John Allen REMINGTON

John Allen REMINGTON

Male 1866 - 1895  (28 years)

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  • Name John Allen REMINGTON 
    Born 1 Dec 1866  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 May 1895  Cranston, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Phenix, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00106  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Benjamin Franklin REMINGTON,   b. 17 Feb 1832, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1903, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Adeline Tripp MANCHESTER,   b. 7 Jun 1835, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1893, East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1852  The Amicable Congregational Church, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • I have a photocopy of Benjamin's and Adeline's official marriage record from Tiverton, RI.
    Family ID F00101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Wilson,   b. Oct 1867, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1887  (Age ~ 19 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1885  Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Angeretta Williams WHITFORD,   b. 10 Nov 1870, West Greenwich, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1958, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1891  Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. John Francis Remington,   b. 18 Jul 1892, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1968, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Chester Philip REMINGTON, Sr.,   b. 10 Feb 1894, Anthony Village, Coventry, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1948, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    John's first marriage to Mary Wilson, Coventry.


    Wedding announcement for my great-grandparents
    Great-grandfather Remington
    Great-grandfather Remington
    My Great-grandfather Remington
    My Great-grandfather Remington

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012374] Tiverton town records, Marriages, Vol. 1, p. 5.

    2. [S012488] Coventry Town Records, Marriages 1850 - 1900, p. 72.

    3. [S012485] Records of the Bailey Family, Hannah C. (Bailey) Hopkins, 61.

    4. [S012487] Whitford Family Records.