Charles Hugh McIver

1881 - 1954  (73 years)

• Name	Charles Hugh McIver  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	20 Jan 1881	Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Date of birth is shown on some records as 20 Jan 1881 and others as 25 Jan 1881.
  Christening	14 Feb 1881	St. Joseph's Church, Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  	Printer
  Death	24 Feb 1954	Wollaston, Massachusetts, USA
  Burial	St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	P1566	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Michael McKeever (McIver),   b. Jan 1837, Drumagelvin, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland d. 8 Feb 1910, Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Susan McKenna,   b. 14 Apr 1854, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 25 Jul 1909, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1875	Iona, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annie Eileen O'Brien,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Emerald, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 19 May 1929, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1908	Boston, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Francis Lawrence McIver,   b. 19 Apr 1909, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Apr 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 25 years)   2. William Charles McIver,   b. 3 Jan 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jan 1921, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Age 10 years) + 3. Dr. John Mark Joseph McIver,   b. 17 Jun 1913, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Sep 1980, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years) + 4. Joseph Benedict McIver,   b. 16 Jul 1915, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 May 1965, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (Age 49 years) + 5. David Michael McIver,   b. 10 May 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 May 1957, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA (Age 39 years) + 6. Rita Mary McIver,   b. 20 Aug 1919, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Jan 1960, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years)   7. James Ernest McIver,   b. 27 Nov 1920, Roxbury, Massachusetts d. 10 Nov 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)   8. Frederick L McIver,   b. 29 Jan 1922, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Feb 1981, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years) + 9. Eileen Clare McIver,   b. 25 Apr 1924, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Jan 2009, New Hope, Minnesota, USA (Age 84 years)   10. Gerald Thomas McIver,   b. 3 Mar 1926, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Sep 1981, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years) + 11. Loretta Mary McIver,   b. 29 May 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Aug 1986, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Florence Kelly,   b. 5 May 1897, Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 8 May 1955, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1932	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Charles Albert McIver,   b. 30 Jun 1933, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Aug 2000, Springfield, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years) + 2. Patricia Anne McIver,   b. 1 Oct 1936, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 May 2014, Holbrook, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2021

  
  

• Photos		Photo - Homestead of Charles Hugh McIver Photo (2020) of the homestead of Charles Hugh McIver, located at 94 Howard Avenue, Dorchester (Boston), Massachusetts, USA.
  		Photo - Charles Hugh McIver 1910 - Boston, Massachusetts

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Baptismal Record - Charles Hugh McIver Baptized on February 14, 1881 by J.A. McDonald at St. Joseph's Parish, Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Marriage Record - Charles Hugh McIver and Annie Eileen O'Brien Married on February 25, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  		Death Record - Charles Hugh McIver Obituary published in The Boston Globe on February 26, 1954.
  		Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Queens, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1891 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1900 US Census - Caribou, Maine
  		Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Page 36)
  		Census - 1910 US Census - District 1573, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  		Census - 1920 US Census - Ward 17, Boston, Massachusetts
  		Census - 1930 US Census - Ward 13, Boston, Massachusetts
  		Census - 1940 US Census - Ward 15, Boston, Massachusetts (Sheet 7A) Note: Last member of the family, Gerald McIver, is shown on next page (sheet 7B)
  		Census - 1940 US Census - Ward 15, Boston, Massachusetts (Sheet 7B) Note: All other family members are shown on previous page (sheet 7A).
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Newspaper Article - Charles Hugh McIver Article published in The Guardian on August 21, 1919, stating that Charles was returning to his home in Boston, Massachusetts after spending holidays with his brothers, Michael and Eugene McIver at Kinkora, Prince Edward Island.
  		Document - Charles Hugh McIver US Naturalization Declaration of Intention (1910) - Arrived at Caribou, Maine around April 1, 1900.
  		Document - Charles Hugh McIver US Petition for Naturalization
  		Document - Charles Hugh McIver US Naturalization Index - Date of admission was May 21, 1917.
  		Document - Charles Hugh McIver WWI Registration Card
  		Document - Charles Hugh McIver WWII Registration Card

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Charles Hugh and Eileen McIver, with sons, Francis and William Located at St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. Plot: PATJ-351-??

  
  

• Notes

  Charles Hugh McIver was the fourth child of Susan McKenna and Michael McIver born in Kinkora, January 25, 1881. According to ancestry, Charles arrived to Boston Massachusetts in 1898. By 1907 he and Mr. Johnson, started their business in downtown Boston (The Arch Street Shrine now is where their business was located). Charles married around 1908 to Eileen O’Brien, originally from PEI, daughter of Bridget Welch and John O’Brien of Emerald, PEI. They lived at 94 Howard Avenue in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Together they had eleven children and since 94 Howard Avenue was a huge Victorian house, all were quite comfortable. Charles’ printing company was successful; unfortunately, Mr. Johnson died in 1913, a young man leaving his widow and a number of children – according to my father, David M. McIver Jr. Charles never changed the name of his business. It remained McIver and Johnson. Widow Johnson continued to receive Mr. Johnson’s salary right up until the business closed in 1951. This shows a side of my great grandfather which fills me with respect and pride as this was long before there were company benefits, he never forgot his business partner’s wife and family. Charles also printed for the Archdiocese of Boston at no charge. His parish priest’s Christmas cards were also printed up at no charge. Charles was widowed on May 19, 1929. Eileen was 45 years young. She died from pneumonia and was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, West Roxbury Massachusetts, with their son William Charles who had predeceased her on January 21, 1921 due to a concussion. Charles and Mary had two children also at 94 Howard Avenue, some time in 1951. “Pa”, as he was known, suffered a massive heart attack which would’ve killed an ordinary man, especially back in the early 1950s but he made a remarkable recovery, however. McIver and Johnson did close in 1951 due to Pa’s heart attack, but even more so since the nature of the business was changing, becoming more and more automated and primarily Pa didn’t want to ‘change’ or update the process. Pa died of a heart attack on February 24, 1954 at his daughter and son-in-law’s home - Rita and Glen Busher, 238 Norfolk Street, Wollaston, Massachusetts. He was buried with his wife Eileen and sons William Charles and Frances Lawrence at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Submitted by Michael T. McIver, Great Grandson

  
  

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