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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]]. His Irish-emigrant parents had possibly both died by the time of the 1900 census, and possibly in Scranton, when he is enumerated in Scranton, Pennsylvania as "nephew" in the household of Peter F Roche and his wife Bridget. It's possibly, but not yet evidenced, that he was the son of James and Catherine Finnegan. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/willindexe-g.html This site] which has a will index for Lackawanna County, has the death of Catherine Finnegan on 4 Apr 1886, and James on 1 Mar 1895. That would explain whey Ambrose in 1900 is living with his uncle. But please '''note''', that no matter who has told you that James and Catherine are his parents '''must show evidence'''.

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]]. Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt. You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company. Most sites say nothing more. So much for those sites.

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Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]]. Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt. You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company. Most articles and sites say nothing more. So much for those sites. Now for the rest of the story.

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~~But 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.

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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.

Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was yet living in 1942 when he filed his WWII Draft Registration Card from Scranton, Pennsylvania. And to Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1953/5).

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 Ambrose Joseph Finnegan was born on 11 Jul 1884 in Olyphant, Lackawanna County, [[Pennsylvania]].  His Irish-emigrant parents had possibly both died by the time of the 1900 census, and possibly in Scranton, when he is enumerated in Scranton, Pennsylvania as "nephew" in the household of Peter F Roche and his wife Bridget.  It's possibly, but not yet evidenced, that he was the son of James and Catherine Finnegan. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/wills/willindexe-g.html This site] which has a will index for Lackawanna County, has the death of Catherine Finnegan on 4 Apr 1886, and James on 1 Mar 1895.  That would explain whey Ambrose in 1900 is living with his uncle.  But please '''note''', that no matter who has told you that James and Catherine are his parents '''must show evidence'''.
-Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].  Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt.  You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company.  Most sites say nothing more.  So much for those sites.
+Ambrose Joseph Finnegan married in 1908/9 probably in Pennsylvania to [[#Geraldine C Blewitt|Geraldine C Blewitt]].  Ambrose either then or slightly before had trained to be a civil engineer, an occupation he held in 1910 as did his father-in-law Edward F Blewitt.  You will find mentions here and there on the internet that Ambrose worked for Scranton Gas & Water Company.  Most articles and sites say nothing more.  So much for those sites.  Now for the rest of the story.
-But 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 to Joseph Biden's autobiographical book (see sources below), his grandfather Finnegan was living when Joe was "12 or 13" (so this would be 1953/5).