Birthplace of the Kennedys' Mom - Boston, MA
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A plaque marks the Birthplace of the Kennedys' Mom at 4 Garden Court St., Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMWK4J
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2017
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A five story brick townhouse building with an unimposing ground floor is the birthplace of Rose Fitzgerald who was born in this building in the North End of Boston on July 22, 1890. She was the first of six children born to Josephine Hannon and John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. Her father became Democratic boss of the North End’s Ward six and a leading Catholic spokesman for the Irish community, before being elected mayor in 1905.
A sign on the door is inscribed:
Garden Court Street
This street was long noted for its gardens and
governors. At No. 4, opposite the site of Gover-
nor Hutchinson's mansion, lived one of Bos-
ton's "Irish governors," John J. ("Honey Fitz")
Fitzgerald, ward boss, congressman and
mayor. His daughter Rode Fitzgerald Kennedy
beloved Bostonian and mother of President
John F. Kennedy, was born here.
North End
Boston 200
Rose Fitzgerald married Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy in 1914. Together they are the parents of:
Joseph Jr. - a Navy pilot killed in World War II.
John - the assassinated 35th president of the United States
Rosemary - incapacitated permanently by a prefrontal lobotomy
Kathleen - a socialite who died in a plane crash in 1948
Eunice - founder of the Special Olympics
Patricia - became the wife of English actor Peter Lawford
Robert - assassinated US Senator from New York
Edward - Senator from Massachusetts