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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
- Nancy Elizabeth Kennedy -- --, 1833 May 3, 1897 Tennessee
- John Kennedy -- --, 1740 December 0, 1828 Georgia
- Boyd Kennedy -- --, 1897 October 0, 1966 South Carolina
- Matilda Salina Kennedy -- --, 1854 May 18, 1927 Illinois
- Roderick Kennedy -- --, 1858
Kennedy Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elenore Ellen Kennedy -- --, 1845 July 3, 1895
- Zadock S. Kennedy -- --, 1819 April 30, 1893 Kentucky
- William Kennedy -- --, 1756 October 8, 1819
- Henrietta Kennedy -- --, 1868 March 24, 1944 California
- Charles Eugene Kennedy -- --, 1887 October 5, 1970
