Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Rose Kennedy | |
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Countess of the Holy Roman Church | |
Born | Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald July 22, 1890 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | January 22, 1995 Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 104)
Buried | Holyhood Cemetery Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Signature | Rose 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
[change | change source]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.
Family
[change | change source]Marriage
[change | change source]On October 7, 1914, she married Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr..
Children
[change | change source]They had 9 children:
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (1915-1944)
- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
- Rosemary Kennedy (1918-2005)
- Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish (1920-1948)
- Eunice Kennedy (1921-2009)
- Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924-2006)
- Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
- Jean Kennedy Smith (1928-2020)
- Ted Kennedy (1932-2009)
Longevity
[change | change source]She outlived four of her children and her husband.
Death
[change | change source]Kennedy died on January 22, 1995 in Hyannis, Massachusetts from pneumonia, aged 104.
References
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