John Stephen Flanagan (1851 - 1915)

Born 26 Dec 1851 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Magdalen (Porter) Flanagan — married 4 Nov 1890 in Charlestown, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1915 at age 63 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

His birthday was St Stephen's Day, "a day for abstaining from meat in his branch of the Flanagan family."^[1]

His birth is listed as December 25 1851 in Massachusetts Births. ^[2]

editor & publisher of The Charlestown Enterprise (1885-1923), a Democratic weekly. [published 1880-1920, found in State MA. library collections] -- started by Sam Hunt.

"He was one of the 'powers that be' in local politics, although never an office holder. He and four other men decided that John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather of President Kennedy) should run for public office, thus starting Mr. Fitzgerald on his long political career."^[3]

"A deeply spiritual man, his inner life actuated many of his decisions: e.g., when Superintendant of the mechanical department of a successful New York daily, he 'pied' an article which was detrimental to the Blessed Virgin. Immediately after publication (boiler plate material was substituted for the 'pied' insert), he submitted his resignation, explaining that he was of no use to his employer, as he had sabotaged his employer because of a higher loyalty. He decided to return to Boston and, on the train to Boston, he met a friend who told of his plans to establish a newspaper in Charlestown and who offered him a half-interest in it. A year later he was in full charge." ^[4]

1878 city directory lists him as "PRINTER"^[5]

Buried in Holy Cross cemetery, Malden, MA. ^[6] Plot is St. John street, grave 51.

mentioned in footnote in The Triumph of Ethnic Progressivism: Urban Political Culture in Boston, 1900 -1925, by James J. Connolly [Harvard U Press] as as editor who encouraged many reforms, "advocated nonpartisan political action in his Irish neighborhood." supported Dems but would also attack self-serving politicos, cf "Charlestown Enterprise, Oct. 30 1915" [page 229, note 85]

1900 census lists 2 servants in home: Margaret Sullivan + Margeret [??] -- both female; M.S. born May 1870 in Ireland & M. ? born 1883 in Ireland. Margaret (Maggie or Mary) was buried in the Flanagan family plot.

Judge Charles S. Sullivan of the Charlestown District Court remembered being told by his stepfather, "that's John Flanagan, a completely happy man... He was happy in his profession, his friends, his family, and his God." ^[7]

Addresses

1861: 2 Church Place ??. 1877: 15 Ferrin St.^[8] 1882: 15 Ferrin St.^[9] 1885: 8 Marion St. ^[10] 1885: 25 City Square [BIZ]. ^[11] 4 JUN 1900: 32 Monument Ave., Charlestown MA. ^[12] 1904: 8 City Square [BUSINESS]. ^[13] 1905: 32 Monument Ave., Charlestown MA. ^[14] 1915: 32 Monument Ave., Charlestown MA. 24 OCT 1915: Buried atHoly Cross Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Flanagan Exodus
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births
3. ↑ Flanagan Exodus
4. ↑ Flanagan Exodus
5. ↑ 1878 City Directory
6. ↑ Boston Globe obit
7. ↑ The Flanagan Exodus
8. ↑ The Boston Directory 1877, p.335
9. ↑ Source: #S0035 p. 386
10. ↑ Source: #S0098
11. ↑ Source: #S0096
12. ↑ Source: #S0021 Series: T623 Roll: 677 Page: 183 4 JUN 1900
13. ↑ Source: #S0039 p.663 Note: #N0024
14. ↑ Source: #S0100

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 August 2022, 16:19), entry for John Stephen Flanagan Sr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K252-TCZ ); contributed by various users.
• 1878 Boston city directory

• Boston Globe obit, 26 oct 1915

• 1900 US Census

• International Genealogical Index (R); Page: Batch #: C502052, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0859617, Printout Call #: 0883804, Dates: 1843 - 1873

• Flanagan, Katharina Porter. Flanagan-The Flanagan Exodus: Maguire's Bridge, Drumlone, County Fermanagh, Ireland to Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA. (Dorchester, Mass., 1978)

• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXCQ-TK2 : accessed 16 July 2015), John Stephen Flanegan, 25 Dec 1851; citing Charlestown, Massachusetts, reference p.63 #107, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,833.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCF-Q2S : 2 April 2016), Thos P Flannagan in household of Ann Flannigan, Charlestown, Ward 02, Middlesex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,568.
• Source: S0021 1900 Census, Suffolk Co. MA 14 MAR 2010 Time: 22:48:26
• Source: S0035 1882 Boston City Directory Publication: The Boston Directory..For the Year Commencing July 1, 1882 The Boston Directory..For the Year Commencing July 1, 1882. Boston Massachusetts: Sampson, Davenport and Company, 1882. 15 OCT 2008 Time: 01:00:12
• Source: S0036 1878 Boston City Directory Publication: The Boston Directory For the Year Commencing July 1, 1878 The Boston Directory For the Year Commencing July 1, 1878. Boston Massachusetts: Sampson Davenport & Co., 1878. 15 OCT 2008 Time: 01:00:12
• Source: S0039 1904 Boston Directory Publication: The Boston Directory For the Year Commencing July 1, 1904 The Boston Directory For the Year Commencing July 1, 1904. Boston Massachusetts: Sampson & Murdock Co., 1904. 15 OCT 2008 Time: 01:00:12
• Source: S0041 obituary Publication: Boston Daily Globe (1872-1960) Boston, Massachusetts 24 Oct 1915 15 OCT 2008 Time: 01:00:12
• Source: S0054 International Genealogical Index (R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of May 8, 2006 Note: #N0151 15 OCT 2008 Time: 01:00:12 Batch #: C502052, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0859617, Printout Call #: 0883804, Dates: 1843 - 1873

No NOTE record found with id N0151.

• Source: S0096 The Boston directory containing the city record, a directory of the citizens, and business directory : for the year commencing July 1, 1885. 29 OCT 2008 Time: 19:19:46
• Source: S0098 The Boston directory containing the city record, a directory of the citizens, and business directory : for the year commencing July 1, 1885. 29 OCT 2008 Time: 19:12:39
• Source: S0100 The Boston directory containing the city record, directory of the citizens, business directory, and street directory with maps for the year commencing July 1, 1905. 29 OCT 2008 Time: 20:06:11