Norton Remington

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In the Federal Census of 1870, Wallace & Emma Remington, ages 30 & 25, are living at Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., NY. They have four children: Ida 8, George 5, Frank 3, and Newell 6 months. They are living next to Garret Remington and his wife, who are next to Orange Remington and family.

In 1910 W. W. Remington and wife Emma, ages 70 & 66, are living at Red House, Cattaraugus Co., NY. With them is son William, 28. Next door is Adelbert Remington and his family. I have made an assumption that Adelbert is a son of Wiliam & Emma.

William married Emma Markham Abt 1861. Emma was born 23 Mar 1842, NY; died Aft 15 Apr 1910, NY; was buried , Cattaraugus Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

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Please note that Orange is placed here as a son of Stephen & Thankful solely on the basis of location, that is, living next to or near other family members in the censuses. To date I have not personally found records to indicate he belongs here, other than the general time frame and location of birth. There is some discrepancy concerning his birthdate. Pat Boyden's genealogy lists Orange as a son of Joseph Remington & Loranna Griffiths. (This family needs more research.)

A descendant, Linda Lee Schell, says there is (somewhere) a family Bible which indicates that Orange's mother was named Catherine. Could Thankful have died and Stephen married a second wife named Catherine? This is a possibility.

In the Federal Census of 1850, Orange & Mary D. Remington, ages 44 NY & 32 NY, are living at Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., NY. They have four children: Hepsabah 13 MI, William W. 10 NY, Garret 8, & George W. 5 NY. They are listed next to Hiram & Alzada Remington.

In the Federal Census of 1860 the family is still at Dayton: Orange 49 VT, Mary D. 42 NY, William W. 20 NY, Garret P. 18 NY, & George W. 15 NY.

In the Federal Census of 1870, Orange & Mary are ages 59 VT & 52 NY. With them is son George, who is married to Alice, and their infant daughter Carrie. They are next to Garret Remington and his wife; they in turn are next to Wallace Remington and family. Nearby is Hiram Remington and family.

A history of Dayton, NY, has his date of birth as 2 June 1810, Wallingford, VT.

From FindaGrave.com: "Arrived in Cattaraugus Co. in 1832 where he cleared a farm in the south part of the Town of Dayton."

Orange married Mary D. Mayo 1 Nov 1835. Mary was born 5 Sep 1817, NY; died 1905, Markham, NY; was buried , Markham Cemetery, Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

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"Stephen, son of Joshua, baptized 4 July 1772" (Abington, MA VRs). The name of Joshua's wife is not mentioned in this record. From the notation in the records, it may have been customary to name only the father in the baptismal record.

Stephen's name is listed with this family on a chart drawn up by Lois Remington Smith of San Jose, CA. His name and birth date also appear on an online genealogy by Ann M. Mcallister.

I have made an assumption that this is the Stephen Remington who married Thankful Hill and that their children belong here on this family tree. This is based largely on birth places and locations of subsequent generations of assumed cousins.

Researcher Pat Boyden has come to the same conclusion; quote: "Speculation is that Stephen and his brother Joseph B. Remington went to Rutland, VT. He named a son Orange born 1801 and Joseph B. named a son Orange B. in 1810."

He is likely the Stephen Remington listed in the Federal Census of 1810 at Wallingford, Rutland, VT: 2 FWM<10, 2 FWM 10-15, 1 FWM 26-44, 4 FWF<10, 2 FWF 16-25, 1 FWF 25-44; total 12. Also, Joseph & Joshua Remington, likely his brothers, are listed in the same town.

This family needs more research to confirm that Thankful Hill belongs here, as well as this couple's descendants.

In summary, concerning Stephen Remington who married Thankful Hill: I am not sure of the identity of this Stephen's parents, but placing the marriage here with this particular Stephen (see baptismal note above) is one theory. Here is some additional info: Joshua & Ruth's son Uriah lived in Rutland Co., VT before moving to Delaware Co., NY; their son Joshua died in Chittenden Co., VT, but Joshua's children were born in Rutland Co., VT; son Joseph went to Warren Co., NY; son Jonathan married a girl from Rutland Co., VT, and had children there. These may be important clues relating to Stephen (who is said to have been born c 1770 in Rutland, VT). In other words, while the births of the children were recorded at Abington, MA, there is clearly a connection with Rutland, VT. Alternatively, Stephen (who married Thankful) could be a son of Thomas Remington & Rachel Stowell; two of their sons migrated to VT. However, I think their son Stephen was probably born in MA, too. But he also would be of the correct time frame. The name Ruth among the children of Stephen & Thankful may be a clue, although certainly not proof, that he belongs to Joshua & Ruth.

"Stephen Remington was born about 1770 in Rutland, VT and died about 1830 Town of Camillus, Onondaga County, NY on the place now owned by Henry Dow. Buried in Belle Isle Cemetary. Stephen married Thankful Hill about 1790, possibly born in Rutland, died in 1816 when youngest son was born." (source: John Anderson, posting at Remington message board, Rootsweb.com)

Stephen Remington is on the list of insolvent debtors at Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY, in 1818.

Stephen married Thankful Hill Abt 1790. Thankful was born Abt 1772; died Between 1815 and 1821. [Group Sheet]

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I have made an assumption that Thankful Hill belongs here on this family tree, married to this particular Stephen. This is based on locations of subsequent generations of assumed cousins.

One genealogy says she died during the birth of the youngest son, William.