Background
Teed was born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, on April 17, 1828, and came to San Francisco when he was about seventeen.
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Career
He learned the carpentry trade there, then set up shop in Stockton. Teed "struck out for the Northwest, visiting various points in Oregon and Washington Territory," then mined in the El Paso Mountains, ending up in Southern California. He worked for the United States. government in Wilmington, then moved to Los Angeles, where he built a "substantial residence" on Fort Hill (later Buena Vista Street, now North Broadway), the address being 513 California Street.
In 1887 he was the Los Angeles city auditor.
In 1868 he and Anna Toner married. He died March 31, 1904, at the age of seventy-six.
Cremation was at Evergreen Cemetery.
Membership
Teed was a Mason and a charter member of the Los Angeles Pioneers Association. Besides being on the Common Council, Teed was a member of the city"s first Park Commission, beginning in 1895. He served six years.
