Janet "Jennie" Remington

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, William & Sarah are at Henrietta, Monroe, NY, next door to their parents, who are married to each other.

William married Sarah Ann Foote 9 Dec 1848. Sarah (daughter of Harvey Foote, Sr. and Emma Amy Northrop) was born 28 Sep 1829, Deerfield, NY; died 12 Feb 1904, Rochester, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

About 1817, Alvah moved with his father's family from VT to Henrietta, NY.

Alvah was a Whig and Republican in politics and a consistent member of the West Henrietta Baptist Church.

(above notes from "Reunion of Descendants of Alvah Remington, 1797-1888" at Online Collections at BYU)

In the 1820 Federal Census, the three brothers -- Thomas, Silas, & Alva -- are listed at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY.

In the 1850 Federal Census, "Alva" & Emma (2nd wife) are living at Henrietta, Monroe, NY, with four of his children -- Mariah, Mary, Harriet, & Luther -- and three of her children by her first marriage, plus three other individuals -- possibly relatives. They are next door to Alvah's son William and Emma's daughter Sarah, who are married.

In the 1870 Federal Census, Alvah & Emma are ages 72 & 66, living at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. Other family members are living nearby.

In the 1880 Federal Census, Alvah is age 83, living at Shelby, Orleans Co., NY, with son Luther and his family.

From the website of the West Henrietta Baptist Church:
"Other families important to our church history began to arrive between 1815 and 1827 when the church worshiped in a log cabin on the river road. Alvah Remington came alone at 20 in 1817 and built a log cabin before marrying Mercy Gorton, the minister’s daughter. Alvah is memorialized in the stained glass window next to the piano. Among his grandsons were Harvey Remington, a prominent Rochester lawyer and judge who served on the boards of Colgate Rochester Divinity School and Fairport Baptist Home, and Frederic Remington, a well-known Rochester doctor."

From "Biographies of Monroe County"
"Alvah Remington, the fourth son of Thomas Remington, was born in Rupert, VT, July 25, 1797. About the year 1817 he removed with his father's family to Henrietta, NY, settling on the farm upon which all of his children were born. He married Mercy Gorton, daughter of Rev. Thomas Gorton, a Baptist clergyman, September 30, 1819. Thomas Gorton was a descendant of Samuel Gorton, who was prominent in the early history of Rhode Island. The descendants of Thomas Gorton are very numerous in Western New York, Michigan and other Western states. (See record of Martin Family of Henrietta). Mercy Gorton was the mother of all of Alvah Remington's children and she died Oct. 17, 1847. He married a second time, September 3, 1848, Amy Northrup Foote, widow of Harvey Foote. Amy was the descendant of Stephen Northrup, one of the prominent early settlers of Rhode Island. She was an aunt of President George W. Northrup of Chicago and who was at one time a professor of the Rochester Theological seminary and pastor of the First Baptist Church. Alvah Remington was one of the early members of the whig party and later a republican and lifelong member of West Henrietta Baptist Church. He died in West Henrietta, N. Y., October 4, 1888." (http://mcnygenealogy.com/bios/biographies047.htm)

Alvah married Mercy Gorton 30 Sep 1819, NY. Mercy (daughter of Thomas Gorton and Hannah S. Unknown) was born 4 May 1800, Otsego, Otsego Co., NY; died 17 Oct 1847; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mercy was the daughter of Rev. Thomas Gorton, pastor of The West Henrietta Baptist Church.

Harvey — Emma Amy Northrop. Emma (daughter of Remington Northup, Sr. and Amy Knowles) was born Abt 1805, NY; died 28 Jan 1877; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Emma was the widow of Harvey Foote when she married Alvah.

Notes:

Thomas and his family must have lived in Vermont for a while, because his son Silas was born at Rupert, VT, in 1792, according to Boyd Scott Remington's chart. Also, the 1860 census shows Thomas's birthplace as VT. The 1790 census lists Thomas Remington at Rupert (indexed at Ancestry.com as Bennington); the 1800 census shows Thomas & Silas "Remmington" at Rupert. They are the only Remington families there at the time. My assumption is that the Silas on the census is Thomas's brother, b. 1776.

The following notes are from "Reunion of Descendants of Alvah Remington, 1797-1888" at Online Collections at BYU:

Thomas & Olive moved to Rupert, VT, in 1787. Thomas was Selectman, Captain of the Militia, and a prominent resident of Rupert for twenty-five years.

Thomas married Olive Nelson 13 Mar 1788, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Olive (daughter of William Nelson and Mary Carpenter) was born 30 May 1767, Lyme, NH; died 15 Apr 1844, NY; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Thomas Gorton was a descendant of Samuel Gorton of RI.

Thomas — Hannah S. Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The birth record for Remington Northup says he was a son of Nicholas & Ann (Slocum) Northup. Was this a clerk's error? I have a marriage for another Ann Slocum to Nicholas, William's older brother; but supposedly she died defore Remington would have been born. This puzzling entry needs more research.

At the present time I am assuming that Remington was indeed a son of William & Ann. He went to Oneida, NY, as they did. Also, he named a son William.

Remington married Amy Knowles Abt 1791. Amy was born Abt 1769. [Group Sheet]