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Kennedy Family History
Kennedy Genealogy & Family TreeKennedy is a Scottish surname from Ayrshire, Scotland, where the first Kennedy on record, Henry Kennedy, was recorded in 1185. It comes from the Gaelic word Cinneididh, which was a nickname for someone dour, serious, or grim-faced. Roots from the name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Adhoereo virtuti which means “I cling to virtue.”
Other spellings include “MacKennedy,” “Kannady,” “Kenardy,” “Kennaday,” “Kenneday,” “Kenneyday,” “Kennediem,” and “MacUalraig.” Notable people with the surname include American President John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States), American politician Ted Kennedy, and American actor George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke, The Naked Gun). The first Kennedy to come to America was Catherine Kennedy in Maryland in 1678.
Kennedy Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Dorothy Kennedy -- --, 1632 December 0, 1705
- Agnes Kennedy -- --, 1600 February 2, 1653 Ayr
- Alexander Kennedy -- --, 1561 February 2, 1653 Ayrshire
- Margaret Kennedy -- --, 1472 February 0, 1500
- James Edward Kennedy -- --, 1851 January 28, 1908 Pennsylvania
Kennedy Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Kennedy -- --, 1850 November 14, 1853 Pennsylvania
- Andrew Kennedy -- --, 1835 Tennessee
- Zella Kennedy -- --, 1928 April 5, 2001 South Carolina
- Sherwood Kennedy -- --, 1760 April 6, 1841 Virginia
- Joseph Oliver Kennedy -- --, 1837 August 11, 1908 North Carolina
