Jean-Louis Lebris Kerouac (1922 - 1969)

Born 12 Mar 1922 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edie (Parker) Kerouac — married 22 Aug 1944 (to 1948) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 21 Oct 1969 at age 47 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States

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Biography

Jack Kerouac is Notable.

Novelist and poet who was a pioneer of the Beat Generation

American author Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis on March 12th, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Jean-Louis Kerouac ^[1][2] was the son of French Canadian immigrants who settled in Lowell, Massachusetts, he could not speak a word of English until age six and barely could upon entering Lowell High School.

He managed to attend Columbia University and even played football but, after breaking a leg, the school and sports were ended and his start of a nomadic existence where he never stayed long in one place. His most famous work was "The Beat Generation" however, his book "On the Road" best mirrored his own life and brought almost instant fame and recognition. ^[3] The character he described could have been himself, one who was a nobody propelled to a short span of greatness and fame, then it was back to being a nobody. All his published works were accomplished in a short span of time in the 1950s.

He became hindered and consumed by alcoholism, succumbing to cirrhosis of the liver at St Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. His remains were shipped back to his boyhood home of Lowell and after a mass at St. Jean Baptiste Cathedral, where he served as an altar boy, he was interred in the family Plot at Edson Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch: 19 May 2014, John Kerouac, Oct 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch: 25 December 2014, John L Kerouac, Oct 1969; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 3299, certificate number 60145, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Generation

See also:

• Wikipedia: Jack Kerouac
• Wikidata: Item Q160534, en:Wikipedia
• 1940 U.S. Census ; John Kerouac in household of B H Kerouac, Ward 6, Lowell, Lowell City, Middlesex, Massachusetts : FamilySearch
• Find A Grave Index ; Jack Kerouac, 1969; Burial, Lowell, MA, Edson Cemetery : FamilySearch, Find A Grave: Memorial #577
• Jack Kerouac letter to mother recounts ‘On the Road’ adventures ; The Guardian : LINK
• “The Beat” chronicles the effect of two pop-culture icons: Jack Kerouac and Elvis Presley : YouTube
• Jack Kerouac's Life in Orlando Florida : YouTube
• 1959 Jack Kerouac on The Steve Allen Show with Steve Allen : YouTube
• Kirouac, François. Généalogie de l'auteur franco-américain Jack Kerouac. Québec : Association des familles Kirouac, 2016. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) Online version
• Hey Jack Kerouac by 10,000 Maniacs

Jack Kerouac’s Search for his Roots [1]