Born in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Eldred
and Hannah (Rathburn) Eldred
Sister of
Margaret (Eldred) Sherman, Thankful Eldred, Mary Eldred, John Eldred, William Eldred, Simeon Eldred, Barbara Eldred, Hannah (Eldred) Rathbun and James Eldred
Wife of
Thomas Remington III
— married
14 Dec 1744 in Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Remington) Tibbetts, Maplet (Remington) Rice, Sarah Remington, Benjamin Remington Esq., Mary (Remington) Rice, John Remington, Jonathan Remington, James Wolfe Remington and Henry Remington
Died
at about age 43
in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
This page has been accessed 460 times.
Biography
The Warwick marriage record gives her maiden name as Eldred, but the gravestone says Eldredge. Capt. Samuel Tillinghast had this entry in his diary for April 15, 1766: "This Day died Thomas Remingtons Wife. Had been Long Ill with the Consumption." The entry for the 17th says: "This day Thomas Remingtons Wife buried. Elder Holden Preachd."
Death notice in the Providence Phenix: "Mrs. Abigail Remington wife of Mr. Thomas & dau of Mr. Robert & Mrs. Hannah Eldredge d 14 Apr 1766 in her 45th year."
Sources
- Diary of Captain Samuel Tillinghast of Warwick, Rhode Island.
- Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Profile.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for Abigail Eldredge Remington (1723–14 Apr 1766), Find a Grave Memorial no. 19251377, citing Remington-Arnold Lot, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by CMC (contributor 47117651) Find A Grave: Memorial #19251377.
Is Abigail your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
a profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
a profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
-
~0.78%
Norma Gardiner
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
R Frame :
23andMe, GEDmatch MK6011504 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TS8371772 [compare], Ancestry member rpframe
-
~0.39%
Timothy Brandes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member timbrandes
-
~0.39%
Paula (Rice) Dillon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pdillon1220
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Abigail is 11 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 12 degrees from George Catlin, 11 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 20 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 12 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 13 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 14 degrees from John Muir, 14 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 25 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.