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William Humphrey Remington

Male 1822 - 1864  (42 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Humphrey Remington was born 29 Mar 1822, Barrington, RI; died 9 Sep 1864, Providence, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    In the 1850 Federal Census, William & Jane are living with her parents at their boarding house in Ward 4, Providence, RI.

    The RI Cemetery Database has William's date of death as 9 Sept 1864.

    William married Jane Smith 17 Apr 1850. Jane (daughter of Richard Smith and Elizabeth Phillips) was born Abt 1829, RI; died 7 Jul 1902; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Adele S. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1852, RI; died 28 Sep 1948; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
    2. 3. Jennie Florence Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1857, Providence, RI; died 22 Jul 1860, Providence, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 1, Providence, RI.
    3. 4. William H. Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 May 1859, Providence, RI; died 1 Jul 1873; was buried , Historical Cemetery 1, Providence, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adele S. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 23 May 1852, RI; died 28 Sep 1948; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    "Mrs. Wood is a native of Providence, and actively identified with the social life of the city. She is a woman of wide culture, and has also greatly travelled, having made a trip around the world in 1910. (See Remington IX.) Mr. and Mrs. Wood were the parents of two chilren: 1. William Remington, born in Providence, Jan. 14, 1876; received his education in the Providence High School, and was graduated from
    the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; on completing his training he became a naval architect, gaining a position of prominence in this field, in which he was engaged at the outbreak of the war; upon America's entry into the conflict he offered his services to Secretary Daniels and was commissioned assistant superintendent of the Hull division buying department of the Mare Island Naval Base, San Francisco; Mr. Wood is now engaged in this work; he married Caroline Jonsen, of Boston, Mass.; Mr. Wood owns a large ranch in California. Children: i. Remington, who after making a determined effort to enlist in some branch of service in the United States Army or Navy, who is now but sixteen years of age, went to Canada, enlisted in the Canadian army, and is now serving with Canadian troops. ii. Richard. iii. Elizabeth. 2. Florence, born Jan. 28, 1878, in Providence, R. I.; married George Owen, an instructor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the department of marine architect; they reside at Newton, Mass. Children: i. George. ii. Florence." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920, p. 373f)

    Adele married William H. Wood 2 Oct 1872, RI. William (son of William Wood and Delia Bundy) was born 13 Nov 1849, Providence, RI; died 8 May 1905, Wilmington, DE; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. William Remington Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1876, RI.
    2. 6. Jennie Florence Wood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1878, Providence, RI.

  2. 3.  Jennie Florence Remington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 23 May 1857, Providence, RI; died 22 Jul 1860, Providence, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 1, Providence, RI.

  3. 4.  William H. Remington Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 18 May 1859, Providence, RI; died 1 Jul 1873; was buried , Historical Cemetery 1, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Was his wife Virginia, whose grave is in Coventry Historical Cemetery 109?



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  William Remington Wood Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adele2, 1.William1) was born 14 Jan 1876, RI.

    William — Caroline Jonsen. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Remington Wood  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  Jennie Florence Wood Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adele2, 1.William1) was born 28 Jan 1878, Providence, RI.

    Jennie — George Owen. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Remington Wood Descendancy chart to this point (5.William3, 2.Adele2, 1.William1)