Kennedy family

Kennedy

Current region	Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
Place of origin	United States and Ireland
Distinctions	Prominence in politics Family tragedies
Estate	Kennedy Compound

Members of the Kennedy family at the birthday of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. in September 1963.

The Kennedy family is an American family of Irish descent that is prominent in American politics, government, public service, and business during the mid-to-late 20th century. The first Kennedys to reside in America were Patrick Kennedy and Bridget Murphy, who sailed from Ireland to America in 1849.^[1] Their son P. J. went into politics and business. P. J. and his wife Mary Hickey were the parents of businessman and politician Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.^[2] The nine children of Joseph Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald were Joseph Jr., John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, and Ted. John served as president, while Robert and Ted both became prominent senators. The Kennedys' political involvement has revolved around the Democratic Party. Harvard University educations have been common among them, and they have contributed heavily to that university's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The wealth and glamour of the family members, as well as their extensive and continuing involvement in public service, have elevated them to iconic status over the past half-century, with the Kennedys sometimes referred to as "America's Royal Family".

Joseph Sr. originally pinned his hopes on eldest son, Joseph Jr., to enter politics and be elected president. After Joseph Jr. was killed during World War II, however, those hopes later fell on his second son, John, to become president. Soon after John was elected in 1960, he, Robert, and Ted all held prominent positions in the federal government. They received intense publicity, often emphasizing their relative youth, allure, education, and future in politics. Between 1947 and 2011, there were 64 years with a Kennedy in elective office in Washington. This spans more than a quarter of the nation's existence.^[3]

The family has been at the center of many tragedies, which contributed to the idea of the "Kennedy curse". Rosemary was forced to undergo a lobotomy which crippled her entire life; John and Robert were both assassinated during the 1960s; Ted was involved in the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, which caused the death of his young colleague, Mary Jo Kopechne; and Joseph Jr., Kathleen, and John Jr. all died in plane crashes.

Family tree

Kennedy family tree[lower-roman 1]
I.[lower-roman 2] James Kennedy (c.1770–c.1840) Maria (maiden name unknown) (1779–1835)[lower-roman 3] II. Patrick Kennedy (c.1823, Ireland–​1858, U.S.)[lower-roman 4] Bridget Murphy (c.1824–1888)[lower-roman 5] III. Mary L. Kennedy (1851–1926) Joanna L. Kennedy (1852–1926) John Kennedy III (1854–1855) Margaret M. Kennedy (1855–1929) Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Kennedy (1858–1929) Mary Augusta Hickey (1857–1923)[lower-roman 6] John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald (1863–1950) Mary Josephine 'Josie' Hannon (1865–1964)[lower-roman 7] Ftz-H Ftz-H IV. Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy, Sr. (1888–1969) Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890–1995)[lower-roman 8] Francis Benedict Kennedy (1891–1892) Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892–1972) George William Connelly (1898–1971) Margaret Louise Kennedy (1898–1974) Charles Joseph Burke (1899–1967) V. Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. (1915–1944) John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–1963) Rose Marie Kennedy (1918–2005) Kathleen Agnes Kennedy (1920–1948) Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921–2009) Patricia Helen Kennedy (1924–2006) Robert Francis 'Bobby' Kennedy (1925–1968) Jean Ann Kennedy (b. 1928) Edward Moore 'Ted' Kennedy (1932–2009) Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (1929–1994) William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944) Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (1915–2011) Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (1923–1984) Ethel Skakel (b. 1928) Stephen Edward Smith (1927–1990) Virginia Joan Bennett (b. 1936) 1st m./div. Victoria Anne Reggie (b. 1954) 2nd m. VI. Arabella Kennedy (1956–1956) Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (b. 1957) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. (1960–1999) Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (1963–1963) Kara Anne Kennedy (1960–2011) Edward Moore Kennedy, Jr. (b. 1961) Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (b. 1967) CK-S Robert Sargent Shriver III (b. 1954) Maria Owings Shriver (b. 1955) Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) Timothy Perry Shriver (b. 1959) Mark Kennedy Shriver (b. 1964) Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (b. 1965) Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (b. 1957) William Kennedy Smith (b. 1960) Amanda Mary Smith (b. 1967) Kym Maria Smith (b. 1972) MSh-Schw Christopher Kennedy Lawford (b. 1955) Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford (b. 1956) Victoria Francis Lawford (b. 1958) Robin Elizabeth Lawford (b. 1961) Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (b. 1951) Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b. 1952) Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (b. 1954) David Anthony Kennedy (1955–1984) Mary Courtney Kennedy (b. 1956) Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (1958–1997) Mary Kerry 'Kerry' Kennedy (b. 1959) Christopher George Kennedy (b. 1963) Matthew Maxwell Taylor 'Max' Kennedy (b. 1965) Douglas Harriman Kennedy (b. 1967) Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (b. 1968) JPK2-R JPK2-R MSh-Schw CK-S VII.[lower-roman 9] Joseph Patrick Kennedy III (b. 1980) Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (b. 1989) Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (b. 1993) John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (b. 1993)
Notes: Lundy, Darryl (10 May 2003). "Patrick Kennedy". The Peerage. p. 6527 § 65269. Retrieved 21 October 2014. Patrick Kennedy M, b. circa 1823, d. 22 November 1858 The numbering of generations (in Roman numerals I–VII) is arbitrary Marriage Maier 2003, p.  Parents: Maier, Thomas (2003). The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings. Basic Books. p. . ISBN 978-0-465-04317-0. Marriage: Collier, P.; Horowitz, D. (1984). The Kennedys - An American Drama. Marriage: "Mary Augusta Hickey". Find A Grave. Retrieved April 16, 2014. Marriage: Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2001). The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga. Simon and Schuster. pp. 88–89. Parents: Goodwin 2001, pp. 88–89 In generation VII, only notable family members are listed

Coat of Arms

Arms of John F. Kennedy

Notes The Grant of Arms granting this Arms to all descendants of Patrick Kennedy was presented to John Fitzgerald Kennedy Sr. from the Chief Herald of Ireland on 17 March 1961, St. Patrick's Day. Adopted 17 March 1961 Crest Between two olive branches a cubit sinister arm in armour erect, the hand holding a sheaf of four arrows, points upwards, all proper Escutcheon Sable three helmets in profile Or within a bordure per saltaire Gules and Ermine Symbolism The 3 helmets on black alludes to the Arms of the O'Kennedys of Ormonde, and the red and Ermine allude the Arms of the FitzGeralds of Desmond. The olive branches and arrows symbolise America, because the olive branches and the arrows that appear in the Arms also appear in the talons of the American Eagle in the Great Seal of the United States of America.

References

1. Maier, Thomas (2003). The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings. Basic Books. p. . ISBN 978-0-465-04317-0.
2. The Kennedy Family The JFK Library, accessed Feb 10, 2016
3. Levenson, Michael (February 13, 2010). "Pondering a Congress without Kennedys". The Boston Globe.

External links

• The Kennedys: A Family Tree, St. Petersburg Times Online
• Interactive Kennedy Family Tree, Family Tree Online, a project from GiGaSoft Software GmbH
• Kennedy Family Tree, The American Experience, PBS
• Kennedy Family Tree, The New York Times
• Kennedy Family, The Political Graveyard