Eliphalet Remington
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Eliphalet Remington

American engineer (1793–1861)

Eliphalet Remington II (October 28, 1793 – August 12, 1861) was an American engineer who founded what would become known as Remington Arms. Originally the company was known as E. Remington followed by E. Remington & Son and then E. Remington and Sons.2

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Born Oct 28, 1793, died Aug 12, 1861.1

Companies

Early life and education

Eliphalet Remington II was born in 1793 in the town of Suffield, Connecticut. He was the second child of four surviving children (but the only son) of Elizabeth (née Kilbourn) and Eliphalet Remington, whose family origins lay in Yorkshire, England. He was a cousin of the western artist Frederic Remington.

Eliphalet II followed in his father's footsteps and entered the blacksmith trade at the family's rural forge in Herkimer County, New York. The original family home at Kinne Corners, New York, built about 1810 and known as Remington House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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Career

Occupation: blacksmith, inventor, entrepreneur, patent inventor.5

Personal life

  • BornOct 28, 1793, Suffield6
  • DiedAug 12, 1861, Ilion7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8

Remington married Abigail Paddock (1790–1841), and together they had five children: Philo, Eliphalet III, Samuel, Mary Ann and Naria.

In August 1861, Remington was diagnosed with "inflammation of the bowels". He would die shortly after on August 12, 1861.

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