Florence F. Remington1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17842, (1851 - 1885)
FatherJohn Henry Remington4,5,6 (7 Oct 1818 - 14 Aug 1892)
MotherBetsey Mariah Stevens7,8,6 (9 Sep 1821 - 22 Mar 1852)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 May 1851, Vermont9,10,11
Marriage: 27 May 1879, Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, Nathan Frank Mitchell (22 Jul 1848 - 23 Dec 1918)12,13
Death: 30 May 1885, Tewksbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts14
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Florence F. Remington was born on 28 May 1851 in Vermont.9,10,11
     Her mother died on 22 Mar 1852, when Florence was about one year old.15,16,17
     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 Florence 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.18
     Florence appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, in the household of her father, John Henry Remington, and stepmother, Annis Baker Clark.19
     Florence sold her one-fifth interest in the Pond Farm that she had inherited from her mother to her father on 29 May 1869, for $500.20
     She has not been found in the 1870 census, though she was presumably living in or near Castleton, Vermont, which she had shown as her address in the May 1869 deed to her father.21
     Florence married Nathan Frank Mitchell, son of William H. Mitchell and Ann E. Sisson, on 27 May 1879 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, with Rev. J. H. Johnson officiating.12,13
     Florence and Nathan appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, enumerated 5 Jun 1880.22
     Florence died on 30 May 1885 in Tewksbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 34, of phthisis (tuberculosis) and may have gone there for treatment.14

Children:
     There were no children with Nathan Frank Mitchell

Citations

  1. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows name as Florence F. Remington.
  2. [S12341] "Married: Mitchell -- Remington," Bristol Phoenix, 7 Jun 1879, shows name as Miss Florence F. Remington.
  3. [S7827] Death Register, Massachusetts, 365:210, 1885, no. 4,676, Tewksbury, Florence Mitchell, shows parents' surname as Remington.
  4. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows her as sister of James; and affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882, shows her as his daughter.
  6. [S7827] Death Register, Massachusetts, 365:210, 1885, no. 4,676, Tewksbury, Florence Mitchell.
  7. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows the child living with Betsy's husband, and with age indicating the child was born before Betsy's death.
  8. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows her as sister of James; and affidavit of claimant, 3 May 1882, shows her as daughter by his first wife.
  9. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows age 9 and state.
  10. [S12371] John H. Remington, Civil War pension, National Archives and Records Administration, Declaration for Original Pension of Father, 7 Jan 1880, shows date.
  11. [S7827] Death Register, Massachusetts, 365:210, 1885, no. 4,676, Tewksbury, Florence Mitchell, shows age 33 at death 30 May 1885, and state.
  12. [S12341] "Married: Mitchell -- Remington," Bristol Phoenix, 7 Jun 1879, shows date, in this town, and officiant.
  13. [S12342] Nathan F. Mitchell household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, shows married.
  14. [S7827] Death Register, Massachusetts, 365:210, 1885, no. 4,676, Tewksbury, Florence Mitchell, shows date.
  15. [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.
  16. [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.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88314222, Betsey Maria Stevens Remington, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 14:722-4, will of Lemuel Ransom, copy from Fairhaven District Probate Court records.
  19. [S3433] John H. Remington household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  20. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 17:426, Florence F. Remington to J. Henry Remington.
  21. [S12249] Land Records, Castleton, Vermont, 17:426, Florence F. Remington to J. Henry Remington, shows her of Castleton.
  22. [S12342] Nathan F. Mitchell household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bristol Co., Rhode Island.