Ruth Greene

Notes:

Ruth Remington is still living at East Greenwich in the 1860 Federal Census. With her is Almyra Briggs, age 48.

For the time being, I am making an assumption that she is a sister of Mahitable Greene, who married Dexter's brother Warren. Mahitable is a daughter of William & Elizabeth Greene. The death entry for Ruth says she is a daughter of William & Elza Greene. Elza may have been an abbreviation for Elizabeth. This Greene family needs more research.

If Ruth is in fact a daughter of this family, she may have been either a twin to Phebe, or else born in 1802.

Ruth married Dexter S. Remington Abt 1822. Dexter (son of Benedict Remington and Sarah Unknown) was born Abt 1798, Covenrty, RI; died 17 Jun 1856, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Thomas Henry Remington was born Between 1823 and 1825, RI; died Aft 1 Jun 1880.
2. Sarah E. Remington was born 10 Jan 1827, RI; died 3 Feb 1850; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Coventry, RI.
3. Ruth Dexter Remington was born Abt Jan 1840, East Greenwich, RI; died 8 Sep 1840, East Greenwich, RI.
4. Olive Ballou Remington was born Abt Sep 1842, East Greenwich, RI; died Jul 1843, East Greenwich, RI.

Notes:

William is age 82 in the 1850 Federal Census, living at East Greenwich, RI, with Warren & Hitty Remington and Dexter & Ruth Remington.

Could he also be the William Greene, age 93, living at Providence in 1860? He is with Sarah Crapeman (?) age 43 or 63 (?).

Was he William Fones Greene, found in the RI Cemetery Database? (GREENE, William Fones 1768 - 1 Feb 1863 PV003) This Greene family needs more research. One online site has the wife of William Fones Greene as Abby Sheldon, not Elizabeth.

William & Elizabeth may have had another daughter, one named Sophia, b. 1797, d. 8 Nov 1865, md. Mr. Greene. (see RIVR, NS, V. 8, p. 301)

Also, I am not sure that Ruth belongs in this family group. Her death record says her parents are William & Elza. However, Elza may have been an abbreviation for Elizabeth. Also, it was not uncommon for two sisters to marry two brothers (Warren & Dexter Remington).

William — Elizabeth Unknown. [Group Sheet]