Maria Remington

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From Genealogy and Biography of Ontario County, New York:
Maria (Remington) Hemiup, widow of George M. Hemiup, was born in Boston, Erie County, New York, March 18, 1832. Descending from a long line of scholars and statesmen, it is not strange that she should have inherited an inquiring mind. Her whole life has been spent in study and research. Her husband always encouraged her in all her undertakings, and in 1871 she drew the plans for her large home on Genesee Street. Contractors refused to build the house unless the plans were submitted to an architect for revision and correction. This Mr. and Mrs. Hemiup refused to do, but at last the house was built in 1873, the builders one and all refusing to take any responsibility in the matter, but when the house was completed it was found that the plans had been correct in every particular. Mrs. Hemiup still resides in the house she planned and built so many years ago; her daughter and son-in-law reside with her. On May 5, 1866, Mrs. Hemiup published her first scientific article in the columns of the Rochester Es-press. This article attracted wide attention, as in it she claimed that ice formation was not a deviation from natural law as had always been supposed. In 1886, after devoting twenty years to study of the subject, she published her first book "Law of Heat." This volume was in support of her theory and advanced her "Moulten river" theory. This work was widely read and Mrs. Hemiup has in her possession scores of letters from the most noted scientists of Europe and America in reference to her work. At the age of seventy-six. Mrs. Hemiup published "Our World," and now (1910) (1911), at the advanced age of seventy-nine, she still hopes to complete another large work. Mr. and Mrs. Hemiup were ardent believers in the woman suffrage movement, and the political articles of Mrs. Hemiup in the Geneva papers carried much weight for many years.

Mrs. Hemiup was aunt of the late Frederic Remington. She died after a week's illness. September 11, 1911. The funeral services were conducted by a woman minister. Miss Clara Morgan.

Maria married George M. Hemiup 12 Nov 1851, Geneva, NY. George (son of Alexander Hemiup) was born 22 Nov 1822, Penn Yan, NY; died 14 Jul 1886. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1850 Federal Census, Seth is age 43 (?), Mary is 40, and their five children range in age from 19 down to 1. The family is living in Seneca, Ontario Co., NY.

In the 1860 Federal Census, the family is at Canton, St. Lawrence Co., NY: S. W. Remington 52, Maria P. 48, S. P. 26, Josephine 18, Wm. R. 21; also Ira Martin 11 (probably Lamartine Remington) and Joanna Hayes 18 (domestic).

In 1870, Seth is 63 and Maria is 60. They are still living in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Son LaMartin and married daughter Josephine are living with them. Also in the same town are their other two sons, Seth & William, and their families. The census data shows Seth as born in VT.

In 1880 Seth is 73, a widower, boarding at Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY.

Seth married Maria Mary Pickering Abt 1830. Maria (daughter of Silas Pickering and Lydia Vial) was born Abt 1810, NY; died 29 Apr 1878. [Group Sheet]

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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]

Silas — Lydia Vial. [Group Sheet]

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Thomas and Mary, his wife, were first cousins.

Thomas married Mary Remington 19 Feb 1755, Suffield, Hartford, CT. Mary (daughter of Stephen Remington, I and Sarah Barlow) was born 25 Jan 1736/37, Suffield, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet]

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Mary and her husband were first cousins.

Notes:

Mary & Thomas were first cousins.

William — Mary Carpenter. [Group Sheet]