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Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden

Joe Biden’s Irish Roots

By Megan Smolenyak, Contributor
IA News April 12, 2023

March 20, 2013 by 5 Comments

It’s well known that President Joe Biden spent his early years in the very Irish city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. But what about his ancestors? Genealogist Megan Smolenyak, who also traced President Obama’s Irish roots, has delved into the President’s family tree and unearthed a few surprises. How can you not love a name like Finnegan Biden? I find it charming when family names … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Irish Roots

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