- Bridget Murphy Kennedy
Bridget Murphy (1824 –
December 20 ,1888 ) was the wife of Patrick Kennedy, the great-great grandmother ofPatrick J. Kennedy , paternal grandmother toJoseph P. Kennedy , and a great-grandmother to the assassinatedUnited States President ,John F. Kennedy .Bridget Murphy was the daughter of
Philip Murphy andMary Barron , fromGusserane , nearNew Ross (Ros Mhic Thriúin),County Wexford ,Ireland .Marriage & family
She married Patrick Kennedy on
September 26 ,1849 , in theCathedral of the Holy Cross inBoston ,Massachusetts . They had the following five children:After Patrick's Death
After her husband died, Bridget Kennedy opened up a "notions shop" to provide for her family.
Later Years & Death
In the later years, Bridget Kennedy suffered from heart trouble. She died from a stroke on
December 20 ,1888 at the age of 67.Sources
* [http://www.geocities.com/latourcollection/kennedybridget1860cenus.jpg1860 United States Federal Census]
* [http://www.geocities.com/latourcollection/kennedybridget1870census.jpg1870 United States Federal Census]
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