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Neilia (Hunter) Biden 1942 - 1972

Neilia (Hunter) Biden of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware United States was born on July 28, 1942 in Skaneateles, Onondaga County, NY to Robert Neil Hunter and Louise (Basel) Hunter. She married President Joe Biden on August 27, 1966 in Wilmington, New Castle County, DE, and they were married until Neilia's death on December 18, 1972 in Wilmington. She had children Joseph Robinette Biden III, Robert Hunter Biden, and Naomi Josephine Biden. Neilia Biden was buried on December 22, 1972 at Saint Joseph On The Brandywine Cemetery 10 Old Church Road, in Greenville.

Neilia (Hunter) Biden
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Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware United States
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July 28, 1942
Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, 13152, United States
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December 18, 1972
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States
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  • Introduction

    Neilia tragically died in a car crash with her 1 year old daughter in 1972. A copy of the newspaper article detailing the accident when Joseph R. Biden Jr was senator elect, the youngest man to be elected to the U.S. Senate in that century, is below. Joseph's two sons were only injured. On Neilia's tombstone it reads: Neilia Hunter Biden July 28, 1942 - December 18, 1972 Death lies upon her like an early frost upon the sweetest flower of all the fields Naomi Christina Biden November 8, 1971 - December 18, 1972 As is the mother so is the daughter.
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    1942

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    July 28, 1942
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    Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York 13152, United States
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  • Early Life & Education

    Neilia Hunter Biden had been on the dean's list and was homecoming queen at Syracuse and she graduated from Penn Hall High School.
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    December 18, 1972
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    Traffic collision
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    Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware United States
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    December 22, 1972
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    Saint Joseph On The Brandywine Cemetery 10 Old Church Road, in Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware 19807, United States
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  • Obituary

    The following appeared in The Daily Times Thursday December 21 1972: Memorial Services Set for Mrs. Biden. WILMINGTON - Public memorial services are scheduled tonight for Mrs. Neilia Hunter Biden, 30 and her 18 - month-old daughter, Amy, who were killed Monday in an accident near Wilmington. Mrs. Biden was the wife of Delaware's Sen. - Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Wilmington. Services are planned at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary Magdeline Church on Rt. 202, Concord Pike and Ashford Rd., at Sharpley, just north of Wilmington. Two small sons, who were also in the accident, were injured and are reported in fair condition in a Wilmington hospital. Sen. Biden will be at the services.
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Neilia (Hunter) Biden - 1959 Penn Hall High School
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Neilia (Hunter) Biden - 1959 Penn Hall High School
The 1959 Penn Hall High School yearbook photo of Neilia Hunter.
Date & Place: at Penn Hall High School in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania USA
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Youngest Senator Loses Wife, Baby Daughter in Traffic Crash
By Irene Shadoan Associated Press Writer appeared on Tuesday December 19th, 1972 in the Cortland Standard
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The pretty blonde wife of Joseph R. Biden Jr. was at his side through his campaign. The rejoiced in victory last month when he became the youngest man to be elected to the U.S. Senate in this century. Biden, an intensely family-oriented man, had said earlier that he wanted his wife Nelia to get a doctorate and teach college when their children were older. In the meantime, he said, he wanted her "to mold my children."

Biden's plans for his family ended in tragedy Monday when a tractor-trailer truck slammed into the family station wagon near Hockessin. Mrs. Biden and the couple's 18-month-old daughter Amy were killed and the Bidens' two young sons were injured. Joseph, 4, sustained leg injuries, Robert, 3, suffered head injuries. Also hospitalized was the truck driver, Curtis C. Dunn, 43, of Avondale, PA.

Police said the station wagon "pulled from a stop sign" and was struck on the left side by the truck, "continuing approximately 150 feet, spinning around, going backwards down an embankment, and striking three trees." Biden, 30, a Democrat, was in Washington at the time, working on staff appointments. He flew back to Wilmington and arrived at the hospital with his sister and campaign managers. A half-hour later he departed with his son Robert in an ambulance.

In an apparent effort to reassure the child, Biden said: "I'm going to jump right in there with you, son." The boy was transferred to Delaware Division Hospital nearby. Biden met his wife, a native of Skaneatles, N.Y., during his junior year at the University of Delaware. Two years later, in 1965 after he finished his first year at Syracuse Law School, the two were married, Mrs. Biden had been on the dean's list and was homecoming queen at Syracuse.

Biden, a Wilmington lawyer and New Castle County Councilman, had been soaring on the crest of victory after defeating veteran U.S. Sen. J. Caleb Boggs, R-Del., in the Nov. 7 general election. At that time Biden was still 13 days shy of his 30th birthday, the minimum age required to be a U.S. Senator.
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Mrs. Biden Died In Car Crash
The following appeared in The Charlotte Observer Tuesday December 19th 1972:

HOCKESSIN, Del. - Neilia Biden, wife of United States Sen.-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., 30 , was killed Monday in a two-vehicle accident near here. Biden was in Washington, D.C., interviewing possible staff members and could not be reached at once. Mrs. Biden, the former Neilia Hunter, was about 28 years old. The couple had three children.

The tractor-trailer involved in the collision with the Biden station wagon reportedly over-turned, spilling its load of grain over the highway. The Biden vehicle was shoved into a row of evergreen trees.
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August 27, 1966
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Wilmington, New Castle County, DE United States
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Neilia's Death
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December 18, 1972
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Neilia (Hunter) Biden
Neilia (Hunter) Biden Jul 28, 1942 - Dec 18, 1972
President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden born Nov 20, 1942
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Joseph Robinette Biden III Feb 3, 1969 - May 30, 2015
Naomi Josephine Biden Nov 8, 1971 - Dec 18, 1972
Robert Hunter Biden born Feb 4, 1970
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