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Also Known As	Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Born	July 22, 1890 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died	January 22, 1995 (aged 104) • Massachusetts
Notable Family Members	spouse Joseph P. Kennedy • daughter Rosemary Kennedy • daughter Eunice Kennedy Shriver • son Ted Kennedy • son Robert F. Kennedy • son John F. Kennedy

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