Mary Francis A. Remington1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 17838, (abt 1841 - 1900)
FatherJohn Henry Remington5,6,7 (7 Oct 1818 - 14 Aug 1892)
MotherBetsey Mariah Stevens5,6 (9 Sep 1821 - 22 Mar 1852)

Key Events:

Birth: about 1841, Indianapolis, Indiana8,9,10,11
Marriage: 8 Jun 1859, John Fenton Johnson (2 Nov 1829 - 25 Sep 1907)12,13,14
Death: 19 Apr 1900, Cormorant, Minnesota15,16,17
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Francis A. Remington was born about 1841 in Indianapolis, Indiana.8,9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, in the household of her parents, John Henry Remington and Betsey Mariah Stevens.18
     Her mother died on 22 Mar 1852, when Mary was about 11 years old.19,20,21
     The will of her mother's maternal grandfather, Lemuel Ransom, left her use for her lifetime of the Pond Farm in Castleton, containing about 96 acres, and a piece of wood land of about 15 acres. At her death the land was to be equally divided between her heirs. A copy of the will was recorded in Castleton deed books 28 Feb 1859, apparently to document transfer of ownership of the farm to Mary and her four siblings. It seems likely that it was recorded after a delay of seven years from her death was because the eldest them was then reaching legal age.22
     Mary sold her one-fifth interest in the Pond Farm to her father on 1 Mar 1859, for $500.2 On 27 Apr 1859 he mortgaged the one-fifth interest in the Pond Farm, and another two-acre parcel, to her to secure notes for $500, to be repaid with interest in annual installments on 1 Aug 1860 through 1868. The mortgage was marked paid in full 13 Apr 1864.23
     Mary married John Fenton Johnson, son of Lyman Johnson and Malona W. Eaton, on 8 Jun 1859.12,13,14
     Mary and John appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, enumerated 12 Jul 1860, reporting real estate valued at $800 and personal estate of $400.24
     Mary and John moved to Hubbardton, Vermont, the next town north, about 1866. They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Hubbardton, Rutland Co., Vermont, enumerated 18 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $4,500 and personal estate of $1,000. Their children Lyman, Emma, James, Clara and Ida were listed as living with them.25
     Mary and John moved to Minnesota in 1879.26,27 They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Spring Creek, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their children Lyman, James, Clara, Ida, Charles and Sarah were listed as living with them, as was Robert Stratton, a blacksmith, who was listed as a boarder.28
     Mary and John appeared on the 1885 State Census of Scambler, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 1 May 1885. Their children Lyman, James, Ida, Charles and Sarah were listed as living with them.29
     Mary and John appeared on the 1895 State Census of Scrambler, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, enumerated 7 Jun 1895. Their children Charles and Sarah were listed as living with them, as was Sarah's husband James Elsworth.30
     Mary died on 19 Apr 1900 in Cormorant, Minnesota.15,16,17

Children:
     Children with John Fenton Johnson:

  • Lyman E. Johnson31,32,33 (21 Sep 1860 - 10 Jan 1889)
  • Emma Johnson32,34 (22 Oct 1863 - 3 Feb 1936)
  • James W. Johnson35,32,33 (26 Feb 1865 - aft 1907)
  • Clara O. Johnson36,32,37 (19 Jul 1867 - btn 1880 - 1885)
  • Ida A. Johnson32,37,38 (5 Oct 1869 - 26 Sep 1925)
  • Charles H. Johnson39,33,38 (5 Apr 1872 - aft 1907)
  • Sarah Adeline Johnson40,37,41 (31 Oct 1876 - 3 Jun 1921)

Citations

  1. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows name as Mary F. A. Remington.
  2. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 15:291, Mary Francis A. Remington to John H. Remington.
  3. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882, shows name as Mary Francis A.
  4. [S12250] John F. Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows name as Mary Johnson.
  5. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882.
  7. [S12262] Mary Remington Johnson obituary, The Fair Haven Era.
  8. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows age 9 and state, as Vermont.
  9. [S12250] John F. Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows age 19 and state, as Indiana.
  10. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Lyman E. Johnson, prepared by Castleton town clerk, shows city, as Indianapolis; birth record for James W. Johnson, prepared by Castleton town clerk; birth record for Clara O. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk, shows state, as Indiana: birth record for Charles H. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk, shows born in Indianapolis, Indiana; and birth record for Sarah A. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk, shows born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  11. [S12251] John Johnson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows age 29 and state, as Vermont.
  12. [S12250] John F. Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  13. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 15:21, John H. Remington to Mary F. A. Remington, mortgage, note of payoff signed by John F. Johnson and Mary F. Johnson, formerly Remington.
  14. [S12261] John F. Johnson obituary, The Fair Haven Era, shows date.
  15. [S12262] Mary Remington Johnson obituary, The Fair Haven Era, shows date, town, and state.
  16. [S12261] John F. Johnson obituary, The Fair Haven Era, shows year, town, and state.
  17. [S12257] Solomon A. Halgren household, 1900 U.S. Census, Becker Co., Minnesota, shows her husband as widowed.
  18. [S3432] John H. Remington household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  19. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for Betsy M. Remington, prepared by Castleton town clerk, apparently from cemetery records or tombstone, shows date.
  20. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows date, town, and state.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88314222, Betsey Maria Stevens Remington, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  22. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 14:722-4, will of Lemuel Ransom, copy from Fairhaven District Probate Court records.
  23. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 15:21, John H. Remington to Mary F. A. Remington, mortgage.
  24. [S12250] John F. Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  25. [S12251] John Johnson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  26. [S12256] John F. Johnson household, 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, Scrambler, shows they had lived in the state, and the district, 15 years.
  27. [S12261] John F. Johnson obituary, The Fair Haven Era, shows year.
  28. [S12255] John F. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  29. [S12260] John F. Johnson household, 1885 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, Scambler.
  30. [S12256] John F. Johnson household, 1895 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, Scrambler.
  31. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Lyman E. Johnson, prepared by Castleton town clerk.
  32. [S12251] John Johnson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  33. [S12255] John F. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows him as son of her husband.
  34. [S12253] Emma J. Churchill, State Death Card.
  35. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for James W. Johnson, prepared by Castleton town clerk.
  36. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Clara O. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk.
  37. [S12255] John F. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  38. [S12260] John F. Johnson household, 1885 Minnesota State Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, Scambler, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  39. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Charles H. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk.
  40. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Sarah A. Johnson, prepared by Hubbardton town clerk.
  41. [S12270] Sarah Adeline Elsworth, Certificate of Death.