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'''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''', (b. 1942) US Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election. ==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr== Joe Biden was born [[Nov 20]], 1942 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]], the son of [[#Joseph Robinette Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr.]] and his wife [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]]. His mother's family had emigrated from County Mayo during the Irish Famine. He was raised in New Castle County, [[Delaware]]. He graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse University College of Law. He was first elected to the Senate in 1972 when he was 29. His wife's name is Jill. Currently a US Senator from Delaware, he has been in government for 33 years. He is currently running on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. His Democratic challengers are: [[Hillary Diane Rodham|Hillary Clinton]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]] ===Secondary sources for 1=== *[http://www.irishabroad.com/irishworld/irishamericamag/aprilmay05/features/politics&publicservice.asp Irish People and Ireland, "Joe Biden"] *[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html Ancestry research of William Addams Reitwiesner on Joe Biden] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden Joe Biden] on Wikipedia ==Joseph Robinette Biden== Joe Biden was born [[Nov 13]], 1915 in Baltimore, [[Maryland]], the son of Joseph H Biden and his wife Mary. He married [[#Catherine Eugenia Finnegan|Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan]] in 1941. They had at least one child [[#Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.|Joe Biden Jr]] in 1942, while living in Scanton, Pennsylvania. In 1946 the family lived in or near Littlestown as "Mrs Joseph R. Biden" is in the Woman's Community club of Littlestown that year. Joe Sr. died [[Sep 2]], 2002 in Wilmington, [[Delaware]]. ===Primary sources for 1=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Joseph&gsln=Biden&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=4&recid=34099257&recoff=1+3 1920 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "Joseph H Biden, 27, b MD; Mary E 25, b MD; Joseph R 4 6/12, b MD; Mary A 2 11/12; Frank H 1 4/12" *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50001&iid=NEWS-PA-TH_GE_TI.1946_10_03_0010&r=an&rc=1736,596,1859,633;1880,596,1921,633;1941,596,2064,633&fn=&ln=Record+Joseph+R+Biden&st=d&ssrc=&pid=496307210 ''The Gettysburg Times'' (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania], [[Oct 3]], 1946, page 2, "Halloween Party by Woman's Club". *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Joseph&gsln=Biden&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=0&recid=5390248&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing "Joseph R Biden Sr, born 13 Nov 1915, SSN issued by Maryland, died 2 Sep 2002, last residence Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware" ===Secondary sources for 2=== *[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html Ancestry research of William Addams Reitwiesner on Joe Biden] ==Catherine Eugenia Finnegan== ===Primary sources for 3=== *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=50001&iid=NEWS-PA-TH_GE_TI.1952_05_17_0007&r=an&rc=934,125,1062,167;1083,125,1126,167;1147,125,1275,167&fn=&ln=Record+Joseph+R+Biden&st=d&ssrc=&pid=499303431 ''The Gettysburg Times'' (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)], [[May 17]], 1952, page 8, "Littlestown: Dr Waslifsky to be Woman's Club Speaker" : "...Mrs Joseph R Riden... [and others]... will present a slate of officers." ===Secondary sources for 3=== *[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html Ancestry research of William Addams Reitwiesner on Joe Biden] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]]
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