Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Patrick Bouvier Kennedy Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7, 1963 – August 9, 1963) was the infant child of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. He was the younger brother of Caroline and John Jr.; another daughter was stillborn. Born prematurely, Kennedy lived just over 39 hours before desperate attempts to save him failed, putting the First Family and nation into mourning. Three months later, his death was eclipsed by his father's assassination, but the Kennedy infant's death brought hyaline membrane disease (HMD) into the public consciousness and inspired further research. In August 1963, the 34-year-old
Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough (January 1743 – 26 November 1811), formerly Lady Caroline Russell, was the wife of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough. Caroline was the daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, and his second wife, the former Gertrude Leveson-Gower. She married the duke on 23 August 1762 at Bedford House, Bloomsbury, London. Their children were: A letter survives from Caroline to Ozias Humphrey, which has been approximately dated to 1788. In it she refers to a portrait drawing of her husband by Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough having died in 1788, she