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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (
July 22,
1890 –
January 22,
1995) was the wife of
Joseph Kennedy and the mother of President
John F. Kennedy.
Birth
Born
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald in the
North End neighborhood of
Boston, Massachusetts, she was the eldest child of
John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald and his wife,
Mary Josephine Hannon. "Honey Fitz" was a prominent figure in
Boston politics and served one term as a member of
United States Congress and two terms as the
Mayor of Boston.
As a young child, Rose lived in a Victorian mansard-style home in the Ashmont Hill section of
Dorchester, Massachusetts and attended the local
Girl's Latin School. The home later burned down, but a plaque at Welles Avenue and Harley Street proclaims "Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Square". The plaque was dedicated by her son, Senator
Edward M. Kennedy, on Rose's 102nd birthday in
1992.
Rose studied at the convent school Kasteel Bloemendal in
Vaals,
Holland, and graduated from
Dorchester High School in
1906. She also attended the
New England Conservatory in
Boston where she studied piano
(External Link
). After being refused permission by her father to attend
Wellesley College, Rose enrolled at the
Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart (as it was known at that time). In
1908, Rose and her father embarked on a tour of
Europe.
Marriage and children
On
October 7,
1914 Rose married
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. after a courtship of more than seven years. They first lived in a home in
Brookline that's now the
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site. Rose and Joseph had the following nine children:
| Name |
Birth |
Death |
chievements |
arriage |
ause of death |
| Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. |
July 25 1915 |
August 12 1944 |
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| John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
May 29 1917 |
November 22 1963 |
United States Representative (1947-1953)
United States Senator (1953-1960)
President of the United States (1961-1963) |
September 12 1953 to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. |
Assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas |
| Rosemary Kennedy |
September 3 1918 |
January 7 2005 |
Underwent a lobotomy in 1941 which left her incapacitated; she was institutionalized from 1949 until her death. |
|
Natural causes |
| Kathleen Agnes Kennedy |
February 20 1920 |
May 13 1948 |
Marchioness of Hartington |
Married on May 6 1944 to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington. |
Airplane crash over Sainte-Bauzille, Ardèche, France. |
| Eunice Mary Kennedy |
July 10 1921 |
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Founder of Special Olympics |
Married on May 23 1953 to Robert Sargent Shriver. |
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May 6 1924 |
September 17 2006 |
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Married on April 24 1954 to British actor Peter Lawford; divorced in 1966. |
Complications from pneumonia |
| Robert Francis Kennedy |
November 20 1925 |
June 6 1968 |
United States Attorney General (1961-1964), United States Senator (1965-1968) |
Married on June 17 1950 to Ethel Skakel |
Assassinated on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. |
| Jean Ann Kennedy |
February 20 1928 |
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United States Ambassador to Ireland (1993-1998) |
Married on May 19 1956 to Stephen Edward Smith. |
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| Edward Moore Kennedy |
February 22, 1932 |
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United States Senator (1962-present) |
Married on November 29 1958 to Joan Bennett; divorced on December 6 1982. Remarried in 1992 to Victoria Reggie. |
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Rose was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in
1969, and four of her nine children: Joseph Jr. in
1944, Kathleen in
1948, John F. in
1963 and Robert in
1968. Just eight months after John F. was assassinated, Rose's mother, Mary, died at the age of 98.
Rosemary Kennedy died on
January 7,
2005 at the age of 86 and
Patricia Kennedy Lawford died on
September 17,
2006 at the age of 82, both from natural causes. As of
April 2008, only three children are still living: 86-year old
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 80-year old
Jean Kennedy Smith and 76-year-old
Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy.
Death
In
1984, at the age of 94, Rose suffered a severe stroke leaving her confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
She maintained her residence at the
Kennedy Compound in
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts and was cared for by private nurses and staff. On
January 22,
1995, Rose died from complications from
pneumonia at the age of 104. She continues to be the longest-lived presidential relative in history. Her longevity can be attributed to both parents as her father died in
1950 at age 87 and her mother died in
1964 at age 98.
Legacy
Well-known for her
philanthropic efforts and for leading the Grandparents' Parade at age
90 at the
Special Olympics, Rose's life and work are documented in the
Oscar-nominated short documentary .
Rose is also one of six women from the
United States to have the title Papal Countess bestowed upon her by the
Roman Catholic Church. She received this honor in
1951 by
Pope Pius XII in recognition of her "exemplary motherhood and many charitable works."
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