Benedict Remington, Jr.
1799 - 1861 (61 years)-
Name Benedict Remington Suffix Jr. Birth 15 Jul 1799 Blackstone, MA 
[1] Gender Male Death 15 Apr 1861 [1, 2] Burial Blackstone Cemetery, Blackstone, MA Person ID I05559 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Benedict Remington, b. 20 Apr 1756, Jamestown, Newport Co., RI d. 10 Dec 1819, Mendon, MA (Age 63 years) Mother Ruth Southwick, b. 20 Mar 1755, Mendon, MA d. 10 Jun 1813, Mendon, MA (Age 58 years) Marriage 5 Oct 1780 Smithfield, RI [3, 4] Notes - From Arnold's VRs: "REMINGTON Benedict, of Smithfield, son of John and Mary, of Jamestown, and Ruth Southwick, Jr., of Daniel and Ruth, of Mendon, 5d 10m 1780."
Family ID F02112 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann Cathcart, b. Abt Mar 1798, Nantucket, MA d. 16 Jun 1869, Northbridge, Worcester Co., MA (Age 71 years) Marriage Abt Jun 1818 Mendon, MA Notes - Boyd Scott Remington's chart has the date of marriage as 4 June 1815. However, if that is correct, Benedict would have been only 15 years old! Perhaps the 8 was misread for a 5.
Children 1. James Congdon Remington, b. 9 Apr 1819, Mendon, MA d. Aft 1 Jun 1850 (Age > 31 years)2. Charles Cathcart Remington, b. 13 Feb 1821, Mendon, MA d. 6 Feb 1901, Shell Rock, Butler County, IA (Age 79 years)3. Thomas Muzzy Remington, b. 20 Apr 1822, Mendon, MA d. 1 May 1897, MA (Age 75 years)4. Leander Cathcart Remington, b. 13 Feb 1824, Mendon, MA d. 4 Apr 1905, Worcester, MA (Age 81 years)5. Elizabeth Cathcart Remington, b. 2 Jun 1827, Northbridge, MA d. 21 Jul 1828, Northbridge, MA (Age 1 year)6. William Benedict Remington, b. Abt 3 Sep 1828 d. Aft 1 Jun 1850 (Age > 22 years) 7. Mary Elizabeth Remington, b. 5 Aug 1834, Northbridge, MA 8. Margaret Maria Remington, b. 5 Aug 1834, Northbridge, MA d. 3 Jun 1864 (Age 29 years)9. Sarah L. Remington, b. Between 1836 and 2 May 1841, MA d. Aft 1 Jun 1860 (Age > 24 years)Family ID F02116 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
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Notes - (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
In the 1830 Federal Census, Benedict is residing at Northbridge, Worcester County, MA. He is still there in 1850, with his wife Mary and two daughters -- Margaret & Sarah, and daughter-in-law Lydia M. In the 1860 census, Benedict & Mary are ages 61 & 62, still residing at Northbridge. Their daughter Sarah L., age 24, is with them
The name on his gravestone reads Benedick Remington.
- (If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and to other sources as noted herein.)
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