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1. abcnews.go.com › Politics › bidens-irish-rootsHere's a look at Biden's Irish roots as he visits his ...

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   Apr 11, 2023 · Joe Blewitt, a plumber, has been outspoken about his connection to Biden, and has even visited the White House during Biden's tenure for St. Patrick's Day receptions.

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3. www.usatoday.com › story › graphicsBiden's Irish roots and an in-depth look at the Biden family tree

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   Apr 12, 2023 · Patrick Blewitt, one of Biden's great-great-grandfathers, sailed to the U.S. in 1850 and spotted the mining opportunities in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He returned to Ireland, gathered the rest of...

4. www.irishtimes.com › ireland › 2023/04/08From the Famine ship to the White House – Joe Biden’s Irish ...

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   Apr 8, 2023 · The story begins in 1848, when Biden’s great-great-grandfather Patrick Blewitt crossed the Atlantic as a 20-year-old cabin boy. Joe Biden is the second Irish president to be directly descended...

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   Who was Patrick Blewitt?

   • The story began in 1848, when Patrick Blewitt, the great-great-grandfather of Biden, crossed the Atlantic as a 20-year-old cabin boy. Two years later, he returned to Ireland and persuaded his father, Edward, his mother and all of his seven siblings to take a perilous sea crossing on board the SS Excelsior in June 1851 to the new world.

   Joe Biden’s Irish ancestry - The Irish Times

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   Who is Joe Blewitt?

   • Joe Blewitt, a plumber, has been outspoken about his connection to Biden, and has even visited the White House during Biden's tenure for St. Patrick's Day receptions. During the 2020 election, a mural of Biden was put up in Ballina, and celebrations were held in honor of Biden's win.

   Here's a look at Biden's Irish roots as he visits his ancestral

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   Who were Patrick Blewitt parents?

   • He returned to Ireland the following year and brought his parents, Edward and Mary, and his siblings back with him. Patrick Blewitt was a maternal ancestor of Biden's mother Catherine Eugenia Finnegan, known as Jean, who was born in 1917.

   Is Joe Biden Irish? Tracing the President's Ancestry - Newsweek

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   How did Patrick Blewett die?

   • By 1860, the Blewitts had settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Patrick Blewett had stopped sailing and began working as a mining inspector. While based in Scranton, Patrick also worked in South America. Edward was hired as a weigh-master in the Ox Pond mines. In 1872, he died in a drowning accident.

   Joe Biden’s Irish Family History & Surname Origin

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6. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldHow Irish is Joe Biden? | The Independent

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   Apr 12, 2023 · After a period in New Orleans, it was Patrick Blewitt who first settled the family in Scranton in 1860, where he worked as a mining inspector, also travelling to South America for his...

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7. www.newsweek.com › joe-biden-irish-tracingIs Joe Biden Irish? Tracing the President's Ancestry - Newsweek

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   Apr 9, 2023 · Patrick Blewitt was a maternal ancestor of Biden's mother Catherine Eugenia Finnegan, known as Jean, who was born in 1917. Blewitt, whose work as a mining inspector also took him to South...

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9. www.irishfamilyhistorycentre.com › article › joeJoe Biden’s Irish Family History & Surname Origin

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   Patrick Blewitt was born in Ballina but left Ireland in the autumn of 1850 to settle in the US and become a sailor. By 1851, he had returned to Ireland to bring his parents and siblings to America. Patrick had a son in New Orleans in 1859 named Edward F. Blewitt, after his paternal grandfather.

10. irelandxo.com › patrick-pius-blewitt-1832Patrick Pius Blewitt 1832 | Ireland Reaching Out

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    Edward F. Blewitt (Patrick's son and Biden's great-grandfather) went on to become the first Irish Catholic to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. ABOUT THIS SURNAME. Blewett /Bleuett (aka Bliúit / Blaod / Bluet/ Bleuitt) is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname most numerous in Cork and Limerick.