John Remington

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

John Remington is the head of a household in the 1840 Federal Census at Tiverton. The family consists of 1 white male under 5, 1 white male 40-50, and 1 white female 30-40. They are listed next to Eseck Manchester's family and Benjamin Hambly, Jr.'s family. This Benjamin Hambly would be either the father or the brother of John's sister-in-law, Mary Anne (Hambly) Remington, who by this time was probably Benjamin's widow.

In the 1850 Federal Census at Tiverton, John Remington is age 50, and his wife Hannah is 40. They have four children: Albert 17, Lydia A. 9, Stephen 6, & Nathan 2. Hannah may be related to the Durfees, as there is a Hannah Remington age 51 living with a Durfee family in the 1860 census. If her daughter Lydia A. is the Alice Remington who married Amenezer James Durfee, that might explain the connection.

I haven't found a death record for John. Did he die at sea, as did his brother Benjamin?

John married Hannah Manchester Abt 1831. Hannah (daughter of William Manchester) was born Between 1807 and 1808, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 22 Mar 1877, Tiverton, RI; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

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According to Tiverton probate records, Albert died in the service of the US Navy.

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I am making an assumption that Lydia's middle initial "A" stood for Alice, and that she was known by that name. The Durfee genealogy book shows an Alice Remington, born to John & Hannah about this year, who married Amanezer James Durfee (see book The Descendants of Thomas Durfee, p. 352, by William Field Reed).

In my research at New Bedford I jotted down the date of death for an Alice (Remington) Durfee, 30 May 1878 at Tiverton, age 37 (don't have source noted). This seems to be this individual.

Alice Remington became guardian for Nathan & Harriet Remington after the death of both John & Albert.

Lydia married Amanezer James Durfee Aft Mar 1873. Amanezer was born 15 Jul 1823, Tiverton, RI; died 18 Dec 1891, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

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Stephen is in the 1850 census at Tiverton living with his family. In the 1860 census he is age 14, and living at Little Compton with Benjamin Pearce the elder and his wife.

In the 1870 census, Stephen is age 22, a farm laborer, living at Tiverton with the Gideon Durfee family, next door to Amanezer & Olive Durfee.

The Roll of Militia in Tiverton, located at the town hall, lists Stephen Remington for the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874. Also listed for 1872 is Henry H. Remington, who is probably Henry Hale, a distant cousin.

There is a marriage record for him at Newport -- NeM 1-131; I haven't checked it yet.

He is very likely the Stephen Remington aged 67 living at Fall River in 1910, with a wife named Elizabeth aged 60 and an adult daughter Minerva, aged 38. Living with them is brother-in-law Albion Grinnell, 51. By 1920 Elizabeth is widowed. I believe she is Elizabeth Grinnell, so I have entered her family information as such, with the assumption that she belongs as the wife of this Stephen Remington.

Stephen — Elizabeth D. Grinnell. Elizabeth (daughter of George Grinnell and Judith Unknown) was born Abt 1844, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1920. [Group Sheet]

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In the 1850 census Nathan is living with his family at Tiverton, RI. In the 1860 census, he is living at Little Compton with the Dyer family. In 1900 he is boarding with the George A. Green family at Tiverton, RI.

In 1920 it appears that he is the Nathan Remington, aged 73 RI, single and living in the New Bedford city almshouse. It does not state whether he has any handicap, although it says he can read and write.

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In the Federal Census of 1 Apr 1930, Minerva Remington is age 58 and single, living at Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.