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Bridget Kennedy (Murphy)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dunganstown, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland
Death: December 20, 1888 (66-67)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Malden, Middlesex Co, MA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Philip Richard Murphy and Mary Murphy
Wife of Patrick Joseph Kennedy, Sr.
Mother of Joanna L. Kennedy; Margaret M. Caulfield; John Kennedy; Mary L. Kennedy; Josephine H Kennedy and 1 other

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About Bridget Kennedy

After Patrick died of cholera in 1858, Bridget worked as a maid for an affluent protestant family, and faced discrimination. Then she worked at a Stationery & Notions Store, and with the help of her daughters, was able to purchase the store. She then added groceries and liquor to the inventory.

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Bridget Kennedy's Timeline

1821
1821
Dunganstown, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland
1851
August 9, 1851
Boston, MA
1852
December 4, 1852
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1854
January 4, 1854
Boston, MA
1855
July 18, 1855
Boston, MA
1857
December 12, 1857
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1858
January 14, 1858
East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1880
1880
Age 59
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1888
December 20, 1888
Age 67
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States