Frederick A. Kerry, grandfather of United States Presidential candidate John Kerry, was born as Fritz Kohn on the road between Freudenthal (Bruntál) and Troppau (Opava), south of Jaegerndorf (Krnov) at Bennisch, Austria (now Horni Benesov in the Czech Republic), on 10 May 1873. The son of Benedict Kohn and his wife Mathilde (née Fraenkel) (1845-1935), his birth was recorded among the Jewish births on the last folio (folio 77), of vol. VII (1866-1873) of the Roman Catholic birth records of the Bennisch parish. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... Bruntál (-Czech, German: Freudenthal, Polish: Bruntal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. ... Bruntál (-Czech, German: Freudenthal, Polish: Bruntal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. ... Opava (German Troppau, Polish Opawa) is a city with a population of 62,815 (1995) in the northern Czech Republic. ... Opava listen â–¶(?) (-Czech, German: Troppau, Polish: Opawa) is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the Opava river. ... Krnov (read kûr´nôf in Czech, German: Jägerndorf, Polish: Krnów / Karniów, Latin: Carnovia) is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern Czech Republic, in Moravian-Silesian Region, in the District of Bruntál, on the Opava River near the Polish border. ... Krnov (read kûr´nôf in Czech, German: Jägerndorf, Polish: Krnów / Karniów, Latin: Carnovia) is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern Czech Republic, in Moravian-Silesian Region, in the District of Bruntál, on the Opava River near the Polish border. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Folio: In bookbinding, a sheet of paper, parchment, or other material folded in half to make two leaves in a codex. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...

He attended a Gymnasium (secondary school) and finished with Honours. He became an administrative accountant in his uncle Alfred Fränkel's shoe factory, and married Ida Löwe, (born in Budapest, Hungary), in about 1890. She was the daughter of bank employee Siegfried Löwe and his wife Josefine, née Löw. Both Fritz Kohn and his wife Ida Löwe were German-speaking Jews, but in 1901 they converted to Catholicism. A gymnasium is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. ... See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick A. Kerry, grandfather of United States Presidential candidate John Kerry, was born as Fritz Kohn on the road between Freudenthal (Bruntal) and Troppau (Opava), south of Jaegerndorf (Krnov) at Bennisch, Austria (now Horni Benesov in the Czech Republic), on 10 May 1873. ... This article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. ...

By decree of 17 December 1901 of the Austrian Statthalterei in Vienna, the Kohns officially changed their name to Kerry (including their son Erich, who was born on 26 February 1901). At this time Fritz was listed as born in Bennisch but originating from Freudenthal, and currently working as a supplier for a shoe factory in Mödling, Austria. The name change was ordered in Austrian Silesia on 17 March 1902 at Troppau. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mödling is a municipality in and the capital of the eponymous Austrian district (Bezirk) and located at 48°05′08″ N 16°16′59″ E, approximately 15 km south of the centre of Vienna. ... Silesia (Polish ÅšlÄ…sk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The family sailed on the Königin Luise from Genoa, Italy, on 4 May 1905 and arrived in New York's Ellis Island on 18 May 1905. Kerry filed a Declaration of Intention for naturalization in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on 21 June 1907, and a Petition of Naturalization in the same Court on 6 February 1911. Location within Italy Flag of Genoa Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua, Spanish Genova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For the biology usage, see Naturalisation (biology). ... Circuit courts previously were United States federal courts established in each federal judicial district. ... Cook County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

He committed suicide, by shooting himself, in the restroom at the Copley Plaza Hotel at 487 Boylston Street on 23 November 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was buried in Holyrood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts. His son Richard Kerry was 6 years old at the time. It has been suggested that Suicide and culture be merged into this article or section. ... (Redirected from 23 November) November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Seal of Brookline, MA Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... Richard John Dick Kerry (July 28, 1915 – July 29, 2000), the father of Senator John Kerry, volunteered as a test pilot for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, flying DC-3s and B-29s stateside in Alabama. ...

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• Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.