Benjamin Franklin REMINGTON
1832 - 1903 (71 years)
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Name Benjamin Franklin REMINGTON Born 17 Feb 1832 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 12 Aug 1903 Tiverton, Newport Co., RI [2] Buried Glenwood Cemetery, East Greenwich, RI Person ID I00138 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Benjamin REMINGTON, b. Abt 1804, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. Abt 1838, at sea (Age ~ 34 years) Mother Mary Anne HAMBLY, b. 15 Feb 1811, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 1 Apr 1868, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI (Age 57 years) Married Abt 1831 Family ID F00102 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adeline Tripp MANCHESTER, b. 7 Jun 1835, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 10 May 1893, East Greenwich, RI (Age 57 years) Married 12 Dec 1852 The Amicable Congregational Church, Tiverton, RI [3] Notes - I have a photocopy of Benjamin's and Adeline's official marriage record from Tiverton, RI.
Children 1. Mary Anne Remington, b. 27 Nov 1854, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI , d. 25 Mar 1895 (Age 40 years)2. Amelia M. Remington, b. 22 Mar 1857, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. Aft 1 Jun 1900 (Age > 43 years)3. Ella Agnes Remington, b. 1858, Warwick Neck, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 27 Jul 1884, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI (Age 26 years)4. Peace Hambly Remington, b. 5 Jan 1860, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 30 Jun 1926 (Age 66 years)5. Benjamin Franklin Remington, b. 9 Mar 1862, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 3 Apr 1924, Providence, Providence Co., RI (Age 62 years)6. Hannah Adeline Gertrude Remington, b. 19 Oct 1864, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 1942 (Age 77 years)7. John Allen REMINGTON, b. 1 Dec 1866, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 1 May 1895, Cranston, Providence Co., RI (Age 28 years)8. James DeWolf Remington, b. 8 Aug 1869, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 10 Nov 1929, Cranston, Providence Co., RI (Age 60 years)9. David Thomas Remington, b. 9 Oct 1870, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 1 Jan 1917, Providence, Providence Co., RI (Age 46 years)10. Joseph Ellery Remington, b. 15 Feb 1873, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 24 Oct 1918, East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI (Age 45 years)11. Charles Abner Remington, b. 14 Aug 1875, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 16 Mar 1939, Cranston, Providence Co., RI (Age 63 years)12. George Edward Remington, b. 8 Nov 1876, Warwick, RI , d. 28 Aug 1877, Warwick, RI (Age 0 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00101 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Marriage record of Benjamin Remington and Adeline Manchester, second from the top.Great Great Grandfather 
Great Great Grandfather
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Notes - Benjamin's birth record is noted as:
REMINGTON, Benjamin F., of Benjamin and Mary, b. 1831 Ti (TiM 1-5)
I have a photocopy of his official death certificate from Tiverton, RI. In addition, I have copies of the family group in the 1860 and 1870 censuses at "Old Warwick" and in the 1880 census at Coventry.
In the 1865 RI State Census, the family is at Warwick. They have six children.
In the 1870 Federal Census, Benjamin & Adeline are living at Old Warwick. They have eight children.
In 1875 the family is in Warwick, still in he section known as Old Warwick. There are 10 children, ranging in age from 2 to 20.
In 1880 Benjamin & "Adelaid" are in Coventry. Seven of their children are in the household.
Benjamin & Adeline lived in Tiverton, Old Warwick/Warwick Neck, Coventry, West Greenwich, and probably East Greenwich. Benjamin's signature is on the West Greenwich voting lists, Burton District, for 1885 to 1888. This record gives his date of birth as 13 Feb 1832, and his birthplace as Tiverton, RI. The Burton District, sometimes referred to as the Button District, was located in the northeastern corner of West Greenwich, in the the area between Carrs Pond and Lake Mishnock where Division Rd., Hopkins Hill Rd., and New London Turnpike intersect. I am not sure exactly where in this area my ancestors lived during these years.
Benjamin's middle name was probably Franklin, although no official document has been found giving the full name. Benjamin is in the 1850 Federal Census at Tiverton, listed with the household of his maternal grandparents, Deacon Benjamin and Peace Hambly, along with his mother, his brother John, and other individuals.
It seems as if he and Adeline named several of their children after relatives, such as Mary Anna, Peace H., David Thomas, Charles Abner, Joseph Ellery, John, and George, as well as after notable American or RI leaders. There is the obvious Benjamin Franklin, probably named after his father and great uncle, as well as the statesman and his maternal grandfather Benjamin. James DeWolf Remington may have been named after James DeWolf (1764-1837), a prominent merchant, shipowner, and manufacturer from Bristol, who was very prosperous in slave trading; but after this was halted by the War of 1812, sponsored a privateer that captured millions of dollars worth of goods from British ships. In 1821, the RI General Assembly chose him to be US Senator. In the words of Patrick T. Conley, "In 1837, after a full life as a lawbreaker and lawmaker, he died on his elegant 1,000-acre Bristol estate."
Cousin Barbara Shaw gave Dad Remington pictures of Adeline and Benjamin. On the back of his she wrote Benjamin Franklin Remington, so if accurate this means he gave one of his sons the same name. The portrait shows him dressed in a three-piece suit. He seems to have had brown hair -- parted on the side, slicked back, and cut below the ears -- and a full beard. His face shows classic features, with light eyes -- possibly blue or gray. I try to see my children, cousins, aunts or uncles in his face. Maybe . . .
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