Kathleen Agnes KENNEDYAge: 281920–1948
- Name
- Kathleen Agnes KENNEDY
- Given names
- Kathleen Agnes "Kick"
- Surname
- KENNEDY
- Married Name
- Kathleen Agnes CAVENDISH
| Birth | 20 February 1920 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA |
| Birth of a sister | 10 July 1921 (Age 16 months) Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
younger sister -
Eunice Mary KENNEDY
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| Birth of a sister | 6 May 1924 (Age 4) Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
younger sister -
Patricia Helen KENNEDY
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| Birth of a brother | 20 November 1925 (Age 5) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
younger brother -
Robert Francis KENNEDY
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| Birth of a sister | 20 February 1928 (Age 8) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
younger sister -
Jean Ann KENNEDY
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| Birth of a brother | 22 February 1932 (Age 12) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
younger brother -
Ted KENNEDY
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| Marriage | William John Robert CAVENDISH - View family 6 May 1944 (Age 24) London, England |
| Death of a brother | 2 August 1944 (Age 24) Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England
elder brother -
Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Jr
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| Burial of a brother | after 12 August 1944 (Age 24) Coton, Cambridge American Cemetery And Memorial, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
elder brother -
Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Jr
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| Death of a husband | 10 September 1944 (Age 24) Heppen, Flanders County, Belgium
husband -
William John Robert CAVENDISH
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| Burial of a husband | after 9 September 1944 (Age 24) Leopoldsburg, Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Arrondissement Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
husband -
William John Robert CAVENDISH
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| Death | 13 May 1948 (Age 28) Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France
Source:
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Publication: the free encyclopedia
Text: American Socialite, Sister of 35th US President John F. Kennedy, and Marchioness of Hartington. The fourth child and second daughter of wealthy businessman Joseph Patrick Kennedy and socialite Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, she was born into a life of privilege. Nicknamed "Kick" due to her irrepressible nature, she received a private education at the Riverdale Country School in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York and later the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton, Connecticut, and the Holy Child Convent in Neuilly, France. In 1938 she accompanied her family to England when her father was appointed US Ambassador there and she continued her education at Queen's College in London. When World War II broke out in September 1939, she returned with her family to the US, except for her father. She then attended the Finch School in the Manhattan borough of New York City and Florida Commercial College, all while working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. In 1941 she left school to work as a research assistant for Frank Waldrop, the executive editor of the Washington Times-Herald. Two years later, she returned to England and worked at a Red Cross servicemen center and started a romantic relationship with William Cavendish, the Marquis of Hartington and heir apparent of the Duke of Devonshire and in spite of her parents' strenuous objections, they were married in a civil ceremony in Westminster, London, England on May 6, 1944. Her oldest brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who was stationed in England with the US Army Air Corps, was the only Kennedy family member to attend. About a month later, her husband left for military service in Europe as a major with the Coldstream Guards Armoured Division of the British Army and was killed by a sniper's bullet near Heppen, Belgium on September 10, 1944. She developed a romantic relationship two years later with British aristocrat Earl Fitzwilliam, who was in the process of divorcing his wife. Again, her mother objected to her choice and threatened to cut her off from the family if she continued the relationship. In May 1948 she learned that her father would be in Paris, France and she decided to fly there in an attempt to gain his approval of her marriage to Fitzwilliam. Afterwards, she and Fitzwilliam decided to fly to the French Rivera for a vacation. During the flight, the small aircraft encountered strong turbulence that inflicted severe damage and it crashed, killing everyone on board. Her father was the only Kennedy family member who attended her funeral. Three years later her younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy named his oldest daughter Kathleen in her honor. Bio by: William Bjornstad Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington |
| Burial | after 13 May 1948 St. Peter's Churchyard, Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
Source:
Find A Grave
Publication: Find a Grave Memorial (Ancestry)
Text: Kathleen Agnes “Kick” Kennedy Cavendish
Birth 20 Feb 1920 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Death 13 May 1948 (aged 28) Saint-Bauzile, Departement de l'Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France Burial St. Peter's Churchyard Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England Show Map Plot The Cavendish Plot at the top of the gravel path leading up to the top of the graveyard Family Members Parents Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1888–1969 Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy 1890–1995 Siblings Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1915–1944 Joseph Patrick Kennedy 1915–1944 John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917–1963 Rose Marie Kennedy 1918–2005 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 Spouse William John Robert Cavendish 1917–1944 (m. 1944) |
| Title | Marchioness of Hartington |
| Reference number | K6 |
| Last change | 2 December 2021 - 22:26:10 by: Site Admin |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 6 September 1888 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K1 Death 18 November 1969 (Age 81) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA |
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22 months mother |
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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Marriage: 7 October 1914 — Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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10 months #1 elder brother |
Birth 25 July 1915 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K3 Death 2 August 1944 (Age 29) Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England |
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22 months #2 elder brother |
Birth 29 May 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K52 Death 22 November 1963 (Age 46) Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA |
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16 months #3 elder sister |
Birth 13 September 1918 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K4 Death 7 January 2005 (Age 86) Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Massachusetts, USA |
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17 months #4 herself |
Birth 20 February 1920 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K6 Death 13 May 1948 (Age 28) Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France |
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17 months #5 younger sister |
Birth 10 July 1921 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K8 Death 11 August 2009 (Age 88) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA |
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3 years #6 younger sister |
Birth 6 May 1924 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K16 Death 17 September 2006 (Age 82) Manhattan, New York, New York, USA |
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18 months #7 younger brother |
Birth 20 November 1925 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K21 Death 6 June 1968 (Age 42) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
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2 years #8 younger sister |
Birth 20 February 1928 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K35 Death 17 June 2020 (Age 92) Manhattan, New York, USA |
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4 years #9 younger brother |
Birth 22 February 1932 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K39 Death 25 August 2009 (Age 77) Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Family with William John Robert CAVENDISH - View family |
| husband |
Birth 10 December 1917 London, England Reference number K5 Death 10 September 1944 (Age 26) Heppen, Flanders County, Belgium |
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2 years herself |
Birth 20 February 1920 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Reference number K6 Death 13 May 1948 (Age 28) Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France |
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Marriage: 6 May 1944 — London, England |
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