Rose Kennedy
(1890–1995)
BIRTH
July 22, 1890
PLACE
Boston, Massachusetts
NAME
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald
DEATH
January 22, 1995
PLACE
Kennedy family home, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
(1888–1969)
CHILDREN
John F. Kennedy
(1917-1963)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
CATHOLIC
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AWARDS
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was John F. Kennedy’s mother and the matriarch of a nine child family active in U.S. politics and public service.
EARLY LIFE
Born in Boston, she was a daughter of John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon.
CAREER
DEATH
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at the family home in Hyannis Port on January 22, 1995, at age 104, from complications of pneumonia. Her family was with her. She was buried at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline beside her husband Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
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