Thomas Remington

1805 - 1860  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas Remington  [1]
  Born	28 May 1805	Tiverton, Newport Co., RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Apr 1860	New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA   [2]
  Buried	Rural Cemetery, Dartmouth Rd., New Bedford, MA
  Person ID	I05729	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	Rosetta Slocum,   b. 5 Sep 1811, Dartmouth, MA ,   d. 27 Feb 1883  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1830	New Bedford, MA   [3]
  Children	1. Lysander F. Remington,   b. 17 May 1831, MA ,   d. 27 Sep 1880  (Age 49 years)   2. Sarah Amanda Remington,   b. 22 Sep 1832, NY ,   d. 18 Feb 1889  (Age 56 years)   3. Thomas Remington,   b. 17 Feb 1835, NY ,   d. 16 Dec 1915, Dallas, TX  (Age 80 years)   4. Rosetta Remington,   b. Sep 1837, Poughkeepsie, NY ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1900  (Age ~ 63 years)   5. Abby Ann Remington,   b. Feb 1840, MA ,   d. 3 Jan 1908  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F02217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Remington, Jr., was baptized and became a member of the Amicable Church in Tiverton, RI, on 10 September 1820. (ref: see "The History of Amicable Congregational Church 1746 - 1946" p. 9s) Thomas Remington, b. Tiverton, RI, went on at least one whaling voyage, according to seamen's insurance records at New Bedford Public Library. He may have been the ship's carpenter. On 7 Feb 1849 he was said to be age 42, with dark skin, light hair, and blue eyes, at a height of 5'6". The birth years of Thomas & Rosetta's children have been estimated from their ages in the 1850 Federal Census, New Bedford, MA, p. 222. Three of the children -- Sarah, Thomas, & Rosetta -- were born in New York State, so apparently the family moved westward around 1832 but later came back to Massachusetts, around 1838/39. Perhaps they were living near brother William in New York State, at Kingston, Ulster County or Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. These counties are next to each other in the southeastern part of the state. In the 1860 census, Rosetta, recently widowed, is living at New Bedford with some of the children. Sadly, Thomas died in April of that year, by drowning. His death record identifies his parents as Thomas & Alice, and his birthplace as Tiverton, RI. Thomas & Rosetta are buried in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford; their gravestones have been photographed. 1805 REMINGTON Thomas, May 28, 1805, [on stone beside that of Rosetta] G.R.1. more Birth New Bedford The following excerpt may well pertain to this particular Thomas, who was indeed a carpenter: "That the construction industry, which has led apprenticeship activities in this country in recent years, used the formalized indenture more than a century ago is shown by the indenture of a 'house carpenter' in 1832. This indenture bound a 16-year-old apprentice in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to his master until 1837 -- exactly 100 years before the enactment of the National Apprenticeship Law (Public Law 308, 75th Congress). The indenture states that John Slocum 'doth by these Presents bind Lyman Slocum, his son, a minor . . . to Thomas Remington . . . to learn the art, trade, or mystery of a House-Carpenter.' The master promised 'to teach and instruct, or cause the said Apprentice to be instructed, in the art, trade or calling of a House-Carpenter . . . (if said Apprentice be capable to learn.).' " (Source: http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/About/History/default .asp)

  
  

• Sources

  [S012424] Gravestone inscription. [S013191] Vital Records of New Bedford, MA. [S012563] Vital Records of New Bedford, MA to the Year 1850, Vol. II, 438.