Kennedy family

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The Kennedy family
The Kennedy family at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (September 4, 1931). Seated left to right: Bobby, Jack, Eunice, Jean (on lap of) Joe, Sr., Rose (behind) Pat, Kick, Joe, Jr. (behind) Rosemary. Ted had not been born yet. The dog in foreground is "Buddy".
Ethnicity	Irish American
Current region	Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
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Place of origin	United States
Notable members	See below
Connected members	Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Edwin Arthur Schlossberg Carolyn Jeanne Bessette William John Robert Cavendish Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford Ethel Skakel Andrew Mark Cuomo Stephen Edward Smith Virginia Joan Bennett Victoria Anne Reggie
Connected families	Bennett, Bessette, Bouvier, Cavendish, Colton, Cuomo, Fitzgerald, Lawford, Reggie, Schlossberg, Schwarzenegger, Shriver, Skakel, Smith,
Estate	Kennedy Compound

In the United States, the Kennedy family commonly refers to the family descending from the marriage of the Irish-Americans Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald that was prominent in American politics and government. Their 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, glamor, and photogenic quality of the family members, as well as their extensive and continuing involvement in public service, has elevated them to iconic status over the past half-century, with the Kennedys sometimes referred to as 'America's Royal Family'.

Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Jr. was the first born of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. On him, Joe, Sr. pinned his hopes that his son would enter politics and be elected president. After Joe, Jr. was killed in World War II, those hopes then fell on his second eldest son John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, to become president. Soon after Jack was elected President in November 1960, he and his younger brothers, Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy and Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, all held prominent positions in the federal government. They received intense publicity, often emphasizing their relative youth, allure, education, and future in politics. From 1947, when Jack became a member of Congress, to 2011, when Patrick Joseph Kennedy II departed Congress, there were 64 years with a Kennedy in elective office in Washington (excluding a short gap of less than a month in between Jack resigning his Senate seat prior to his inauguration as President). This spans more than a quarter of the nation's existence. There was only a brief hiatus following Patrick's retirement from Congress in 2011, and the 2013 swearing in of Joseph P. Kennedy III.

The family has suffered numerous tragedies, contributing to the idea of "the Kennedy curse". Rosemary suffered a failed lobotomy, Jack and Bobby were both assassinated, Ted was involved in the Chappaquiddick incident, and four family members were in airplane crashes: Joe, Jr., Kick, Ted, and John-John. All of these plane crashes were fatal except for Ted's.

Family members

Irish Ancestors

*James Kennedy, Sr. (1770–1835) was born in Dunganstown (Whitechurch, New Ross, County Wexford) in south-eastern Ireland, to John Kennedy I (1738–1803) and Bridget Shallow (1744–1774). He inherited a small farm from his father during the Penal Law times in Ireland. James, Sr. and his wife Maria (c. 1779 – February 16, 1835) had four children: Mary Kennedy, who married James Molloy John Kennedy II (1804–1864), who married Mary K. Gunnip (1816–1881) and was a local farmer James Kennedy, Jr. (1816–1881), who married Catherine Colfer and was also a local farmer Patrick Kennedy (1823–1858), who married Bridget Murphy (1824–1888), daughter of Philip Murphy and Mary Barron. Patrick and Bridget and had five children.

First Generation

*Patrick Kennedy (1823 in Dunganstown – 1858 in Boston) and Bridget Murphy (1824 in Dunganstown – 1888 in Boston) had five children: Mary L. Kennedy (1851–1926), married Lawrence M. Kane, son of Philip Kane and Margaret Murphy. Lawrence and Mary had five children. Joanna L. Kennedy (1852–1926), married Humphrey Charles Mahoney, had eight children. John Kennedy III (1854–1855) Margaret M. Kennedy (1855–1929), married John Thomas Caulfield, had eight children. Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy I (1858–1929), the first family patriarch, a first-generation Irish-American who was a politician involved in the local Democratic Party. In 1887, P. J. married Mary Augusta Hickey (1857–1923), daughter of James Hickey and Margaret M. Field. P. J. and Mary had four children.

Second Generation

*Mary L. Kennedy and Lawrence M. Kane had five children: Joseph Lawrence Kane (November 29, 1883 — March 19, 1967) Mary Margaret Kane (August 25, 1885 — September 14, 1885) George Philip Kane (September 8, 1888 — July 6, 1954) Gertrude Margaret Kane (May 26, 1890 — Jan 14, 1969) Frederick Kane (1892 — October 15, 1897) Johanna L. Kennedy and Humphrey Charles Mahoney had eight children: Daniel Mahoney (October 14, 1873 — November 20, 1875) Mary E. Mahoney (October 18, 1875 — December 7, 1875) William Henry Mahoney (May 17, 1878 — May 10, 1879) Frances Josephine Mahoney (March 2, 1880 — April 13, 1963) Annie Mahoney (February 13, 1883 — May 7, 1889) Henry Joseph Mahoney (October 15, 1884 — February 3, 1961) Gertrude Mahoney (October 7, 1886 — July 27, 1887) Frederick Louis Mahoney (August 21, 1890 — October 26, 1965) Margaret M. Kennedy and John Thomas Caulfield had eight children: Mary Frances Caulfield (February 8, 1884 — June 14, 1938), married Alexander G. Crawford Frederick Caulfield (June 20, 1886 — ?) Edith M. Caulfield (April 8, 1888 — April 6, 1943) Henry R. Caulfield (May 1889 — April 27, 1925) Florence J. Caulfield (November 19, 1891 — August 10, 1892) Elsie G. Caulfield (October 1894 — February 8, 1914) Jeanette Dorothea Caulfield (Feb 1896 — June 1, 1953) John Theodore Caulfield (June 3, 1899 — August 18, 1966) Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy I (1858–1929) and Mary Augusta Hickey (1857–1923) had four children: Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. (1888–1969) married in 1914 Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890–1995), daughter of John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, Sr. and Mary Josephine "Josie" Hannon. Joe, Sr. served as the first chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James in the years leading up to World War II. Joe, Sr. and Rose had nine children. Francis Benedict Kennedy (1891–1892) Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892–1972) married George William Connelly (1898–1971), son of Michael John Connelly and Margaret Elizabeth Driscoll. Mary and George had one daughter. Margaret Louise Kennedy (1898–1974) married Charles Joseph Burke, Sr. (1899–1967), son of Thomas Francis Burke I and Alicia Augusta Mann. Margaret and Charles, Sr. had three children.

Third Generation

*Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. (1888–1969) and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890–1995) had nine children: Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Jr. (1915–1944). Known as "Joe, Jr." He had been expected to become the family's political standard-bearer. He was killed in action during World War II on August 12, 1944 when taking part in Operation Aphrodite as a pilot of a modified B-24 Liberator drone bomber which accidentally exploded and crashed over Blyth Estuary in Suffolk, England. For this act, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. His body was never recovered. Joe, Jr. never married or had any children, but was once engaged to Athalia Ponsell. Jack and Jackie on their wedding day, surrounded by relatives John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, Sr. (1917–1963). Known to his family as "Jack" and sometimes referred to as "JFK", he was a U.S. Representative (1947–1953), a U.S. Senator (1953–1960) and the 35th U.S. President (1961–1963). In 1953, he married Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier (1929–1994), daughter of John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III and Janet Norton Lee. Jack and Jackie had four children, including a stillbirth. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963 while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas. Rose Marie "Rosemary" Kennedy (1918–2005). Known as "Rosemary" or "Rosie", she was rendered incapable of intelligible speech or caring for herself after a failed lobotomy at age 23 – a new neurosurgical technique of the time and requested by her father – that was intended to cure her increasing mood swings and make her more manageable. The operation instead reduced her to an infantile state. From 1949, she lived in a residential care facility in Jefferson, Wisconsin until her death. Rosemary never married or had any children. Kathleen Agnes "Kick" Kennedy (1920–1948). In 1944 she married Englishman William John Robert "Billy" Cavendish (1917–1944), son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil. Rose highly disapproved of Kick's marriage. After being widowed when Billy was killed in action during World War II, Kick was killed in an airplane crash in France on May 13, 1948 along with her alleged lover, William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (1910–1948). Kick never had any children. Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921–2009). She was a co-founder of the Special Olympics in 1968, an organization she began in honor of her sister Rosemary. In 1953, she married Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver, Jr. (1915–2011), son of Robert Sargent Shriver, Sr. and Hilda Shriver. Sarge was later the U.S. Ambassador to France in the late 1960s-early 1970s and a 1972 vice-presidential candidate; Eunice and Sarge had five children. Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy (1924–2006). Married actor Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (1923–1984), son of Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and May Sommerville Bunny, in 1954. Pat and Peter had four children before divorcing in 1966. The Kennedy brothers, Jack, Bobby and Ted, July 1960. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, Sr. (1925–1968). Known as "Bobby" or "RFK", he was U.S. Attorney General (1961–1964) in his brother John's administration and later served as the junior U.S. Senator from New York (1965-his death). In 1950, he married Ethel Skakel (born 1928), daughter of George Skakel, Sr. and Ann Brannack. Bobby and Ethel had 11 children. He was assassinated in Los Angeles, California during his 1968 campaign for U.S. president. Jean Ann Kennedy (born 1928). In 1956, she married Stephen Edward Smith, Sr. (1927–1990) and they had two sons. She later served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1993–1998). Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, Sr. (1932–2009). Known as "Teddy" or "Ted", he served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009). In 1958, he married Virginia Joan Bennett (born 1936), daughter of Henry Wiggin Bennett, Jr. and Virginia Joan Stead. Ted and Joan had three children before divorcing in 1982. In 1992, Ted married Victoria Anne "Vicki" Reggie (born 1954), daughter of Edmund Michael Reggie, Sr. and Doris Ann Boustany. On May 20, 2008, it was announced that Ted had a malignant brain tumor. In the next year, brain cancer severely limited his U.S. Senate appearances. Ted died on August 25, 2009. Ted and Vicki had no children together. Mary Loretta Kennedy (1892–1972) and George William Connelly (1898–1971) had one daughter: Mary Louise Connelly (born 1928). She married Matthew James McCarthy (born 1926). Margaret Louise Kennedy (1898–1974) and Charles Joseph Burke, Sr. (1899–1967) had three children: Margaret Louise Burke (born April 2, 1926). She married John Bernard Devine (born 1920) Charles Joseph Burke, Jr. (born May 5, 1928). He married Claire Colton (born November 11, 1935) on February 4, 1976 A History Of Burke in Ireland (in English, Irish). 2005. p. 64. Retrieved 4/23/2013.  Thomas Francis Burke II (born May 25, 1933). He married Gertrude Ann Miller (born October 10, 1936) on June 18, 1960

Fourth Generation

* John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, Sr. (1917–1963) and Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier had four children, including one stillborn daughter: Arabella Kennedy (1956–1956) – stillborn. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born 1957) – a lawyer, a co-founder of the Profile in Courage Award, the president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the chairwoman of the American Ballet Theatre. Married Edwin Arthur Schlossberg, son of Alfred and Mae Schlossberg. Caroline and Edwin have three children. John Fitzgerald "John-John" Kennedy, Jr. (1960–1999) – a lawyer, magazine publisher, and socialite. He married Carolyn Jeanne Bessette (1966–1999) on September 21, 1996, daughter of William J. Bessette and Ann Messina Freeman. On July 16, 1999, John-John died in a plane crash along with Carolyn and her sister, Lauren Bessette (1964–1999). John-John and Carolyn never had any children. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (1963–1963) – died from infant respiratory distress syndrome two days after his birth. Eunice Mary Kennedy and Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver, Jr. had five children: Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born 1954) – an attorney and the president of RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills, California music, film and philanthropic company; a Santa Monica, California city councilman and Mayor. Married Malissa Feruzzi; has one daughter. Maria Owings Shriver (born 1955) – a journalist/author and a former television news anchor. She married Republican California Governor Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born 1946), son of Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia Jadrny. Maria and Arnold had four children before divorcing in 2011. Timothy Perry Shriver (born 1959) – former New Haven, Connecticut educator, since 1997 the chairman of the Special Olympics. Married Linda Sophia Potter; has five children. Mark Kennedy Shriver (born 1964) – a former delegate in the Maryland General Assembly currently Vice President and Managing Director of US Programs for the charity Save the Children. Married Jeanne Eileen "Jeannie" Ripp; has three children. Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (born 1965) – an activist for mental retardation who founded Best Buddies International. Married Alina Mojica; has four children. Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy and Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford had four children: Christopher Kennedy Lawford (born 1955) – an actor and author. Divorced from Jean Edith "Jeannie" Olsson; has three children. Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford (born 1956) – married to James Peter McKelvy, Sr.; has four sons. Her godmother was Jackie Victoria Francis Lawford (born 1958) – married to Robert Beebe Pender, Jr.; has three daughters. Robin Elizabeth Lawford (born 1961) – an environmentalist and marine biologist. Robin has never married or had any children. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, Sr. and Ethel Skakel had 11 children: Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (born 1951) – former Lt. Governor of Maryland, a candidate for Governor of Maryland. Married David Lee Townsend; has four daughters and one grandson. Joseph P. Kennedy II (born 1952) – former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Runs the non-profit Citizens Energy Corp. in Boston. Joe first married in 1979 Sheila Brewster Rauch (born 1949), daughter of Rudolph Stewart Rauch and Frances Stuart Brewster. Joe and Sheila had twin sons before divorcing in 1991. Joe secondly married Anne Elizabeth "Beth" Kelley (born 1957) in 1993, and has no children with her. Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (born 1954) – an environmentalist and political commentator, attorney and law professor at Pace University School of Law; best known for his many successful lawsuits to prevent water pollution, primarily in the New York area. First married Emily Ruth Black (born 1957) in 1982, daughter of Thomas Black and Helen Armstrong. Robert, Jr. and Emily had two children before divorcing in March 1994. Three weeks later in April 1994, Robert Jr. wed Mary Nancy Richardson (1959-2012). Robert, Jr. and Mary had four children before separating in 2010, though they remained legally married until Mary's death in May 2012. David Anthony Kennedy (1955–1984) – died of a drug overdose in a Palm Beach, Florida hotel room on April 25, 1984. David never married or had any children. Mary Courtney Kennedy (born 1956) – divorced from Jeffrey Robert Ruhe and legally separated from Paul Michael Hill; has one daughter with Paul. Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Sr. (1958–1997) – died in an Aspen, Colorado skiing accident on December 31, 1997. Married Victoria Denise Gifford, daughter of Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford and Maxine Avis Ewart. Michael and Victoria had three children. Mary Kerry Kennedy (born 1959) – human rights activist with the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. Divorced from New York Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo, son of Mario Matthew Cuomo and Matilda Raffa. Kerry and Andrew had three daughters before divorcing. Christopher George Kennedy, Sr. (born 1963) – the president of Merchandise Mart commercial properties based in Chicago. Married Sheila Sinclair Berner; has four children. Godmother was aunt Pat. Matthew Maxwell Taylor "Max" Kennedy, Sr. (born 1965) – an author and lawyer. Married Victoria Anne Stauss; has three children. Douglas Harriman Kennedy (born 1967) – a journalist, news reporter for FOX News. Married Molly Elizabeth Stark; has four children. Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born 1968) – an award-winning documentary filmmaker and producer. Married Mark Bailey; has three children. Jean Ann Kennedy and Stephen Edward Smith, Sr. had two sons: Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (born 1957) – attorney, crisis counselor and real estate developer. Stephen, Jr. has never married or had children. William Kennedy Smith (born 1960) – a physician and activist against land mines. Married Anne Henry; has one daughter. Acquitted in 1991 of rape charges. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, Sr. (1932–2009) and Virginia Joan Bennett had three children: Kara Anne Kennedy (1960–2011) – board member, television producer. Married and later divorced from Michael Dale Allen; had two children. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, Jr. (born 1961) – a co-founder and the president of the Marwood Group, a Wall Street investment firm. Married Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman; has two children. Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born 1967) – former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. Married Amy Savell, daughter of Jerry and Leni Savell. Patrick and Amy have one son. Charles Joseph Burke, Jr. and Ellen Therea Kelley had one daughter: Terry Burke

Fifth Generation

*Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born 1957) and Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born 1945) have three children: Rose Kennedy Schlossberg (born 1988) Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg (born 1990) John Bouvier Kennedy "Jack" Schlossberg (born 1993), Yale student Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born 1954) and Malissa Feruzzi (born 1963) have one daughter: Rosemary Scarlett Shriver (born 2009) Maria Owings Shriver (born 1955) and Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born 1947) have four children: Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born 1989), author Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger (born 1991) Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born 1993), model, entrepreneur, actor Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger (born 1997) Timothy Perry Shriver (born 1959) and Linda Sophia Potter (born 1956) have five children: Sophia Rose Potter Shriver (born 1987) Timothy Potter Shriver (born 1988) Samuel Kennedy Potter Shriver (born 1992) Kathleen Potter Shriver (born 1994) Caroline Potter Shriver (born 1997) Mark Kennedy Shriver (born 1964) and Jeanne Eileen "Jeannie" Ripp (born 1965) have three children: Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Shriver (born 1998) Thomas Kennedy "Tommy" Shriver (born 1999) Emma Rose Shriver (born 2005) Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (born 1965) and Alina Mojica (born 1965) have four children: Eunice Julia Shriver (born 1994) Francesca Maria Shriver (born 1994) Carolina Fitzgerald Shriver (born 2001) John Joseph Sargent Shriver (born 2009) Christopher Kennedy Lawford (born 1955) and Jean Edith "Jeannie" Olsson (born 1955) had three children: David Christopher Kennedy Lawford (born 1987) Savannah Rose Lawford (born 1990) Matthew Peter Valentine Lawford (born 1995) Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford (born 1956) and James Peter McKelvy, Sr. (born 1954) have four sons: James Peter McKelvy, Jr. (born 1985) Christopher Kennedy McKelvy (born 1987) Patrick Ryon McKelvy (born 1989) Anthony Lawford McKelvy (born 1992) Victoria Francis Lawford (born 1958) and Robert Beebe Pender, Jr. (born 1953) have three daughters: Alexandra Lawford "Alex" Pender (born 1988) Caroline Patricia Pender (born 1990) Victoria Rose Pender (born 1993) Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (born 1951) and David Lee Townsend (born 1947) have four daughters: Meaghan Ann Kennedy Townsend (born 1977) Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend (born 1979). Married David John McKean (born 1982), has one son Rose Katherine "Kat" Kennedy Townsend (born 1983) Kerry Sophia Kennedy Townsend (born 1991) Joseph P. Kennedy II (born 1952) had twin sons with his first wife, Sheila Brewster Rauch (born 1949): Matthew Rauch Kennedy (born 1980) married Katherine Lee Manning (born 1982), daughter of Michael B. Manning and Diana Lee Joseph P. Kennedy III (born 1980) – politician elected on November 7, 2012 to congress for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district married Lauren Anne Birchfield (born 1985), daughter of James and Marta Birchfield Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (born 1954) had two children with his first wife, Emily Ruth Black (born 1957): Robert Francis Kennedy III (born 1984) Kathleen Alexandra Kennedy (born 1988) Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (born 1954) had four children with his second wife, Mary Nancy Richardson (1959–2012): Conor Richardson Kennedy (born 1994) Kyra LeMoyne Kennedy (born 1995) William Finbar "Finn" Kennedy (born 1997) Aidan Caohman Vieques Kennedy (born 2001) Mary Courtney Kennedy (born 1956) had one daughter with her second husband, Paul Michael Hill (born 1954): Saoirse Roisin Hill (born 1997) Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Sr. (1958–1997) and Victoria Denise Gifford (born 1957) had three children: Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, Jr. (born 1983) Married Mary Campbell Kyle Frances Kennedy (born 1984) Married Liam Nash Kerr (born 1983) Rory Gifford Kennedy (born 1987) Mary Kerry Kennedy (born 1959) and Andrew Mark Cuomo (born 1958) had three children: Mariah Matilda Kennedy Cuomo (born 1995) [Twin] Cara Ethel Kennedy Cuomo (born 1995) [Twin] Michaela Andrea Kennedy Cuomo (born 1997) Christopher George Kennedy, Sr. (born 1963) and Sheila Sinclair Berner (born 1962) had four children: Katherine Berner "Kate" Kennedy (born 1990) Christopher George Kennedy, Jr. (born 1992) Sarah Louise Kennedy (born 1994) Clare Rose Kennedy (born 1998) Matthew Maxwell Taylor "Max" Kennedy, Sr. (born 1965) and Victoria Anne Strauss (born 1964) had three children: Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Jr. (born 1993) Caroline Summer Rose Kennedy (born 1994) Noah Isabella Rose Kennedy (born 1998) Douglas Harriman Kennedy (born 1967) and Molly Elizabeth Stark (born 1967) had four children: Riley Elizabeth Kennedy (born 1999) Mary McCauley Kennedy (born 2001) Rowen Francis Kennedy (born 2004) Anthony Boru Kennedy (born 2012) Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born 1968) and Mark Bailey (born 1968) had three children: Georgia Elizabeth Kennedy-Bailey (born 2002) Bridget Katherine Kennedy-Bailey (born 2004) Zachary Corkland Kennedy-Bailey (born 2007) William Kennedy Smith (born 1960) and Anne Henry (born 1978) have one daughter: India Rose Smith (born 2012) Kara Anne Kennedy (1960–2011) and Michael Dale Allen (born 1958) had two children: Grace Kennedy Allen (born 1994) Max Greathouse Allen (born 1996) Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, Jr. (born 1961) and Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman (born 1959) had two children: Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy (born 1994) Edward Moore Kennedy III (born 1998) Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born 1967) and Amy Savell (born 1975) have one son: Owen Patrick Kennedy (born 2012)

Sixth Generation
*Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend (born 1979) and David John McKean have one son: Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean (born 2011).

Family Tree

*John KENNEDY I (1738–1803) m. Bridget SHALLOW (1744–1774) James KENNEDY, Sr. (1770 in Dunganstown – 1835) m. Maria (maiden name unknown) (1779 – February 16, 1835) Mary KENNEDY m. James MOLLOY John KENNEDY II (1804–1864), farmer, m. Mary K. GUNNIP (1816–1881) James KENNEDY, Jr. (1816–1881), farmer, m. Catherine COLFER Patrick KENNEDY (1823 in Dunganstown – November 22, 1858 in Boston), farmer, m. (September 26, 1849 in Boston) Bridget MURPHY (1824 in Dunganstown – December 20, 1888 in Boston) Mary L. KENNEDY (August 6, 1851 – March 7, 1926) m. (January 1, 1883) Lawrence M. KANE Joseph Lawrence Kane (November 29, 1883 — March 19, 1967) Mary Margaret Kane (August 25, 1885 — September 14, 1885) George Philip Kane (September 8, 1888 — July 6, 1954) Gertrude Margaret Kane (May 26, 1890 — January 14, 1969) Frederick Kane (1892 — October 15, 1897) Joanna L. KENNEDY (November 27, 1852 – February 23, 1926) m. (September 22, 1872) Humphrey Charles MAHONEY Daniel Mahoney (October 14, 1873 — November 20, 1875) Mary E. Mahoney (October 18, 1875 — December 7, 1875) William Henry Mahoney (May 17, 1878 — May 10, 1879) Frances Josephine Mahoney (March 2, 1880 — April 13, 1963) Annie Mahoney (February 13, 1883 — May 7, 1889) Henry Joseph Mahoney (October 15, 1884 — February 3, 1961) Gertrude Mahoney (October 7, 1886 — July 27, 1887) Frederick Louis Mahoney (August 21, 1890 — October 26, 1965) John KENNEDY III (January 4, 1854 – September 24, 1855) Margaret M. KENNEDY (July 18, 1855 – April 2, 1929) m. (February 21, 1882) John Thomas CAULFIELD Mary Frances Caulfield (February 8, 1884 — June 14, 1938) m. Alexander G. Crawford Frederick Caulfield (June 20, 1886 — ?) Edith M. Caulfield (April 8, 1888 — April 6, 1943) Henry R. Caulfield (May 1889 — April 27, 1925) Florence J. Caulfield (November 19, 1891 — August 10, 1892) Elsie G. Caulfield (October 1894 — February 8, 1914) Jeanette Dorothea Caulfield (Feb 1896 —June 1, 1953) John Theodore Caulfield (June 3, 1899 — August 18, 1966) Patrick Joseph KENNEDY I (January 14, 1858 in Boston – May 18, 1929 in Boston), businessman, politician, m. (November 23, 1887 in Boston) Mary Augusta HICKEY (December 6, 1857 in Winthrop, Massachusetts – May 20, 1923 in Boston) Joseph Patrick KENNEDY, Sr. (September 6, 1888 in Boston – November 18, 1969 in Hyannis, Massachusetts), politician, diplomat, m. (October 7, 1914 in Boston) Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALD (July 22, 1890 in Boston – January 22, 1995), philanthropist Joseph Patrick KENNEDY, Jr. (July 25, 1915 in Brookline, Massachusetts – August 12, 1944), World War II Casualty John Fitzgerald KENNEDY, Sr. (May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts – November 22, 1963 in Dallas), 35th President of the United States, m. (September 12, 1953 in Newport) Jacqueline Lee BOUVIER (July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York – May 19, 1994 in New York City), journalist, editor Arabella KENNEDY (August 23, 1956 – August 23, 1956) (stillborn) Caroline Bouvier KENNEDY (November 27, 1957 in New York City), author, editor, attorney, m. (July 19, 1986) Edwin Arthur SCHLOSSBERG (July 19, 1945), architect, designer Rose Kennedy SCHLOSSBERG (June 25, 1988 in New York City) Tatiana Celia Kennedy SCHLOSSBERG (May 5, 1990 in New York City) John Bouvier Kennedy SCHLOSSBERG (January 19, 1993 in New York City), Yale student John Fitzgerald KENNEDY, Jr. (November 25, 1960 in Washington, D.C. – July 16, 1999 in Martha's Vineyard), attorney, m. (September 21, 1996) Carolyn Jeanne BESSETTE (January 7, 1966 in White Plains, New York – July 16, 1999 in Martha's Vineyard) Patrick Bouvier KENNEDY (August 7, 1963 in Bourne, Massachusetts – August 9, 1963 in Boston) Rose Marie KENNEDY (September 13, 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts – January 7, 2005 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin) Kathleen Agnes KENNEDY (February 20, 1920 in Brookline, Massachusetts – May 13, 1948 in Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche), Marchioness of Hartington m. (May 6, 1944 in London) William John Robert CAVENDISH (December 10, 1917 – September 9, 1944), Marquess of Hartington Eunice Mary KENNEDY (July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts – August 11, 2009 in Hyannis, Massachusetts), founder of Special Olympics, m. (May 23, 1953 in New York City) Robert Sargent SHRIVER, Jr. (November 9, 1915 in Westminster, Maryland – January 18, 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland), jurist, politician Robert Sargent SHRIVER III (April 28, 1954 in Chicago), attorney, journalist, producer, m. (May 7, 2005) Malissa FERUZZI, actress Rosemary Scarlett SHRIVER (2009) Maria Owings SHRIVER (November 6, 1955 in Chicago), journalist/author, m. (April 26, 1986 in Hyannis, Massachusetts – 2011) Arnold Alois SCHWARZENEGGER (July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria), actor, politician Katherine Eunice SCHWARZENEGGER (December 13, 1989 in Los Angeles), author Christina Maria Aurelia SCHWARZENEGGER (July 23, 1991 in Los Angeles) Patrick Arnold Shriver SCHWARZENEGGER (September 18, 1993 in Los Angeles), model, entrepreneur, actor Christopher Sargent Shriver SCHWARZENEGGER (September 27, 1997 in Los Angeles) Timothy Perry SHRIVER (August 29, 1959 in Boston), Chairman of Special Olympics, m. (May 31, 1986) Linda Sophia POTTER (June 13, 1956) Sophia Rose Potter SHRIVER (1987) Timothy Potter SHRIVER (1988) Samuel Kennedy Potter SHRIVER (1992) Kathleen Potter SHRIVER (1994) Caroline Potter SHRIVER (1998) Mark Kennedy SHRIVER (February 17, 1964 in Washington, D.C.), politician, m. (June 26, 1992) Jeanne Eileen RIPP (November 30, 1965) Mary Elizabeth SHRIVER (1998) Thomas Kennedy SHRIVER (1999) Emma Rose SHRIVER (2005) Anthony Paul Kennedy SHRIVER (July 20, 1965 in Boston), activist, m. (July 2, 1993 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts) Alina MOJICA (January 5, 1965 in Havana) Eunice Julia SHRIVER (1994) Francesca Maria SHRIVER (1994) Carolina Fitzgerald SHRIVER (2001) John Joseph Sargent SHRIVER (2009) Patricia Helen KENNEDY (May 6, 1924 in Brookline, Massachusetts – September 17, 2006 in New York City), socialite, m. (April 24, 1954 in New York City – 1966) Peter Sydney Ernest LAWFORD (September 7, 1923 in London – December 24, 1984 in Los Angeles), actor Christopher Kennedy LAWFORD (March 29, 1955 in Santa Monica, California), author, actor, m. (November 17, 1984) Jean Edith OLSSON (1955) David Christopher Kennedy LAWFORD (1987) Savannah Rose LAWFORD (1990) Matthew Peter Valentine LAWFORD (1995) Sydney Maleia Kennedy LAWFORD (August 25, 1956 in Santa Monica, California) m. James Peter McKELVY, Sr. (1955) James Peter McKELVY, Jr. (1985) Christopher Kennedy McKELVY (1987) Patrick Ryon McKELVY (1989) Anthony Lawford McKELVY (1992) Victoria Francis LAWFORD (November 4, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) m. Robert Beebe PENDER, Jr. (1953) Alexandra Lawford PENDER (1988) Caroline Patricia PENDER (1990) Victoria Rose PENDER (1993) Robin Elizabeth LAWFORD (July 2, 1961 in San Francisco), environmentalist, marine biologist Robert Francis KENNEDY, Sr. (November 20, 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts – June 6, 1968 in Los Angeles), lawyer, senator, m. (June 17, 1950) Ethel SKAKEL (April 11, 1928 in Chicago) Kathleen Hartington KENNEDY (July 4, 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut), politician, lieutenant governor of Maryland, m. (November 17, 1973) David Lee TOWNSEND (1947) Meaghan Anne Kennedy TOWNSEND (November 7, 1977) Maeve Fahey Kennedy TOWNSEND (November 1, 1979 in New Haven) m. David John McKEAN (1982) Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKEAN (June 27, 2011) Rose Katherine Kennedy TOWNSEND (December 17, 1983 in Boston) Kerry Sophia Kennedy TOWNSEND (November 30, 1991 in Washington, D.C.) Joseph Patrick KENNEDY II (September 24, 1952 in Boston), businessman, politician, m. 1st (February 3, 1979 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania – 1991) Sheila Brewster RAUCH (March 22, 1949), m. 2nd (October 23, 1993) Anne Elizabeth KELLEY (April 3, 1957) Matthew Rauch KENNEDY (October 4, 1980 in Boston) (son by Sheila Brewster Rauch) m. (July 7, 2012) Katherine Lee MANNING Joseph Patrick KENNEDY III (October 4, 1980 in Boston) (son by Sheila Brewster Rauch), politician, m. (December 1, 2012) Lauren Anne BIRCHFIELD Robert Francis KENNEDY, Jr. (January 17, 1954 in Washington, D.C.), politician, attorney specializing in environmental law m. 1st (April 3, 1982 in Bloomington, Indiana – 1994) Emily Ruth BLACK (October 15, 1957), m. 2nd (April 15, 1994 – May 16, 2012) Mary Nancy RICHARDSON (October 4, 1959 – May 16, 2012 in Bedford), architect Robert Francis KENNEDY III (September 2, 1984) (son by Emily Ruth Black) Kathleen Alexandra KENNEDY (April 13, 1988) (daughter by Emily Ruth Black) Conor Richardson KENNEDY (July 24, 1994) (son by Mary Nancy Richardson), ex-boyfriend of Taylor Swift Kyra LeMoyne KENNEDY (August 27, 1995) (daughter by Mary Nancy Richardson) William Finbar KENNEDY (November 8, 1997) (son by Mary Nancy Richardson) Aidan Caohman Vieques KENNEDY (2001) (son by Mary Nancy Richardson) David Anthony KENNEDY (June 15, 1955 in Washington, D.C. – April 25, 1984 in Palm Beach, Florida) Mary Courtney KENNEDY (September 9, 1956 in Boston), m. 1st (June 14, 1980 – 1990) Jeffrey Robert RUHE (1952), m. 2nd (June 26, 1993 – present, separated February 2006) Paul Michael HILL (August 13, 1954) Saoirse Roisin HILL (daughter by Paul Michael Hill) (May 22, 1997 in Washington, D.C.) Michael LeMoyne KENNEDY, Sr. (February 27, 1958 in Washington, D.C. – December 31, 1997 in Aspen) m. (March 14, 1981 in New York City) Victoria Denise GIFFORD (February 20, 1957) Michael LeMoyne KENNEDY, Jr. (January 9, 1983 in Charlottesville, Virginia) m. (September 22, 2012) Mary CAMPBELL Kyle Francis KENNEDY (July 6, 1984, Washington, D.C.) m. (August 18, 2012) Liam Nash KERR Rory Gifford KENNEDY (November 14, 1987 in Boston) Mary Kerry KENNEDY (September 8, 1959 in Washington, D.C.), human rights activist, m. (1991–2005) Andrew Mark CUOMO (December 6, 1957 in New York City), politician, governor of New York Mariah Matilda Kennedy CUOMO (1995) Cara Ethel Kennedy CUOMO (1995) Michaela Andrea Kennedy CUOMO (1997) Christopher George KENNEDY, Sr. (July 4, 1963 in Boston), businessman, m. (August 15, 1987) Sheila Sinclair BERNER (December 4, 1962) Katherine Berner KENNEDY (October 4, 1990) Christopher George KENNEDY, Jr. (June 15, 1992) Sarah Louise KENNEDY (September 26, 1994) Clare Rose KENNEDY (November 3, 1998) Matthew Maxwell Taylor KENNEDY, Sr. (January 11, 1965 New York City), author, attorney, m. (July 13, 1991 in Philadelphia) Victoria Anne STRAUSS (February 10, 1964) Matthew Maxwell Taylor KENNEDY, Jr. (September 18, 1993) Caroline Summer Rose KENNEDY (December 29, 1994) Noah Isabella Rose KENNEDY (July 9, 1998) Douglas Harriman KENNEDY (March 24, 1967 in Washington, D.C.), journalist, m. (August 22, 1998) Molly Elizabeth STARK (1969) Riley Elizabeth KENNEDY (August 26, 1999 in Nantucket) Mary McCauley KENNEDY (August 22, 2001) Rowen Francis KENNEDY (June 2004) Anthony Boru KENNEDY (January 2012) Rory Elizabeth Katherine KENNEDY (December 12, 1968 in Washington, D.C.), documentary filmmaker and producer, m. (August 2, 1999) Mark BAILEY (1968) Georgia Elizabeth KENNEDY-BAILEY (September 30, 2002) Bridget Katherine KENNEDY-BAILEY (July 2004) Zachary Corkland KENNEDY-BAILEY (July 16, 2007) Jean Ann KENNEDY (February 20, 1928 in Brookline, Massachusetts), United States Ambassador to Ireland, m. (May 19, 1956) Stephen Edward SMITH, Sr. (September 24, 1927 in Bayport, New York – August 19, 1990 in New York City), businessman, political strategist Stephen Edward SMITH, Jr. (June 1957), attorney William Kennedy SMITH (September 4, 1960 in Brighton, Massachusetts), physician, m. Anne HENRY India Rose Smith (May 2012) Edward Moore KENNEDY, Sr. (February 22, 1932 in Boston – August 25, 2009 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts), senator, m. 1st (November 29, 1958 – 1982) Virginia Joan BENNETT (September 9, 1936 in New York City), model, m. 2nd (July 3, 1992 in McLean, Virginia) Victoria Anne REGGIE (February 26, 1954 in Crowley, Louisiana), attorney Kara Anne KENNEDY (February 27, 1960 in Eastchester, New York – September 16, 2011 in Washington, D.C.), television producer, film producer, m. (September 1990 – 2011) Michael Dale ALLEN (1958) Grace Kennedy ALLEN (September 19, 1994 in Washington, D.C.) Max Greathouse ALLEN (December 20, 1996 in Rockville, Maryland) Edward Moore KENNEDY, Jr. (September 26, 1961 in Boston), entrepreneur, investment banker and lawyer, m. (November 9, 1993) Katherine Anne GERSHMAN (June 9, 1959) Kiley Elizabeth KENNEDY (August 7, 1994 in New Haven, Connecticut) Edward Moore KENNEDY III (February 25, 1998 in New Haven, Connecticut) Patrick Joseph KENNEDY II (July 14, 1967 in Brighton, Massachusetts), politician, m. (July 15, 2011) Amy SAVELL (1975), sixth-grade history teacher Owen Patrick KENNEDY (April 15, 2012) Francis Benedict KENNEDY (March 11, 1891 – June 14, 1892) Mary Loretta KENNEDY (August 6, 1892 – November 18, 1972) m. (October 12, 1927 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) George William CONNELLY (June 10, 1898 – August 29, 1971) Mary Louise CONNELLY (1928) m. Matthew James McCARTHY (1926) Margaret Louise KENNEDY (October 22, 1898 – November 14, 1974) m. (June 14, 1924) Charles Joseph BURKE, Sr. (August 23, 1899 – April 5, 1967) Margaret Louise BURKE (April 2, 1926) m. John Bernard DEVINE (1920) Charles Joseph BURKE, Jr. (May 5, 1928) m. Claire COLTON (November 11, 1935) Terry BURKE (daughter by Ellen Therea Kelley) Thomas Francis BURKE II (May 25, 1933) m. Gertrude Ann MILLER (October 10, 1936)

Photos

The Kennedy family at Hyannis Port, September 4, 1931. From left to right: Bobby, Jack, Eunice, Jean on lap of Joe, Sr., Rose behind Pat, Kick, Joe, Jr. behind Rosemary. Ted was not born yet. The dog in the foreground is Buddy.

Weekend at Hyannis Port, August 3, 1963. Jack standing with his children and his numerous nephews and nieces: from left to right, Kathleen holding baby Christopher G. Kennedy, Ted, Jr., Joe II, Kara, Robert, Jr., David, Caroline, Michael, Courtney, Kerry, Bobby Shriver holding Timothy Shriver, Maria Shriver, Stephen Edward Smith, Jr., William, Christopher Lawford, Victoria Lawford, Sydney Lawford, Robin Lawford, and, in the foreground, John-John

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  Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy I (January 14, 1858 in Boston – May 18, 1929 in Boston), businessman, politician

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  Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. (September 6, 1888 in Boston – November 18, 1969 in Hyannis), politician, diplomat

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  Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (July 22, 1890 in Boston – January 22, 1995), philanthropist

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  Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Jr. (July 25, 1915 in Brookline – August 12, 1944)

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  John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, Sr. (May 29, 1917 in Brookline – November 22, 1963 in Dallas), President of the United States

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  Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier (July 28, 1929 in Southampton – May 19, 1994 in New York City), journalist, editor

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  Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (November 27, 1957 in New York City), author, editor, attorney

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  John Fitzgerald "John-John" Kennedy, Jr. (November 25, 1960 in Washington, D.C. – July 16, 1999 in Martha's Vineyard), attorney

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  Carolyn Jeanne Bessette (January 7, 1966 in White Plains – July 16, 1999 in Martha's Vineyard)

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  Eunice Mary Kennedy (July 10, 1921 in Brookline – August 11, 2009 in Hyannis), founder of Special Olympics

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  Robert Sargent "Sarge" Shriver, Jr. (November 9, 1915 in Westminster – January 18, 2011 in Bethesda), jurist, politician

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  Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago), attorney, journalist, producer

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  Maria Owings Shriver (born November 6, 1955 in Chicago), journalist

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  Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (July 30, 1947 in Thal bei Graz), actor, politician, Governor of California

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  Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993 in Los Angeles) and his sister Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born December 13, 1989 in Los Angeles)

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  Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959 in Boston), Chairman of Special Olympics

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  Patricia Helen "Pat" Kennedy (May 6, 1924 in Brookline – September 17, 2006 in New York City)

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  Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (September 7, 1923 in London – December 24, 1984 in Los Angeles), actor

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  Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, Sr. (November 20, 1925 in Brookline – June 6, 1968 in Los Angeles), lawyer, senator

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  Ethel Skakel (born April 11, 1928 in Chicago)

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  Kathleen Hartington Kennedy (born July 4, 1951 in Greenwich), politician, lieutenant governor of Maryland

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  Joseph P. Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952 in Boston), businessman, politician

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  Joseph P. Kennedy III (born October 4, 1980 in Boston), attorney, politician

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  Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. (born January 17, 1954 in Washington, D.C.), politician, attorney specializing in environmental law

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  Mary Kerry Kennedy (born September 8, 1959 in Washington, D.C.), human rights activist

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  Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957 in New York City), politician, governor of New York

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  Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968 in Washington, D.C.), documentary filmmaker and producer

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  Jean Ann Kennedy (born February 20, 1928 in Brookline), United States Ambassador to Ireland

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  William Kennedy Smith (September 4, 1960 in Brighton), physician

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  Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, Sr. (February 22, 1932 in Boston – August 25, 2009 in Hyannis Port), journalist, politician

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  Victoria Anne "Vicki" Reggie (born February 26, 1954 in Crowley), attorney

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  Kara Anne Kennedy (born February 27, 1960 in Eastchester – September 16, 2011 in Washington, D.C.), television producer, film producer

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  Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14, 1967 in Brighton), politician

See also

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy outside the Oval Office in 1963

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, New York Times
• Kennedy Family, The Political Graveyard