PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEY

Kennedy, Patrick Joseph (1858-1929) — also known as P. J. Kennedy — of Massachusetts. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 4, 1858. Father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy; grandfather-in-law of Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.; grandfather of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; great-grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate. Catholic. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 18, 1929. Interment somewhere in Malden, Mass.
Parents: Patrick Kennedy, Bridget Murphy (both were born in Ireland)
Spouse: Mary Augusta Hickey
Born: 6 Dec 1857 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 20 May 1923 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 23 Nov 1887 Boston, Suffolk CO, MA
Children Sex Birth
Joseph Patrick Kennedy M 6 Sep 1888 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Francis Benedict Kennedy F 11 Mar 1891 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Francis Benedict Kennedy M 11 Mar 1891 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mary Loretta Kennedy F 6 Aug 1892 in East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Margaret Louise Kennedy F 22 Oct 1898 in East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell