Patrick Kennedy (abt. 1823 - 1858)

Born about 16 Feb 1823 in Dunganstown, County Wexford, Ireland

Husband of Bridget (Murphy) Kennedy — married 16 Sep 1849 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1858 at about age 35 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Great Grandfather of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

Patrick Kennedy (bet. January 15 and 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.

DIsputed Parents

1) The Peerage which is completely unsourced, states: "Patrick Kennedy was born circa 1823. He was the son of Patrick Kennedy and Mary Johanna (?)."^[1] This information is also stated in an article by Edward Galvin, "The Kennedys of Massachusetts". His article indicates that the names are given in the Loretta Kennedy Connelly Collection, which is a folder at the JFK library that consists of "correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and John F. Kennedy's aunt and godmother, Mrs. George W. Connelly, also known as "Aunt Loretta." Materials consist primarily of greeting cards, thank you notes, well wishes, and general correspondence of a personal nature." ^[2]

2) Patrick Kennedy was the youngest son of farmer James Kennedy (1770–1840) and his wife Maria (c. 1779 – February 16, 1835). James Kennedy was born in Dunganstown,[2] (Whitechurch, New Ross, County Wexford) in Ireland to John Kennedy (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.^[3] This premise is based on the book The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings, by Thomas Maier. The book by Maier has been shown to be full of obvious errors and the statements about his parents are without sources or even evidence explained.

3) "Patrick was the third son and fourth child in his family ... he walked the six and a half kilometers ... to New Ross ... where he found employment at a cooperage ... as a barrel maker."^[4]

"Sometime in 1848 or 1849 ... Patrick emigrated from Dunganstown in County Wexford, Ireland ... there are several young Patricks, Pats, and P. Kennedys in the passenger lists of ships arriving in Boston in the late 1840s from Liverpool or New Ross... cannot be sure which was this Patrick ... He arrived in East Boston (or Noddle's Island, as it was known) and remained there for the rest of his life..."^[5]

Immigrated in 1848 to the United States and lived in Boston, Massachusetts where he worked as a cooper.^[6].^[7].^[8].

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 and Mary Barron) 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..^[3]

Marriage

He married on the 16th of September 1849, Bridget Murphy at the Cathedral of Holy Cross in Boston^{[9] [10]}

Children:

1. Mary L. Kennedy August 6, 1851 March 7, 1926 Married on January 1, 1883 to Lawrence M. Kane; had five children.
2. Joanna L. Kennedy November 27, 1852 February 23, 1926 Married on September 22, 1872 to Humphrey Charles Mahoney; had eight children.
3. John Kennedy III January 4, 1854 September 24, 1855 Died from cholera
4. Margaret M. Kennedy July 18, 1855 April 2, 1929 Married on February 21, 1882 to John Caulfield; had eight children.
5. Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy January 14, 1858 May 18, 1929 Married on November 23, 1887 to Mary Augusta Hickey; had four children.^[11]

Death

He died 9 months after his youngest son, P.J. Kennedy was born.

Death Date: 22 Nov 1858 (aged 34–35)^[12]

Death Place: East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial

Cambridge Cemetery

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

1. ↑ The Peerage #65269
2. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) vol 139, p 211-224, July 1985
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} https://infogalactic.com/info/Patrick_Kennedy_(1823%E2%80%931858)
4. ↑ The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
5. ↑ "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw
6. ↑ Birth Registration No. 4663. Pg.104 (City of Boston).Birth Registers.Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ NOTE : The citation of this birth record on Family Search is wrong; the date is the 27 July 1855 "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11738-129253-87?cc=1536925 : accessed 17 Jul 2014), 004341206 > image 169 of 331; Citing Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ NOTE : In daughter, Margaret's birth record, Pat Kennedy is listed working as a " Cooper".
9. ↑ Pg. 536. Burke's
10. ↑ Pg. 134. Roberts, Gary Boyd., Christopher Challender Child, and Julie Helen. Otto. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston, MA: New England Genealogical Society, 2009. Print.
11. ↑ https://upclosed.com/people/patrick-kennedy-7/ The contents of this page are sourced from a Wikipedia article.
12. ↑ FIndAGrave: Patrick Kennedy: Memorial ID: 86143316

• "The Kennedys of Massachusetts" by Edward L. Galvin in New England Historical and Genealogical Register,