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1858 Jan 14, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
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1858 Jan 16, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY
1887 Nov 23, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1929 May 18, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA
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politician
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy was the first Kennedy to enter into politics
during an era of ward bosses that controlled the political machinery
of Boston. In 1886 he was elected to the State Senate for his ward
and served three terms. He married Mary Augusta Hickey, the daughter
of a prosperous businessman.
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1857 Dec 6, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
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PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEDY
1887 Nov 23, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1923 May 20, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA
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1863 Feb 11, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1863 Feb 12, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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MARY JOSEPHINE HANNON
1889 Sep 18, ConcordMiddlesex County, MA, USA
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1950 Oct 3, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1950 Oct 5, West RoxburySuffolk County, MA, USA
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Boston Mayor
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1865 Oct 31, Town of ActonMiddlesex County, MA, USA
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JOHN FRANCIS "HONEY FITZ" FITZGERALD
1889 Sep 18, ConcordMiddlesex County, MA, USA
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1964 Aug 8, DorchesterSuffolk County, MA, USA
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Mary Josephine's family tried to discourage her marriage to John
Fitzgerald. As second cousins they needed a dispensation from the
Catholic Church. (Canon law at the time forbid marriages which fell
within the third degree of consanguinity.) The underlying reason was
probably the fear that Josie, as she was called, and John would risk
producing retarded children. However, the love match prevailed as
records show that the dispensation was granted on September 7 and the
marriage took place September 18.
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1888 Sep 6, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1888 Sep 9, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD
1914 Oct 7, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1969 Nov 18, Hyannis PortBarnstable County, MA, USA
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After 18 Nov 1969, BrooklineNorfolk County, MA, USA
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Ambassador
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Born in 1888, the grandson of an Irish immigrant, Joseph Patrick
Kennedy had an enormous drive to acquire both fame and fortune. His
often cited goal was to be a millionaire by the age of 35. Within a
year and a half of graduating from Harvard College, he had progressed
from bank clerk through bank examiner to bank president and was on
his way. Publicity from being the youngest U. S. bank president
opened doors to other opportunities. Soon his financial enterprises
embraced real estate, the stock market and motion pictures. Kennedy's
accumulated wealth by 1929 enabled him to establish one million dollar
trust funds for each of his children. In the 1930's he began to put
his intelligence, personality and money into politics. His
involvement in Roosevelt's inner circle during the presidential
campaign led him to believe he would receive a cabinet post. Although
that never materialized, he was chosen to head the newly created
Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulatory body set up to
govern the financial community. Later, he headed the Maritime
Commission. However, his most famous appointment was that of
ambassador to the Court of Saint James. He served from 1937 until
1940 when he retired from public service and returned to the business
world. In 1961 he suffered a debilitating stroke followed by relapses
and heart attacks that left him virtually incapacitated until his
death in 1969.
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1890 Jul 22, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY
1914 Oct 7, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
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1995 Jan 22, HyannisMA, USA
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Hyannis PortBarnstable County, MA, USA
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