 – 1968
Birth Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
1888 – 1969
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Rose (Elizabeth) Fitzgerald
1890 – 1995
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Kennedy's Descendants

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Robert (Francis) Kennedy (20 NOV 1925 – 6 JUN 1968) m. Ethel Skakel (11 APR 1928 – )
  1. 1. Kathleen (Hartington) Kennedy (4 JUL 1951 – )
  2. 2. Joseph (Patrick) Kennedy (24 SEP 1952 – )
  3. 3. Robert (Francis) Kennedy (17 JAN 1954 – )
  4. 4. David (Anthony) Kennedy (15 JUN 1955 – 25 APR 1984)
  5. 5. Mary (Courtney) Kennedy (9 SEP 1956 – )
  6. 6. Michael (Lemoyne) Kennedy (27 FEB 1958 – )
  7. 7. Mary (Kerry) Kennedy (8 SEP 1959 – )
  8. 8. Christopher (George) Kennedy (4 JUL 1963 – )
  9. 9. Matthew (Maxwell Taylor) Kennedy (9 JAN 1965 – )
  10. 10. Douglas (Harriman) Kennedy (24 MAR 1967 – )
  11. 11. Rory (Elizabeth Katherine) Kennedy (12 DEC 1968 – )

Robert Kennedy's Timeline

3 Records

1925
20 NOV 1925
Birth of Robert Francis Kennedy in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1968
JUN 1968
Age 43
Burial of Robert Francis Kennedy in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
1968
6 JUN 1968
Age 43
Death of Robert Francis Kennedy in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1925
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUN 1968
    Event Place: Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1968
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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