Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALDAge: 1041890–1995
- Name
- Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALD
- Given names
- Rose Elizabeth
- Surname
- FITZGERALD
- Married Name
- Rose Elizabeth KENNEDY
 Birth | 22 July 1890 North End, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
 Death of a father | 2 October 1950 (Age 60) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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John Francis FITZGERALD
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| Death of a mother | 8 August 1964 (Age 74) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Josephine HANNON
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 Death | 22 January 1995 (Age 104) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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American Socialite. She was the matriarch of the politically prominent Kennedy family and mother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, and of Robert Francis Kennedy and Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, United States Senators. She was born Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest child of John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, a prominent figure in Boston politics who served one term in Congress and later became the city's mayor. The Fitzgerald family lived for a time at 39 Welles Avenue, in the Ashmont Hill section of Dorchester, Massachusetts while she attended the local Girl's Latin School. She graduated from Dorchester High School in 1906, then attended finishing school at a "strict French convent," and became her father's traveling companion; visiting many countries of Europe in 1908, and the newly built Panama Canal. She married wealthy financier Joseph Patrick Kennedy on October 7, 1914, after a courtship of more than 7 years. They set up housekeeping in nearby Brookline, in a house that is now a national historic landmark. She bore four sons and five daughters, among them a future president, and a number of senators and philanthropists, including the founder of the Special Olympics. Always a physically active person, she took brisk ocean swims in 50 degree weather -- even into her 80s. There is no question but that Rose cared for her children and assisted them in every way in their careers. However, she was not a particularly hands-on mother. "I did little diaper changing," she admitted. At the family’s summer retreat at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, Rose often sought solitude to remove herself from the ruckus of her big family. An intensely devout Roman Catholic, she would pray in her private retreat. Rose Kennedy did not push her own ambitions on her children the way her husband did. Instead, she quietly offered another path, by her own example, of religious and familial duty and personal stoicism. After the death of the president, she nearly cried. Regaining her self-composure, she declared, "No one will ever feel sorry for me." Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy outlived her husband and four of her nine children, dying at the age of 104 in 1995, from complications of pneumonia. Rose Kennedy was the longest-lived Presidential parent (and/or relative) in history. She was well-known for her philanthropic efforts, as well as leading the Grandparents' Parade at age 90 at the Special Olympics. Her life and work with the Special Olympics are documented in American Film Foundation's documentary “Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember.” Bio by: Edward Parsons |
 Burial | 25 January 1995 (3 days after death) Brookline, Holyhood Cemetery, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Publication: Find a Grave Memorial (Ancestry)
Text: Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy Birth 22 Jul 1890 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Death 22 Jan 1995 (aged 104) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Holyhood Cemetery Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Family Members Parents John Francis Fitzgerald 1863–1950 Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald 1865–1964 Siblings Mary Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan 1892–1936 Thomas Acton Fitzgerald 1895–1968 John Francis Fitzgerald 1898–1979 Eunice Josephine Fitzgerald 1900–1923 Frederick Hannon Fitzgerald 1904–1935 Spouse Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1888–1969 (m. 1914) Children Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1915–1944 Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1915–1944 John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917–1963 Rose Marie Kennedy 1918–2005 Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish 1920–1948 Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver 1921–2009 Patricia Kennedy Lawford 1924–2006 Robert Francis Kennedy 1925–1968 Jean Ann Kennedy Smith 1928–2020 Ted Kennedy 1932–2009 Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 31 Dec 2000 Find a Grave Memorial 1879 Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald KENNEDY |
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 Last change | 1 December 2021 - 15:49:03 by: Site Admin |
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Birth 11 February 1863 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K50 Death 2 October 1950 (Age 87) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Birth 31 October 1865 Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K51 Death 8 August 1964 (Age 98) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Marriage: 18 September 1889 — Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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10 months #1 herself |
Birth 22 July 1890 North End, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K2 Death 22 January 1995 (Age 104) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA |
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