Edgar Leroy Remington

Notes:

M. Benns has his names as Charles instead of Clarence.

This couple is in the 1880 Federal Census at Burrillville, Providence, RI, next door to half-brother DeWitt & family. Clarence's occupation is listed as "country store." He must have died shortly after the census was taken.

According to the RI Cemetery Database, his gravestone says: "Was lost from the steamer Narragansett."

In the "Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner" 21 Aug 1880: "The body of Clarence S. Remington who was lost from the steamer Narragansett on the night of the disaster, has been washed ashore on Fisher's Island." (from Andrew Boisvert)

The records of the North Scituate Baptist Church must be somewhat in error. There it says: "Drowned in the Stonington disaster on Long Island Sound 24 July 1870." Either they got the date wrong, or were thinking of a different catastrophe.

This little family went through so much heartache. In 1880 two of their children died, followed by Clarence, the husband and father, in the steamship disaster. They may have had two other children who died in infancy, as indicated by two nearby gravestones: Roy & Flossie.

Clarence married Susan "Susie" E. Brooks 28 Jul 1872, RI. Susan was born Abt 1854, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

D. C. Remington was Town Clerk at Scituate, RI, from 1875 to 1878, and also was a mill owner.

In the 1850 Federal Census, DeWitt C. Remington, 37, is living in Scituate, RI, with his son, DeWitt Jr., 8. His first wife had died, and another son, George, 10, is living with Colby relatives in 1850.

In 1880, Dewitt & Adah M. Remington are living at Scituate, Providence Co., RI. Daniel H. & Mary C. Remington are living with them, as well as three other individuals. Daniel is the town clerk.

DeWitt married Ada Mowry Harris Abt 1851. Ada (daughter of Daniel A. Harris and Mary Tourtellot) was born 31 Jul 1827; died 17 Apr 1905, Harrisville, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John and his brother were first cousins to our ancestor Maplet. John was Town Clerk of Coventry for over seven years. Probably he was also the John Remington who was a Justice in Coventry in 1809.

Death notice in the Providence Journal: "John Remington of Coventry, RI, in 39th year, formerly a member of the General Assembly, leaves wife and eight children." (11 June 1814)

His gravestone says he was born c.1781.

John married Mary Holden 25 May 1797, Coventry, RI. Mary (daughter of Thomas Holden and Freelove Barton) was born 22 Jan 1777; died 20 Apr 1817. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Genealogist Martha A. Benns has linked John to his father Thomas, of Warwick, and this marriage in Coventry to the same family group. I am making the assumption that she is right. This makes sense because Thomas received land in Coventry from his father Thomas, in his will.

Daniel — Mary Tourtellot. Mary (daughter of Jesse Tourtellot and Ruth Steere) was born 1806; died 29 Mar 1889; was buried , Historical Cemetery 24, Scituate, RI. [Group Sheet]