Clifford Merrill

Notes:

Listed on the 1880 Federal Census at Perrysburgh, Cattaraugus, NY, are: William, 29 NY, farmer; Hattie, 25 NY; William, 6 NY; and Alvah, 4 NY. No Seth is listed. Clifford would have died earlier that year.

William married Harriett "Hattie" M. Remington 3 Jul 1871, Versailles, Cattaraugus, NY. Harriett (daughter of Seth W. Remington and Rhoda Wood Webster) was born 10 May 1854, West Henrietta, NY; died 11 Sep 1921; was buried , Rathbun Lawn Cemetery, Irving, Chautauqua Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Leonard — Eliza Judd. Eliza was born Abt 1818, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1870 Federal Census, Seth W. Remington is age 46 and Josephine is 35.Their children are Viola R., 18; Hattie M. 16; & Ida M. 6. the family is living at Perrysburg, Cattaraugus Co., New York

In 1880 they are still at Perrysburgh, Cattaraugus Co., NY: Seth Remington -- 56, b. NY, farmer, father b. VT; his wife Josephine -- 45, b. NY, both parents b. VT; and daughter Ida -- 16, b. NY.

Seth married Rhoda Wood Webster 3 Jul 1847. Rhoda (daughter of Samuel Webster and Mercy Grace) was born 9 Jun 1826; died 22 Jan 1866; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, 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.

Samuel — Mercy Grace. [Group Sheet]