Life of John F Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second of nine children. As an infant he lived in a comfortable but modest frame house in that suburb of Boston. As the time went by, the family’s wealth grew, as well as the size of the family. The Kennedy’s moved to larger, more impressive homes, first in Brookline, then in the suburbs of New York city. John had a good childhood, full of family games and sports. He attended several private schools throughout his education, but finally ended up at Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut where he graduated in 1935. John spent the summer of 1935 studying at the Lon