"Col. Virgilus E., a physician who was born June 6, 1805, in Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, were identified with the old Mormon town of Nauvoo, Han cock County, Illinois. Virgilus participated in the Mormon troubles which will ever be a blot upon the fair name of the little Mississippi River city.
Nauvoo, founded by the Mormons in 1840, became an eyesore to the reputable citizens of the state, and the sect was driven out through capture, and subsequent shooting at Carthage, of the chief Mormon agitator, Joseph Smith. Col. Virgillius E. Remington had the honor of capturing this noted disciple of the church, but he was averse to shooting him, although he ever after got the credit for securing his ignominious end. Somewhat fearful of his fate at the hands of the accusing Mormons, and also because of a progressive nature which recognized superior advantages in the west, the grandfather crossed the plains with his family in '49 with ox teams, locating at Roseville Junction, California. He was very successful in mining, and became a well known figure there. He was buried under an old oak tree on the outskirts of the town, in an unmarked grave. Colonel Remington was a Master Mason.
The marriage of Colonel Remington united him with Esther E. Doud, who was born May 3, 1808, in Can ton, Hartford County, Connecticut. Of this union ten children were born..."
Excerpt taken from the biography of Eugene Lincoln Remington written by Mark Corson for the Farm Collector Magazine
Nauvoo, founded by the Mormons in 1840, became an eyesore to the reputable citizens of the state, and the sect was driven out through capture, and subsequent shooting at Carthage, of the chief Mormon agitator, Joseph Smith. Col. Virgillius E. Remington had the honor of capturing this noted disciple of the church, but he was averse to shooting him, although he ever after got the credit for securing his ignominious end. Somewhat fearful of his fate at the hands of the accusing Mormons, and also because of a progressive nature which recognized superior advantages in the west, the grandfather crossed the plains with his family in '49 with ox teams, locating at Roseville Junction, California. He was very successful in mining, and became a well known figure there. He was buried under an old oak tree on the outskirts of the town, in an unmarked grave. Colonel Remington was a Master Mason.
The marriage of Colonel Remington united him with Esther E. Doud, who was born May 3, 1808, in Can ton, Hartford County, Connecticut. Of this union ten children were born..."
Excerpt taken from the biography of Eugene Lincoln Remington written by Mark Corson for the Farm Collector Magazine
"Col. Virgilus E., a physician who was born June 6, 1805, in Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, were identified with the old Mormon town of Nauvoo, Han cock County, Illinois. Virgilus participated in the Mormon troubles which will ever be a blot upon the fair name of the little Mississippi River city.
Nauvoo, founded by the Mormons in 1840, became an eyesore to the reputable citizens of the state, and the sect was driven out through capture, and subsequent shooting at Carthage, of the chief Mormon agitator, Joseph Smith. Col. Virgillius E. Remington had the honor of capturing this noted disciple of the church, but he was averse to shooting him, although he ever after got the credit for securing his ignominious end. Somewhat fearful of his fate at the hands of the accusing Mormons, and also because of a progressive nature which recognized superior advantages in the west, the grandfather crossed the plains with his family in '49 with ox teams, locating at Roseville Junction, California. He was very successful in mining, and became a well known figure there. He was buried under an old oak tree on the outskirts of the town, in an unmarked grave. Colonel Remington was a Master Mason.
The marriage of Colonel Remington united him with Esther E. Doud, who was born May 3, 1808, in Can ton, Hartford County, Connecticut. Of this union ten children were born..."
Excerpt taken from the biography of Eugene Lincoln Remington written by Mark Corson for the Farm Collector Magazine
Nauvoo, founded by the Mormons in 1840, became an eyesore to the reputable citizens of the state, and the sect was driven out through capture, and subsequent shooting at Carthage, of the chief Mormon agitator, Joseph Smith. Col. Virgillius E. Remington had the honor of capturing this noted disciple of the church, but he was averse to shooting him, although he ever after got the credit for securing his ignominious end. Somewhat fearful of his fate at the hands of the accusing Mormons, and also because of a progressive nature which recognized superior advantages in the west, the grandfather crossed the plains with his family in '49 with ox teams, locating at Roseville Junction, California. He was very successful in mining, and became a well known figure there. He was buried under an old oak tree on the outskirts of the town, in an unmarked grave. Colonel Remington was a Master Mason.
The marriage of Colonel Remington united him with Esther E. Doud, who was born May 3, 1808, in Can ton, Hartford County, Connecticut. Of this union ten children were born..."
Excerpt taken from the biography of Eugene Lincoln Remington written by Mark Corson for the Farm Collector Magazine
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
