Patrick Kennedy
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| Born | February 16, 1823 New Ross, Wexford, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| 💀Died | November 22, 1858 (aged 35) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.November 22, 1858 (aged 35) |
| Cause of death | Cholera |
| Resting place | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Cambridge Cemetery |
| 💼 Occupation | Farmer, Businessman, Politician |
| 🏛️ Political party | Democratic |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Bridget Murphy (m. 1849–1858; his death) |
| 👶 Children | Mary L. Kennedy Joanna L. Kennedy John Kennedy III Margaret M. Kennedy P. J. Kennedy |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | James Kennedy Sr. Maria Maiden |
| 👪 Relatives | See Kennedy family |
| Family | John Kennedy I (grandfather) Thomas Kennedy (great-grandfather) |
Patrick Kennedy (February 16, 1823 – November 22, 1858) was an Irish farmer, businessman, and politician who moved to East Boston, Massachusetts from County Wexford, Ireland. He was born in New Ross, Ireland. He was the father of businessman/politician P. J. Kennedy, paternal grandfather of businessman/politician Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and patrilineal great-grandfather of World War II casualty Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy.
Early life and ancestry[edit]
Patrick Kennedy was the youngest son of farmer James Kennedy Sr. (1770-1840) and Maria Maiden (1779-1836). James was born in Dunganstown,[1] (Whitechurch, New Ross, County Wexford) in Ireland. He was the second son of farmer John Kennedy I (1738–1803), and Bridget Shallow (1744–1774). John was also born in Dunganstown, (Whitechurch, New Ross, County Wexford) in Ireland. He was the eldest son of farmer Thomas Kennedy (1703-1788) and Rose Davis (1709-1790). James inherited a small farm from his father during the Penal Law times in Ireland. Patrick had three older siblings:
- Mary Kennedy (1820–1898), who married James Molloy
- John Kennedy (1804–1864), a local farmer who married Mary K. Gunnip.
- James Kennedy Jr. (1816–1881), also a local farmer who married Catherine Colfer.
James Kennedy Sr. (1770-1840), was the great-great-grandfather of President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), John Kennedy I (1738-1803), was his great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Kennedy (1703-1788), was his great-great-great-great-grandfather.
Adulthood[edit]
At the age of 26, Kennedy decided to leave Ireland, largely because he knew that a third-born son had virtually no hope of running his family's farm. His good friend at Cherry Bros. Brewery in New Ross, Patrick Barron, who taught Kennedy the skills of coopering, had come to that conclusion months earlier and left for the United States.[clarification needed] In October 1848, Patrick Kennedy decided to follow.
Patrick Kennedy arrived in Boston on April 22, 1849, having sailed from Liverpool, England on the Washington Irving, a substantial packet ship from the East Boston yard of Donald McKay. Patrick Barron helped settle him into Boston life and organized his coopering job on Noddle's Island (present-day East Boston). Not long after, Barron's cousin Bridget Murphy (1821 - December 20, 1888) who was the daughter of Phillip Murphy (1771-1850) and Mary Barron (1776-1846) who made her way to Boston and married Kennedy, on September 26, 1849 in the Holy Redeemer Church by Father John Joseph Williams, who later became Boston's Roman Catholic Archbishop.
After ten years in the United States, Patrick Kennedy died on November 22, 1858, from cholera at age 35.
Children[edit]
Patrick and Bridget had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Mary L. Kennedy | August 6, 1851 | March 7, 1926 | Married on January 1, 1883 to Lawrence M. Kane; had five children. |
| Joanna L. Kennedy | November 27, 1852 | February 23, 1926 | Married on September 22, 1872 to Humphrey Charles Mahoney; had eight children. |
| John Kennedy III | January 4, 1854 | September 24, 1855 | Died from cholera |
| Margaret M. Kennedy | July 18, 1855 | April 2, 1929 | Married on February 21, 1882 to John Caulfield; had eight children. |
| Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy | January 14, 1858 | May 18, 1929 | Married on November 23, 1887 to Mary Augusta Hickey; had four children. |
References[edit]
- ↑ "John F. Kennedy's Ancestors". Irish Townland Maps. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
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