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About Hon. Jonathan Remington, Jr.
John Remington
- BIRTH unknown
- DEATH 6 Apr 1689 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
- BURIAL Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
- MEMORIAL ID 39484888
Judge Remington was born to Capt. Jonathan Remington (d. 1700) and Martha Belcher Remington (d. 1711). He married Lucy Bradstreet, a granddaughter of Gov. Simon Bradstreet. Their children were: Martha Remington (wife of Judge Edmund Trowbridge ); Mary Remington (wife of Rev. Benjamin Stevens); Ann Reimington (wife of William Ellery);
Judge Jonathan Remington is a Harvard graduate (A.B. 1696); Resident tutor and fellow in Harvard, 1703-1711; Deputy to the General Court, Cambridge; Governor's councilor, 1730-1740; Judge of Court of Common Pleas, 1715-1733; Judge of Probate for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1725-1745; Justice of Superior Court, 1733-1745; He died Sep. 20, 1745. An Associate Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appointed by Gov. Jonathan Belcher. Father-in-law of William Ellery, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Judge Remington was a cousin and best friend of Gov. Jonathan Belcher. They lied together in the same grave. The site of their grave is contiguous to that of Judge Edmund Trowbridge and Edmund Trowbridge Dana. In that of Judge Trowbridge rest the remains of Washington Allston; of Chief Justice Francis Dana; of the poet Richard Henry Dana and others of the family. Eulogy was given by Chief Justice Paul Dudley in court at Charlestown, Boston.
Parents
Jonathan Remington 1639–1700
Martha Belcher Remington 1644–1711
Siblings
Martha Remington 1666–1669
Jonathan Remington 1669–1669
Jonathan Remington 1677–1745
Samuel Remington 1679–1680
Some Descendants
Francis Dana; Richard Henry Dana, Sr.; Richard Henry Dana, Jr.; Washington Allston; William Ellery Channing; Edie Sedgwick; Kyra Sedgwick (6th Great-granddaughter of Judge Remington);
Reference
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Remington
[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39484888/john-remington - SmartCopy: Feb 14 2017, 23:30:22 UTC
[3] The Boston Weekly News-Letter - Oct 3 1745, Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974
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Hon. Jonathan Remington, Jr.'s Timeline
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July 27, 1677
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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1713
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1715
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1718
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February 19, 1724
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Colony
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1725
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| 1745 |
September 20, 1745
Age 68
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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September 20, 1745
Age 68
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Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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