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John Francis Kennedy
1892 - 1936 (43 years)-
Name John Francis Kennedy Birth 15 Jul 1892 Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut 
[1, 2] Gender Male Death Mar 1936 Baltimore, Maryland [2] Burial Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut Person ID I23742 Scudder Last Modified 7 Feb 2006
Family Mary Winifred Appleget, b. 8 Jul 1894, Connecticut d. 21 Sep 1978 (Age 84 years) Marriage Abt 1917 Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut Children 1. E.J. Kennedy 2. Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, b. 28 Jul 1920, Akron, Summit, Ohio d. 7 Jan 2004, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland (Age 83 years)3. J.F. Kennedy 4. G.A. Kennedy 5. E. Kennedy Family ID F8283 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - John attended public schools in Naugatuck. He grew up in a large house two doors from the Regan home where his future wife, May, lived during her time in school. He entered Princeton in 1910, and graduated in 1914 as a civil engineer. After working a few years in that profession, he switched to industrial engineering and began a life-long career in the rubber industry.
John worked for a number of rubber companies to include the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Ohio, moving throughout the country. He patented several automobile tire and tread designs and some rubber processing improvements. He had been given stock in lieu of salary and had substantial interests in the stock market. He suffered a big loss in the 1929 crash and the family had to move to more modest surroundings in Baltimore.
John had suffered from chronic hypertension that resisted control by medication then available. This led to a stroke and death.
- John attended public schools in Naugatuck. He grew up in a large house two doors from the Regan home where his future wife, May, lived during her time in school. He entered Princeton in 1910, and graduated in 1914 as a civil engineer. After working a few years in that profession, he switched to industrial engineering and began a life-long career in the rubber industry.
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