Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton , Long Island , New York , the daughter of John Vernou Bouvier III ( 1891-1957 ) , a wealthy Wall Street stockbroker , and his wife Janet Norton Lee ( 1907-1989 ) . Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton , New York , to Wall Street stock broker John Vernou Bouvier III ( also known as `` Black Jack Bouvier '' ) and Janet Norton Lee .