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Edward Francis Blewitt (January 2, 1859 – May 26, 1926) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1907 to 1910. He was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States.
Edward Francis Blewitt, born January 2, 1859, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; son of Patrick and Catherine Scanlon Blewitt, Lafayette College, B.S., civil engineering, 1879; engaged, engineering, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania mining operations; married, Mary Ellen Stanton, 1879, (d.1887) children, Gertrude, Patrick, Arthur, and Geraldine ...
Apr 14, 2023 · When Edward Blewitt (1795-1872) and his family left Ballina, Co Mayo 170 years ago during the Great Famine, their only thoughts were on survival and making a new life in America. The Blewitts...
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Jun 25, 2020 · The Vice President’s earliest traceable direct ancestor is his great-great-great grandfather Edward Blewitt (ca. 1795-1872), born in north county Mayo, Ireland. Our first documentary evidence...
Feb 18, 2021 · This web page traces the history of Irish immigration and influence in Pennsylvania, from the colonial era to the present. It mentions Edward Francis Blewitt, a prominent Irish-American lawyer and politician, as one of the founders of the state.
Jan 20, 2021 · The great-grandson of a man named Edward Francis Blewitt, whose roots stem from Ballina, a small town in Ireland’s County Mayo,” Biden wrote in a letter before his 2016 visit to Ireland. Biden has used the family Bible for every swearing-in ceremony since he was first elected to the United States Senate in 1973. Bettmann // Getty Images.
Mar 18, 2022 · Our great-grandfather, Edward Francis Blewitt, was only the second Catholic ever elected to the state senate — we talked about this, Gov — in the state of Pennsylvania.
