John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Kennedy in 1998, by NASA
Birth Name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.
Date of Birth: November 25, 1960
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Death: July 16, 1999
Place of Death: Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ethnicity: Irish (at least three quarters), smaller amounts of English, Scottish, French, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote Dutch
John F. Kennedy, Jr. was an American socialite, journalist, magazine publisher, and lawyer.
His parents were U.S. president John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who served from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963, and Jackie Kennedy (born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier). His sister is author, attorney, and diplomat Caroline Kennedy, who has been U.S. Ambassador to Japan, from November 19, 2013 to January 18, 2017, and U.S. Ambassador to Australia, since July 25, 2022. He was a nephew of politicians Robert F. Kennedy (Robert Francis Kennedy) and Ted Kennedy (Edward Moore Kennedy), and activist and humanitarian Jean Kennedy Smith, who was Ambassador to Ireland, from June 24, 1993 to September 17, 1998. His nephew, the son of his sister Caroline, is designer and author Jack Schlossberg; his first cousins are environmental lawyer, author, and radio host Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and journalist Maria Shriver; and his first cousins, once removed, are politician Joe Kennedy III, author Katherine Schwarzenegger, and actor and model Patrick Schwarzenegger. John was married to publicist Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, until their deaths. He was also known as John-John and JFK, Jr.
Overall, John’s ancestry was at least three quarters Irish. His father was of Irish ancestry, along with remote Scottish roots. His mother was of Irish, some English, smaller amounts of French, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and remote Dutch, ancestry. One of John, Jr.’s great-great-great-great-grandmothers, Elizabeth Sarah Mohler/Maieler, was born in Hanover, Germany. John, Jr. was of approximately 3/64ths French descent.
John was selected People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1988.
John’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Patrick “Joe” Kennedy (the son of P. J. Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, and of Mary Augusta Hickey). John’s grandfather Joseph was born in East Boston, now Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and was a businessperson, investor, and politician. John’s great-grandfather P. J. was a businessperson and politician, who was the son of Patrick Kennedy and Bridget Murphy, who were from Dunganstown, County Wexford, Ireland. John’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of James Hickey, who was from Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland, and of Margaret Martha Field, who was from Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland.
John’s paternal grandmother was Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (the daughter of John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine “Josie” Hannon). Rose was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and was a philanthropist and socialite. John’s great-grandfather John was born in Massachusetts, and was a Democratic politician, who served as Mayor of Boston, from January 1, 1906 to January 6, 1908, and again, from February 7, 1910 to February 2, 1914; and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1901, and again, from March 4, 1919 to October 23, 1919; he was the son of Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna Cox, who were born in Co. Limerick, Ireland. John’s great-grandmother Mary Josephine was the daughter of Michael Hannon, who was born in Lough Gur, Ireland, and of Mary Ann Fitzgerald, who was from Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.
John’s maternal grandfather was John Vernou Bouvier III (the son of John Vernou Bouvier, Jr. and Maude Frances Sergeant). John’s grandfather John Bouvier III was born in New York, and was a stockbroker and socialite. John’s great-grandfather John Bouvier, Jr. was the son of John Vernou/Vernon Bouvier, who was of about three quarters French descent, and of Caroline Maslin Ewing. Maude was born in Massachussetts, the daughter of English parents, William Roberts Sergeant and Edith W. Maretta/Mathilda/Matilda Leaman, from London.
John’s maternal grandmother was Janet Norton Lee (the daughter of James Thomas Aloysius Lee and Margaret A. Merritt). Janet was born in New York. James was born in New York, the son of James Lee and Mary/Marion Theresa Norton, and was of Irish descent. Margaret was born in New York, the daughter of Thomas Merritt and Maria Curry, who were Irish.
Sources: Genealogies of John F. Kennedy, Jr. – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of John’s father – http://famouskin.com
John’s paternal grandmother, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Notes on the ancestry of John’s paternal grandmother, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald – http://www.americanancestors.org
http://www.familytreecircles.com
John’s maternal great-grandparents, John Vernou Bouvier, Jr. and Maude Frances Sergeant, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of John’s maternal great-great-grandparents, William Roberts Sergeant and Edith W. Maretta/Mathilda/Matilda Leaman – https://www.familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandmother, Janet Norton Lee, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Janet Norton Lee on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of John’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Thomas Merritt and Maria Curry – https://www.familysearch.org
Not really – just stating a fact.
I’m a Scottish nationalist who dislikes the English and have never referred to myself as British – Scottish through and through.
The Scots hate the English more than the Irish, and the only difference between the Scots and Irish with regard to their hatred of the English, is that the Scots managed to defeat the English and the Irish couldn’t.
The way I look at it – the people of Northern Ireland chose to remain within the United Kingdom through a democratic referendum. The people of Northern Ireland decided to not go independent with Ireland and that was their choice.
I fully understand the Irish anger towards this move however, bombing innocent men, women and children because they were Protestant and not Catholic is disgusting and cowardly – this sums up the Irish throughout history.
Please name me what good the Irish have done for the world? You migrated to the, which for the record you were not wanted, in millions starving and with nothing to offer, formed criminal gangs and drank yourselves to death. Now Ireland is one of the poorest nations in Europe and the American-Irish are as dumb as they come!
Unlike us Scots, who invented the TV, telephone, radar systems, penecillin, bicycle, steam engine, whisky, golf and populated America with over 40 million intelligent minds!
Hey, Chad.
No one gives a flying fuck about what Scotland’s done.
You just don’t generalize someone like that, purely because of their heritage.
Just because a person is Scottish, does not make them a God. Likewise, just because a person is Irish, does not make them useless and scum.
No one wants to read your crap. You’re embarrassing yourself.
Nice to see the hatred of the Irish is alive and well… (note the sarcasm). I for one am both Irish and Scottish as well as going back to King James II of Scotland. I am also Danish (hello Vikings!) Also Northern Ireland did not become part of Great Britain because the people there were mostly Scottish that immigrated to Ireland. :)
Many people on this planet can say that they have at least some Irish in them. Also, last I checked it is Scotland that is now under the British crown and the Irish never gave in. So, despite the fact that the Scots won some wars with England over the centuries, it is the Irish that are still not under the English crown. :)
Sorry, “Also Northern Ireland did not become part of Great Britain because the people there were mostly Scottish that immigrated to Ireland.” was meant to be that Northern Ireland DID become apart of GB because the population was made up of mostly Scots.
Why I love the Irish so much the heart of lions!
I am Hispanic American here for centuries in
the U.S. both sides.
To retain ones ethnic identity is not a crime it is something to be proud
of.
Love you KIMJ!
The IRA are European terrorists who are responsible for the death of hundreds of people from Northern Ireland and British troops from throughout the Commonwealth.
Typical idiotic Irish-American who’s lacking a brain cell and a fair education. I bet you probably think kilts are bagpipes are Irish, don’t you?!
IRA are religious hating scum.
Does the Queen’s ass taste nice Chad? What business do the British have being in the north of Ireland? The IRA were right.
God bless the Irish.
Okay, I don’t support the IRA at all.
But no one can blame the whole Irish population for what they’ve done.
It’s immature and pathetic.
Also, woo Ireland :D
The Irish have the Uilleann Pipes and while the Scottish are known for the kilt, some Irish wear them too on occasions.
JFK was mainly of Irish herritage and supported the IRA during their conflicts with the British back in the 1970’s.
He funded the IRA who are well known European terrorists!
He was 100% right to support the Irish against the British. Well done JFK.
True Rupert. The British had absolutely no business being in Ireland.
What an interesting mix I knew he had some type of black blood in him even though it’s distant.