Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: ilion , new york - signature: eliphalet remington signature.svg - death date: 12 august 1861 - spouse: abigail paddock - parents: eliphalet remington , elizabeth kilbourn - significant projects: remington rifle - children: philo remington . samuel remington , eliphalet remington - birth date: 28 october 1793 - name: eliphalet remington - image: eliphaletremington.png - birth place: suffield , connecticut Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eliphalet remington .
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eliphalet remington -lrb- october 28 , 1793 -- august 12 , 1861 -rrb- designed the remington rifle and founded what is now known as the remington arms co. , l.l.c. originally the company was known as '' e. remington '' followed by '' e. remington & son '' and then finally '' e. remington and sons '' .