Rosanna (Cox) Fitzgerald (1834 - 1879)

Born 1834 in County Cavan, Ireland

Wife of Thomas Fitzgerald — married 4 Nov 1857 in Boston, Massachutesetts, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1879 at about age 45 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald is the great grand mother of US President John F. Kennedy.

Rosanna Cox was born circa 1834. She was the daughter of Philip Cox and Mary (?).^[1] She married Thomas FitzGerald, son of Michael FitzGerald and Ellen Wilmouth, on 15 November 1857 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^[2] She died on 12 March 1879 at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^[1] She was buried on 15 March 1879 at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ^[3]

The grandmother of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald gave birth to 12 children in her short lifespan, nine of whom lived to adulthood. She died suddenly when she heard a rumor that her entire family had been killed in a train wreck on the way to their Sunday School picnic. The rumor, of course, was false.^[3]

Birth

Birthplace Ireland

Birth Year (Estimated) 1834

Father's Name Philip

Father's Birthplace Ireland

Mother's Name Mary

Mother's Birthplace Ireland

Spouse's Name Thomas ^[4]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas FItzgerald

Wife: Rosanna Cox

Children:

1. Michael Fitzgerald 1858-1860
2. James T. Fitzgerald 1860-1950
3. Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Jr. 1861-1893
4. JOHN FRANCIS FITZGERALD
5. Michael J. Fitzgerald 1864-1925
6. William S. Fitzgerald 1865-1899
7. Edward C. Fitzgerald 1867-1940
8. Joseph A. Fitzgerald 1868-1920
9. Ellen Rosanna Fitzgerald 1870-1870
10. George F. Fitzgerald 1871-1914
11. Henry S. Fitzgerald 1875-1955
12. Mary Ellen Fitzgerald 1879-1879

Death

Death Date: 12 Mar 1879 (aged 42–43)

Death Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1879^[4]

Death Place Boston, Massachusetts^[4]

Residence Place Boston, Massachusetts^[4]

Address 465 Hanover St^[4]

Age 45

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWKX-2CD : 6 April 2020), Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald, 10 Mar 1879; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 312 p 59, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,217.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR3-XV8 : 24 May 2018), Thomas Fitzgerald and Rose Cox, 15 Nov 1857; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 December 2020), memorial page for Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald (1836–12 Mar 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #86157514, citing Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Harvey (contributor 47464825) .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch Thomas in entry for Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald 10 December 2014, , 10 Mar 1879; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 312 p 59, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,217.

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