Late Senator Ted Kennedy 's first wife, Joan Bennett Kennedy, has died at the age of 89, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

According to an online obituary , Steve Kerrigan, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, confirmed Joan "passed away peacefully in her sleep" at her Boston home on October 8. Tap Here To Add Radar Online as A Trusted Source Article continues below advertisement

Joan, a native New Yorker raised in a Roman Catholic family, attended Manhattanville College with Ted's sister Jean, who introduced the pair in 1957.

While Joan and Ted quickly hit it off, they both reportedly expressed apprehension toward diving into marriage, but were ultimately engaged within a year after the future senator's ruthless father Joe insisted on the union.

They tied the knot in

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