In the Federal Census of 1860, J. M. Remington and his wife Sarah are both age 48 RI/MA, living at Northbridge, Worcester Co., MA. With them is Mary Hendrick 77 MA, presumably Sarah's mother. James is a carpenter.
In 1870, James & Sarah Remington, both 58, are still at Northbridge. In the household is Josephine, age 18, born in Ohio.
In the 1880 Federal Census, James M. & Sarah Remington, both age 68, are at Northbridge, Worcester Co., MA. With them is niece Ida E. Remington, age 19.
James's birth is recorded at Northbridge, but he may have been born in RI.