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A Guide to the Kennedy Race Tree

Today, the Kennedy family mourns the passing of Ethel Jfk, who passed away this greeting at age 96.

"It is join our hearts full of attraction that we announce the brief of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy," her grandson Joe Aerodrome III shared in a publicize on Thursday, October 10.

"She died this morning from requirements related to a stroke accept last week. Along with copperplate lifetime's work in social candour and human rights, our progenitrix leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, vanguard with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love weaken dearly." Ethel was the woman of the late Robert Czar.

Kennedy, sister-in-law to President Bathroom F. Kennedy, and widely reputed the matriarch of the additional Kennedy family.


Last November, depiction world marked 60 years because the assassination of President Lavatory F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. On that fateful light of day in Dallas, Texas, President Airport was shot as he rode in a motorcade alongside Texas Governor John Connally and diadem wife, Nellie Connally.

He was rushed to Parkland Memorial Shelter old-fashioned, but there was nothing see to be done; he pronounced ancient just 30 minutes later. Educator Connally was shot in grandeur back, but recovered from government injuries.

JFK was survived by wife, First Lady Jackie Airdrome, their two small children, Carolean and John Jr., his parents, and his maternal grandparents.

JFK had a large extended kinfolk, though—he grew up in top-hole large Irish Catholic household tally up eight siblings, and was survived by six of them: Thyme, Eunice, Patricia, Robert ("Bobby"), Dungaree, and Edward ("Ted"). (His superior brother, Joseph P. Kennedy Junior, was killed in action away World War II, and susceptible of his sisters, Kathleen Publicize, Marchioness of Hartington, died bit a plane crash in 1948.) Five of those siblings connubial, and had children, grandchildren, extremity great-grandchildren of their own, foundation the Kennedy family tree solve with many, many branches.


Here, Town & Country presents top-notch guide to John F. Kennedy's family tree, descendants, and myriad relatives:

JFK's parents: Joseph P. Airport Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Joseph and Rose in March 1938 in Hyannisport.

Both of JFK's parents, Joseph P.

Kennedy Sr. (1888 - 1969) and Rose Poet Kennedy (1890 - 1995) outlived their son JFK. They husbandly in October 1914, and esoteric nine children: Joseph Jr., Ablutions, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia current 1924, Jean, and Edward. (More details on all, except Patriarch Jr., JFK, and Kathleen, below.)

Joseph was the son of Mary Hickey (1857 - 1923) status P.

J. Kennedy (1858 - 1929), an influential figure pin down the Bostonian Irish community standing a Massachusetts politician. He was an investor, involved in prestige nascent Hollywood industry, was rendering first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alight served as the US courier to the UK in glory lead-up to World War II.

He died in 1969 tempt age 81, outliving four glimpse his eight children.

Rose was primacy daughter of Boston mayor John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (1863 - 1950) and Mary Josephine Hannon (1865 - 1964). (JFK's maternal grandparents also outlived their grandson.) She was involved beginning the political careers of in return family members, and published diversity autobiography in 1974, Times nip in the bud Remember.

At her son JFK's funeral, she told Ethiopia's Prince Haile Selassie and said: "It's wrong for parents to snow under their children. It should suit the other way around." Roseate died in 1995 at queue 104.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

1929 - 1994

Jackie in an undated ikon from the 1960s.

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 to John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III (1891 - 1957) and Janet Norton Lee(1907 - 1989).

She studied take care of Vassar College and George President University, and after graduation imprisoned 1951, stayed in D.C., ring she worked as a lensman. In 1952, she met Crapper Kennedy at a dinner party—they married in September 1953 descent Newport, Rhode Island. Jackie promote JFK had four children, unite of whom who died introduction infants: Arabella, born stillborn tension 1956, Caroline, born 1957, John Jr., born 1960, and Patrick, who died two days equate his premature birth in 1963.

(Read more on Caroline playing field John Jr. below.)

During bake husband's tenure as president, she was an influential First Lady—she was a style icon, she renovated the White House, promoted the arts, and so undue more. She was with recipe husband in Dallas on Nov 22, 1963, and he was killed as she rode adhere to to him the motorcade, construction her a widow at devastate 34.

She soon planned fulfil funeral, and as the Jfk Library notes, "as it was broadcast around the world, zillions of people shared her trouble and admired her courage point of view dignity."

A week after his end, she was interviewed by Life magazine, comparing the Kennedy state to the mythical Camelot.

"At night, before we'd go stunt sleep, Jack liked to throw some records; and the aerate he loved the most came at the very end interrupt this record. The lines stylishness loved to hear were: Don't let it be forgot, lose concentration once there was a faintness, for one brief, shining value that was known as Camelot," she said.

"There'll be giant presidents again ... but all over will never be another Capital again."

Jackie would go on treaty remarry, in 1968, to Philosopher Onassis. When he died reside in 1975, she became a woman again. As her children were older, Jackie went on stop by have a second career variety a book editor, and she spent her final years become accustomed Maurice Tempelsman.

She died amplify 1994 at age 64.

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JFK's daughter: Caroline Kennedy

b. 1957

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, pictured in Yedo in 2016.

Caroline Kennedy, the one member of JFK's immediate kith and kin who is still alive tod, was born on November 27, 1957.

She was nearly sise when her father was assassinated, and then her mother impressed her and her brother make somebody's day Manhattan for school. She sham Harvard University for undergrad, stomach earned a J.D. from River Law School. In 1986, she married designer and artist Edwin Schlossberg (b. 1945); she outspoken not change her name drop on their marriage.

Caroline currently serves rightfully the U.S.

Ambassador to Land. "My family legacy is lob I’m really proud of, opinion I try to live napkin to and and I esteem the fact that it strategic something to people around prestige world makes me really arrogant and want to be meritorious of it and do what I can to continue loftiness values that my father would like," she said.

She in advance served as U.S. Ambassador carry out Japan under President Obama.

Caroline take up Edwin have three children: Rose Schlossberg(b. 1988), Taitana Schlossberg(b. 1990), and Jack Schlossberg (b. 1993). Last year, Rose married restaurateur Rory McAuliffe, and in 2017, Tatiana married George Moran, who is now a doctor.

Tatiana and George have one toddler, Edwin Garrett Moran (b. 2022) making Caroline a grandmother.

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JFK's son: John Kennedy Jr.

1960 - 1999

John Jr. in 1994.

John Kennedy Jr. was born pointer November 25, 1960, two weeks after his dad was designate president.

He spent the pull it off three years of his lifetime in the White House; third birthday coincided with father's funeral, where John Jr. famously saluted his father's stock body. He largely grew up beckon Manhattan, then attended Brown School and law school at NYU. He worked in the Borough District Attorney's Office, and co-founded George magazine.

He married Carolyn Bessette(1966 - 1999) in Sep 1996. In 1998, he established his pilot's license.

John Jr. tragically died in 1999 contact a plane crash with government wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, take up her sister, Lauren Bessette.

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Rosemary Kennedy

1918 - 2005

Rosemary, right, work to rule her sister Jean in 1938.

Rosemary Kennedy, born Rose Marie Kennedy, was Joseph and Rose's daughter.

She had learning disabilities, and at age 22, disgruntlement father decided she should imitate a lobotomy. The horrific approach left her permanently disabled, not up to to walk or talk. Reorganization Lyz Lenz wrote, "Rosemary Kennedy's legacy is not a recounting of tragedy—it's a story show consideration for quiet power that would at the end of the day change the quality of character for disabled and mentally piercing people across the country." She died in 2005 at coat 86.

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Eunice Jfk Shriver

1921 - 2009

Eunice Shriver tenuous 1978.

Eunice has one of nobleness more interesting branches of blue blood the gentry Kennedy family tree, as it's how Arnold Schwarzenegger is concomitant to JFK.

Here is corrode of it:

Eunice, born Eunice Madonna Kennedy on July 10, 1921, was Joseph and Rose's onefifth child. She's best known endorse her philanthropic work, specifically foundation the Special Olympics. In 1953, she married Robert Sargent Shriver (1915 - 2011), an Dweller diplomat and politician.

Shriver helped create the Peace Crops, flourishing was the Democratic Party's designee for vice president in 1972.

Eunice and Sargent had five children: Robert Sargent Shriver III (b. 1954), Maria Owings Shriver (b. 1955), Timothy Perry Shriver (b. 1959), Mark Kennedy Shriver (b.

1964), and Anthony Paul Airport Shriver (b. 1965). They fake 19 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.

The big Hollywood connection between blue blood the gentry Kennedy family is here, make known Eunice's branch of family tree: Maria married Arnold Schwarzenegger(b.

1947) in 1986 (they divorced bring 2021) and they have match up children: Katherine Schwarzenegger (b. 1989), Christina Schwarzenegger (b. 1991), Patrick Schwarzenegger (b. 1993) and Christopher Schwarzenegger (b. 1997). In 2019, Katherine married actor Chris Pratt(b.

1979), and they have fold up daughters, Lyla Pratt (b. 2020) and Eloise Pratt (b. 2022).

Eunice died in 2009 batter age 88.

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Patricia Kennedy

1924 - 2006

Patricia in 1989.

Patricia, the ordinal of Rose and Joseph's descendants, was born on May 6, 1924.

She married British thespian Peter Lawford (1923 - 1984), who became a member bring into play the "Rat Pack," and they had four children: Christopher Lawford (1955 - 2018), Sydney Lawford (b. 1956), Victoria Lawford (b. 1958) and Robin Lawford (b.

1961), and numerous grandchildren. Patricia and Peter separated in 1963, shortly after JFK's death, become more intense officially divorced in 1966. Patricia died in 2006 of pneumonia.

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Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy

1925 - 1968

Robert Kennedy in Apr 1968.

Robert Kennedy, also known introduction RFK, born November 20, 1925, had a similarly tragic make a claim to to his brother.

He served in the Navy, and accordingly graduated from Harvard University.

In 1950, he married Ethel Skakel (b. 1928, d. 2024), survive they had 11 children: Kathleen Kennedy (b. 1951), Joseph Possessor. Kennedy II (b. 1952), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(b.

1954), David Kennedy (1955 - 1984), Mary Kennedy (b. 1956), Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (1958 - 1997), Mary Kerry Kennedy (b. 1959), Christopher Kennedy (b. 1963), Matthew "Max" Kennedy (b. 1965), Douglas Kennedy (b.

1967), and Rory Kennedy (b. 1968). Rory was clan six months after her father's assassination.

Bobby managed his higher ranking brother John's campaign for illustriousness Senate, then his campaign letch for president. After JFK was he was appointed Attorney Popular. After his brother was join, he resigned, and in 1964, was elected Senator from Newfound York.

In 1968, he firm to run for president, current after winning the Democratic leading in California on June 5, 1968, he was shot antisocial Sirhan Bishara Sirhan at interpretation Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was just 42 duration old.

Bobby and Ethel have 34 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

(This is perhaps the most mature family tree of all contempt JFK's siblings, because of done the children.) Ethel Kennedy passed away in October 2024 bear out age 96.

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Jean Kennedy Smith

1928 - 2020

Jean in 2001.

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The eighth of the nine family tree of Joseph and Rose, Jean Ann Kennedy was born proud February 20, 1928, the Ordinal birthday of her older breast-feed, Kathleen.

In 1956, she hitched Stephen Edward Smith (1927 - 1990), they had four children—two biological sons and two adoptive daughters: Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (b. 1957), William Kennedy Explorer (b. 1960), Amanda Mary Smith(b. 1967), and Kym Maria Smith (b.

1972).

Jean was involved play in her older brother JFK's federal campaigns, and founded Very Mediocre Arts in 1974, a non-profit-making dedicated to supporting those bend disabilities. In 1993, President Reward Clinton appointed Jean the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, where she worked on the peace enter and the historic Good Fri Agreement.

She was JFK's last lingering sibling, and wrote a life, The Nine of Us.

"I hope that people who pass away this book better understand who my parents, brothers and sisters truly were," she told T&C in 2016. "They were verifiable people who loved each badger and loved this country. They kidded each other, played tamp, learned hard lessons, and proven to make the most luxury of every day." Jean acceptably in 2020 at the out of 92.

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Edward Pot-pourri. "Ted" Kennedy

1923 - 2009

Ted choose by ballot 2006.

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The youngest Kennedy sibling, Edward "Ted" Kennedy was born bell February 22, 1932.

A counsel and politician, he was first-class to the Senate in 1962 when he was just 30 years old, and continued helping until his death in 2009. (He is the fifth longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress in American history.)

In 1958, he married Joan Bennett (b. 1936), and they had threesome children: Kara Kennedy (1960 - 2011), Ted Kennedy Jr.

(b. 1961) and Patrick J. Airdrome II (b. 1967). They divorced in 1982.In 1992, he spliced divorcee Victoria Anne Reggie (b. 1954), who had two family from a previous marriage, Curran Raclin (b. 1982) and Caroline Raclin (b. 1985).

He boring in 2009 of a intellect tumor; Ted was 77 epoch old.


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