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Caleb Remington, Jr.

Male 1784 - 1850  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Caleb Remington 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Between 1783 and 1784  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Between 4 Oct 1849 and 1850  [2, 3] 
    Buried Caleb Remington Lot, Historical Cemetery 32, Scituate Ave., Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I06188  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Caleb Remington, Sr.,   b. 16 Sep 1747, Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Feb and Sep 1836, Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Roby Warner,   b. 1755,   d. 14 Nov 1815, Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Abt 1776 
    Family ID F02399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joanna LeValley,   b. Abt 8 Oct 1799,   d. 6 May 1876, Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1819  Johnston, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • REMINGTON Caleb, of Johnston, and Joanna Levalley, of Cranston; m. by Elder Elisha Sprague, Nov. 25, 1819.
    Children 
     1. Adeline G. Remington,   b. 24 Oct 1820, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1860  (Age 40 years)
     2. John C. Remington,   b. Abt 11 Feb 1822, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1893  (Age ~ 71 years)
     3. Andrew Harris Remington,   b. Between 1824 and 1829,   d. 22 Mar 1899, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
     4. Caleb Remington, III,   b. 23 Nov 1825, MA or RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1865  (Age 39 years)
    +5. Benjamin LeValley Remington, I,   b. 22 Jan 1828, RI or MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1897, Stockton, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Henry C. Remington,   b. 24 Sep 1830,   d. 26 Jul 1831  (Age 0 years)
     7. Christopher W. Remington,   b. 29 Sep 1832, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1876  (Age 43 years)
     8. Joanna L. Remington,   b. 22 Feb 1836,   d. 1 Jan 1917, Johnston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F02394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    Remington farm, 134 Scituate Ave., Johnston, RI.

    Back of photo of Remington farmhouse, known as Mansion House of the Remingtons.

  • Notes 
    • According to Caleb's gravestone, he died in his 66th year on 4 Oct 1849. However, he is age 66 in the June 1850 Federal Census.

      In the 1850 Census, the Remmington household is as follows: Caleb 66 RI Machinist, Joannah L. 50 RI, John 27 RI Machine Printery (?), Andrew 25 RI (same occupation), Caleb 24 RI Laborer, Benjamin 22 RI Laborer, Christopher 17 RI Laborer, Joannah 14 RI, Joseph R. Mathewson 14 RI (probably Caleb's grand-nephew), Abraham Bennette 33 RI Farmer, and Zilpha Bennette 22 RI.

      I am wondering if his marriage to Joanna was a second marriage for Caleb. I have found a William Remington born c 1808 in Foster, RI, to Caleb & Vesta Remington. He is living in Sturbridge, MA, with his family in 1850 - 1880, and died there in 1880. The death record names his parents. Since Caleb's brother William died in 1807, he may have named a son after him. Perhaps Vesta died and Caleb remarried (?).

      Although I am not positive that this refers to this Caleb, the 1810 census lists the household of Caleb Remington 2nd living in Gloucester, Providence Co., RI, as follows: 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44 (Caleb), 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 26-44. If this is indeed a first marriage, possibly to Vesta, they may have had at least 2 daughters and two sons born between 1800 and 1810. The two older girls could be other relatives (?).

      The 1810 census at Glocester also lists Caleb, here as Caleb Remington Jr., with household as follows: 1 free white male 16-18, 1 free white male 16-26 including family heads, 1 free white male 26-45, and 1 free white male 45+; and 1 free white female 16-26. This seems to show that Caleb has a young wife, as his wife in 1810 was age 26-44. Assuming this is the same Caleb as in 1810, where are the daughters? Is there one son, or two, still in the household?

      Adeline was born in Oct 1820, presumably after this census was taken, dated Aug.

      In 1830 Caleb Remington Jr. is listed at Johnston: 2 males under 5 (Benjamin & Caleb), 2 males 5-10 (John & Andrew), 1 male 30-40 (possible a nephew, Caleb B. or William W.), 1 male 40-50 (Caleb), 1 male 80-90 (father Caleb Sr.), 1 female 5-10 (Adeline), and 1 female 30-40 (wife Joanna). They are listed next to widowed sister Sarah Remington as head of her household; see notes for her.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012590] Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S012893] Letter from Benjamin LeValley dated 4 July 1896.

    3. [S012433] Federal Census of 1 June 1850.

    4. [S012551] Remington Lines from John of Newbury 1638, Boyd Scott Remington, (Ames Iowa, 1960), 21.