William Augustus Remington

Male 1829 - Aft 1880  (> 51 years)


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  • Name William Augustus Remington 
    Born 29 Apr 1829  Rehoboth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1 Jun 1880 
    Person ID I05672  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Samuel Watson Remington,   b. 4 Jan 1791, Barrington, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1850, Warren, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Harriet A. Reed,   b. Abt 1802, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1870  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1819  Rehoboth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F02051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Louisa Cole,   b. Between 1826 and 1832, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1880  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married 7 Jun 1855  RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • The RI Marriage Index gives the date of marriage as 7 June 1856.
    Children 
     1. Henry Wady Remington,   b. 19 May 1856, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1942, Seekonk, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. William G. Remington,   b. Abt 1862,   d. 1 Oct 1863, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     3. Maria Remington,   b. Abt 1867, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F03403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In the 1850 Federal Census, William is age 22, living with his mother and others at Warren, Bristol Co., RI. In the 1880 Federal Census, it may be this couple, William A. & Maria L. Remington, both aged 52, who are living in Geneseo, Henry Co., Illinois. Their birthplaces and those of their parents match this couple.

      Yes, it must be. In the 1870 Federal Census, at Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa, this household is listed: William Remington 40 MA, Maria Remington 38 MA, Henry Remington 14 RI, Maria Remington 3 IA, Charles Talbot 20 RI, Harriet Remmington 65 MA, & Mary Coleman 20 Ireland.

      William and his brother John may have married sisters, as both wives have the surname Cole.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012631] Massachusetts Marriage Index.

    2. [S012551] Remington Lines from John of Newbury 1638, Boyd Scott Remington, (Ames Iowa, 1960), 14.