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Where did the Irish Kennedy family come from? What is the Irish Kennedy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kennedy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kennedy family history?
The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely over time. The original Gaelic form of the name Kennedy is O'Cinneide, which is derived from the words "ceann," which means "head," and "éidigh," which means "helmet."
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One name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer because one must realize that attempting to record a Gaelic name in English is a daunting task at the best of times. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Kennedy family name include Kennedy, Minagh, Kennady, O'Kennedy and others.First found in County Tipperary. This distinguished Irish family were descended from Kennedy, nephew of King Brian Boru, Ireland's great Warrior King who fell in the battle of Clontarf in the year 1014.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Kennedy. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
The 18th and 19th centuries saw many Irish families immigrate to North America in search of land and opportunities. The largest influx of Irish immigrants to the United States and British North America came during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine laid waste to their homeland. Hundreds of thousands left the island in an attempt to escape the starvation and disease it brought. Although the arrival of such a large number of destitute Irish was not welcomed by the established population in the United States and what would become known as Canada at the time, these Irish were an essential element to the rapid development of these growing industrial nations. They filled the demand for the cheap labor needed for the work in factories and in the construction of bridges, roads, canals, and railways. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many immigrants bearing the name of Kennedy or one of its variants:
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Catherine Kennedy, who arrived in Maryland in 1678
- David Kennedy, who landed in New Jersey in 1685
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Margaret Kennedy, who landed in Virginia in 1716
- David Kennedy, who arrived in Boston in 1737
- Janette Kennedy, who landed in Connecticut in 1741
- Darby Kennedy, who arrived in America in 1742
- Matthew Kennedy, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1747
Kennedy Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Peter Kennedy, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1802
- Gilbert Kennedy, who arrived in Ohio in 1804
- Hector Kennedy settled in Philadelphia in 1806
- Rachel Kennedy, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Dennis Kennedy, aged 48, arrived in New York in 1812
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- Adam Kennedy (b. 1976), Major League Baseball player
- Sir Alexander Kennedy FRS, FRgs (1847-1928), leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy (b. 1936), US Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Arthur Kennedy (1914-1990), American stage and film actor
- Edgar Livingston Kennedy (1890-1948), American comedic film actor
- Robert F Kennedy (1925-1968), American politician, brother of John F. Kennedy
- George Harris Kennedy Jr. (b. 1925), American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions
- Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009), American politician, U.S. Senator and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Donald Kennedy (b. 1931), American scientist, public administrator, and academic
- President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th American president of the United States and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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- Alford-Kennedy Family History by Eileen Alford.
- Ancestors and Kin by Mary Kennedy Reynolds.
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- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7).
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
- Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
- Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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