Daniel Remington, I

Notes:

Boyd Scott Remington's Remington Ancestry Chart at RIHSL has Daniel's date of birth as 18 Feb 1706.

The Suffield records show a birth to a son of Daniell & Sarah Remington: Abijah, who died at about 14 months on 8 July, no year given.

He may be the Daniel Remington of Suffield who later married Mrs. Susannah Bush, widow, in 1770, as her fourth husband.

Daniel married Sarah Winchell 7 Jan 1730/31, Suffield, Hartford County, CT. Sarah (daughter of Jonathan Winchell and Sarah Hovey) was born 14 Oct 1711; died Aft 1747. [Group Sheet]

Daniel married Elizabeth Hastings 30 Apr 1761. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Hastings and Elizabeth Huxley) was born 26 Aug 1737. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Thomas and Mary, his wife, were first cousins.

Thomas married Mary Remington 19 Feb 1755, Suffield, Hartford, CT. Mary (daughter of Stephen Remington, I and Sarah Barlow) was born 25 Jan 1736/37, Suffield, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On online genealogy says that Sarah died young. If so, this marriage must be for another Sarah. However, Boyd Scott Remington's ancestry chart shows this marriage in this family group.

Sarah married Joseph Hastings, Jr. 19 Feb 1755. Joseph (son of Joseph Hastings and Elizabeth Huxley) was born 24 Apr 1733; died 1 Aug 1782; was buried , West Suffield Cemetery, Suffield, CT. [Group Sheet]

Rachel — John Hastings. John (son of Joseph Hastings and Elizabeth Huxley) was born 16 Oct 1742, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT; died 12 Mar 1811, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Josiah & John were twins.

The DAR Patriot Index has his date of birth as 4 Feb 1746.

He may be the Josiah Remington in the 1790 census at Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA. David Remington is listed with him -- possibly a nephew, son of Daniel II. Also in the same town is Jabez Remington, possibly a brother or cousin.

The 1810 Federal Census in NY lists Josiah & Sinecer Rimmington at Cambridge, Washington Co. Seneca is possibly the son of Daniel II (not confirmed), and if true, would be Josiah's nephew.

The 1810 Federal Census for Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, has three Remington families or heads of families: Jabez, Josiah, & Severa (Seneca). Josiah and Jabez are listed together. Perhaps that is this particular Josiah (age 45+ in the census), and Jabez is Jabal, his son (age 26-44). These family groups need more research.

Josiah married Adah Wait 11 Feb 1779, Becket, Berkshire Co., MA. Adah was born 31 Oct 1756, Suffield, Hartford Co. , CT; died 29 Mar 1809, White Creek, Washington Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John & Josiah were twins.

John married Desire Patience Mason 5 Nov 1767, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Desire was born 20 Feb 1744/45, Ashford, Windham Co., CT; died 14 Dec 1843. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Norfolk Church of Christ (CT): Genealogy Today
REMINGTON, Ebenezer - 1781 Connecticut
REMINGTON, Jabez - 1773 Connecticut

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 63 p 179, has his date of birth as 16 Sep 1757.

Notes:

Please note that I am not positive that Jabez belongs in this family, but time and location in both marriage and census records strongly suggest it. It doesn't seem that he would have been a son of any of Daniel's brothers, although I suppose he could be a son of Samuel if Jabez was born c1755, or son of Stephen. I have searched for confirming data but none seems to be available. I wonder why he did not name a son Daniel, or Stephen or Samuel for that matter. He did name a son Ebenezer, the name of one of Daniel's sons and possibly his closest brother, However, he also named a son Rufus, the name of one of Samuel's sons. So this is inconclusive.

Compiler Katie Mills thinks that Jabez likely served in the Revolution, although no records have confirmed that.

Peter Comstock of Norfolk, CT, sold 100 acres in Norfolk to Jabez Remington, 2 Sep 1775. (source: "A Comstock Genealogy, Descendants of William Comstock of New London, CT" p. 53)

Jabez Remington, of Norfolk, affidavit: " . . . am of the Anne baptis perswasion and do indeavor at all times to attend that worship beleaving in my concience that it is true worship of God." -- witnessed by Elder Joseph Hastings, 12 June 1776 (Norfolk Vital Records 1728-1850).

"Anabaptists are Christians who believe that baptism is only valid when the candidate confesses his or her faith in Christ and wants to be baptized. This believer's baptism is opposed to baptism of infants, who are not able to make a conscious decision to be baptized." (Wikipedia)

"The Anabaptists could find no justification for elaborate church bureaucracies. Decisions should be made not by a hierarchical leader but by the entire local assembly. In fact, the Anabaptists were the first to try to practice democracy in the congregation . . . Another central teaching was the separation of church and state. The church, they said, is to be composed of free,

Jabez married Penelope Mills 27 Apr 1773, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT. Penelope (daughter of Joseph Mills, Jr. and Susanna Case) was born 28 May 1755, West Simsbury, Harttford Co., CT; died Mar 1814, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Lewis Warriner 1787, Westfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1790 census, David Remington is at Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA; also there are Josiah Remington (1 FWM 16+, 4 FWM <16, 5 FWF), and Jabez Remington.

In the 1810 census, David Remington is at Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY. Also there are Martin Remington and his mother Penelope Remington.

David married Louisa Holcomb 28 Feb 1788, Westfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The 1800 Federal Census lists Josiah & Sinecer Rimmington at Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.

The 1810 Federal Census for Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, has three Remington families or heads of families: Jabez, Josiah, & Severa.

In the 1830 Federal Census, both Seneca and Seneca, Jr., are residing at Hinsdale, Berkshire County, MA. In 1850 Seneca & Mary are living at Compton, Kane Co., IL, with son (I assume) Philetus and his family. Also in the household are Huldah and Mary Remington, 45 and 47. These may be adult daughters of Seneca, and sisters of Philetus.

The family had ties to PA, because the two youngest daughters seem to have lived in PA for at least part of their marriages.

Seneca married Mary "Polly" Sargeant 26 Nov 1794, West Springfield, MA. Mary was born Abt 1772, MA; died Aft 1 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Ezekiel lived in Simsbury, CT, and died in Ohio. In the 1850 Federal Census, Ezekiel is a farmer, age 77, living at Amherst, Lorain Co., OH, with Henry & Matilda and their two children.

Excerpted from "names of the white male inhabitants in each township in Lorain County OH in 1827:
PITTSFIELD
Joseph Welman George Rathburn
Lewis Bugington Samuel Rathburn
Chancy Remington Daniel Rathburn
Henry Remington Emos Smith
Ezekill Remington Nathan Smith
Thomas Wait Clark Smith
Chas Remington Peter Beem
John C. Norton
(Complied by Dorothy Painter 1975 from the Elyria Independent Democrat Newspaper 1873)
source: [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlorain/1827LorCo.htm]

Ezekiel married Sally Bliss Abt Oct 1793, West Springfield, MA. Sally was born 1773, MA; died 1849, Amherst, Lorain Co., OH; was buried , Pioneer or Old Village Cemetery, Amherst, Lorain Co., MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Thomas and his family must have lived in Vermont for a while, because his son Silas was born at Rupert, VT, in 1792, according to Boyd Scott Remington's chart. Also, the 1860 census shows Thomas's birthplace as VT. The 1790 census lists Thomas Remington at Rupert (indexed at Ancestry.com as Bennington); the 1800 census shows Thomas & Silas "Remmington" at Rupert. They are the only Remington families there at the time. My assumption is that the Silas on the census is Thomas's brother, b. 1776.

The following notes are from "Reunion of Descendants of Alvah Remington, 1797-1888" at Online Collections at BYU:

Thomas & Olive moved to Rupert, VT, in 1787. Thomas was Selectman, Captain of the Militia, and a prominent resident of Rupert for twenty-five years.

Thomas married Olive Nelson 13 Mar 1788, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Olive (daughter of William Nelson and Mary Carpenter) was born 30 May 1767, Lyme, NH; died 15 Apr 1844, NY; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Note at Rootsweb from descendant Margaret Fish: "I descend from Col. Thaddeus Remington of C'd'g'a, through son Thad Jr., and his daughter Mary. And finally, after 9 years, found a book which verifies he was married in Granby, Conn. (near Suffield) to Betsy Root (some NY books said Nelson) on Jan. 28, 1793. He died 19 Sept. 1838 and Betsy died 24 Dec. 1855."

"Overlooking Centerfield was the home of Colonel Thaddeus Remington, the maternal grandparent, who had given his own name to the hill upon which he had built his log-house in 1798. Colonel Remington was the eldest of three brothers who came from Vermont, where the traditions of the family run back until they are lost to record. By his solicitations two younger brothers, who had come from Vermont to Connecticut, were induced to come west to make a settlement, and one of them selected Henrietta and the other Mumford, in Monroe county." (source: Semi-Centennial History of the City of Rochester by William F. Peck, 1884, pp 718 - 723; posted on NYGenweb, biography of George Raines)

From the 1800 Federal Census: Thadeus Rimmington, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY

Thaddeus married Betsy Root or Nelson 28 Jan 1793, Granby, CT. Betsy was born Abt 1770, CT; died 24 Dec 1855, Centerfield, Ontario Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On 28 Nov 1793, John Kittridge of Chesterfield, MA, was appointed guardian of Silas Remington, aged 17 years, of Suffield, CT. Silas is probably the Silas Remmington in the 1800 census at Rupert, VT, along with his brother Thomas. Both of these brothers had sons named Silas, born in VT.

Vermont Gazette, 10 February 1806; Bennington, Vermont: "Silas Remington of Reupert [sic.], is now confined to Bennington jail, on execution of a judgement in favor of Samuel Dinsmer of Rupert. He is to show cause why petitioner should not be allowed to take the oath prescribed by law for the relief of prisoners."

Federal Census of 1810 lists Silas Remington at Rupert, along with Thomas.

From "STATE OF VERMONT ROSTER OF SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1812-14," prepared and published under the direction of Herbert T. Johnson, 1933, page 351: "Silas Remington, Surgeon's Mate, Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt. Served in Capt. Hopkins' Company, Col. Martindale's Regt. Detached Militia in U.S. service 2 months and 13 days, 1812. Served from June 15, 1814 to June 19, 1815 in Capt. Taylor's Company, 30th Inf. Pension Certificate of widow, Margaret, No. 39717."

Is Betsey the same wife as Margaret? See notes for Betsey.

Silas married Betsey Ross Geer Abt Dec 1793. Betsey (daughter of Elijah Geer and Elizabeth Margaret Ross) was born 7 Sep 1774, NY; died 1863, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The 1810 Federal Census for Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, has three Remington families or heads of families: Jabez, Josiah, & Severa (possibly Seneca?). Perhaps Jabez is Jabal. His age in the census is 26-44, and he is listed next to Josiah, age 45+.

DAR files have his dob as 4 May 1780.

Jabel Remington is buried in Old Mt. Ida Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY: b c1779-14 July 1845. Is this the same individual?

Jabal married Mary Atwood 30 Apr 1808. Mary was born 24 Mar 1791, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT; died 6 Sep 1816, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to Lois Sorensen, Remington family researcher and compiler, and/or to other sources as noted herein.)

Eliphalet & Elizabeth moved to Litchfield, Herkimer County, NY, in 1799; they built a stone house, Crane's Corner, then "The Forge" on Steele Corner, "The Gulph" or "Gulch" in 1807 (see Boyd Scott Remington's ancestry chart).

Eliphalet was killed in a wagon accident in 1828. (see "The Remington Historical Treasury of American Guns" by Harold L. Peterson, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1966, p. 29)

Eliphalet married Elizabeth Kilbourn 3 Mar 1791, Suffield, CT. Elizabeth was born 20 Aug 1770; died 15 Apr 1843. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The 1810 Federal Census lists a John Remington at Litchfield, Herkimer Co., NY.

Notes:

Celinda's name is sometimes given as Selinda and/or Rolinda.

Katie Mills, in History of the Simon Mills Family, gives Celinda's date of death as July 1842.

Celinda married Samuel Rockwood Olds Jan 1792. Samuel was born 12 Mar 1768; died 29 Aug 1850; was buried , Sennett Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Penelope married Thomas Morley 17 Mar 1793. Thomas was born 20 Mar 1763, MA; died 2 Mar 1813, Cayuga Co., NY; was buried , Sennett Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Martin married Rhoda Stevens Abt 1797. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In addition to these 6 children, there may have been a daughter named Lucy. (See History of the Simon Mills Family, p. 62)

Rufus married Deborah Olmsted 30 Jan 1811. Deborah (daughter of Ambrose Olmsted, Jr. and Mary Palmer) was born 22 Jan 1786; died 4 Sep 1834. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lucy and Charity married two Douglass brothers.

Lucy married Noble Douglass Abt 1801. Noble was born Abt 1780. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1820 census, Zeno Remington is head of household in Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY. There are 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female under 10, and one female 25-44. The adults are Zeno and Mary; the two boys are likely Orlando (9) and Philander (2), and the girl could be Mary (not sure of her exact age).

By 1830 Zeno is not there and assumed to have died. See his wife Mary for notes.

I have made an assumption that Theodore is a son in this family, based on a few points: 1) he named a son Zeno; 2) his birth year range and location place him here; and 3) Theodore and Philander are both mentioned in a land assessment as grantees Jan 1849.

Zeno married Mary Waity Olmsted Jan 1810. Mary (daughter of Ambrose Olmsted, Jr. and Mary Palmer) was born Abt 1793; died 1 Nov 1875; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Charity and Lucy married two Douglass brothers.

Charity married Warner Douglass Abt 1807, NY. Warner was born Abt 1785. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

This family lived in Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY. In the 1830 census, it appears that Mills and Maria have 5 children -- 3 daughters and 2 sons.

Mills married Maria Warner 20 Feb 1817. Maria was born 1798, Saratoga, NY; died 7 Nov 1883; was buried , Sennett Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Joseph (unmarried) being of a roving nature and actuated by some imaginary enterprise, started with a chum on an overland trip to New Orleans. I do not know how long he was absent but it was supposed by the family he acquired considerable means and started for home by what in those days was a slow rough way of transit by ocean. After a long delay a letter came from the captain stating that he had been very ill, had died from sea sickness and was buried at sea. No money nor any of his effects ever reached the family." (written by Calista Remington Bowen in her memories of family stories, after age 90)

Notes:

One family genealogy (by Maybelle) gives Sally's date and location of birth as 1 June 1796 at Sennett, NY. Maybelle says Sally died of dropsy caused by heart disease at age 92 yrs.

"When on a visit to Aunt Sally Beach in New York, who was ninety years old, she related these incidents which our father told us in our young days." (from family memories written by Calista Remington Bowen, daughter of Rufus)

Sally married William Beach 25 Mar 1817, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1830 Federal Census, both Seneca and Seneca, Jr., are residing at Hinsdale, Berkshire County, MA. Sometime after this, the family must have moved to PA, where his son was born in 1843. He & Hannah are living with their son's family in Kansas in 1880.

Seneca — Hannah Bicknell. Hannah was born 2 Feb 1803, MA; died 29 Apr 1881, KS; was buried , Clay County, KS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

This date of birth for Huldah agrees with census data. Huldah Remington is age 45 in the 1850 Census at Compton, Kane Co., IL; age 65 in 1870 at Clay Center, Clay Co., KS; and age 74 in 1880 at Five Creeks, Clay Co., KS. At all three times sisters Mary and Huldah are living with or near Philetus and family.

Elizabeth married Edmond Dexter Leonard Abt 22 Oct 1829, Hinsdale, MA. Edmond was born 29 Dec 1804. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Philetus & Betsey are living with his parents, Seneca & Hannah, at Compton, Kane Co., Illinois. In the household with them are their five oldest children, and two women: Huldah Remington, 45, and Mary Remington, 47. These are probably sisters of Philetus. In the 1870 Federal Census, Philetus & Betsey are living at Clay Center, Clay Co., KS. In the household are Howard, Henry, & Emily. They are next door to Mary, age 67, and Hulda, age 65. In 1880, Philetus & Betsy are in Five Creeks, Clay Co., KS, with their children Howard & Emma L., and niece Susan Harkness. Next door are Mary, 77, and Huldah, 74.

Philetus married Betsey B. Unknown Abt 1836. Betsey was born Abt 1811, VT; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Naomi — David Smith. David was born 29 Jul 1807; died 7 Apr 1903; was buried , Big Pond Cemetery, Springfield, Bradford Co., PA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have made an assumption that the Jane Remington who married Charles Watson is the Jane Remington in this family group. There are three reasons that support this assumption: her age in subsequent censuses agrees with her date of birth; she and Charles are living in Illinois, as are her parents; and she has a son named Philetus, which is also the name of one of her brothers.

Jane married Charles Watson Abt 1838. Charles (son of John Watson and Sophronia Rose) was born 1 Oct 1814, PA; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have roughly estimated Sally's year of birth.

Notes:

I have roughly estimated the birth years of some of Henry's children.

See notes for Henry's father Ezekiel; in 1827 Ezekiel, Henry, Chancy, and Charles were living at Pittsfield, Lorain Co, OH.

In the 1850 Federal Census, Henry & Matilda are living at Amherst, Lorain Co., OH, with children Benedict & Lydia, and Henry's father Ezekiel.

In the Federal Census of 1860, Henry & Matilda are still at Amherst, OH, living next to son Bliss and family.

In the 1880 Federal Census, Henry & Matilda are living with grandson Frank and family in Amherst, OH. A great-grandson named Omar Remington, age 3, is in the household, but I don't think he belongs to Frank & Lillian, because there isn't room for another child between Earnest & Cora.

Henry married Matilda Williams 1818. Matilda was born 20 Dec 1799, MA; died 17 Jun 1881, OH; was buried , Pioneer or Old Village Cemetery, Amherst, Lorain Co., MI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the Federal Census fo 1850, Fanny Bemus is living at Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH. In the household is her married son Myron E. 33 and his family, and also daughter Fanny E. 30.

In 1870 she is still at Conneaut, living with presumed son M. Eldridge Bemus and his wife, next to presumed grandson Myron and his wife Julia.

Fanny married Myron Bemus 6 Feb 1816, Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH. Myron died Bef 1 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Chauncey & Fanny are at Henrietta, Lorain Co., Ohio, with their daughter Frances.

See notes for Chauncey's father Ezekiel; in 1827 Ezekiel, Henry, Chancy, and Charles were living at Pittsfield, Lorain Co, OH.

Chauncey — Fanny Unknown. Fanny was born Abt 1804, ME; died Aft 1 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have roughly estimated Charles's year of birth.

I have made an assumption that Anna is his wife and Ezekiel his son, based on a gravestone at [findagrave.com].

In the Federal Census of 1840, Charles is listed as a family head at Parma, OH, next to E. Remington and household. Charles's household consists of the following: 1 male <5, 2 males 5<10, 2 males 10<15, 2 males 15<20, 1 male 30<40, and 1 female 30<40. The household next door, of E. Remington, consists of the following: 1 male 60<70, and 2 females 60<70.

The names of four of Charles's sons were given to me by Nanci Remington, a descendant.

See notes for Charles's father Ezekiel; in 1827 Ezekiel, Henry, Chancy, and Charles were living at Pittsfield, Lorain Co, OH.

Charles married Anna Unknown Abt 1821. Anna was born Abt 1802; died 6 Nov 1845; was buried , Parma Public Cemetery, Cuyahoga Co., OH. [Group Sheet]

Charles married Charlotte Mott 26 Nov 1846, Cuyahoga Co., OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have roughly estimated Eliza's year of birth.

Notes:

In the 1820 Federal Census, the three brothers -- Thomas, Silas, & Alva -- are listed at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. In 1850 and 1860, Thomas & Huldah are still living at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. In 1860 he is listed as Thomas N. Remington, so possibly his middle name was Nelson.

In 1810, he may be at Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, as is Silas. If so, it appears that there are several children in the family.

Thomas — Huldah Unknown. Huldah was born Abt 1789, PA; died 23 Feb 1870, NY; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1820 Federal Census, the three brothers -- Thomas, Silas, & Alva -- are listed at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY.

Silas went to Wisconsin in the 1840s.

In the 1850 Federal Census, Silas & Margaret Remington are living at Genesee, Waukesha Co., WI. There are four children in the household: B. 25, Orthos 22, M. 20, & A. 18 (the last two are females).

I have made an assumption that M. is Marcelia, based on her age.

His gravestone data says he was born at Rutland, VT.

Silas married Mary Parker 15 Jun 1815. Mary was born May 1793; died 15 Jun 1823; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Silas married Margaret Clark 24 Jan 1824. Margaret was born Abt 1 Jul 1791, VT; died 7 Feb 1882, Dunn Co., WI; was buried , Waneka Cemetery, Elk Mound, Dunn Co., WU. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

About 1817, Alvah moved with his father's family from VT to Henrietta, NY.

Alvah was a Whig and Republican in politics and a consistent member of the West Henrietta Baptist Church.

(above notes from "Reunion of Descendants of Alvah Remington, 1797-1888" at Online Collections at BYU)

In the 1820 Federal Census, the three brothers -- Thomas, Silas, & Alva -- are listed at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY.

In the 1850 Federal Census, "Alva" & Emma (2nd wife) are living at Henrietta, Monroe, NY, with four of his children -- Mariah, Mary, Harriet, & Luther -- and three of her children by her first marriage, plus three other individuals -- possibly relatives. They are next door to Alvah's son William and Emma's daughter Sarah, who are married.

In the 1870 Federal Census, Alvah & Emma are ages 72 & 66, living at Henrietta, Monroe Co., NY. Other family members are living nearby.

In the 1880 Federal Census, Alvah is age 83, living at Shelby, Orleans Co., NY, with son Luther and his family.

From the website of the West Henrietta Baptist Church:
"Other families important to our church history began to arrive between 1815 and 1827 when the church worshiped in a log cabin on the river road. Alvah Remington came alone at 20 in 1817 and built a log cabin before marrying Mercy Gorton, the minister’s daughter. Alvah is memorialized in the stained glass window next to the piano. Among his grandsons were Harvey Remington, a prominent Rochester lawyer and judge who served on the boards of Colgate Rochester Divinity School and Fairport Baptist Home, and Frederic Remington, a well-known Rochester doctor."

From "Biographies of Monroe County"
"Alvah Remington, the fourth son of Thomas Remington, was born in Rupert, VT, July 25, 1797. About the year 1817 he removed with his father's family to Henrietta, NY, settling on the farm upon which all of his children were born. He married Mercy Gorton, daughter of Rev. Thomas Gorton, a Baptist clergyman, September 30, 1819. Thomas Gorton was a descendant of Samuel Gorton, who was prominent in the early history of Rhode Island. The descendants of Thomas Gorton are very numerous in Western New York, Michigan and other Western states. (See record of Martin Family of Henrietta). Mercy Gorton was the mother of all of Alvah Remington's children and she died Oct. 17, 1847. He married a second time, September 3, 1848, Amy Northrup Foote, widow of Harvey Foote. Amy was the descendant of Stephen Northrup, one of the prominent early settlers of Rhode Island. She was an aunt of President George W. Northrup of Chicago and who was at one time a professor of the Rochester Theological seminary and pastor of the First Baptist Church. Alvah Remington was one of the early members of the whig party and later a republican and lifelong member of West Henrietta Baptist Church. He died in West Henrietta, N. Y., October 4, 1888." (http://mcnygenealogy.com/bios/biographies047.htm)

Alvah married Mercy Gorton 30 Sep 1819, NY. Mercy (daughter of Thomas Gorton and Hannah S. Unknown) was born 4 May 1800, Otsego, Otsego Co., NY; died 17 Oct 1847; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Alvah married Emma Amy Northrop 3 Sep 1848. Emma (daughter of Remington Northup, Sr. and Amy Knowles) was born Abt 1805, NY; died 28 Jan 1877; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Henrietta, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John & Lucinda lived in Wisconsin.

In the 1850 Federal Census, John & Lucinda are ages 45 & 43, living at Genesee, Waukesha Co., WI. They have eight children in the household: Dan'l 20, Harriet 18, Marietta 15, Stephen 13, Alba 11 (male), John 8, Lucinda 5, & Mary 2.

In the 1860 Federal Census, John & Lucinda are ages 55 & 52. They are living at Genesee, Waukesha Co., WI, with their children Stephen, Alva, John, Lucinda, & Mary. In 1870 John & Lucinda are still there, with their two daughters Lucinda & Mary.

According to his gravestone, John died at age 80.

From "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Town of Genesee":
JOHN REMINGTON, retired farmer; born in Rupert, Vt., in 1805; he left his native state when 13 years of age, and located in western New York; when the Erie Canal was building, he helped dig stumps and do grading, in what is now the heart of the city of Rochester, being one of a few living men engaged in this work. He married Miss Lucinda Marble, of Casenovia, Oneida Co., N. Y., they coming to Genesee and settling on a wild farm in 1842; began a poor man and disposed of a small stock of cloth and leather as best he might, to settlers as poor as himself; Mr. and Mrs. Remington kept open house for travelers in early days, and mainly a night their floor would be covered with the prostrate forms of sleeping frontiersmen. In his house the first Methodist Episcopal sermon was preached, by the Rev. Mr. Moulthrop, in the fall of 1842, the first prayer meeting having been held there that summer; Mr. Remington was also a pioneer merchant, and relates that he met with business reverses, his store having been broken into and robbed one night, about thirty years ago, by a band of (supposed) Mormons. In 1859 he built, and placed his son in charge of a warehouse and store in North Prairie; sold out his business here, and in 1870, sold his farm; built, and for three years lived in, a new house in Genesee village; removed again to a farm, which he exchanged with Thomas Sugden, thus obtaining the building where he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Remington have nine children: Emily, Daniel, Harriet (deceased), Mariette, Stephen (deceased), Alva, John, Lucinda and Mary; Emily is Mrs. D. D. Gross, of Friendville, Neb., Daniel has a hotel in Northern Wisconsin, Mariette is the wife of the Rev. T. M. Ross, Alva is in business in Milwaukee, John is a civil engineer, and the two youngest daughters are in North Prairie, Mary being the wife of W. E. Swan, Jr., who is one of the prosperous and live young business men of his native county; for the past six years he has carried a large and complete stock of general merchandise, including dry goods, groceries, drugs, boots and shoes, hardware, farm implements, notions, etc.; is doing and means to do a good and satisfactory business. Mr. Remington is an old-school Whig-Republican, and was, for six years, Town Treasurer; is, with his wife, a Methodist.

http://linkstothepast.com/waukesha/biosgenesee.html

John married Lucinda Marble Abt 1828. Lucinda (daughter of Daniel Marble and Mahitable Unknown) was born 1 May 1808, NY; died 10 Jan 1882, WI; was buried , Genesee Cemetery, Genesee, Waukesha Co., WI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Seth is age 43 (?), Mary is 40, and their five children range in age from 19 down to 1. The family is living in Seneca, Ontario Co., NY.

In the 1860 Federal Census, the family is at Canton, St. Lawrence Co., NY: S. W. Remington 52, Maria P. 48, S. P. 26, Josephine 18, Wm. R. 21; also Ira Martin 11 (probably Lamartine Remington) and Joanna Hayes 18 (domestic).

In 1870, Seth is 63 and Maria is 60. They are still living in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., NY. Son LaMartin and married daughter Josephine are living with them. Also in the same town are their other two sons, Seth & William, and their families. The census data shows Seth as born in VT.

In 1880 Seth is 73, a widower, boarding at Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY.

Seth married Maria Mary Pickering Abt 1830. Maria (daughter of Silas Pickering and Lydia Vial) was born Abt 1810, NY; died 29 Apr 1878. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Thaddeus is age 55, and living in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY. In the household are (assumed) sons Thaddeus B., Thomas A., Martin, and Chauncey, and (assumed) daughter Eunice, plus two other individuals. In 1870 Thaddeus is age 76, still living in Canandaigua, with son Thaddeus B. and his family.

Thaddeus married Rhoda Root 10 Feb 1818, Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY. Rhoda was born Abt 1799, West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA; died Bef 1 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1870 Federal Census, Samuel & Jane are living at Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY with their three children. In 1880 they are at Manchester, Ontario Co., NY. With them is son Frederick, 21, and daughter Jenny Harris and her husband Albert, and sister-in-law Matilda Henry, 50.

Samuel — Emaline Rose. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Jane Brace Abt 1842. Jane was born Abt 1821, NY; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Chauncey & Elizabeth are living at Canandaigua, Ontario Co., NY, with their four children. In 1865, these family members are listed: C. Remington, Elizabeth, Anna, Edmond, Hannah, & Sarah. Is "Hannah" actually "Herbert" or vice versa?

Chauncey — Elizabeth Unknown. Elizabeth was born Abt 1817, England. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Boyd Scott Remington's ancestry chart shows William born at Salem, MA. However, the 1850 census gives his birthplace as VT, which seems more likely, since his family lived there in the 1800 census.

In the 1850 Federal Census, William & Deborah are living at Wheatland, Monroe Co., NY, with their three children and William's mother, Betsey. They are near William's brother Silas and family.

William married Deborah Mansfield Abt 1831. Deborah was born 27 Aug 1810, NY; died 1894; was buried , Mumford Rural Cemetery, Monroe Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have roughly estimated the birth year of Williston.

Notes:

Some information on Jerusha and her husband Oliver Allen came in an email from Wilfred Vasile, dated 28 Mar 2012. He references LeRoy (NY) Historical Society records, "Seymour Genealogy" p 89. Additional information came from the 1850 census, where she is living next to Silas Remington; also from "Wheatland, Monroe County, New York: a brief sketch of its history" by George Engs Slocum, page 97 (Google Books online). With the census and the information from the book about Monroe County, I was able to determine that Jerusha is a sister of Silas and William.

In the Federal Census of 1850, Jerusha Allen is age 49 VT, living at Wheatland, Monroe Co., NY. With her are daughter Elizabeth 25 NY, and son Oliver 26 NY, along with his wife Catharine 24 NY and their daughter Frances C. 1 NY. They are living/listed next to Silas Remington and family. I am assuming that Jerusha (Remington) Allen is his sister, based on the above-mentioned historical book, along with her age and birthplace as given in the census.

In the Federal Census of 1860, she is J. H. Allen 60 VT (a domestic), living with her son Oliver and his family, at Wheatland, NY.

Jerusha's middle initial is given as H in at least one census, and in the above-mentioned book by Slocum. Her middle name is given as Hopkins in "Landmarks of Monroe County, NY" by William F. Peck (1895), Part III, p. 80 - 81.

Jerusha married Oliver Allen, Sr. 5 Dec 1822. Oliver (son of Rufus Allen and Emilicent Seymour) was born 4 Jan 1798, Pittsfield, MA; died 10 Nov 1848; was buried , Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy, Genesee Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Silas & Louisa ("Lovica") are living at Wheatland, Monroe Co., NY, with their children Sarah 17 & Silas H. 10. Silas, age 44 b. VT, is a manufacturer, and his property is valued at $600. They are living a few doors down from his brother William and family. Next door is Jerusha Allen and her family; I believe she is a sister of William and Silas.

In 1860 the family is still at Wheatland: Silas 52 VT woolen manufacturer, Lovica 53 NY weaver, Sarah E. 27 NY teacher, and Silas H. 19 laborer.

In the Federal Census of 1870, "Sylas" & "Lavina" both aged 63 are still living at Wheatland, NY. With them is Elvira, 21.

Some information on Silas, including his dob, birthplace, marriage, and children, came from a descendant, Thomas Frederick Remington III. This information was compiled by Thomas from a family Bible in the possession of Carolyn Kelly as of 15 August 2003.

Silas married Lovica "Louisa" Hovey 17 Jun 1830. Lovica was born 13 Nov 1806, Lima, Livingston Co., NY; died 24 Apr 1880, Mumford, Monroe Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Matilda married Hiram Day 1832. Hiram was born 30 Jan 1802, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY; died 4 Apr 1883, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth — Alanson Merry. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to Lois Sorensen, Remington family researcher and compiler, and/or to other sources as noted herein.)

Eliphalet is the founder of the Remington Arms Company; he made the famous guns at "The Gulph" or "Gulch" until 1830, then in Ilion, where the first "Armory" was built in 1835. For more information and pictures, see: [www.remington.com/aboutus/history.htm]

Also, go to our web site [www.thesorensens.net] photo gallery, click on Remington Places, and then click Remington RootsWeb. In addition, the family tree at our web site has some family pictures of Eliphalet and other family members (click on thumbnail and camera icon by his name).

Source Citation: "Eliphalet Remington."Dictionary of American Biography Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/]

The following biographical essay is from the above source:

Remington, Eliphalet (Oct. 27, 1793 - Aug. 12, 1861), manufacturer, the eldest son of Eliphalet Remington, a carpenter and mechanic, was born at Suffield, Conn. He was among the descendants of Thomas Remington, a resident of Windsor, Conn., as early as 1672. His mother is said to have been Elizabeth, n

Eliphalet married Abigail Paddock 12 May 1814. Abigail (daughter of William Paddock and Lucy Loveland) was born Abt. 3 Oct 1890, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT; died 21 Aug 1841; was buried , Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion, Herkimer Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Aphia — John S. Avery. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Jacob Beach 17 Oct 1833. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850, the family of Ambrose O. Remington is living in Sennett, Cayuga Co., NY: Ambrose O. 36, Laura 38, Margaret 13, Albert O. 7, and Adelsa 5; D. D. Loomis 22.

In 1870 they are at Brutus, NY; daughter Laura and her husband are in the household.

Ambrose married Laura Burritt 6 Jan 1836. Laura was born 2 Dec 1814, CT; died 3 Apr 1904; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cauyga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Laura married Charles Burrett 18 Jan 1837. [Group Sheet]

Rufus married Elizabeth Dunnivan 26 Oct 1842. Elizabeth was born 1824; died Dec 1886; was buried 14 Dec 1886, Soule Cemetery, Sennett, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In her older years, sometime in 1910 or later when she was over 90 years old, Calista Remington Bowen wrote a bit of family history for her granddaughter. In it, she refers to her grandparents as Javez Remington and Penelope Mills Remington of Harvard, CT.

Excerpts:
"My memory carries me back to the days of our childhood with pleasure. Although the so-called pleasures and luxuries of to-day did not come to us, we perhaps enjoyed the rustic surrounding of our home equally as well. When spring came we enjoyed maple sugar time, the romps in the woods where the fire was kept burning all day and well into the night to boil the sap into syrup [?] when it was taken to the house and the [?]

Calista married Hezekiah Bowen 26 Oct 1842. Hezekiah was born 1821, NY; died 1902; was buried , Boxwood Cemetery, Medina, Orleans Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850, 1855, and 1860, census records show Martin and family in Sennett, Cayuga Co., NY.

Martin married Marietta A. Cady Bef 1 Jun 1850. Marietta was born 19 Apr 1829, NY; died 16 Oct 1906; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Horace — Betsy Acker. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married Noah Daniels 14 Mar 1821, Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Harvey married Susanna Lester Nov 1831. [Group Sheet]

Hester married James Slack 1826. [Group Sheet]

Saxton married Loretta Unknown Abt 1841, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Emily — James Bennett. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Mills family historian Katie Mills, Sophia and Jane marred two Waldo brothers.

Notes:

According to Mills family historian Katie Mills, Sophia and Jane marred two Waldo brothers.

Notes:

In 1860, Orlando and Mary are living at Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY, with four sons in the home -- Darius, Edward, William, and Charles. However, it appears that in 1850 and 1860, Darius is in Allen, Hillsdale, MI, living as a farm laborer, although he is listed with his family in Brutus.

In 1865, the family is at Brutus: Orlando O. 52, Mary 51, Wm. Henry 20, and Charles T.? 16.

Findagrave.com has his name as Orlando O., probably middle name Olmstead. This middle initial is also in the 1865 NY State Census.

Orlando married Mary Blackwell 1832. Mary was born 1812; died 1888; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850 and 1860, Philander and family are at Brutus, Cauyga Co., NY.

In 1860, Susanna Edmunds, age 77 MA, is with them. I am making an assumption she is Philander's mother-in-law. See notes for his wife Sylvia.

In 1870, the household is at Brutus as follows: Phylonder, Sylvia, Joseph, and Eva M. Remington: Anna Lenard 13 domestic.

In the 1874 NY State Census, Filander and Sylvia are still at Brutus; with them is John Remington 16, son. However, I think he is actually their nephew -- unless they have adopted a treenage boy since 1870. I haven't been able to locate nephew John's parents in this census, so perhaps he is living with Philander and Sylvia.

Philander married Sylvia Edmunds Abt 1844. Sylvia (daughter of Joseph Edmunds and Susanna Chapman) was born Nov 1825; died 1908; was buried , Old Sennett Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Nathan W. Hopkins Abt. 1853. Nathan was born 1826; died 30 Mar 1887; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have made an assumption that Theodore is a son in this family, based on a few points: 1) he named a son Zeno; 2) his birth year range and location place him here; and 3) Theodore and Philander are both mentioned in a land assessment as grantees Jan 1849.

In 1850, Theodore 25 and Margaret 23 are at Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY; they have a son Henry age 1. They appear to be living with or next to the family of Jonah and Malinda Campbell.

My thought: Henry born c1849 is Zeno in later records; his middle initial is H; or, Henry died young and Zeno was born the next year and his middle name is Henry. I have come to the conclusion that Zeno was Theodore's father and Henry was Margaret's father.

In 1860, they are at Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY: Theodore 30, Margaret 28, Zeno 10, George 5, John 1.

Theodore Remington age 42 enlisted for Civil War 1863 in Cayuga, NY; mustered out of service 24 Aug 1865.

In 1865 they are at Mentz, Cayuga Co., NY again: Theodore 32, Margaret 29 ?, Zeno 13 ?, George 8, John 6, Mary S. 4. Unclear, difficult to read. If I understand the census numbering correctly, they are in dwelling number 31, which is headed by Henry and Gertrude Bogardus, ages 75 and 74 (although on separate pages).

In 1870 they are at Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY: Theodore 41, Margaret 39, Zeno 18, George 12, John 10; and Gertrude Bogardus 82. I am making an assumption that she is Margaret's mother.

In 1880, Theodore Remington is age 55, a boarder in the family of John D. and Elinor Bogardus in Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY. They must also be related thorugh Margaret.

His estimated year of birth changes so much in these records (1825 x2, 1821, 1829, 1830, 1833), but I am sure he is the same individual.

Theodore married Margaret Bogardus Abt 1849, NY. Margaret (daughter of Henry Bogardus and Gertrude Unknown) was born Abt 1832, NY. [Group Sheet]

Rhoda married Robert Beach 1832. [Group Sheet]

Jabez — Marie Woods. [Group Sheet]

Maria married Orrin Shields 1831. [Group Sheet]

Selina — Isaac Lyon. [Group Sheet]

Livona — Mr. Arnst. [Group Sheet]

Harrison — Fanny Wheelock. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Findagrave gives her date of birth as 12 March 1818, but I am assuming this is the same individual, based on age and location.

Sarah — William Hartwell Tanner. William was born 22 Jun 1811; died 18 Mar 1899; was buried , Old Sennett Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1850 the family is living in Sennett, Cayuga Co., NY: Joseph M. Remington 28, Mary 27, Amelia 6, and Edward 4, all b NY. Also in the home is James Barber, 22 Ireland.

In the Illinois State Census of 1865, Joseph M. Remington is listed as head of household in Fairfield, Bureau Co., IL.

In 1870, the family is at Fairfield, Bureau Co., IL; the two younger children, Maria and Joseph, are in the home.

In 1880, the family is still at Fairfield: Joseph 58 NY, Mariah (mother) 82 NY, Mary E. (wife) 56 NY, and Joseph (son) 21 IL.

Joseph married Mary Edmunds Abt 1843. Mary (daughter of Joseph Edmunds and Susanna Chapman) was born Abt 1823, NY; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He is sometimes referred to as Irvin or Irving. I am not sure of his correct name.

Ervine — Charlotte Treat. [Group Sheet]

Mary married S. S. Wheeler 17 Oct 1839. [Group Sheet]

Alexander married Ursula Fowler 22 Aug 1840. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Leonard H. Gallup 7 Nov 1854. [Group Sheet]