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The ancestry of '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''', (b. 1942), US Senator, US Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election, and Vice-Presidential candidate.
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<table border=2><tr><td>The ancestry of '''Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.''', (b. 1942), US Senator, US Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election, and Vice-Presidential candidate.</td><td>[http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=NDZnOfq6fRs&offerid=145147.10000009&type=3&subid=0 Find your family history in the World's Largest Newspaper Archive! Find News, Births and Deaths]</td></tr></table>
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Special thanks to site reader Chris Smithson ctsmithson@verizon.net, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), for some of the below (as noted).  
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<table><tr><td>http://www.goalsforamericans.org/images/JoeBidenLrg.jpg</td><td>This article should be cited as:"Joseph Biden", by Will Johnson, professional genealogist [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], at CountyHistorian.com URL: http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Joseph_Biden, copyright 2007-8, all rights reserved.
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This page is locked, if you'd like to add or correct anything, please email me.  I am available for hire to assist you to trace your family or create a biography of you or your relative.  I charge $25 per hour.
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Special thanks to site reader Chris Smithson ctsmithson@verizon.net, professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), for some of the below (as noted). </td></tr></table>
  
 
==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr==
 
==Joseph Robinette Biden Jr==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756741785/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0756741785 ''Reducing the Threat of Chemical And Biological Weapons: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate''] (Paperback)
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756741785/102-9279843-7223326?ie=UTF8&tag=countyh-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0756741785 ''Reducing the Threat of Chemical And Biological Weapons: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate''] (Paperback)
 
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*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080829/pl_politico/12955 This source] that he moved to "Clayton" when ten years old.
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*[http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080829/pl_politico/12955 "Sen. Joe Biden (D-Scranton)"], by Alexander Burns, Kenneth P. Vogel 28 Aug 2008 28, on Politico, that he moved to "Clayton" when ten years old.
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMS85bo4WM Joseph Biden debate] on YouTube
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMS85bo4WM Joseph Biden debate] on YouTube
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0hW7VqGkg&feature=user Joseph Biden on CNN, 16 Jul 2008]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0hW7VqGkg&feature=user Joseph Biden on CNN, 16 Jul 2008]
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Being a civil engineer was not to keep Ambrose, by 1918 he had become an advertising solicitor for the Scrantonian Publishing Company.  He would apparently work for the Scrantonian the rest of his life, working his way up by 1930 to be Advertising Manager.  You would '''think''' that these great newspaper reporters of today '''would have noticed that'''.  But no.
 
Being a civil engineer was not to keep Ambrose, by 1918 he had become an advertising solicitor for the Scrantonian Publishing Company.  He would apparently work for the Scrantonian the rest of his life, working his way up by 1930 to be Advertising Manager.  You would '''think''' that these great newspaper reporters of today '''would have noticed that'''.  But no.
  
Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania.  And from Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1954/6).
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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and again he lists his employer as "M L Goodman" of the "Scrantonian-Tribune"In Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1954/6).
  
 
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*[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]
 
*[http://www.wargs.com/political/biden.html "The Ancestors of Joe Biden", Ancestry research by William Addams Reitwiesner, "most of this work was contributed by Robert Battle"]
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*A site reader tells me that : "The only resource I can think of  for more about Ambrose's advert job would be Joseph X. Flannery who was at the newspaper so long that he could be/is its historian. He very likely knew the Finnegan family. ( His book: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=185391).  If he's deceased or has retired, call the paper. Contact list at http://www.scrantontimes.com/customer_service/. Scrantonians are just like Joe B. -- heart of gold with a strong world view and talk too much. (and absolutely nothing like The Office!)."
  
 
==Geraldine C Blewitt==
 
==Geraldine C Blewitt==
  
Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of [[#Edward Blewitt|Edward Blewitt]] of [[Louisiana]].  She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]].  They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania.  She died sometime after the 1930 census.
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Geraldine C Blewitt was born 1886/8 in [[Pennsylvania]], the daughter of [[#Edward Francis Blewitt|Edward Francis Blewitt]] of [[Louisiana]].  She married [[#Ambrose Joseph Finnegan|Ambrose Joseph Finnegan]].  They lived in Scanton, Pennsylvania.  She died sometime after the 1930 census.
  
 
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&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=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=George&gsln=Robinette&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=11&recid=25113587&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette b Oct 1844, married 18 years ago MD/MD/MD, Locomotive Engineer; Mary A b Aug 1862, married 18 years ago, mother of 5, 5 living, MD/MD/MD; Mary b Nov 1894 MD; John H b Jul 1886 MD; Alice M b Nov 1892 MD"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&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&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, b MD/MD/MD; Mary A 48 b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law b MA/MA/MA"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=George&gsln=robinette&sx=&gs1co=2%2cUnited+States&gs1pl=23%2cMaryland&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&fh=5&recid=30094118&recoff=1+3 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing "George H Robinette 65, b MD/MD/MD; Mary A 48 b OH/OH/MD; Alice M Sheene 22 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Marnie 15 daughter b MD/MD/OH; Wm E Sheene 26 son-in-law b MA/MA/MA"
*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"
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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 26 Aug 2008, that he found the following tombstone in Loudon Park Cemetery: "George H. Robinette (Oct 3, 1844 - Apr 2, 1914) - Baltimore City Death Cert # C-74192; Mary E. Robinette (Aug 27, 1862 - Jan 5, 1930) - Baltimore City Death Cert # E-52747"
*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.
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*Site reader Chris Smithson [mailto:ctsmithson@verizon.net ctsmithson@verizon.net], professional genealogist (specializing in Maryland), reports to me on 28 Aug 2008, that the death certificate states George H. Robinette [b. 1845 in WV - d. 2 Apr 1914 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore City, MD] Buried at Loudon Park Cemetery - Parents Jno Robinette born in VA and UNKNOWN born in VA.
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*Site reader Loretta-Marie Dimond [mailto:genehisthome1@comcast.net genehisthome1@comcast.net], professional historian and genealogist specializing in Pacific Northwest and Civil War history, reports to me on 12 Sep 2008, that : George H Robinett has a Civil War pension file.  "He served as a private in Company B, 17th West Virginia Infantry, and was in receipt of invalid pension from the early 1890s.  File number 694,476.  His widow Mary, who survived him (but was not issued an XC number, supporting the theory she was deceased before 1934), was in receipt of a widow's pension from 1914, consistent with the date of death from George's, Johns Hopkins Baltimore death certificate.  Should this prove to be the identical George H Robinett who was the father of Mary Elizabeth Robinette Biden (and I believe it will, or I would not have written to you!), the dependency documents in the file will give you proof in the veteran's own handwriting, as well as proof of his two marriages, and probably proof of his parentage."
  
 
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==Unknown wife of Finnegan==
 
==Unknown wife of Finnegan==
==Edward Blewitt==
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==Edward Francis Blewitt==
Edward F Blewitt was born 1859/61 in Louisiana.
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Edward Francis Blewitt was born 2 Jan 1859 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Patrick Blewitt and Catharine Scanlon.
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Edward Francis Blewitt married firstly in Scranton in 1879 to Mary Ellen Stanton (d. 1887) and secondly in 1891 to Mary Ann Blackwell.  He was a civil engineer; Scranton city engineer, 1883-93; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1907-10.
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Also descending from this man is "retired film editor David E Blewitt".
  
 
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*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :"His great-grandfather, Edward F. Blewitt, was a local state senator."
 
*[http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/doc48af9add4ec8e036486859.txt "Biden's NEPA roots run deep"], by Borys Krawczeniuk, 23 Aug 2008 :"His great-grandfather, Edward F. Blewitt, was a local state senator."
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html "Edward Blewitt"] on political graveyard dot com
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*[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?456,323778 "Edward Francis Blewitt"], biography on PA-Roots<blockquote>Edward Francis Blewitt, Lackawanna County, was born in New Orleans, La., January 2, 1859; educated at Lafayette College, Easton, PA, and was graduated therefrom as a civil engineer in the class of 1879, of which class he is now president; was city engineer of Scranton, PA, 1883 to 1893, and served as school controller for a term ending 1884; is a contracting and consulting engineer and was chief engineer from 1897 to 1902 of the Guadalajara City, State of Jalisco, Mexico, sewer and water works, costing $3,000,000, the most complete in that country; elected to the Senate in November, 1906.  Source: Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1910; Biographical Sketches.</blockquote>
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=V08DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77&dq=edward+blewitt+senator "Edward Francis Blewitt"], ''Who's Who in Pennsylvania'', page 77
  
 
==Unknown wife of Blewitt==
 
==Unknown wife of Blewitt==
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==Lydia Ann Randle==
 
==Lydia Ann Randle==
Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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Lydia Ann Randle was born 1833/4 in Maryland.  Her parents might have been Thomas H Randle and his wife Mary Ann Shoemaker who married 9 Jun 1830 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  
 
Chris Smithson informs me that "Thomas H. Randle died Jun 3, 1889 in Arbutus Station, Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore County [Obituary from Baltimore Sun dated Jun 5, 1889]; Mary A. Randle died Aug 15, 1902 in Baltimore County, MD - [MD Death Certificate Index at www.mdvitalrec.net]", he further informs me that Mary was age 89 at her death per her death certificate, and that her father was George Shoemaker, mother Rachel Herbert.
 
Chris Smithson informs me that "Thomas H. Randle died Jun 3, 1889 in Arbutus Station, Sulphur Spring Road, Baltimore County [Obituary from Baltimore Sun dated Jun 5, 1889]; Mary A. Randle died Aug 15, 1902 in Baltimore County, MD - [MD Death Certificate Index at www.mdvitalrec.net]", he further informs me that Mary was age 89 at her death per her death certificate, and that her father was George Shoemaker, mother Rachel Herbert.
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-marriagesbaltimoresunii&so=2&pcat=34&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Joseph&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Biden&gsln_x=1&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun 1851-1860'']
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=flhg-marriagesbaltimoresunii&so=2&pcat=34&MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Joseph&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Biden&gsln_x=1&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1 ''Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun 1851-1860'']
 
*[[JosephBiden2|Chris Smithson email 28 Aug 2008]]
 
*[[JosephBiden2|Chris Smithson email 28 Aug 2008]]
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*[[JosephBiden3|Mary Timmons email 24 Jan 2009]] extending the Shoemaker line
  
 
==Robert Theodore Liddell==
 
==Robert Theodore Liddell==

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