Edward Franklin Remington1,2,3

ID# 17831, (1855 - 1888)
FatherRev. Elkanah Franklyn Remington4,5,6 (17 Mar 1817 - 10 Jul 1889)
MotherMary Elizabeth Hannibal7,6 (15 Nov 1827 - 29 Apr 1859)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Feb 1855, Kings Co., New York8,9,10
Marriage: between 1875 and 188011,12,13
Death: 1 Sep 1888, Brooklyn, New York14,10
Burial: 3 Sep 1888, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York3,15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Edward Franklin Remington was born on 19 Feb 1855 in Kings Co., New York.8,9,10
     His mother died on 29 Apr 1859, when Edward was 4 years old.16,17
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the household of his father, Rev. Elkanah Franklyn Remington.18 He appeared on the 1865 State Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the household of his father.5
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the household of his father.19 He appeared on the 1875 State Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the household of his father.20
     Edward married between 1875 and 1880, but no record of the marriage has been found, nor is the name of his wife known.11,12,13
     About 1875 Edward stole a $500 United States bond from his father, and offered it to a pawnbroker for $450. The bond was in the name of E. F. Remington, and Edward told the pawnbroker it was his. After signing it in the presence of an attorney, he was paid the amount he requested.21 Edward used the proceeds to go on what newspaper reports called "an extended debatch." At the instance of friends he was sent to the Inebriate House at Fort Hamilton, New York. As a result, his wife separated from him.22,23
     Edward managed to escape from the facility after some time. In the meantime the pawnbroker had attempted to redeem the bond and found it actually belonged to Edward's father, and filed charges with the police. On 6 Mar 1879 Edward was arrested on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.22
     The case did not come to trial for an extended period, and Edward's father posted bail for him. On 26 Mar 1880 Edward took his father's pulpit robe and pawned it. When his father discovered his action he surrendered his son and cancelled his bond. A week later the father posted a new bond for $1,000 and obtained his release, so he could be sent to Vermont, where there was "a liquor law in force," and be put in the care of a temperance family.24 Edward appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont, enumerated 24 Jun 1880, listed as a boarder in the household of Crossman Lincoln and his wife and two young children.25
     Edward stayed in Vermont about a year, then returned to Brooklyn. On 24 Jan 1883 he was called as a witness in a murder trial, to testify about events at McGrath's saloon. Under cross examination he said he had been there almost every night for the past year, but had not been drinking the night in question. He declined to say how many times he had been arrested or indicted, but said he had never been convicted of any offense. The district attorney asked if he knew whether his father had made very great effort to not have the case tried, but the question was objected to and excluded.26
     In May 1886 Edward's father swore out a warrant for his arrest on a charge of habitual drunkenness. He was arrested and sent to the King County Penitentiary, in the Crow Hill, now Crown Heights, section of Brooklyn, for four months. Newspaper reports said he had been engaged in a life of crime for 10 years, and served a dozen or more terms in the Penitentiary. His father told a reporter "My boy had the advantage of a good education, and had every prospect before him of becoming a good and useful man in the world, but the saloon keepers, who hate me more than I hate the devil, got him to drink."27
     Edward died on 1 Sep 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, at age 33, of delirium tremens, usually caused by withdrawal for alcohol after excessive use.14,10 He was buried on 3 Sep 1888 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.3,15

Children:
     There were no children with his unknown spouse.

Citations

  1. [S3429] Franklyn Remmington household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows name as Frank Remmington.
  2. [S12201] E. F. Remington household, 1875 New York State Census, Kings Co., New York, Brooklyn Ward 03, shows name as Edward F. Remington.
  3. [S3442] Green-Wood Cemetery, online, record for Edward F. Remington, lot 19862, section 156.
  4. [S3429] Franklyn Remmington household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S12209] E. F. Remington household, 1865 New York State Census, Kings Co., New York, Brooklyn.
  6. [S3442] Green-Wood Cemetery, online, record for Edward F. Remington, lot 19862, section 156, shows him buried in the family plot.
  7. [S3429] Franklyn Remmington household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows the child living with Mary's husband, with no apparent mother in the household.
  8. [S12209] E. F. Remington household, 1865 New York State Census, Kings Co., New York, Brooklyn, shows age 9 and state.
  9. [S12216] A. Franklin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows age 4 and country.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 58052275, Edward Franklin Remington, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S12201] E. F. Remington household, 1875 New York State Census, Kings Co., New York, Brooklyn Ward 03, shows him as single.
  12. [S12202] Crossman Lincoln household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bennington Co., Vermont, shows him as married.
  13. [S12212] "Vermischte Depeschen aus New York," Der Deutsche Correspondent, 8 Mar 1879, shows him as married.
  14. [S3442] Green-Wood Cemetery, online, record for Edward F. Remington, lot 19862, section 156, shows date, city, and cause of death, as Del Tremens.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 58052275, Edward Franklin Remington, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S3442] Green-Wood Cemetery, online, record for Mary E. Remington, lot 19862, section 156, shows date, and city.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 58051977, Mary E. Hannibal Remington, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S12216] A. Franklin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York.
  19. [S3429] Franklyn Remmington household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York.
  20. [S12201] E. F. Remington household, 1875 New York State Census, Kings Co., New York, Brooklyn Ward 03.
  21. [S12211] "A Minister's Son in Disgrace," Brooklyn Union-Argus, 7 Mar 1879.
  22. [S12210] "A Minister's Son's Escapades," The New York Times, 7 Mar 1879.
  23. [S12212] "Vermischte Depeschen aus New York," Der Deutsche Correspondent, 8 Mar 1879.
  24. [S12217] "A Minister's Son," Harrisburg Daily Independent, 2 Apr 1880.
  25. [S12202] Crossman Lincoln household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bennington Co., Vermont.
  26. [S12218] "The Effort to Thow Suspicion on Frank McGovern," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 25 Jan 1883.
  27. [S12219] "Ruined by Rum," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 26 Jun 1886.
  28. [S3438] Elkanah F. Remington, New York, Kings County Estate Records, petition of Grace Atkins, shows she was the only living child of Elkanah, and that there were no living issue of deceased children.