Fred Remington Greene

Fred married Estelle Delbridge 4 Jan 1893. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elijah's year of death was obtained from an online copy of an article about his son, Fred (darcisplace.com).

Elijah — Catherine Ella Remington. Catherine (daughter of Philo Remington and Caroline Augusta Lathrop) was born 18 Jun 1845; died 1915. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have seen her name as either Catherine or Ella.

Notes:

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

Philo resided most of his life in Ilion, NY. He and Caroline are living there in the 1880 Federal Census (Village of Ilion, German Flats, Herkimer County, NY).

He headed the mechanical department at the Remington Arms Company, and perfected breach loading. He is also famous for his typewriter, first produced at the arms company, then at the Remington Typewriter Company in Ilion, NY. The Remington Standard 2 was the archetypal typewriter, first produced in 1878.

For more information and photos, go to the photo gallery at our web site [www.thesorensens.net], click on Remington Places, then click on the following links: Remington Typewriter Museum (follow printed instructions under link) and Remington RootsWeb

Source citation for the following biographical essay: "Philo Remington."Dictionary of American Biography Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/]

Remington, Philo (Oct. 31, 1816 - Apr. 4, 1889), manufacturer, was born at Litchfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., the eldest son of Eliphalet Remington [q.v.]. His mother is said to have been Abigail, n

Philo married Caroline Augusta Lathrop 28 Dec 1841, Syracuse, NY. Caroline (daughter of John Hatch Lathrop and Susan Furman) was born 8 Feb 1825; died 14 Apr 1906. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Caroline was "of Syracuse, NY."

Notes:

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

Eliphalet is the founder of the Remington Arms Company; he made the famous guns at "The Gulph" or "Gulch" until 1830, then in Ilion, where the first "Armory" was built in 1835. For more information and pictures, see: [www.remington.com/aboutus/history.htm]

Also, go to our web site [www.thesorensens.net] photo gallery, click on Remington Places, and then click Remington RootsWeb. In addition, the family tree at our web site has some family pictures of Eliphalet and other family members (click on thumbnail and camera icon by his name).

Source Citation: "Eliphalet Remington."Dictionary of American Biography Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/]

The following biographical essay is from the above source:

Remington, Eliphalet (Oct. 27, 1793 - Aug. 12, 1861), manufacturer, the eldest son of Eliphalet Remington, a carpenter and mechanic, was born at Suffield, Conn. He was among the descendants of Thomas Remington, a resident of Windsor, Conn., as early as 1672. His mother is said to have been Elizabeth, n

Eliphalet married Abigail Paddock 12 May 1814. Abigail (daughter of William Paddock and Lucy Loveland) was born Abt. 3 Oct 1890, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT; died 21 Aug 1841; was buried , Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

One site has her place of birth as Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.

Abigail was killed by being thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse on 21 August 1841.

John — Susan Furman. Susan died 1850. [Group Sheet]