Joseph Aloysius Kennedy (abt. 1857 - 1892)

Born about 1857 in Ireland

Husband of Mary Jane (Kinlon) Kennedy — married 8 May 1881 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1892 at about age 35 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Joseph Aloysius Kennedy^[1] was born in 1857,^[2][3] in Ireland,^[2][3] to Joseph R Kennedy and Mary Ann Preston.^[2] He was baptized on 1 April 1857, in Saints Peter and Paul, Clonmel, Tipperary and Waterford, (Waterford and Lismore Diocese), Ireland. ^{[2] [4]}

In 1870, he was living in ward 6, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, with his parents and two siblings. He was a painter. ^[3]

In 1880, he was living at 255 West 30th Street, New York City, New York. He was a carriage painter. He was living with his brother Peter Kennedy, who was also a carriage painter. ^[5]

He married Mary Jane Kinlon on 8 May 1881, in Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. ^[4] They had at least three children:

James Philip Kennedy (1885-1886)

Joseph Francis Kennedy (1887-1954)

Rose Ann Kennedy (1892-1971)

His mother died on 15 December 1891. On 23 December 1891, he renounced his right to administer her estate, and asked that his brother Michael be appointed administrator. ^[6]

He died on 1 June 1892, at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. He was living at 305 South 9th Street, Jersey City. He died of chronic nephritis, which he had had for about eight months. He was a painter. He was buried on 3 June 1892. The funeral was held from his late residence, 305 Ninth Street, Jersey City, New Jersey. A high mass of requiem was offered at St Michael's Roman Catholic Church. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Joseph Francis Kennedy, SS no. 146-20-7102, 27 September 1943, Application for Account No. (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

   146-20-7102

   Joseph F Kennedy

   534 Washington Av, Linden, N.J.

   full name at birth: Joseph Francis Kennedy

   born 30 Dec 1887, Jersey City, Hudson, NJ, to Joseph Aloysius Kennedy and Mary Jane Kinlin

   male, white, never applied for social security account number or railroad retirement number

   unemployed

   27 September 1943, Joseph Francis Kennedy

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 'Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915', Josephus Kennedy (1 Apr 1857); database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61039/images/02463_01_0264 : accessed 23 January 2021); citing Waterford and Lismore, SS Peter and Paul, Clonmel, 1836-1859.

   'MENSIS. 1857 Aprilis 1'

   'NOMINA INFANCTIUM. Josephus f leg'

   'NOMINA PARENTUM. Josephus Kennedy + Maria Ann Preston'

   'NOMINA SUSCEPTORUM. Michael Green + Maria Fitzgerald'

   'NOMINA CELEBRANTIS. Andreas Walsh'

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1870 U.S. census, ward 6, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, p. 8 verso stamped = p. 16 penned, family 141; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QTJ-75 : accessed 22 January 2021); citing National Archives, microfilm series M593, roll 867.

   Joseph Kennedy, 56, male, white, born Ireland, carriage painter, male, citizen eligible to vote

   Mary A Kennedy, 50, female, white, born Ireland, keeps house

   Peter Kennedy, 15, male, white, born Ireland, painter

   Joseph Kennedy, 13, male, white, born Ireland, painter

   Michael Kennedy, 8, male, white, born Ireland, at home, attended school within the year

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} New Jersey, marriage record, Joseph A Kennedy and Mary J Kinlan, 8 May 1881; New Jersey State Archives.

   Joseph A Kennedy, resident West Bergen, 25 years old, born Ireland, to Joseph [Kennedy] and Mary A Preston (both born Ireland), painter, first marriage

   Mary J Kinlan, born US, 21 years old, resident West Bergen, first marriage, born to Philip Kinlan and Rosanna Kerins (both born Ireland)

   married 8 May 1881, St Patricks Church

   witnesses: Peter Kennedy, Rosanna Connors

5. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, New York City, New York County, New York, population schedule, enumeration district 410, page 32 C stamped = 23 penned, family 207; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB5-S7L : accessed 25 January 2021); citing National Archives, microfilm series T9, roll 866.

   [other members of the household not transcribed]

   255 W 30th St (between 7th and 8th Ave)

   Peter Kennedy, white, male, 26, single, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, Carriage Painter

   Joseph Kennedy, white, male, 24, single, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, Carriage Painter

6. ↑ 'New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, #.12663, estate of Mary A. Kennedy; database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8796/005670509_00772 : accessed 9 Apr 2017); citing Hudson County, unrecorded estate papers.

   Ellen Scott and Josephine Arnold children of Mary A Kennedy, who died intestate, renounced their right of administration and asked that Michael J Kennedy be appointed administrator, 23 Dec 1891

   Joseph A Kennedy, son of Mary A Kennedy, who died intestate, renounced his right of administration and asked that Michael J Kennedy be appointed administrator, 23 Dec 1891

   notice to creditors was published in The Jersey City News for 10 weeks starting 31 Dec 1891, and was set up in five public places

7. ↑ New Jersey, death certificate, Joseph Kennedy, 1 June 1892, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; New Jersey State Archives.

   Joseph Kennedy

   33, born Ireland, white, painter, married

   born to Joseph Kennedy (born Ireland) and Mary Kennedy (unknown birth)

   last residence 305 9th St Jersey City

   died 1 June 1892, at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, of chronic nephritis (duration about 8 months)

   buried HCC Cemetery

8. ↑ Joseph A. Kennedy, death notice, Jersey Journal [Jersey City New Jersey], Thursday 2 June 1892, p. 1, col. 6; image copy, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/ : accessed 4 February 2017).

   'KENNEDY--On Wednesday, June 1, 1892. Joseph A. Kennedy, aged 34 years.

   'Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Friday morning, June 3, at 8:30 o'clock, from his late residence, no. 305 Ninth Street; thence to St. Michael's R.C. Church, where a high mass of requiem will be offered up for the happy repose of his soul.'

See also

• Joseph Aloysius Kennedy, on FamilySearch's Family Tree