Harry George Remington

Harry married Mary M. Wireman 5 Jul 1932. Mary was born 1906, VA; died 2005, PA; was buried , Laural Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. [Group Sheet]

1. Katherine Remington was born Abt. 1936, PA.
2. David Fitch Remington was born Jul 1939, PA.

George married Ella Julia Fitch 9 Jan 1913, Schenectady, NY. Ella (daughter of Ashbel Parmelee Fitch and Elizabeth Lizzie P. Cross) was born 1 May 1878, Manhattan, NY; died 1956; was buried , Aldine United Methodist Church Cemetery, Aldine, NJ. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1880 Federal Census, the family is living at Rochester, Monroe Co., NY: Stephen 53, Mary A. 47, Stanley D. 22, Adella M. 19, Elizabeth 17, Florence 11, & George W. 6; all born NY.

Stephen married Mary A. Barnard 28 Nov 1853. Mary was born 21 Oct 1828, NY; died 16 Jan 1890; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One online family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect has her name as Mary Dunton. Her son George's marriage record has her name as Mary Dunston.

From findagrave.com:

Mrs. Stephen Remington, died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock at her home on South Clinton street [avenue]. Mrs. Remington was 61 years of age and had been a life-long resident of Rochester. She had been in feeble health for some time past and a week ago suffered an attack of the influenza. There were, however, no alarming symptoms and yesterday morning she was apparently as well as usual. In the afternoon she complained of headache and at 5 o'clock was prostrated by a stroke of paralysis. She remained unconscious until she expired. The surviving family consists of her husband, one of Rochester's most prominent business men, and three children: two sons, Stanley D. and Ward Remington, and three daughters, Mrs. J. M. [Adele] Ingersoll, of Lafayette, Ind., Miss Elizabeth Remington and Miss Florence Remington. The deceased was a member of the First Universalist Church. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the house.

Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester NY, Wed. 15 Jan 1890

Ashbel married Elizabeth Lizzie P. Cross Abt. 1874. Elizabeth was born Abt. 1854, 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.