Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.

1888 - 1969  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph P. Kennedy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	6 Sep 1888	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Joe Sr.  [1]
  Education	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Boston Latin School
  Education	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Harvard University
  Graduation	1912	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	B.A., economics, Harvard University
  Occupation	businessman  [1]
  Occupation	politician  [1]
  Title	Ambassador to the United Kingdom  [3]
  Death	18 Nov 1969	Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I3	Kennedy Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Patrick J. Kennedy,   b. 14 Jan 1858, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 May 1929, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Augusta Hickey,   b. 6 Dec 1857, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 May 1923, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1887  [3, 6]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1995, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 104 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1914  [2, 3]
  Children	1. Joseph Kennedy, Jr.,   b. 1915   d. 1944 (Age 29 years) + 2. John F. Kennedy,   b. 29 May 1917, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Nov 1963, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 46 years)   3. Rosemary Kennedy,   b. 1918   d. 2005 (Age 87 years)   4. Kathleen Kennedy,   b. 1920   d. 1948 (Age 28 years)   5. Eunice Kennedy,   b. 1921   d. 2009 (Age 88 years)   6. Patricia Kennedy,   b. 1924   d. 2006 (Age 82 years)   7. Robert Kennedy,   b. 1925   d. 1968 (Age 43 years)   8. Jean Kennedy,   b. 1928   d. 2020 (Age 92 years)   9. Ted Kennedy,   b. 1932   d. 2009 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) Photo of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. during his time as Ambassador to Great Britain (20 Jun 1938)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "John F. Kennedy," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy, (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.). [S2] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr., (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.). [S3] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "P. J. Kennedy," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Kennedy, (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.). [S11] Obituary of Patrick J. Kennedy, The New Bedford Sunday Standard, New Bedford, Massachusetts,19 May 1929, p. 18. [S14] Obituary of Mary A. Kennedy, The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, 21 May 1923, p. 10. [S6] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "Mary Augusta Kennedy," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Augusta_Kennedy, (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).