Family of James Teevin and Mary Hutton

Husband:	James Teevin (1819-1897)
Wife:	Mary Hutton (1821-1885)
Children:	Thomas Stinton Teevin (1853-1918)
	William Francis Teevin (1854-1925)
	James Joseph Teevin (1857-1932)
	Margaret Jane Teevin (1860-1942)
	John David Teevin (1860-1928)
	Edward Alvert Teevin (1862-aft1885)
Marriage	14 Jan 1852	Ontario, Canada

Husband: James Teevin

Name:	James Teevin
Sex:	Male
Father:	Thomas Teevins (1800?-bef1852)
Mother:	Mary McLeod (1800?- )
Birth	1819	Ireland
Religion		RC
Occupation		farmer
Death	2 Feb 1897 (age 77-78)	Victoria, Ontario
Burial		St Mary's RC Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario

Additional Information

Death

Cause: heart failure

Wife: Mary Hutton

Name:	Mary Hutton
Sex:	Female
Father:	Francis Hutton (1800?- )
Mother:	Margaret Love (1800?-1878)
Birth	1821	Galloway, Scotland
Religion		RC
Emigration	1828 (age 6-7)	from Scotland to Canada
Death	23 Apr 1885 (age 63-64)	Fenelon Township, Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario
Burial		St Mary's RC Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario

Child 1: Thomas Stinton Teevin

Name:	Thomas Stinton Teevin
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Emma McColl (1866-1911)
Birth	1 Jul 1853	Lindsay, Victoria Co, Ontario, Canada
Occupation		farmer, general labourer, gentleman
Religion		RC
Death	6 Feb 1918 (age 64)	Norman, Ontario
Burial		Kenora, Ontario

Additional Information

Death

Cause: syncope (2 or 3 minutes)

Child 2: William Francis Teevin

Name:	William Francis Teevin
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	? ( - )
Spouse 2:	Vessey M ? (1871-1955)
Birth	26 Sep 1854	Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario
Occupation		city policeman
Death	27 Jun 1925 (age 70)	Clatsop, Oregon

Child 3: James Joseph Teevin

Name:	James Joseph Teevin
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary Ellen Flynn (1865-1962)
Birth	8 Dec 1857	Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Death	26 Sep 1932 (age 74)	York, Ontario
Burial	29 Sep 1932 (age 74)	St Mary's RC Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario
Occupation		farmer

Additional Information

Death

Cause: prostate cancer

Child 4: Margaret Jane Teevin

Name:	Margaret Jane Teevin
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	Thomas Taylor (1851- )
Spouse 2:	Martin Sackett (1860?- )
Birth	1 Apr 1860	Fenelon Township, Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario
Death	27 Jan 1942 (age 81)	Sacramento, California

Child 5: John David Teevin

Name:	John David Teevin
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Catherine M ? (1862- )
Birth	16 Jul 1860	Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Occupation		farmer
Religion		RC
Death	18 Oct 1928 (age 68)	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

Child 6: Edward Alvert Teevin

Name:	Edward Alvert Teevin
Sex:	Male
Birth	24 May 1862	Lindsay, Victoria, Ontario
Occupation		farmer
Religion		RC
Death	aft 1885 (age 22-23)

Note on Marriage

The 1851 Fenelon, Victoria, Ontario census lists James and Bernard Teevens, aged 37 and 39 respectively. James was a farmer and Bernard a teacher; both were Catholic.

 

 

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Charles McGann and Margaret Hutton were witnesses to the wedding.

 

The family appeared in the 1881 Canadian census, staying in Fenelon, Victoria North, Ontario.

 

 

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In 1891, James was living with his son James' family at Fenelon.

 

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A newspaper mentioned Mary's death in 1885:

"TEEVIN - At the family residence, 'Teevin-field', in Fenelon, on the 23rd April 1885, Mary Hutton, wife of James Teevin, in her 63rd year."

 

And another obituary said:

"We regret this week to have to record the demise on Tuesday last of an old and respected resident of Fenelon, Mrs James Teevin, after a lingering illness. Mrs Teevin was the second daughter of the late Francis Hutton. She was born at Galloway, in the south of Scotland, and with the family removed to this country when seven years old. She leaves a family of five sons and one daughter. Her death is very much depolred as her kind and affable disposition had gained for her the esteem of all with whom she associated."

 

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James left a will, in which his son James Joseph and a Thomas Flynn (relative of daughter-in-law Margaret?) were named his executors.

 

At the time of his death, his fixed abode was in Fenelon, Victoria, and he was described as a yeoman.

 

The will was made on the 18th of January 1897, about a week before he died - which explains his rather shaky signature at the end.

 

His real estate was valued at $3000, and his personal estate - which was in the form of a security for money under a lease - as $190. He died with just $2.50 in cash.

 

In his instructions, he said "I forgive to my son James Joseph Teevin any and all debts or claims which I may have against him and all arrears of annuity which may be owing or accruing due to me".

 

Thereafter, he gave his executors the responsibility of selling off some land so as to pay off his mortgage and to provide for "a suitable monument over my grave". The parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Lindsay, was to receive $20 to celebrate Masses for James' soul.

 

Next, his sons James and John were to receive $300 and the remainder was to be shared equally among Thomas, William, James and John - with no mention of Edward.

 

As for his daughter, he expressly and succinctly stated that "it is not my intention to give any portion to my daughter Margaret Jane Taylor".

 

The residue of the estate was bestowed on James Joseph. The preference of this son throughout, coupled with the entire exclusion of Edward and more expressly, Margaret, hints at a family story which will unfortunately never be known now. Perhaps Edward had died before then - but Margaret hadn't.

 

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The Teevin Monument stands in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario. It reads "In Loving Memory of James J Teevin D Feb 2 1897 Aged 78 years; His Wife Mary Hutton D Apr 24, 1885 Aged 65 years.

[On the east side] Violet Mary Teevin B Dec 25, 1889 D Apr 4 1980

[On the south side] In Loving Memory of James Teevin D Sept 25 1932 Beloved Husband of Mary Helen Flynn

[On the west side] Mary Ellen Teevin B Oct 15 1865 D Oct 7 1962"