Theodore Charles Remonda
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Sep 1842 - Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY 1
Christening:
Death: 11 Jun 1915 - Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY 1
Burial: in Mountain Home Road Cemetery, Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY 1
Cause of Death:
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Events
• Military, 97th New York Infantry, Company E, 1861
Theodore was the first child born to Fredrick and Sophia Reymonda and was raised in Morehouse. On 12 October 1861, at the age of 19, he enlisted for service in the Civil War at Morehouseville, Hamilton County, NY. He was mustered as private, Co. E., into the 97th NYS Volunteer Infantry (also known as Conkling's Rifles) under Alex A. McDonald. Theodore's description at enlistment is as follows: 5 feet 8 inches tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. His occupation at that time was as a laborer. Theodore's regiment was well known for fighting bravely and was involved in many of the famous battles of the war. In some of these, Theodore performed the dangerous duty of Color Guard. Almost immediately after arriving in Washington, D.C., Theodore's unit was participating in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. Following this, he was admitted to the hospital on 6 September 1862, a diagnosis was not given. In December, he was fighting at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In May 1863 they fought at Chancellorsville and in July at Gettysburg. On 4 January 1864, Theodore re-enlisted at Cedar Mountain and was promoted to Full Corporal. For the next year and a half, this regiment would face battles and death almost every day. By the beginning of May they were fighting the Battle of the Wilderness, VA. From there, they went to Spotsylvania Courthouse and Laurel Hill. Then they went on to North Anna River. In June, they took part in the battles at Cold Harbor, Old Church, Bethesda Church, and White Oak Swamp, VA. From mid June to Mid August 1864, they battled at Petersburg; and from August to October at Weldon Railroad, VA. On 1 December 1864 Theodore was promoted to 2nd Sergeant of his Company. In February 1865, the regiment was engaged at Hatcher's Run, VA and Wilmington, NC; in March, at White Oak Ridge. In April, they fought at Five Forks and Petersburg, VA. From 13 to 23 May 1865, Theodore was admitted to hospital in Arlington Heights, VA with remittent fever. Two months later, on 18 July 1865, he was mustered out with his company, as Full Sergeant, at Camp in the Field, VA. He was discharged at Syracuse, NY.
Spouses and Children
1. Margaret Jennet Cumming
Marriage: 14 Sep 1865 - Coldbrook, Herkimer Co, NY
Status:
2. *Idora Becraft 1
Marriage: 6 Mar 1877 - Morehouse, Hamilton Co, NY 1
Status:
Notes
General:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/bios/Reymonda1.htmlMarriage Notes (Idora Becraft)
1. Theodore Charles Remonda was born 18 September 1842 in Morehouse, Hamilton County, New York to Fredrick William and Sophia (Marache) Reymonda and died 11 June 1915 in Morehouse. He married 1st, 14 September 1865 in Coldbrook, Herkimer County, New York Margaret Jennet Cumming, daughter of John and Mary Cumming. She was born 22 May 1834 in New York and died 26 September 1876 in Morehouse. He married 2nd, 6 March 1877 in Morehouse, Idora Becraft, daughter of Frederick and Mathilda (Rickard) Becraft. She was born 27 April 1859 in Morehouse and died 6 June 1926.
Theodore was the first child born to Fredrick and Sophia Reymonda and was raised in Morehouse. On 12 October 1861, at the age of 19, he enlisted for service in the Civil War at Morehouseville, Hamilton County, NY. He was mustered as private, Co. E., into the 97th NYS Volunteer Infantry (also known as Conkling's Rifles) under Alex A. McDonald. Theodore's description at enlistment is as follows: 5 feet 8 inches tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. His occupation at that time was as a laborer. Theodore's regiment was well known for fighting bravely and was involved in many of the famous battles of the war. In some of these, Theodore performed the dangerous duty of Color Guard. Almost immediately after arriving in Washington, D.C., Theodore's unit was participating in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. Following this, he was admitted to the hospital on 6 September 1862, a diagnosis was not given. In December, he was fighting at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In May 1863 they fought at Chancellorsville and in July at Gettysburg. On 4 January 1864, Theodore re-enlisted at Cedar Mountain and was promoted to Full Corporal. For the next year and a half, this regiment would face battles and death almost every day. By the beginning of May they were fighting the Battle of the Wilderness, VA. From there, they went to Spotsylvania Courthouse and Laurel Hill. Then they went on to North Anna River. In June, they took part in the battles at Cold Harbor, Old Church, Bethesda Church, and White Oak Swamp, VA. From mid June to Mid August 1864, they battled at Petersburg; and from August to October at Weldon Railroad, VA. On 1 December 1864 Theodore was promoted to 2nd Sergeant of his Company. In February 1865, the regiment was engaged at Hatcher's Run, VA and Wilmington, NC; in March, at White Oak Ridge. In April, they fought at Five Forks and Petersburg, VA. From 13 to 23 May 1865, Theodore was admitted to hospital in Arlington Heights, VA with remittent fever. Two months later, on 18 July 1865, he was mustered out with his company, as Full Sergeant, at Camp in the Field, VA. He was discharged at Syracuse, NY.
Theodore returned to Morehouseville and two months later, married Margaret. The wedding ceremony took place in Coldbrook and was performed by Rev. D. Fulford, four days before Theodore's 23rd birthday. Margaret was 31 years old and the daughter of John Cumming, one of the earliest settlers of Morehouseville. He had built the town's first gristmill in 1843 on Four Mile Creek. Theodore and Margaret's first child, Charles, was born in March 1867, but he died one week later. He was buried in the Mountain Home Road Cemetery in Morehouse. That August they moved to Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, but returned to Morehouse about eight months later, just about the time their second child was born.
In January 1873, Theodore's father died and he took on the responsibility of acting executor of his father's Will. In June of that year, he sold a cow from his father's estate (although the will had not been proved and Theodore had not officially been named executor) for $40.00 to Adolphe Raux. This, it seems, was a huge mistake, which would keep he and Adolphe tied up in court for the next seventeen years. Most of the residents of Morehouseville would be called on to testify before things were finally settled.
In October 1875, John Cumming and his wife gave Margaret a 30-Acre parcel of land on lot #17 of the Maxwell Lot. From 1875 to 1876, Theodore served as Morehouse Town Clerk. Then, in September 1876, after 11 years of marriage, and 21 days after the birth of their third child, Margaret died.
Six months later, on 6 March 1877, Theodore married 18-year-old Idora Becraft. Her parents had also been long time residents of Morehouse, where her father ran a hotel. The wedding took place in Morehouseville with Rev. Charles E. Babcock officiating. Their marriage would last 38 years, until Theodore's death; and they would have 9 children together. A few years later, Theodore applied for an invalid pension. In 1887, he served as one of Morehouse's three Justices.
As his family grew, Theodore continued to farm and guide. About 1881, O.B. Matteson bought "Becraft's Place" from Theodore's father-in-law as well as John French's interest in a previously acquired 3,000-acre tract on Wilmurt Lake. With some partners, Matteson opened his "club house". Theodore was one of the "expert guides" hired "for the convenience and safety of their visitors." But Theodore also guided parties on his own. At one time, he was proprietor of the "Sportsman's Home" on West Canada Creek in Morehouseville. The capacity of this establishment was only 15, and it is likely that he ran it as a 'base camp' for the 'sports' he guided. In 1892, Theodore was one of only four men in the town who claimed 'guide' as his occupation. On the 1905 census, he claimed 'surveyor and farmer'.
On 22 August 1893, the first outbreak of a contagious disease in Morehouse was reported. Someone in Theodore's home had Scarlet Fever. At this time, Theodore and Idora had seven children of their own as well as two daughters from his first marriage. The house was quarantined, but thankfully, the disease passed without fatality.
In 1894, Theodore was the sole trustee of school district #3 and on 10 September of that year, Joel Lane conveyed ½ acre of land to him for the district for $5.00. The same year saw problems with the bridges along the West Canada Creek on the Mountain Home Road. The Remonda Bridge, near Theodore's home was repaired with wooden planking. However, it seems that the work done was not sufficient for the increase in traffic to 'Mountain Home'. In March of 1896, an application was made by the Commissioners of Highways for an iron bridge to replace the wooden structure. The new bridge was completed and approved in June. That year, Theodore was running the village store across from Kreuzer's Hotel.
The turn of the century brought little change to Morehouseville. In 1904, Theodore was still trustee of school district 3. Howard J. Conkling was the teacher. He boarded with Theodore's family and three years later became his son-in-law. Six of the nine students attending the district 3 school in 1904 were Remondas. Five were Theodore's children and the sixth was his grandson.
By this time, Theodore and Idora's daughter, Ida, had married. Her first child had died in infancy and Ida herself died just days after the birth of her son in 1905. Ida's parents took the baby into their home and cared for him until his father re-married. Sadly, the little boy died eleven days before his sixth birthday in April 1911. Tragedy struck once more, when in 1912, Theodore's youngest daughter from his first marriage passed away.
Three years later, in June 1915, Theodore died in Morehouse at the age of 73. He was buried in the Morehouse Mountain Home Road Cemetery in the lower section, called the "Remonda Cemetery". The same year, Idora applied for a widow's pension. She remained in Morehouse until her death in 1926 at the age of 67 and was buried with her husband.
Theodore Charles and Margaret Jennet (Cumming) Remonda had 3 children:
1.1 Charles Remonda, b. 7 March 1867
1.2 Nettie Orilla Remonda, b. 11 May 1868
1.3 Mary Ellen Remonda, b. 5 September 1876
Theodore Charles and Idora (Becraft) Remonda had 9 children:
1.4 Esther Matilda Remonda, b. 27 March 1878
1.5 Fredrick Mortimer Remonda, b. 25 April 1880
1.6 Ida Emma Remonda, b. 26 June 1882
1.7 Theodore Warren Remonda, b. 12 December 1885
1.8 Jennie Olivia Remonda, b. 18 October 1887
1.9 Elizabeth Luella Remonda, b. 12 November 1889
1.10 Elias Ellsworth Remonda, b. 12 April 1892
1.11 Priscilla Caroline Remonda, b. 8 February 1895
1.12 Charles Russell Remonda, b. 13 April 1897
by Rev Chas. E. Babcock
Sources
1. Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).