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Lawrence B GRIFFIN

Lawrence B GRIFFIN

Male 1906 - 1966  (59 years)

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  • Name Lawrence B GRIFFIN 
    Birth 15 Nov 1906  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth [1907]  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Birth [1907]  [3] 
    Birth Dingle, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 1925  [Papers] Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 9 Apr 1930  [2] 
    Water works, City 
    Residence 9 Apr 1930  26 Massasoit Place, 2 Ward, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1946  [5] 
    Bartender, 851 Dwight Street, Springfield, Hampden, MA 
    Residence 1946  15 Ringgold Street, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1961  [6] 
    Bartender, 11 Sanford Anveue, Springfield, Hampden, MA 
    Residence 1961  11 Sherrington Court, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 2 Jun 1966  [3] 
    Emigration America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Aged 2 Jun 1966  59 Years Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Member Sacred Heart Church, Holy Name Society Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Member John Boyle O'Reilly Club Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Member Bartender's Union Local 67 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Immigration [1926]  [1] 
    Occupation Bartender, Waverly Cafe  [1] 
    Residence 2 Jun 1966  11 Sherrington Court, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 2 Jun 1966  11 Sherrington Court, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The Springfield Union
      Springfield, Mass.
      Saturday, June 4, 1966
      Lawrence B. Griffin
      Lawrence B. Griffin, 59, of 11 Sherington Ct., died
      Thursday at his home. He was born in Ireland, Nov. 15,
      1906, son of the late Patrick and Bridget (Sheehy) Griffin,
      and lived here 40 years. Prior to his illness eight years
      ago, he was employed as a bartender by the Waverly
      Cafe for 20 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart
      Church, Holy Name Society of the church, John Boyle
      O'Reilly Club and the Bartenders' Union Local 67. He
      leaves his wife, Mrs. (Downey) Griffin; a brother, Maurice
      Griffin of East Springfield; a sister, Mrs. Raymond Getty of
      Chester, Me., and several nephews and nieces. The
      funeral will be held at Edward F. O'Donnell funeral home
      Monday at 8:15 a.m. with solemn requiem high mass in
      Sacred Heart Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Michael's
      cemetery. Visiting hours are today and Sunday from 2 to 4
      and 7 to 9 p.m.
    Burial 6 Jun 1966  St Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I458  4 February 2018
    Last Modified 27 May 2006 

    Father Patrick GRIFFIN,   b. Bef 1886 
    Mother Bridget SHEEHY 
    Family ID F3077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen DOONA,   b. 5 Apr 1890, Coolroe, Glenbeigh, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1981, Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Hampden, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4] 
    Family ID F115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hi Bill, I thought to post on-line instead of emailing you so that this info can be shared.

      I was at the CVHM library today and looked up Lawrence GRIFFIN.
      1946 Springfield City Directory: 2 Listed
      GRIFFIN, Lawrence B. (Helen D) [not Ellen] bartender 851 Dwight h 15 Ringgold St.
      GRIFFIN, Lawrence J. Student r 58 Governor St.
      I went through the years and found that Lawrence B. GRIFFIN died 2 June 1966, Age 59
      1967 Springfield City Directory:
      Helen D. wid Lawrence B. h (9) 11 Sherrington Court
      I again went through the years. Helen stays at the same residence until 1977 when her name and address disappears from the Springfield Directory. She may have moved to another residence. There are a few Helen Griffins of this particualr year and they seem to have done away with putting "widow" status.

      Voter Registration Cards:
      GRIFFIN Lawrence - (only one)
      Ward 2 Precinct C
      Registered to vote: Feb 15, 1934
      Naturalized: Sept 18, 1933 at Superior Court, Springfield, Mass.

      I don't know when Ellen (Helen) married Lawrence must have been after the 1930 Census.
      Lawrence is single in Springfield in 1930.
      I did not find a Voter Card for Helen or Ellen Doona nor Downey.
      I found this and I don't know if it is the right person:
      GRIFFIN Helen Mary
      Ward 1 Precinct D
      Registered to vote: Oct 9, 1944
      Naturalized: Nov 5, 1942 at Superior Court, Springfield, Mass.

      SSDI has a Helen GRIFFIN born 11 May 1906 and died July 1979 last residence West Springfield. She was born in New York per Mass Death index.

      Also in Mass Death Index, not listed in SSDI:
      Helen Griffin
      Death Place: Springfield
      Death Date: March 11, 1981
      Birthplace: Other
      Birth Date: April 16, 1890

      Does any of this ring a bell?

      dduncan

  • Sources 
    1. [S691] Springfield Union, Obituary of Lawrence B Griffin, (Saturday 4 June 1966).

    2. [S197] Department of Commerce, Census, US Federal, 1930, (1930).

    3. [S687] Directory of Springfield, 1967, (1967).

    4. [S51] Kitty Horgan, Letter from Kitty Horgan, (1991).

    5. [S686] Directory of Springfield, 1946, (1946).

    6. [S689] Directory of Springfield, 1961, (1961).



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His parents of Thomas Johnson and Esther Tuttle, two early settlers of the Barrington 42 40-acre lots, having come from Greenland, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Lydia Remick was born in York, Maine, daughter of Jacob Remick and Mary Grover (daughter of Matthew Grover and Hannah Freethy). Lydia's widowed mother Mary was first the widow of Benjamin Elwell. We know that Mary and Lydia were living in Madbury, New Hampshire, (adjacent to Barrington) in the 1760s. There is a possibility that Lydia Remick and Samuel Johnson knew each other before moving to mid-coast Maine in the early 1770s, Lydia to Pownalborough (where her brother Joseph Remick m Sarah Remick, who had children William Remick m Elizabeth Austin and Joseph Remick m Priscilla Noble) and Samuel to Newcastle. Samuel Johnson's siblings included Esther Johnson m Elijah Tuttle, Thomas Johnson m Abigail Berry, James Johnson, Charity Johnson m Solomon Hall, Andrew Johnson m Elizabeth Buzzell m Catherine Jackson, Lydia Johnson m Emmanuel Grace, and David Johnson m Martha Carpenter. Samuel Johnson of Charlotte County had children George Johnson m Lydia Ann Brisley, William Johnson m Annabella Simpson, Leonard Johnson m Jane Higgins, Benjamin Johnson m Elizabeth Ann Brisley, and Sarah Jane Johnson m William McClelland (McLelland). The Simpsons had several relatives both in Charlotte County, New Brunswick (St Andrews parish, St Croix parish, Dumbarton parish, Saint Patrick parish), and afield. Henry Simpson from Armagh, Ireland, was a brother of James Johnson. 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