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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Rose Kennedy
Countess of the Holy Roman Church
Kennedy c. 1967
BornRose Elizabeth Fitzgerald
(1890-07-22)July 22, 1890
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1995(1995-01-22) (aged 104)
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S.
BuriedHolyhood Cemetery
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse(s)
(m. 1914; died 1969)
Issue
SignatureRose Kennedy Signature.svg

Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an American philanthropist and socialite. She was the wife of businessman/politician Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.. Their nine children included President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy.

Early life

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Kennedy was born on July 22, 1890 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

She studied at Dorchester High School, at the New England Conservatory, at the Wellesley College, and at the Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart.

Marriage

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On October 7, 1914, she married Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..

Children

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They had 9 children:

Longevity

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She outlived four of her children and her husband.

Kennedy died on January 22, 1995 in Hyannis, Massachusetts from pneumonia, aged 104.

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