Patrick Kennedy (1823–1858)

Patrick Kennedy
Born February 16, 1823
New Ross, Wexford, Ireland
Died November 22, 1858(1858-11-22) (aged 35)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of death Cholera
Resting place Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Cambridge Cemetery
Occupation Farmer
Political party Democratic
Religion Catholicism
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. and Maria Maiden
Family See Kennedy family

Patrick Kennedy (February 16, 1823 – November 22, 1858) was an Irish farmer 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

Patrick Kennedy was the youngest son of farmer James Kennedy Sr. (1770–1840) and his wife Maria Maiden (1779 – February 16, 1835).[1] James Kennedy was born in Dunganstown,[2] (Whitechurch, New Ross, County Wexford) in Ireland, he was the second son of farmer John Kennedy I (1738–1803), and Bridget Shallow (1744–1774). James inherited a small farm from his father during the Penal Law times in Ireland. Patrick had three older siblings:

Patrick's father James Kennedy Sr. was an Irish local farmer. He was the paternal grandfather of businessman/politician Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy (1858–1929), paternal great-grandfather of businessman/politician Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), and the paternal great-great grandfather of President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963). James married Maria Maiden (1779-1835) in 1798 in Ireland, and they had four children : John Kennedy II (1804–1864) a local farmer, James Kennedy Jr. (1816–1881) also a local farmer, Mary Kennedy (1820–1898), and Patrick Kennedy.

James Kennedy Sr. died in 1840 at the age of 70.

James' father John Kennedy I was also born in Dunganstown, County Wexford in Ireland. He was the eldest son of farmer Thomas Kennedy (1703–1788) and Rose Elizabeth Davis (1706–1790), daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald Davis (1660–1757). John Kennedy I was the paternal great-great-great grandfather of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy.[3]

Adulthood

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 America. 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 (daughter of Phillip Murphy (1771-1850) and Mary Barron (1776-1846)) made her way to Boston and married Kennedy, on September 26, 1849 in the Holy Redeemer Church by Father John Williams, who later became Boston's Roman Catholic Archbishop.

Patrick Kennedy died on November 22, 1858, from cholera at age 35, exactly 105 years before the assassination of his great-grandson John.

Children

Patrick and Bridget had five children:

NameBirthDeathNotes
Mary L. KennedyAugust 6, 1851March 7, 1926Married on January 1, 1883 to Lawrence M. Kane; had five children.
Joanna L. KennedyNovember 27, 1852February 23, 1926Married on September 22, 1872 to Humphrey Charles Mahoney; had eight children.
John Kennedy IIIJanuary 4, 1854September 24, 1855Died from cholera
Margaret M. KennedyJuly 18, 1855April 2, 1929Married on February 21, 1882 to John Caulfield; had eight children.
Patrick Joseph "P. J." KennedyJanuary 14, 1858May 18, 1929Married on November 23, 1887 to Mary Augusta Hickey; had four children.

References

  1. ↑ Maier, Thomas (2003). The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings. Basic Books. p. . ISBN 978-0-465-04317-0.
  2. ↑ "John F. Kennedy's Ancestors". Irish Townland Maps. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kennedy Homestead". Warren Farm Guest Cottages.
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