Mildred Alvah Remington

Mildred married Clinton Searles Burhans 25 Jun 1923, Rochester, NY. Clinton (son of William Carlos Burhans and Lena May Searles) was born 1 Jun 1903, Rochester, NY; died 5 Jul 1961, Lansing, MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the Federal Census of 1910, the family is living at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY. Alvah is a general practice physician. alvah and Anna have two daughters: Mildred A. 5 and Edith A. 3. I am not sure if Edith should be Elizabeth, or if that is her correct name; but in 1920 she is Elizabeth.

In the Federal Census of 1920, the family is still at Rochester. There are now five children in the household.

Alvah married Anna W. Scrymgeour 30 Sep 1903, Rochester, NY. Anna (daughter of George Scrymgeour and Elizabeth Unknown) was born 21 Dec 1877, Canada; died 7 Jun 1977; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1870 Federal Census, the family is living at Shelby, Orleans Co., NY. They are still there in 1880; Luther's father Alvah, age 83, is with them.

Luther married Mandana Permelia Childs 20 Sep 1866. Mandana (daughter of Jefferson Decatur Childs and Betsey E. Letts) was born 9 Nov 1842, Elba, NY; died Aft 1882. [Group Sheet]

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In the Federal Census of 1900, the family is living on Brooks Ave. in Ward 9 at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY. According to census data, George & Elizabeth have been married 37 years. Elizabeth has had 9 children, 7 of whom are still living.

In 1910, George W. & Elizabeth are both age 66, in Ward 19, Rochester, NY. Daughter Rowena E., age 26, is still at home. Elizabeth has had 9 children, 6 of whom are still living.

In 1920, George & Elizabeth are both age 77, still living in Ward 19, Rochester, NY.

George married Elizabeth Unknown Abt 1863, Canada. Elizabeth was born 1844, Canada; died Aft 1 Jan 1920, 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.

Jefferson — Betsey E. Letts. [Group Sheet]