Lucy ALMY

Lucy married John MANCHESTER Abt 18 Mar 1804. John (son of Isaac MANCHESTER and Abigail BROWN) was born 10 Jul 1764, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died Aft 1815. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Please note that Jeremiah's parentage has not been proven. Although no birth record has yet been found for a Jeremiah in this family group, Jeremiah A. has been placed here based on the suggestion of professional genealogist John Redfern (contact information available on request). There is some evidence from the names of Jeremiah's children and grandchildren that he may belong to John & Lucy (Almy) Manchester. I have also speculated that he could be a son of John Manchester (1761) and Mary Brayton, or Perry Manchester (1765) and Anna Bennett.

Therefore, this Manchester line has been determined to be a likely possibility based on research by me, Carla Phillips, and John Redfern. Research is ongoing; any leads are appreciated.

However, Jeremiah is not mentioned as a grandchild in the will of Rhoda Manchester, dated 13 Aug 1823. She is mother of Nancy Manchester, first wife of John.

Also, Jeremiah is not mentioned in the will of John Almy, Lucy's brother; John mentions only two of Lucy's children.

Jeremiah A. may be the Jeremiah who was born 27 Dec 1804, son of John & Rhoda Manchester (not the above Rhoda). See notes below.

Jeremiah's middle name may have been Almy or Allen. He had a son named Isaac Allen, and Isaac in turn had a son named Jeremiah Allen. I found Jeremiah's middle initial in son Isaac's VRs at Tiverton, as transcribed in Alden G. Beaman's "RI Vital Record, New Series, Vol. 13 p. 55, which in turn references TiD 1-24A and TiM 1-49. Note that Lucy Almy has Allen family ancestry; her paternal grandmother was Patience Allen, and two of Lucy's brothers were named Allen.

In Emeline's marriage and death records at Tiverton, Jeremiah is called Jeremy Manchester.

Jeremiah & Mary may have had another daughter, born before the 1830 census, as the census data lists a female under 5. In that census, there is 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30.

In the 1840 Federal Census, Jeremiah Manchester is living at Tiverton, RI. He and his wife are ages 30 - 40. There are 2 male children and 3 female children in the household. Heads of neighboring households include Benjamin Manchester (probably husband of Lucy A. Cook), Joseph Cook, Abraham Manchester (possibly Jeremiah's uncle), Abner D. Bennett, & Giles Manchester. There are two Jeremiah Manchesters living at Tiverton in this census; the other has 1 male under 5, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, a female 5-10, and 1 female 30-40.

I have estimated Jeremiah's birth year. I have not yet been able to obtain proof of when John Manchester married Lucy Almy, but it is a reasonable assumption that he remarried shortly after the death of his first wife in November 1803.

For the present time I am assuming that Jeremiah died before his wife's second marriage, but this has not been confirmed (see notes below and on this tree for other Jeremiah Manchesters). Again, researching the Manchester clan is an ongoing project.

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Various individuals named Jeremiah Manchester about the same age who lived during this time period:

Jeremiah Manchester b 22 March 1786 to Zebedee & Deborah (Briggs) Manchester, Little Compton. Little Compton has no further records on him.

Jeremiah Manchester b c1798-1800 possibly RI (see 1870 census, Putnam, IA; see his sons Jabez & William in 1880), married Tryphena, lived at Providence, Saratoga, NY in 1860; had children Jabez, Myron, Josephine, Helen, possibly others. This Jeremiah is probably a son of Jabez Manchester born c1765 RI (see 1850 census at Providence, NY); Jabez is possibly a son of Archer.

Jeremiah Manchester, b Dec 1804, s/o John & Rhoda. Is he the one at Glocester in the 1850 census, living as a single man, a cook? One family tree online speculates that he is our ancestor, the one who married Mary Dennis. However, no divorce record exists at the Judicial Archives, so he cannot be the same individual.

Jeremiah A. Manchester (our ancestor) b c1804 if he is indeed s/o John & Lucy (or if parentage is unknown, could be b 1795-1808).

Jeremiah Manchester, b 20 Dec 1810, s/o Abner Wilcox and Lydia Manchester (not a married couple); he married three times and is found in the town vital records and censuses; marriage and death record identify him as illegitimate son of AW & LM.

Jeremiah D. Manchester, b c 1814, s/o John & Rebecca. He died 2 Oct 1881 at age 67 (RIDI). According to an online family tree, John Mancester and his wife Rebecca P. Taber went west. (Rebecca born 23 Mar 1782) They may have had another son Job.

Jeremiah Manchester, b 11 Sep 1815, s/o John & Rebecca of Bristol. I believe he is Jerem Manchester, carpenter, single, at Providence in 1850, 1870, and at Bristol in 1880.

Jeremiah married Mary H. DENNIS Abt 1825. Mary (daughter of John DENNIS and Robena "Roby" SOULE) was born 7 Jun 1805, Tiverton, RI; died 20 Apr 1866, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Oneida Valley Cemetery, Oneida Valley, Madison Co., NY:
Manchester, Gideon, d. June 9, 1865, ae 65 yrs.

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, John A. Manchester is age 41 RI, a carpenter. His wife is Alice 42 RI. they are living at Lenox, Madison Co., NY.

In the 1870 Federal Census, they are still at Lenox.

Oneida Valley Cemetery, Oneida Valley, Madison Co., NY:
Manchester, John A., b. July 4, 1810, d. July 29, 1877.
Manchester, Alice, b. Apr. 20, 1809, d. Oct. 4, 1882.
Manchester, Gideon, d. June 9, 1865, ae 65 yrs.
Manchester, Geo. D., son of John and Alice, d. Feb. 6, 1867, ae 20 yrs.

John married Alice Ellis Dec 1831. Alice was born 20 Apr 1809, RI; died 4 Oct 1882, NY; was buried , Oneida Valley Cemetery, Oneida Valley, Madison Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Nancy — Junia Smith Mowry. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1850 Federal Census, Serrel, Mary, and their two children are living at Lenox, Madison Co., NY. They are still there in 1860, with two more children. In 1870 Mary is there with three of the children, but Serrel is no longer there.

Serrel — Mary A. Unknown. Mary was born Abt 1815, VT; died Aft 1 Jun 1870. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1870 Federal Census, William H. & Maria Manchester are living at Tiverton, RI. They have two sons: George S., 6, and Charles F., 4.

In 1880 the family is still at Tiverton. They have five children. In addition, another young man named Arthur Manchester, age 21, is with them (the relationship says son, but I don't think so unless the age is 2 instead of 21); also, a brother-in-law, Philip Basset, and his wife Sarah. They are living next to Holder Dennis and family.

In 1900 the family is at Tiverton as follows: Wm H Manchester 73 RI, Margaret 56 MA, George S. 38 RI fisherman, Elsie J. 11 RI gr-dtr, John H. Taylor 38 MA nephew, and Bradford C. Rounds 48 RI fisherman, lodger (likely William's step-brother).

The death record identifies his parents as Jeremiah Manchester and Mary Dennis.

William married Margaret Maria Bassett Abt 1863. Margaret was born Mar 1844, MA or RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1880. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Roby's name is given in one entry as Robena. Probably her middle name was Soule (or Sowle), after her maternal grandmother.

The death record identifies her parents as Jeremiah Manchester and Mary Dennis.

Her grave is next to her husband's and daughter's, behind a farm across from 330 King Street, Tiverton. I have visited the graveyard and have a photo of the gravestone.

From the RI Cemetery Database: ROUNDS, ROBY S 1832c - 12 FEB 1899 TV033

Robena married Joseph Rounds 18 Jun 1848, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. Joseph (son of Roderick Rounds and Zilpha Wodell) was born Jan 1831, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 1 Jun 1903, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 33, off King St., Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Was her middle name Gifford? Or Gertrude?

In the marriage records of her children, Emeline is called Emeline Rounds twice and Emeline Manchester once.

The death record identifies her parents as Jeremy & Mary Manchester.

Emeline married John B. Manchester 6 Apr 1853, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. John (son of Bailey Manchester and Hannah Wilcox) was born 1825, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 7 Jan 1891, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

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:

In the 1870 Fedreral Census, Isaac A. & Adelia Manchester are living at Tiverton, RI. They have two children: Lizzie 5, and Jeremiah 2.

In 1880 they are still at Tiverton. The household includes Isaac A. 42, Delia S. 39, Lizzie E. 15, and Mary 8.

The 1900 Federal Census gives their birth dates as June 1839 and Feb 1843; I think both of them are off a bit.

For Isaac's marriage and death, see Tiverton vital records: Marriages 1-49 & Deaths 1-21A.

The death record identifies his parents as Jeremiah A. Manchester and Mary Dennis.

Isaac & Delia's gravestone has been photographed.

Isaac married Delia Simmons Macomber 10 Jan 1867, Tiverton, RI. Delia (daughter of Benjamin Macomber and Diana H. Simmons) was born 14 Feb 1841, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 28 Feb 1911, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I suspect she may have been Lucy Almy Manchester, named after her paternal grandmother.

Is she the Lucy A. Manchester, age 29, housekeeper living at Warwick in the 1870 census, with Charles Grey?

George married Eliza Jane Fitzgerald 22 Dec 1887, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, Charles is married to Sarah b Mar 1862 England. They are living at Tiverton, RI, and have been married 15 years. In 1910, Charles F. Manchester is divorced, age 44, and living in Newport. In 1920 he appears to be the Charles F. Manchester age 48 in Tiverton, married to Sarah born c 1873 in MA. There is also a Charles Manchester about the same age, born RI, living in California, but his parents' birthplaces do not agree with this Charles.

Charles — Sarah Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1900, Lorenzo & Elizabeth are living at Tiverton; in 1910, they are at Fall River, and have a 3-year-old son, Norman; in 1920 they are back at Tiverton, and their son is 12.

Lorenzo married Elizabeth M. Unknown Abt 1897. Elizabeth was born Feb 1875, Canada; died Aft Jan 1920. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He is possibly the Philip Manchester age 43, boarding at Newport, RI, in the 1920 Federal Census.

Philip married Mary Gingras 29 Jan 1903, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Joseph Silvia 3 Jun 1907, Fall River, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her gravestone has this inscription:

A treasure to us parents was given,
Planted on earth to bloom in heaven.

Notes:

The marriage record identifies his mother as Emeline (Rounds) Manchester.

Bailey married Lillian May Drew 23 Oct 1888. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The marriage record names Clarinda's mother as Emeline (Rounds) Manchester.

Perhaps she died in childbirth.

Clarinda married George Sanford 12 Jun 1878, Tiverton, RI. (son of George Sanford and Maria Unknown) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

TiM 1-80 has her year of birth as 1859, but the 1860 census has her age as two months.

Her marriage record identifies her mother's maiden name as Manchester.

Patience married William Lincoln Hambly 18 Jul 1880, Tiverton, RI. (son of William Hambly and Sarah A. Unknown) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

He may be the William H. Manchester age 57 in the 1920 Federal Census, residing at Providence, RI, with wife Florence E. 56 and son William H. Jr. 29 (all born RI).

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:

Lizzie was obviously born a couple of years before Isaac & Delia were married. Is she Isaac's child? Perhaps her birth record would indicate this. Her marriage record identifies her as daughter of Delia S. Macomber.

Lizzie married Charles William Tripp 22 Mar 1882, Tiverton, RI. Charles (son of Samuel J. Tripp and Annie R. Hart) was born 25 Aug 1861, Russells Mills, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA; died Aft Jan 1920. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jeremiah died of scarlet fever at age 6 y 9 m.

Mary married John F. Manchester Abt 1911. John (son of John A. Manchester and Ann Unknown) was born May 1873, RI; died Aft 1 Apr 1930; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]