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Family HistoryFamily History - Jane M. Priest


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jane M. Priest and six of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Jane M. Priest,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Jane married, 22 December 1838, William Kimball Greene1 (born 18 July 1816, parents not determined1).

+2i. Elijah Priest Greene, born 22 May 1843 in Montgomery County, New York; died 9 December 1876. Married Catherine Ella Remington.
 3ii. Henry Eckford Greene, born 10 April 1849;1 died 20 September 1881.1

  1. 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.
Second Generation
2. Elijah Priest Greene2 (Jane1), born 22 May 1843 in Montgomery County, New York;1, 2 died 9 December 1876.2, 3 Elijah married, 28 September 1865 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, Catherine Ella Remington2, 8 (born 18 June 1845 in Herkimer County, New York, the daughter of Philo Remington and Caroline A. Lathrop;1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Catherine died 22 December 1913 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York3).

+4i. 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.
 5ii. William Kimball Greene, born 15 December 1869 in Montgomery County, New York.1, 2, 8, 9
 6iii. Harry Priest Greene, born 27 November 1871 in Montgomery County, New York;1, 2, 8 died 10 June 1892 in New Haven, Connecticut.2

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. 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.
  9. 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).
Third and Fourth Generations
4. Frederick Remington Greene3 (Elijah,2 Jane1), 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 Delbridge1, 5 (born 4 July 1873 in Virginia, the daughter of George Washington Delbridge and Emily Mandeville Hughey3, 4, 5).

 7i. 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.