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Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy

Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy

Male 1888 - 1969  (81 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Joseph Patrick Kennedy 
    Nickname Joe 
    Birth 6 Sep 1888  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 9 Sep 1888  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L89N-K6J 
    Death 18 Nov 1969  Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I168317  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Patrick Joseph Kennedy,   b. 14 Jan 1858, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1929, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Mary Augusta Hickey,   b. 6 Dec 1857, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1923, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1887  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1995, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 104 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1914  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Patrick "Jack" Kennedy, Jr,   b. 25 Jul 1915, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1944, Near Blythburgh, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +2. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy,   b. 29 May 1917, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1963, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     3. Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 2005, Jefferson, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Kathleen Agnes "Kick" Kennedy,   b. 20 Feb 1920, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1948, Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, République française Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     5. Eunice Mary Kennedy,   b. 10 Jul 1921, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 2009, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     6. Patricia Helen Kennedy,   b. 6 May 1924, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 2006, New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     7. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy,   b. 20 Nov 1925, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1968, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     8. Jean Ann Kennedy,   b. 20 Feb 1928, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2020, New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     9. Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy,   b. 22 Feb 1932, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 2009, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F42361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Sep 1888 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 9 Sep 1888 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Oct 1914 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Nov 1969 - Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Born in 1888, the grandson of an Irish immigrant, Joseph Patrick Kenne d y had an enormous drive to acquire both fame and fortune, from the tim e h e was a school boy he was interested in making money. He had an inter esti ng hobby of tinkering with clocks. Joe was a poor student, but goo d at at hletics and had an attractive personality. He was able to overcom e many e thnic barriers during his school years at Boston Latin, a protes tant an d primarily Yankee school. Was one of the youngest Bank President s in U S history. He was fiercely proud of his family. He was quoted as h aving s aid his family was the finest thing in his life. His often cite d goal wa s to be a millionaire by the age of 35. Within a year and a ha lf of grad uating from Harvard College, he had progressed from bank cler k through ba nk examiner to bank president and was on his way. Publicit y from bein g the youngest U. S. bank president opened doors to other opp ortunities . Soon his financial enterprises embraced real estate, the sto ck market a nd motion pictures. Kennedy's accumulated wealth by 1929 ena bled him t o establish one million dollar trust funds for each of his chi ldren. I n the 1930's he began to put his intelligence, personality an d money int o politics. His involvement in Roosevelt's inner circle duri ng the presi dential campaign led him to believe he would receive a cabin et post. Alth ough that never materialized, he was chosen to head the new ly created Sec urities and Exchange Commission, the regulatory body set u p to govern th e financial community. Later, he headed the Maritime Comm ission. However , his most famous appointment was that of ambassador to t he Court of Sain t James. He served from 1937 until 1940 when he retire d from public serv ice and returned to the business world. In 1961 he suf fered a debilitatin g stroke followed by relapses and heart attacks tha t left him virtually i ncapacitated until his death in 1969.



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