Adeline Tripp MANCHESTER

Notes:

Adeline is one of our links to our Mayflower Pilgrim ancestry, through her maternal grandmother.

The 1850 Tiverton census shows Adeline Manchester as a 15-year-old living in the household of Edward and Elizabeth Wing, ages 78 and 73. There is also Isaac Manchester, age 11, her brother. Others living there are Joseph and Roby Rounds, 22 and 20; and John Keefe, 24, from Ireland. Roby was Adeline's and Isaac's older married sister. Another Tiverton home lists Emeline Manchester, 17; William Manchester, 23; and Lucy A., 7; living with six individuals of the surname Rounds. These other Manchesters were Adeline's siblings, and her mother, Mary, had remarried to Roderick Rounds. I have found the birth entries for all of them except Lucy.

Adeline Remington is 24 in the 1860 Census at Warwick, and 45 in the 1880 Census at Coventry.

Her death is entered in East Greenwich, Vol. 4, p. 76: "10 May 1893, Adlin T. Remington, age 58, birthplace Tiverton, parents Jeremiah & Mary Manchester, cause of death -- pneumonia." I visited the Greenwood Cemetery on 9 Feb 2002, and took some pictures of the gravestone, which is inscribed Adelin T. Manchester (elsewhere she is named as Adeline H. but that is incorrect). It is a very nice memorial stone, in the area over to the left as one enters the gates.

I found Adeline's middle name in James N. Arnold's "Family Notes" Volume R, "Remington" at the Knight Memorial Library, Elmwood Ave., Providence (these papers are now at the Providence Public Library). It is also on son David's death record at Providence, but is misspelled as Krip.

Her picture shows her with light brown hair, parted in the middle and pulled back, probably in a braid or chignon. Her eyes must have been brown or dark blue. Attired very properly and modestly in a dark-colored dress with a high collar and small bow at the neck, and buttons down the front, she appears somewhat tired, but calm and resolute. In her thin oval face and sloping eyebrows I can see a striking resemblance to my Great Uncle Fran, who was her grandson. (Note from cousin Judith Walton: "The picture was done by Morton Artistic Photographer of Westminster St. in Providence.")

There is no way of knowing for sure, but I suppose the pictures could have been taken when they were about forty, perhaps even for their 25th anniversary, around 1877.

I have been trying to determine whom Adeline was named after -- if anyone. There was an Adeline Manchester who married a Rufus Tripp; this Adeline was a daughter of Perry Manchester, who was a son of Peleg & Margaret. I have not found any Tripp ancestry for this branch of the family, although this is a possibility. John Dennis's ancestry has not yet been determined with certainly, although I have researched it to the extent that I am fairly satisfied with the available evidence.

Adeline married Benjamin Franklin REMINGTON 12 Dec 1852, The Amicable Congregational Church, Tiverton, RI. Benjamin (son of Benjamin REMINGTON and Mary Anne HAMBLY) was born 17 Feb 1832, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 12 Aug 1903, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

She is called "Anna" by Vira Dodge, a relative.

Mary married Charles Edwin Turner 8 Mar 1878, Warwick, RI. Charles (son of Charles P. Turner and Caroline Hale) was born 1844, Guernsey, England; died 25 Jan 1899; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, Vol. 1, p. 20, gives her date of birth as 22 January 1857. It says she was born in Old Warwick, and that her parents were born in Tiverton.

In the Federal Census of 1860, she probably is the Amelia Remington age 13 living at Warwick, RI (Old Warwick Post Office), as a domestic servant in the household of William Warner, age 69. However, Amelia M. Remington age 13 is also listed with her family at Old Warwick in that census.

Information from one family member says she married John T. Buzzell. Other notes say she married Pealy Basset.

In the Federal Census of 1 June 1900, Amelia Buzzell is age 42 and living in Providence with her brother Benjamin and his family.

Amelia — John T. Buzzell. [Group Sheet]

Ella married George Copeland Snell 16 Jan 1884, Tiverton, RI. George (son of Crawford Snell and Anna S. King) was born Abt 1858, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The Warwick birth record refers to her as "Peacy," and says her father Benjamin was a farmer, and the family residence was in Warwick Neck.

In the 1920 Federal Census, Peace H. Miller is living with son William H. Miller and his family in East Greenwich, RI

Peace married William Francis Miller 18 Apr 1880, Warwick, RI. William (son of John Potter Miller and Sarah Dean) was born 8 Nov 1837, Coventry, Kent Co., RI; died 20 Feb 1917; was buried , Pine Grove Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, Vol. 1, p. 57; the birthplace is given as Warwick Neck.

In the Federal Census of 1 June 1900, Benjamin & Kate are living on Atwood Street in Providence, RI. With them is daughter Addie, 12, and Amelia Buzzell, Ben's sister, age 42.

In the 1920 Federal Census, Benjamin & Catherine Remington, ages 58 & 50, are living at 103 Atwood St., Providence, RI. With them is Earl W., age 4 y 3 mos. His last name is given as Remington, but I believe he is actually Earl W. Shaw, Benjamin's orphaned grandson. Census data shows that Earl's parents were both born in RI.

According to the death record, Benjamin F. Remington died 3 Apr 1924 at 103 Atwood St., Providence, aged 61 years.

Benjamin married Jenny Wilson 2 Nov 1885, Coventry, RI. Jenny (daughter of John A. Wilson and Jane Unknown) was born Abt 1864; died 27 Nov 1892, RI. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin married Catherine McGuire 31 Mar 1893, RI. Catherine was born May 1864, Ireland; died 21 May 1935, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her birthplace is given as Old Warwick, which would be Conimicut or Warwick Neck today. The name in the RI Cemetery Database is given as Gertrude A. Carpenter.

In the 1920 Federal Census, George W. Carpenter, age 49, and H. A. Gertrude Carpenter, age 55, are living in West Greenwich, RI.

She was previously divorced when she married George.

Hannah married Charles Henry Lovell 15 May 1886, West Greenwich, RI. Charles was born Abt 1851. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married George Whitefield Carpenter 11 Jul 1891. George (son of Joseph S. Carpenter and Mary E. Gorton) was born 1870, RI; died 1951; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have a copy of his birth certificate from Warwick, RI (Warwick Births, 1850 - 1882, Vol. 2, p. 5); a copy of his official marriage record from the RI State Offices in Providence, as well as the original page from the Town of Coventry marriage record book, p. 89; and his death certificate from Cranston, RI.

The 1880 census lists John A. Remington as age 12 at that time. I have a copy of the page from the census showing his family.

We have a nice portrait of John Allen dressed in his best suit, with a boutonnierre pinned to his right lapel. Perhaps it was a graduation picture, or even a wedding picture, as he was married quite young the first time -- not yet nineteen. His brown hair is neatly parted in the center and combed with a slight wave to either side. He has light eyes, like his father's, and fine regular features in an oval face. I definitely see a bit of his looks in our family, especially my uncles and my dad's cousins. We never knew much about my Great-grandfather Remington; things were left unsaid. His first wife died young of consumption, after only 1 1/2 years of marriage, which must have brought him much grief. Perhaps he took up drinking to cope with the sorrow, and then couldn't get away from it, even after marrying Angeretta, with whom he had two fine sons. For some reason they separated. He died so young, only 28 years old, of some form of cancer, according to the death certificate. I guess the whole story will never be known, so we've left it in God's hands.

John married Mary Wilson 26 Oct 1885, Coventry, RI. Mary (daughter of John A. Wilson and Jane Unknown) was born Oct 1867, Pennsylvania; died 11 Apr 1887. [Group Sheet]

John married Angeretta Williams WHITFORD 10 Nov 1891, Coventry, Kent Co., RI. Angeretta (daughter of Charles Carmi WHITFORD and Harty Potter JOHNSON) was born 10 Nov 1870, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 12 Oct 1958, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 110.

In the 1900 Federal Census, James & Sarah are living at North Kingstown, RI, with Sarah's mother, Alvira Sweet. Other Sweet relatives are with them and next door.

In the 1910 Federal Census, James D. & Sarah J. Remington, ages 40 and 44, are living in Providence, RI, on Killingly St. In the home is a stepson, William C. Bennett, age 24.

According to his obituary, James D. Remington died at age 60 at the State Infirmary after a long illness. It says he was born in Old Warwick and was a resident of East Greenwich for many years. He resided at Potowomut for a number of years and was employed by Charles E. Sweet delivering ice. The obit identifies his parents as Benjamin F. and Adeline Manchester Remington, and his wife as Sarah J. Remington. His funeral was conducted by Rev. Arthur C. Lambourne of Frenchtown Baptist Church.

James married Sara Jane Sweet 4 Nov 1897, RI. Sara (daughter of Alvira Unknown) was born May 1865, RI; died 1 Oct 1949. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

See Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 116; East Greenwich Deaths, Vol. 5 p. 5. He died at RI Hospital, of Tuberculosis Meningitis.

Death record shows mother's name as Adeline Trip.

David married Eugenia "Jennie" Wilhelmina Sunman 21 Apr 1897, RI. Eugenia (daughter of Axel Wilhelm Sunman and Johanna Sundberg) was born 15 Dec 1879, Sweden; died Aft 1 Jun 1930. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 135; East Greenwich Deaths Vol. 5 p. 8. The entry says he died at Wine St., East Greenwich, of pneumonia following influenza.

Joseph married Minnie Hudson Luther 23 Aug 1899, Coventry, RI. Minnie (daughter of James Colgrove Luther and Sarah Bennett) was born Abt 5 Jan 1882, Johnston, RI; died Abt Mar 1955; was buried 2 Apr 1955, Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Warwick Births 1850 - 1882, p. 151.

Charles — Mary E. Burton. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The death entry says he died at age 9 months, 20 days, of water on the brain.

Notes:

I am not absolutely sure that this child belongs in this family (being researched).

Matilda married Charles Edwin Randall 26 Sep 1898. Charles (son of Charles Jeremiah Randall and Lydia Ann Northup) was born 22 Jun 1872, RI; died 13 May 1940. [Group Sheet]

Charles — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Benjamin, who never married, was in the US Navy.

Adeline — Frederick "Fred" Irving Randall, Jr.. Frederick (son of Frederick Irving "Freddy" Randall, Sr. and Rhoda S. Unknown) was born 6 Mar 1883, Pawtucket, RI; died 15 Feb 1947, North Smithfield, RI; was buried , Union Cemetery, Great Rd., North Smithfield, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1910 Federal Census, William, Emma, and Gertrude are living in North Kingstown, RI.

In the 1920 Federal Census, William & Emma and their family were living in East Greenwich, RI. William's mother, Peace H. Miller, is living with them. In 1930, William and his wife and children are still there, living on Frenchtown Rd.

William's mother is Peace Hambly (Remington) Miller, sister of my great-grandfather John Allen Remington who married Angeretta Williams Whitford.

William married Emma Brown Congdon 6 Aug 1904, North Kingstown, RI. Emma (daughter of Stephen Allen Congdon and Mary Eliza Harrington) was born 1885, RI; died 1968; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Vira — Edward Earl Dodge. Edward (son of Joseph Latham Dodge and Fannie L. Northup) was born 1880; died 1947; was buried , Brayton Cemetery, Apponaug, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1920 Federal Census, Arthur & Eva and their family are living in South Kingstown, RI. In 1930, they are living on Middle Rd., East Greenwich, RI.

Arthur married Eva P. Marshall Abt 1915. Eva was born 1894, RI; died 25 Jun 1974. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary & Arthur died of the flu in 1918.

A notation in the Mary E. Rice Collection says "Mary Adeline" was born in Warwick, RI. In the Federal Census of 1900, she is called Addie, and is age 12.

Mary married Arthur Llewelyn Shaw, Jr. 26 Jan 1906, Pawtucket, RI. Arthur (son of Arthur Llewelyn Shaw, Sr. and Mary E. Mackey) was born 3 Mar 1883, Providence, RI; died 19 Oct 1918, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have a copy of his death certificate from the State of Rhode Island. Also, his gravestone has been photographed.

John married Edith Mae Wright 4 Feb 1911, Coventry, Kent Co., RI. Edith (daughter of John Otis Thurston and Mary Elizabeth McNeil) was born 9 Oct 1893, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; died 21 Apr 1951, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

John married Lillian Estelle Stratton Abt 1955. Lillian was born 4 Nov 1895; died 8 Sep 1970, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Maple Ave., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have a photocopy of his original birth entry at Coventry, Book of Births for 1894, p. 98. His gravestone has been photographed.

Apparently Chester & Laura and family were not listed in the 1920 Federal Census, nor were their Whitford cousins who lived with them in the duplex farmhouse on Knotty Oak Rd., Coventry, RI.

However, in the 1925 Rhode Island Census they are on Hope Rd., Coventry.

This family farm, located on what is now Old Hope Lane, was called the Linden Farm in the old days, because the driveway was lined with beautiful linden trees. My grandfather kept a herd of cows and had a milk route. Their two-family farmhouse burned to the ground during the night on 27 Dec 1924, when my dad was six years old. Because the insurance had lapsed, my grandfather was not able to rebuild, so the family lived in a shanty on the property for a couple of years before moving away. This property has changed somewhat since the 1920s, but much of it remains the same -- the old stone walls, the pastures, and the lay of the land. A new house has been built in one of the pastures, the old barn has been replaced by a smaller one, and a couple of additional houses have been built along the driveway leading into the farm. It is now called Old Hope Farm.

In the 1930 Federal Census, the family is living at 365 Jackson Ave., Johnston, RI. In 1935 they were living at 1226 Plainfield St., Johnston.

In 1940 they were living at 24 Kilvert St. in Warwick, RI. Norman, Raymond, Chester, and Richard were living with their parents.

Chester married Laura Russel CHAFEE 28 Apr 1917, Coventry, Kent Co., RI. Laura (daughter of Frank Paine CHAFEE and Mary Elizabeth ANDREWS) was born 28 Apr 1899, Bristol, Bristol Co., RI; died 14 Mar 1975, Natick, Middlesex Co., MA; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1920 Federal Census, E. Thomas Remington is age 15 and living at South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, with his aunt & uncle, Johanna & Archie Tourgee, and family.

In 1930 Eugene T. Remington is age 25, single, and living with his widowed mother in Pawtucket, RI.

He may be the Eugene Remington listed in the SSDI as born 3 Oct 1903, died Nov 1980, last known residence Providence, RI.

Alice married George L. Bush Abt 1928. George was born 1907, RI; died 13 Apr 1998; was buried , Veterans' Cemetery, Exeter, RI. [Group Sheet]

George married Edna M. Keenan 18 Jun 1935, Norton, Suffolk Co., MA. Edna was born 1 Dec 1910; died Feb 1989; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the birth record her name appears to be Adnah.

Edna H. Lavallee
Last Residence: 98365 Port Ludlow, Jefferson, Washington
Born: 18 May 1909
Died: 6 Apr 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: Rhode Island (Before 1951)

Edna — Darius LaVallee. Darius was born Abt 1903, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William & Avis lived on Bakers Creek Rd., Warwick, RI.

In the 1940 census 1940 the family lived on Sweet Street -- William 29, Avis 23, and Marsha 8 months.

William married Avis E. Lovely Abt 1938. Avis (daughter of William J. Lovely and Grace M. Franklin) was born Abt 1918, North Kingstown, RI; died 12 Jan 2005, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Irving — Edna Mae Cahoon. Edna (daughter of Howard B. Cahoon and Ruth Unknown) was born 1 Dec 1910, Hopkinton, RI; died 7 Feb 1989; was buried 9 Feb 1989, Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Norman worked at Kent County Hospital. He and his family lived at 55 Colonial Ave., in the Apponaug section of Warwick, RI.

His funeral was at St. Barnabas Church, Apponaug, and burial was in Quidnessett Cemetery, North Kingstown, RI.

From Doreen (Hunt) Kosciusko: "Uncle Norman raised homing pigeons in his backyard."

Norman married Esther May Peck 28 May 1936, Norton, Suffolk Co., MA. Esther (daughter of Dwight J. Peck and Elizabeth M. Naylor) was born 28 Jun 1916, Monson, MA; died 6 Feb 1989, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

Rebeckah — Woodrow Monroe. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1930 Federal Census, the family is living on Providence St., Warwick, RI. Nettie's mother is listed as the head of the household.

William married Nettie Mae Locke 3 Jun 1920, RI. Nettie (daughter of Isabelle Unknown) was born Between 1895 and 1898, RI; died 1961; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Maple Ave., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1930 Federal Census, Adeline G. Hall is living with her first husband Harry A. Hall, and her infant daughter Doris A. Hall, 8 mos., in the household with her parents, Charles & Matilda Randall. Adeline's cousin Walter Turner, age 24, is there also.

Adeline married Harry Anthony Hall 17 Aug 1927. Harry was born Abt 1893, CT. [Group Sheet]

Adeline married Ralph Waldo Freelove 27 Feb 1944. Ralph was born Abt 1887; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Walter — Marion Ford. [Group Sheet]

Clarence — Blanche Unknown. Blanche was born 1913; died 10 May 1978; was buried , Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Helen — Mr. O'Neil. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Adeline was a high school math teacher. A single lady all her life, she lived in Woonsocket, RI.

Gertrude married Charles Edgar Colvin abt. 1928. Charles was born 6 Nov 1902, RI; died Jul 1971, MA. [Group Sheet]

Elsie married Vito Amedeum Arture Macera 30 Jan 1932, Johnston, Providence Co., RI. Vito was born 6 May 1910, Johnston, Providence Co., RI; died 16 Sep 1953, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI; was buried , Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston, RI. [Group Sheet]

Gladys — Richard Howard. [Group Sheet]

Mildred — George Brown. [Group Sheet]

Doris — Earl Clay Fish, Sr.. Earl (son of Frederic Clay Fish and Clara Eva Patnode) was born 23 Jan 1911, West Greenwich , RI; died 31 Aug 1977; was buried , Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Leroy — Irene Toranjeau. [Group Sheet]

Fannie married Richard E. Snow abt. 1943. Richard was born 1916; died 2010. [Group Sheet]

Sophie — Hollis White. Hollis was born , MA. [Group Sheet]

Arthur — Eunice Briggs. [Group Sheet]

Marilyn — Stanley Jusczyk. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

When his parents died in 1918, Benjamin went to live with his paternal grandparents on Broad St. in Providence.

In the 1935 RI Census, Benjamin and family were living at 55 Pleasant St., Pawtucket, RI.

In 1940, the family is on Lafayette St., Pawtucket: Benjamin 37, May R. 35, Russel F. 6, and Kenneth R. 4.

Benjamin married May R. Hobin abt. 1930. May was born abt. 1905, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

When his parents died of the flu in 1918, Earl went to live with his grandfather Benjamin and wife Katherine at 103 Atwood St., Olneyville. In the 1920 Census, he is living with them there. In 1930 he may be the Earl Shaw, age 14, boarding on Laurel Ave., Johnston, RI.

Notes:

Gladys was always so friendly. Once when my daughter Laura was little, we stopped at Gladys's home on Knotty Oak Road to say hello, and she invited us in. Laura, still a baby, was content for Gladys to hold her, and so she commented, "She's such a good baby -- she'll go to anybody!" Gladys came to our Christmas 1976 Open House at 81 Darrow Dr., and to the 50th Anniversary Open House for my parents at 183 Shun Pike (1991). She sent us a Christmas card every year. Though we were all very sad when she died, I believe she lived a good life and a long life. I have a copy of her online obituary from ProJo.com.

Gladys married Chauncey E. Champlin, Sr. 15 Oct 1930, Coventry, RI. Chauncey (son of Henry C. Champlin and Ida E. Congdon) was born 2 Jun 1910; died Apr 2000. [Group Sheet]

Helen married James Edward "Buster" Tourgee 9 Oct 1931, Coventry, RI. James (son of James Whitman Tourgee and Eliza Ann Pierce) was born 8 Jul 1906, Anthony, Coventry, RI; died Oct 1974; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Helen married Edgar Reid Aft 1946. [Group Sheet]

Helen married Richard Bartlett Aft 1960. [Group Sheet]

Julia — Edward DelPozzo. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have a copy of her DAR application, and a copy of her online obituary from ProJo.com.

Barbara was always good at keeping in touch. She has been my inspiration to work on the family tree and finally to join DAR.

Her gravestone has been photographed.

Barbara married Richard Arthur Shaw, Sr. 25 Aug 1945, Danielson, CT. Richard (son of Thomas Shaw and Dorothy Pavey) was born 25 Dec 1916, Woonsocket, RI; died 15 Nov 1982, Fort Lauderdale, FL. [Group Sheet]

Dorothy married Leslie James Marcotte 29 Apr 1934, Knotty Oak Baptist Church, Coventry, RI. Leslie (son of William H. Marcotte and Florence G. Sprague) was born 11 Feb 1916, RI; died 5 Feb 2003, Coventry, RI; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Donald — Marguerite "Peach" Tefft. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have two different copies of his birth certificate, one a card issued at Coventry, RI, and the other a paper from the RI Dept. of Health. I am told he was born on a Tuesday.

My dad Norman was born on the family farm off Knotty Oak Rd. in Coventry, RI. We have some pictures of the farm (see Remington section of the photo gallery, "Remington brothers together," at our web site). Tragically, the two-family farmhouse burned down when my dad was six years old. After this, his family moved into a shanty and stayed there for a while. Quoted below are some reminiscences from my dad Norman about his grandmother Angeretta (Whitford) Remington, about the big farmhouse, and about the fire there. They always believed the fire was set. The adjoining farm belonged to my dad's uncle, John Francis (we called him Uncle Fran), who kept cows there even when I was a child in the 1950s. We used to go blueberrying there, and I was afraid of being confronted face-to-face by a cow, which did actually happen once! In very recent years that property has passed out of our family, and part of it is now a new plat. One of the streets is Remington Farm Drive. On an old map, I've seen that another Remington may have owned that land adjacent to my great uncle.

About the farmhouse: "There were two front doors. The first one as one approached from the road led into a long hall way extending the width of the main section of the house. At the end was the door opening into the ell kitchen. Doors on the left were to my Grandmother's bedroom (used whenever she was with us) and to a downstairs bedroom. At a right angle to that was the door to the cellar stairs. The stairway to the upstairs rooms began near the door to the kitchen. From the right side of the hall were doors to the parlor (as it was called in those days) and the dining room.

"Grandma's bedroom windows were between the front doors. The second one was Aunt Velna's front door, which opened into a small entry, from which a door to the left led into her parlor.

"My grandmother [Angeretta] was a practical nurse, attending women about to give birth and for some time afterwards. Confinements lasted several days at that time. Between work opportunities she would be on the farm, sleeping in her room in our house, where the furnishings were hers. So my earliest memories are that she was with us from time to time. When she was there she was a great help to my mother. Later on she also worked as a housekeeper/cook. When I was in the second grade she kept house for a Mrs. Maynard (or Menard), who was legally blind. This was on Boston Street, Anthony, which is off the main street directly opposite the big mill.

"The fire destroyed the house December 27, 1924. It was discovered some time before daybreak, when my mother thought my father was trying to waken her. Later, she always said she thought it was an angel. Anyway, she smelled smoke, and woke my father. Our collie dog, Major, usually was in the kitchen overnight (no doubt, during cold weather), and he pushed open the door to the hall, again no doubt because of flames and heat. All of us were out of the house, and in my father's truck, in the big meadow across the driveway from the house, while it was still dark."

Dad enlisted at Providence, RI, on 29 Aug 1942, as a Private in the US Army. He was a resident of Providence, married, an insurance clerk with 2 years of college; height 74 inches and weight 158 lbs.

Norman married Edna Virginia BERRY 6 Sep 1941, Providence, RI. Edna (daughter of John Holland BERRY and Ellen COLEMAN) was born 25 Mar 1918, Providence, RI; died 20 Nov 2010, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; was buried 24 Nov 2010, Woodland Cemetery, Washington & Knotty Oak Sts., Coventry, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Raymond Remington is listed in the 1936 yearbook of Central High School, Providence, as the Treasurer of the club Il Circolo Giovanile.

In the 1939 Cranston City Directory, Raymond was listed as living at 67 Turner Ave. In the 1940 federal census he was age 19, living on Kilvert St., Warwick, and was a fireman at a laundry. The 1941 Cranston City Directory listed him as a station attendant at the Esso Service Station in Hillsgrove.

Ray enlisted in the US Navy on 14 Aug 1941.

After serving in the Navy, Raymond came home from the service 8 Feb 1948.

Raymond married Marie Frances Scott 15 Jul 1944, Athens, GA. Marie (daughter of James Henry Scott and Mildred Edson) was born 12 May 1919, MA; died 17 Feb 2012, MA; was buried , Edgell Grove, Framingham, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The One Consolation of a Soldier

poem written by Pvt. Russel Philip Remington on January 2, 1943
sent to his mother, Laura Russel Remington, from North Africa, during World War II
he died in combat on March 31, 1943

Dear Mom as I sit looking up into the sky tonight
all lighted with millions of stars and the silvery moonlight
My thoughts are brought closer to home and you
Because this same sky over me is over you too.
The sky covers a great span
over thousands of miles of sea from land to land
On that side is glittering New York and home
and on this side the dark African sand and me sitting alone.
There's a bitter war to be fought over here
where many fellows like me are fighting
for loved ones at home who we love so dear.
But some day we're going to win this fight
And then we too will be looking at
the other side of the sky and the moonlight.


RI Pvt 39 Inf 9 Inf Div/World War II


The following link leads to a web site which tells of the battles in Tunisia around the time Russel was killed:
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-C-Tunisia/

I believe Russel died, probably between 6 am and 12:45 pm, in an offensive commanded by General Patton and known as Benson Force. The took place in and around the El Guettar Valley, between Gafsa and Gabes, Tunisia.

Russel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elliott enlisted in the Army 2 July 1942.

Elliott married Luena Mildred Angell 24 May 1947, Rhode Island. Luena (daughter of George Frederick Angell and Mildred Lowary Anderson) was born 31 Dec 1924, Providence, RI; died 4 Jul 1999; was buried , Moshassuck Cemetery, Lonsdale Avenue, Central Falls RI. [Group Sheet]

Elliott married Jacqueline Rae Hall 8 Jul 1955, Lewiston, ME. Jacqueline (daughter of Leslie Raymond Hall and Frances Gertrude Shaw) was born 6 Dec 1927, Augusta, ME; died 2 Jul 2017, Hawaii. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He enlisted in the US Navy 11 Aug 1944 and was released 6 June 1946.

US Navy World War II Muster Rolls list Chester's service number as 205 78 76.

His rating was S1c (Seaman 1st class) on some of the ship USS Anacosta's muster rolls, for example: quarter ending 1 Oct 1945; month ending 1 Mar 1946, sailing from Okinawa to Pearl Harbor.

On other muster rolls of the same ship, his rating was S2c (Seaman 2nd class): 25 Feb 1945, 31 Mar 1945, and 27 Apr 1945 sailing from San Pedro, CA.

Report of changes for period ending 19 June 1946 USS Saginaw Bay: Chester P. Remington, rating at date of last report: Cox (Coxswain).

Coxswain: works with canvas and handles boats; knows signaling.

Chester married Ruth H. Burlingame Abt 1948, Rhode Island. Ruth was born 16 Nov 1927, RI; died 31 Jan 2001, TX. [Group Sheet]

Chester married Lillian Eva Bennett 26 Apr 1958, Old South Church, Boston, MA. Lillian (daughter of John Alan Bennett and Mary Watson Nisbet) was born 13 Jun 1918, Riverside, RI; died 21 Jun 2002, Marblehead, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He enlisted in the US Navy 13 Feb 1948.

Richard married Althea Lowary Angell 1958, Great Lakes, IL; divorced 20 Mar 1990, Virginia. Althea (daughter of George Frederick Angell and Mildred Lowary Anderson) was born 17 Dec 1928, Providence, RI; died 14 May 2022, Virginia Beach, VA. [Group Sheet]

Richard married Eunice Irene Wilder 28 May 1991, Phoenix, AZ. Eunice (daughter of Paul Luther Wilder and Nellie Maude Miller) was born 24 Mar 1931, St. Petersurg, FL; died 11 Jun 2021, Virginia Beach, VA. [Group Sheet]

Barbara — Daniel R. Amaral. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Obituary:
Obituary:
FOUNTAIN, DOROTHY RUTH "DOTTIE," 77, of Lutz, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Sept. 10, 2006) at University Community Hospital, Tampa.

Born in Hopkinton, R.I., she came here in 1999 from Rhode Island. She was a homemaker and a volunteer for the Humane Society. She loved animals and was an avid reader. Survivors include two daughters, Lori West, Mecklenburg County, N.C., and Christine Ouellette, Lutz; four sisters, Gertrude Trigo, Warwick, R.I., Alice Cubello, Prudence Island, R.I., Evelyn DiCarlo, Coventry, R.I., and Betty Remington, Johnston, R.I.; a brother, Irving Remington, East Greenwich, R.I.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

Dorothy — Arnold P. Fountain. Arnold was born 26 Dec 1930, RI; died 2 Jun 2003, FL. [Group Sheet]

Evelyn — Mr. DiCarlo. [Group Sheet]

Alice — Mr. Cubellis. [Group Sheet]

Barbara — Arnold Blaine Hunt, Sr.. Arnold was born 12 May 1930, VA; died 2 Jan 1991, RI. [Group Sheet]

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TRIGO, GERTRUDE A. 78, a lifelong resident of Warwick passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at home. She was a daughter of the late Irving and Edna (Cahoon) Remington. Gertrude devoted her life to her family. She was a loving mother of Paul Trigo, David Trigo and his wife Cheryl; grandmother of Meghan, Alex, Nicholas, Derek, and Kyle Trigo; sister of Alice Cubellis, and Edna Cipriano, both of Warwick, and the late Dorothy Fountain, Barbara Hunt, Elizabeth Remington, Evelyn DiCarlo, and Raymond Remington. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be private at the convenience of the family. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 2134, Rockville, MD 20847, will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.

Adeline — Mr. Trigo. [Group Sheet]

Edna — Mr. Cipriano. [Group Sheet]

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Raymond H. Remington
MHRH attendant

Raymond H. Remington, 68, of East Greenwich, formerly of Warwick, died peacefully October 31, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Irving H. Remington and Edna M. (Cahoon) Remington. He lived in Warwick for most of his life. Mr. Remington was an attendant at MHRH for the State of Rhode Island until his retirement. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was the former vice president, executive board member and chief steward of Local 1350 AFSCME of RI, the former president and vice president of Ocean State Employees Association of the Benjamin Rush Unit-IMH, and, upon the merger with Local 251 Teamsters Association, he became the chief steward. He leaves a son, Michael D. Remington, and a daughter, Kimberly Ann Remington, both of Johnston. He leaves five sisters, Evelyn Di Carlo of Coventry, Alice Cubellis of Warwick, Elizabeth Remington of Johnston, Edna Cipriano of Warwick and Gertrude Trigo of Warwick. He was the brother of the late Barbara Remington-Hunt and Dorothy Fountain. Mr. Remington also leaves five grandchildren, Kevin A. Rea, Breanna-Ashley M. Rea, Joshua D. Remington, Noella B. Carmone and Alicia Auger. His funeral service will be held Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. in Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave., Warwick. Interment with military honors will follow in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Nov. 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in his grandson Kevin A. Rea’s name. For information and guestbook visit www.murphyfuneralhomes.org.

Raymond — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Raymond married Linda Lafond Abt 1961; divorced Abt 1968. [Group Sheet]

Norma — William Howard. [Group Sheet]

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Notes from my dad, probably about this Norman: "The son Norman worked at Bostitch, and lived on Brown Street, Hope, RI. For several years we exchanged Christmas cards, but not for three or four recent years. His wife's name is Claire. They had four children - I think two sons and two daughters. I would like to know where he is, and how to get in touch with him."

Norman — Claire Unknown. [Group Sheet]