▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁( also ▁now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁John ▁P end leton ▁Kennedy ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁imm igr ant ▁and ▁merchant , ▁John ▁Kennedy . ▁His ▁mother , ▁the ▁former ▁Nancy ▁P end leton , ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁First ▁Famil ies ▁of ▁Virginia ▁family . ▁Po or ▁invest ments ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁father ▁declaring ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁John ▁P end leton ▁Kennedy ▁attended ▁private ▁schools ▁while ▁growing ▁up ▁and ▁was ▁relatively ▁well ▁educated ▁for ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁His ▁brother ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Kennedy ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senator . ▁ ▁Kennedy ' s ▁college ▁studies ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁march ed ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Baltimore ▁Light ▁Drag o ons , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B alt imore ▁ 5 th ," ▁a ▁unit ▁that ▁included ▁rich ▁mer ch ants , ▁law y ers , ▁and ▁other ▁profession als . ▁Kennedy ▁wrote ▁hum orous ▁amounts ▁of ▁his ▁military ▁esc ap ades , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁bo ots ▁and