Hosea Gorton

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Amos & Mahala are living at Huntington, Chittenden, VT, with their five children. They are nearby Oliver Gorton and his family, and also near Philemon Remington and family, and two Mix families.

Pat Boyden's genealogy has his date of birth as Feb 1814.

Amos married Mahala Remington 20 Aug 1830, Huntington, Chittenden Co., VT. Mahala (daughter of Jeremiah Remington and Mary Ross) was born Abt 20 Feb 1812, VT; died 23 Mar 1891, Essex, Chittenden Co., VT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Boyd Scott Remington, Mahala lived in Huntington until 1858.

"History of Worcester Co., MA," p 98, gives her dob as 16 Feb 1812. (source: Google Books)

Notes:

Friday 20 August 1830
MARRIED: In Huntington by James Ambler, Jr. Esq., Mr. Hale Gordon, to Miss Mahala Remington.
(transcription on Bennington, VT Genweb site)

The marriage was announced in the North Star Newspaper of Danville, VT, on 31 August 1830.

Amos — Avis Warner. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me -- Lois Sorensen, Remington researcher -- and/or to other sources as noted herein.)

He may be the Jeremiah Remington listed in the 1810 Federal Census at Huntington, Chittenden, VT: 1 FWM<10, 1 FWM 26-44, 1 FWF 26-44; total 3. If correct, this means he must have had a young son at this time.

In the 1830 Federal Census, Jeremiah is age 40 - 50, and his wife is in the same age bracket. In their household are two males 15 - 20 and one male 20 - 30, as well as two females 5 - 10 and two females 15 - 20. If these young people are all his children, he had at least three sons and four daughters. They are living at Huntington, Chittenden, VT. They are still there in 1850, when Jeremiah is age 66 and Mary is 72. Lucinda Remington, age 30, and Joshua Remington, age 90, are in the home, as well as Charles Firman, 30, and Mary Firman, 68.

Gretchen Paulsen has confirmed that Jeremiah died in 1852, as noted on his gravestone.

Janet Muff sent me images of the will and probate documents of Jeremiah Griffiths. As it is unclear when he died, she suggests that it's a possibility that Jeremiah Remington was the biological son of Jeremiah Griffiths. However, this needs more research to confirm.

Jeremiah married Mary Ross Abt 1809. Mary (daughter of Ezekiel Ross and Elizabeth Rounds) was born Abt 1777, RI; died 3 Apr 1853, Huntington, Chittenden, VT; was buried , Huntington Center Cemetery, Huntington, Chittenden Co., VT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Remington is age 72 in the 1850 Federal Census.

Gretchen Paulsen has provided information from Mary's gravestone that says she died 3 Apr 1853 at age 76.

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me -- Lois Sorensen, Remington researcher -- and/or to other sources as noted herein.)

The list of Joshua's children and their birth dates is given quite differently in different sources. I have not personally confirmed the list which I have on this tree, but have used various sources to compile the family group. See my notes for the individual children and their families, which I have researched.

According to his affadavit, Joshua may have been born in Hingham c1760, but the birth was recorded in Abington. Lois Remington Smith mentions his baptism record at Hingham on 14 Sept 1760, but birth record at Abington dated 1 Nov 1760. Gretchen Paulsen has provided information that he was born 9 Sep 1760, and his gravestone inscription reads "died 1855 age 95 years."

Joshua Remington, Jr. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War (VT) and was "present at the Battle of Bennington. He was in Captain Nathan Harwood's company, Colonel John Dickinson's regiment, the roll of which was sworn to in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. He was also in Captain Joseph Clapp's company, and Colonel Israel Chapin's regiment (Third Massachusetts) in the fall of 1779 and marched to reinforce the northern army. He settled in Wallingford, Vermont, in 1780, and saw further service there in a Vermont regiment . . . Joshua and Uriah were both in Captain Stafford's company, colonel Ebenezer Allen's regiment of Vermont militia in October, 1780, June, 1781, and again in 1780 in Captain Orange Train's company, Colonel Lee's regiment; also in Captain John Sprague's company, Colonel Gideon Warren's regiment, 1780-81." (source: "New England Families" Vol. I, Genealogies and Memorials, p. 381)

Joshua was placed on the pension roll of Chittendon County, VT, in 1832 for service as a private in the MA militia.

According to Boyd Scott Remington's ancestry chart, Joshua was baptised on 14 Sept 1760. He later lived in Wallingford, and died in Huntington, VT. Elsewhere I have seen that he may have been born 1 Nov 1760 (no source documentation). However, "New England Families," Vol. I, p. 381, says he was born in Nov 1759.

According to "Genealogical and Family History of Western New York" by William Richard Cutter, p. 978, Joshua moved to Rutland County, VT . . . He lived at Wallington."

In the 1790 Federal Census, a Joshua Remington is living at Danby, Rutland, VT. Besides Joshua, the household includes three white males under 16 and six free white females. Most likely the sons are Samuel, Jeremiah, & another unknown son before that time.

He is likely the Joshua Remington listed in the 1810 Federal Census at Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT: 1 FWM<10, 1 FWM 10-15, 1 FWM 45+, 1 FWF 10-15, 1 FWF 16 - 25, 1 FWF 45+; total 6.

He may have lived for a while at Hinesburg, VT, where he bought real estate on 19 Sept 1818, and sold it to his son 28 Aug 1819, returning to Wallingford or Huntington. (source: "New England Families" Vol. I, Genealogies and Memorials, p. 381)

In the 1850 Federal Census, Joshua is age 90, living with his son Jeremiah and family at Huntington, Chittenden, VT.

Joshua Remington is a DAR Patriot.

Joshua married Eunice Unknown Abt 1782. Eunice was born 1758; died 26 Jul 1834, Huntington, Chittenden Co., VT; was buried , Center Cemetery, Huntington, Chittenden Co., VT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Eunice was the widow of Jeremiah Griffiths. It has been speculated that her maiden name may have been Burr.

Pat Boyden's genealogy report has Eunice's dates as follows: 26 July 1758 - 26 July 1831 (this needs more research).

Ezekiel — Elizabeth Rounds. [Group Sheet]