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Sylvia Edmunds

Female 1825 - 1908  (~ 82 years)


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  1. 1.  Sylvia Edmunds was born Nov 1825; died 1908; was buried , Old Sennett Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY.

    Notes:

    I believe Sylvia is sister of Mary Edmunds who married Joseph Martin Remington. I think they are daughters of Joseph and Susanna Edmunds. I am going to make an educated guess that they are in this family group, based on census data from 1840 showing a free white female age 15-19 and and other age 20-29. The youngest girl age 10-14 would be Martha, with them in 1850.

    In 1880, Sylvia Remington gives MA as birthplace of both parents. In that census, she is a widow keeping house age 54; son Joseph E. is age 34, farmer at home.

    In 1900, Sylvia is age 74: son Joseph E. is head of the household, single and age 54; her four young adult Sheldon grandchildren are in the home; their mother died under suspicious circumstances and their father was incarcerated and killed himself.

    In the DETROIT SOCIETY FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH MAGAZINE (date unknown), on p. 88 the following appears: "PRIVATE CEMETERY ON JOSEPH REMINGTON FARM, east and north of Sennett, in Brutus township, Cayuga County, New York.
    EDMUNDS, Joseph d. Feb. 6, 1859; ae. 78 yrs, 10 mos, 14 d;
    Susanna, wife of Joseph Edmunds, d. Apr. 11, 1867, ae 84 yrs 4 mos 22 d (dau. of Ezra and Esther (Avery) Chapman of Great Barrington and Windsor, Mass.);
    William C., d. Aug. 25, 1852, ae, 24 yrs 10 mos 5 d;
    Cyrus, son of Joseph & Susanna, d Oct 2, 1828, ae 18 yrs 2 mos 25 d;
    Elvira, dau. of Joseph & Susanna, d Dec. 21, 1822, ae. 19 yrs 8 mos 21 d;
    Joseph, son of Joseph & Susanna, d. July 18, 1822, ae. 2 yrs 3 mos 11 d
    (copied October 1936 by Clarence L. Beavis)."

    This farm may have belonged to Joseph E., son of Philander and Sylvia. Sylvia is living with son Joseph, farmer, in 1880 and 1900.

    Sylvia married Philander Remington Abt 1844. Philander (son of Zeno Remington and Mary Waity Olmsted) was born 1818, NY; died 1879; was buried , Old Sennett Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph E. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1845; died 1918.
    2. 3. Eva M. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1853; died 30 Apr 1896; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph E. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sylvia1) was born Dec 1845; died 1918.

    Notes:

    In 1880, 1900, and 1910, Joseph is a farmer in Brutus, Cayuga Co., NY. Various family members are with him in each census. It appears that he is maintaining the family farm.

    In 1900, his niece Jennie and her husband are with him.


  2. 3.  Eva M. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sylvia1) was born Abt 1853; died 30 Apr 1896; was buried , Weedsport Rural Cemetery, Cayuga Co., NY.

    Notes:

    From findagrave.com -- "1853-1896 Wife of F. N. Sheldon, died under suspicious circumstances. Her husband was prosecuted for her murder; during his second trial he committed suicide at Auburn, NY, State Prison. For more information on the alleged crime and trials refer to a book by Donald J. Stinson, "Death in the Panty" which was published 1994; Empire State Books, Interlaken, New York ISBN: 1-55787-125-6"

    Eva married Frank N. Sheldon Abt 1874. Frank was born 1850; died 1899. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. May B. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1875, NY.
    2. 5. William E. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1877, NY.
    3. 6. Guy R. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Nov 1879, NY.
    4. 7. Jennie J. Sheldon  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1883, NY.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  May B. Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eva2, 1.Sylvia1) was born May 1875, NY.

  2. 5.  William E. Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eva2, 1.Sylvia1) was born Mar 1877, NY.

  3. 6.  Guy R. Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eva2, 1.Sylvia1) was born Nov 1879, NY.

  4. 7.  Jennie J. Sheldon Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eva2, 1.Sylvia1) was born Jun 1883, NY.

    Jennie married Leon Francisco Abt 1909. Leon was born Abt 1881, NY. [Group Sheet]