Jan. 29, 1887 Letter From John J. Teevins of So. Boston, MA

February 21, 2018

John J. Teevins wrote John F. Armstrong this letter from So. Boston, Massachusetts on 29 January 1887. It is unclear how the two men knew each other, but it was probably through an Irish fraternal organization. Teevins had been born in Ireland and addressed JF as “Dear Bro. Armstrong” and closed the letter with “I Remain Yours Fraternally, John J. Teevins”. They may have met through the Hibernians, the Irish National League of America, or the Clan na Gael, all national organizations to which JF belonged.

References

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Return of Death-1909, Registered No. 4465, John J. Teevins, 13 May 1909, City of Boston, Suffolk County; consulted through “Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915,” digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 February 2018); citing Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1911, 1911-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.—-Notes: Death certificate states that Teevins was 66 and a “liquor dealer”. He was born in Ireland and his parents were John Teevens and Mary Travers, both born in Ireland.

“Died – Teevins,” Boston Herald (Boston, MA), 14 May 1909, online archives, Genealogybank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 27 February 2018), citing original p. 15.—-Notes: Death and funeral notice for John J. Teevins, 66, husband of Ellen and resident of So. Boston. Teevins died the previous day on 13 May 1909.

Find a Grave, online database and images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2018), memorial page for John J. Teevins (1849-1909), Find a Grave Memorial no. 143926396 citing Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.—-Notes: If Teevins was 66 at the time of his death in 1909, as stated in his funeral notice and his Massachusetts death certificate, then he was probably born about 1843 not 1849.