Sheldon Remington

Male Abt 1824 - 1900  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Sheldon Remington 
    Born Abt 1824  Greenwich, Washington Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1900  NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wellwood Cemetery, South Mexico, Oswego Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15298  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Joseph Remington,   b. 7 Feb 1799, Argyle, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1857, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Lydia Gilbert,   b. Between 1802 and 1803, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1876, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1820  [3
    Family ID F03493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Amelia Axsa Greene,   b. Abt 1828, New Haven, Oswego Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1855, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married Between 1850 and 1855 
    Children 
     1. Lella Eva Amelia Remington,   b. Abt 1855, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F05903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth L. Unknown,   b. Abt 1830, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married Aft 1855 
    Children 
     1. S. Lee Remington,   b. Abt Jan 1862, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Apr 1930  (Age ~ 68 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F05906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to Greene, Frank L., "Descendants of Joseph Greene of Westerly, R.I." p. 277, Amelia Axca Greene m. Sheldon Remington. She died when her baby was a week old. Sheldon married again and lived in Mexico, NY as of 1894 when the book was published. Child by Amelia: Lella Eva Amelia; m. ________Crowfoot and res. in Syracuse in 1894.

      In the 1850 Federal Censuses, Shelden Remington is age 25 NY, a constable (?), living with Joseph & Roxany Whitney at Mexico, Oswego Co., NY.

      In the 1860 census there is an Ella Remington, age 5, living with Lydia Remington, Sheldon's mother, at Mexico, NY. This is probably Lella, Sheldon's daughter.

      Also in 1860, Sheldon Reming, age 34 is living at Clay, Onondaga Co., NY. His wife, Elizabeth is age 28.

      In 1870 Sheldon Remington is living at Palermo, Oswego Co., NY. His wife is Elizabeth and they have a son, Lee, age 8.

      In 1880 the family is still at Palermo, NY. Sheldon "Reming" is age 54, Elizabeth is 46, and son Lee is 18.

      Gravestone information available online from the Wellwood Cemetery, South Mexico, Oswego Co., NY.

      Sheldon Remington is on a list of assistant collectors for 1859, Canal Collector's Office, Hungerford Block, Oswego, NY (Hancock's Directory Information, available online): "Remington Sheldon, ass't canal collector, boards Niagara House."

      From a list of the "Names of Citizens, Who Assisted and Contributed Towards The Publication of the History of Oswego County, with Personal Statistics," in the History of Oswego County, N. Y., 1789

  • Sources 
    1. [S012590] Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.

    3. [S012551] Remington Lines from John of Newbury 1638, Boyd Scott Remington, (Ames Iowa, 1960), 27.