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About Hon. Edward Francis Blewitt
Edward Francis Blewitt 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.
Family
Blewitt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Patrick and Catherine (Scanlon) Blewitt, who were emigrants from Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.[4][5]
He married Mary Ellen Stanton in 1879. They had four children together—Gertrude, Patrick, Arthur, and Geraldine. From this marriage (through their daughter Geraldine), Blewitt is the maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, 46th Vice President of the United States. Mary Ellen Stanton died in 1887[12] and Blewitt was remarried to Mary Ann Blackwell in 1891.[6]
He died on May 26, 1926, and was interred at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania.[13]
Sources
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Page 644. GoogleBooks
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Francis_Blewitt
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193044419/edward-francis-blewitt
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 24 2021, 12:36:44 UTC
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Hon. Edward Francis Blewitt's Timeline
| 1859 |
January 2, 1859
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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| 1880 |
January 17, 1880
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Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, United States
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| 1881 |
October 12, 1881
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Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, United States
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| 1884 |
August 7, 1884
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Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA, United States
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| 1886 |
January 1, 1886
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Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
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| 1926 |
May 26, 1926
Age 67
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Pennsylvania, United States
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