Family History - Catherine Ella Remington

1. Catherine Ella Remington,¹ born 18 June 1845 in Herkimer County, New York, the daughter of Philo Remington and Caroline A. Lathrop;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} died 22 December 1913 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York.⁸ Catherine married, first, 28 September 1865 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, Elijah Priest Greene^{6, 7} (born 22 May 1843 in Montgomery County, New York, the son of William Kimball Greene and Jane M. Priest;^{3, 6} Elijah died 9 December 1876^{6, 8}). Catherine married, second, ca. 1884, Howard Cogswell Furman^{5, 8} (born ca. 1842 in New York, the son of Phillip Heartt Furman and Mary ‘Polly’ Cogswell;^{4, 5, 9, 10} Howard died 7 June 1926 in New York, New York^{11, 12}). Howard is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Naspeth, Queens County, New York.¹¹

+	2	i.	Frederick Remington Greene, born 4 November 1867 in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York; died 10 September 1937 in Seattle, King County, Washington. Married Harriet Estelle Delbridge.
	3	ii.	William Kimball Greene, born 15 December 1869 in Montgomery County, New York.3, 6, 7, 13
	4	iii.	Harry Priest Greene, born 27 November 1871 in Montgomery County, New York;3, 6, 7 died 10 June 1892 in New Haven, Connecticut.6

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Herkimer County, German Flatts, family of Philo Remington (34, NY, agent); Caroline Remington (25, NY); Ira Remington (7, NY); Ellen Remington (5, NY); Jane Remington (40, NY).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Herkimer County, German Flatts, Page No. 49, family of Philo Remmington (44, New York, gun smith); Caroline A. Remmington (35, New York); Ida Remmington (17, New York); Ella Remmington (15, New York); Eliza May (40, New York).
3. New York State Census, 1875, Montgomery County, Amsterdam, Page 23, family of Elijah Greene (32, Montgomery County, manufacturer r. goods); wife Ella Greene (30, Herkimer County); son Fred Greene (7, Montgomery County); son W. R. Greene (5, Montgomery County); son Harry P. Greene (3 7/12, Montgomery County).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 472, Sheet No. 7A; family of John Wooster (58, N. York, July 1841, merchant); wife of 29 years Ella Wooster (55, Mass., 1 child, 1 living); son Thomas J. Wooster (24, N. York, Dec. 1875, commissioner); visitor Howard C. Firman [sic] (58, N. York, 1842, broker); wife of 18 years Ella Firman (52, N. York, 1848, 3 children, 2 living); servant Mary Irving (35, Ireland 1865, servant); servant Mary Larkin (24, Ireland, 1876, servant).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Herkimer County, German Flatts, Enumeration District 8, Sheet No. 17B; family of Howard C. Furman (62, New York, civic [?]); wife of 31 years Catharine Furman (66, New York, 2nd marriage, 2 children, 2 living); sister [in-law?] Ida Squire (68, New York, maried 37 years, 4 children, 4 living); neice [sic] Marjorie Squire (27, New York).
6. Schenectady Digital History Archive (website: www.schenectadyhistory.org), citing Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Vol. IV, pp. 1795-1798; New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Provides biographical and vital information for several generations of the Greene family of Amsterdam, New York, from the early 1600s to the early 1900s.
7. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this Country, Embracing the Descendants, as far as known, of The Rev. John Lothropp, of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop, of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., and the First Generation of Descendants of Other Names, by Rev. E. B. Huntington, A. M. Published at Ridgefield, Conn., by Mrs. Julia M. Huntington, 1884. Pages 132-133, 202-203, 272. A few of the vital dates (births, etc.) differ from other sources.
8. Obituary, The New York Times, 23 December 1913, Mrs. Howard Cogswell Furman, died 22 December 1913 in Ilion, New York. Daughter of Philo Remington, rifle and typewriter manufacturer. First husband, Elijah Prieste Green [sic], died in 1876. Married second husband in 1884.
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, New York County, New York, Third Ward, Page 8; family of Philip H. Furman (49, New York, merchant); Mary Furman (48, Massachusetts); Samuel H. Furman (25, New York, merchant); Charles E. Furman (18, New York, merchant); Howard C. Furman (8, New York); Johannah Donnavan (20, Ireland); Mary E. Nichols (21, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Cogswell (75, Massachusetts).
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, New York County, New York City, 5th Ward, Page 183, family of Philip Furman (60, N York, manfr shirts); Mary Furman (60, N York); S. H. Furman [first initial uncertain] (33, N York); H. M. Norris [last name uncertain] (32, N York, clerk); C. E. Furman (27, N York); R. C. Furman (21, N York); H. C. Furman (19, N York); M. E. Nichols (25, Mass.); E. A. Furman (25, N York); E. A. Furman (5, N York); M. J. Furman (3, N York); Jacob Manus (35, N Jersey, clerk).
11. Notice of Probate, Amsterdam Evening Recorder, 19 June 1926 (available at fultonhistory.com). Will and codicil of Howard Cogswell Furman. The notice details the division of his estate to various relatives and organizations. The names of the spouses of several female relatives are included, which aids in extending their lines of descent. The notices indicates he was laid to rest in Mount Olive cemetery, believed to actually be Mount Olivet cemetery in Queens County, New York.
12. Obituary, The New York Times, 8 June 1926, Howard Cogswell Furman, died 7 June 1926 in New York City.
13. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Montgomery County, City of Amsterdam, Enumeration District 57, Sheet No. 1A; family of Fred R. Greene (52, New York, manufacturer, knit goods); wife Estelle D. Greene (44, Virginia); daughter Emily Greene (12, New York); brother William K. Greene (50, New York, agent, real estate); servant Anna B. Neilson (42, Scotland, immigrated 1911, cook, private family); servant Ada Howcroft (17, England, immigrated 1912, maid, private family).

2. Frederick Remington Greene² (Catherine¹), born 4 November 1867 in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 10 September 1937 in Seattle, King County, Washington.¹ Frederick married, 4 January 1893 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, Harriet Estelle Delbridge^{1, 5} (born 4 July 1873 in Virginia, the daughter of George Washington Delbridge and Emily Mandeville Hughey^{3, 4, 5}).

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Emily Hughey Greene, born 30 November 1907 in New York.3, 4, 5

1. Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960 (transcriptions or certificates). Greene, Fred Remington; died: 10 September 1937 in Seattle, King [County], Washington, age 69 years; born: 4 November 1867 in Amsterdam, Montgomery [County], New York; spouse: Estelle Delbridge; father: Elijah Priest Greene, born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess [County], New York; mother: Ella Remington, born in Ilion, Herkimer [County], New York.
2. New York State Census, 1875, Montgomery County, Amsterdam, Page 23, family of Elijah Greene (32, Montgomery County, manufacturer r. goods); wife Ella Greene (30, Herkimer County); son Fred Greene (7, Montgomery County); son W. R. Greene (5, Montgomery County); son Harry P. Greene (3 7/12, Montgomery County).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Montgomery County, Amsterdam City, Enumeration District 53, Sheet No. 13A; family of Fred R. Greene (42, New York, manufacturer, knitting mill, first married age 16); wife Estelle D. Greene (37, Alabama, first married age 17, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Emily D. Greene (2, New York); cook Anne E. Stewart (38, Ireland, cook, private family); servant Nellie M. Nilehoff (29, New York, maid, private family; servant Charlotte L. Smith (25, Scotland, nurse, private family).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Montgomery County, City of Amsterdam, Enumeration District 57, Sheet No. 1A; family of Fred R. Greene (52, New York, manufacturer, knit goods); wife Estelle D. Greene (44, Virginia); daughter Emily Greene (12, New York); brother William K. Greene (50, New York, agent, real estate); servant Anna B. Neilson (42, Scotland, immigrated 1911, cook, private family); servant Ada Howcroft (17, England, immigrated 1912, maid, private family).
5. Schenectady Digital History Archive (website: www.schenectadyhistory.org), citing Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Vol. IV, pp. 1795-1798; New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Provides biographical and vital information for several generations of the Greene family of Amsterdam, New York, from the early 1600s to the early 1900s.
6. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this Country, Embracing the Descendants, as far as known, of The Rev. John Lothropp, of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop, of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., and the First Generation of Descendants of Other Names, by Rev. E. B. Huntington, A. M. Published at Ridgefield, Conn., by Mrs. Julia M. Huntington, 1884. Pages 132-133, 202-203, 272. A few of the vital dates (births, etc.) differ from other sources.