William Remington
1808 - 1897 (88 years)
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Name William Remington Born 29 Jul 1808 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 29 Apr 1897 Fenton, Genesee County, MI [2] Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, MI Person ID I05161 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Thomas REMINGTON, b. 10 Sep 1760, South Kingstown, Washington County, RI , d. Abt 4 Mar 1842, Tiverton, Newport Co, RI (Age 81 years) Mother Alice "Elce" GRINNELL, b. Abt Mar 1777, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 1 Jan 1848, Dartmouth, MA (Age ~ 70 years) Married Abt 1793 Family ID F01968 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jane Broadhead, b. 20 Mar 1807, Ulster County, NY , d. 20 May 1893, Fenton, Genesee County, MI (Age 86 years) Married 16 Aug 1835 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY [3] Children 1. Theodore Remington, b. 23 Mar 1836, On the , d. 6 May 1836 (Age 0 years)2. Eben Remington, b. 17 Jun 1837, Fenton, Genesee County, MI , d. 25 Oct 1902, Fenton, Genesee County, MI (Age 65 years)3. Elery Remington, b. 21 Apr 1839, d. 20 Mar 1842 (Age 2 years) 4. John Broadhead Remington, b. 6 Sep 1841, Fenton, Genesee County, MI , d. 6 Apr 1905, Fenton, Genesee County, MI (Age 63 years)5. Elizabeth Jennie Remington, b. 19 May 1844, Fenton, Genesee County, MI , d. 18 Apr 1924, Lima, OH (Age 79 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F01982 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William came from a family of 14 siblings. Born in Rhode Island, he moved to New Bedford, MA, then to Dutchess County and Ulster County, NY. He came to Michigan from Kingston, NY, in 1835 with his wife Jane. His trip from New York State was by canal to Buffalo, then by boat to Detroit and by foot to Fenton. (Information from Thomas Lavery, a descendant)
In the 1860 Federal Census, William & Jane Remington are living at Fenton, Genesee Co., MI. They have three children: Edwin (Eben) 23, John 19, & Jane (Jennie) 16. Also with them is brother Abner Remington, 37, a sailor.
The 1870 census shows William at age 61 & his wife Jane living in the Village of Fenton, Genesee County, MI, with his extended family. In the household are Edward H. White & Eliza J. with their three children: Jessie A., Mabel P., & Edward H. Jr.; along with two domestic servants, a farm hand, and another man -- possibly a boarder or relative. Next door are John Remington (his son) with wife Emily and son Jay C. (see Roll 671 p. 1000 R Wm Remington; online census images)
In 1880 William is 71 and Jane is 72. They are still at Fenton, MI, living near and with family members.
The obituary in The Fenton Independent, 29 Apr 1897:
"William Remington, probably the oldest pioneer of this township, at his home in the northern part of the village. He was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in 1809, one of a family of 14 children, all of whom are dead but one brother, Abner, of Mundy. He with his wife, Jane Broadhead, came from Kingston, New York, in 1835, taking up land in a then unbroken wilderness on the banks of the Shiawassee. At one time he owned 500 acres of land, on which a good portion of Fenton now stands. Three children survive: Ebin and John of Fenton and Mrs. John Traver of Ft. Wayne, Indiana."
- William came from a family of 14 siblings. Born in Rhode Island, he moved to New Bedford, MA, then to Dutchess County and Ulster County, NY. He came to Michigan from Kingston, NY, in 1835 with his wife Jane. His trip from New York State was by canal to Buffalo, then by boat to Detroit and by foot to Fenton. (Information from Thomas Lavery, a descendant)
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