Abner Remington

1820 - 1900  (79 years)

• Name	Abner Remington
  Born	13 Mar 1820	Tiverton, Newport Co., RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 1900	Fenton, Genesee County, MI
  Buried	Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, MI
  Person ID	I05165	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	Eliza A. Bennett,   b. 4 Oct 1845, Ohio ,   d. 5 Sep 1896, Mundy Township, Genesee County, MI  (Age 50 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1863	Flint, Genessee County, MI
  Notes	When they were married, Abner was not quite 43 years of age and Eliza was not yet 20.
  Children	1. Minnie Almina Remington,   b. 19 Nov 1863, Fenton, Genesee County, MI ,   d. 30 Aug 1922, Holly, Oakland County, MI  (Age 58 years)   2. Alice Grinnell (1) Remington,   b. 9 Mar 1868, Fenton, Genesee County, MI ,   d. 24 May 1871, Fenton, Genesee County, MI  (Age 3 years)   3. Alice Grinnell (2) Remington,   b. 9 Dec 1871, Fenton, Genesee County, MI ,   d. 17 Oct 1938, Flint, Genesee County, MI  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F01976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		New Bedford in the 1800s. It was a busy whaling port.
  		Whaling was an honorable occupation and very hard work. It also gave many men the opportunity to see the world.

  
  

• Notes

  New Bedford files (seamen's insurance records) show that Abner Remington b. Tiverton, RI, applied for insurance three times: on 16 Dec 1840 he was age 21, 5'4", and said to have a light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes; on 22 Nov 1848 he was age 28, 5' 4 3/4" and was described as having a light complexion, brown hair, and grey eyes. Another record dated 2 Dec 1848 again shows him to be age 28, but is described as having dark skin, dark hair, and dark eyes. One can only speculate why there are two applications so close together, and why he is described differently, even though the age and birthplace are the same. Two of the descriptions more or less agree. Abner's last voyage on record ended in 1860, so he must have headed out to Michigan right after that. In the 1860 Federal Census, he is age 37, a sailor, and living at Fenton, MI, with brother William and his family. He was married in Michigan in 1863, and he is in the 1870 census for Fenton, Genesee County, MI, with his wife Eliza and two youngest daughters, Minnie 6 & Alice 2, apparently living next door to his nephew Eben and family. In the 1860 census, Abner is also listed at New Bedford, MA, living with sister Phebe Pearce and three of her children. The census gives his age as 41, b RI. In the 1880 Federal Census, Abner, Eliza, and daughter Alice (the second Alice), 8, are living at Mundy, Genesee Co., MI. Also in the household are Thomas Steel, age 4, stepson; and John Hunt, 20. His obituary in The Fenton Independent: "Abner Remington, age 80, a resident of Fenton about 50 years, died 6 March 1900 at the home of his nephew, Ebin Remington. Born in New Bedford, MA, during young manhood he was a sailor, making several trips to the whaling grounds. After retiring from the sea, he came to Fenton and purchased a farm in Mundy." One genealogy at Rootsweb has his date of birth as 13 March 1820 (re: Kim Hawkins).

  
  

• Sources

  [S012564] Whaling ships' crew lists, age & place of birth given.