Almy Descendant No. 1232-414

90. BENJAMIN DAVID7 ALMY (John Coggeshall6, Benjamin5, John4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Jamestown, RI, 5 Sep 1799; d. Dartmouth, MA, 3 Mar 1879, buried Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA.

He. m. Dartmouth, 11 Dec 1821, SYLVIA HOWLAND, b. Dartmouth, 13 May 1802; d. New Bedford, 19 Apr 1878; dau. of Capt. Gilbert and Sarah (Horton) Howland.

Children, born Dartmouth, MA, except Frederic:

iSARAH HORTON8, b. 30 Nov 1822; d. New Bedford, 30 Apr 1892; m., 8 Nov 1859, as his second wife, Dr. HENRY MARTIN WALKER, dentist, b. New Hampshire, 24 Apr 1822; d. S. Dartmouth, MA, 19 Aug 1911; son of Rev. John and Arethusa (Humphrey) Walker.
iiELIZABETH HOWLAND, b. 14 Aug 1824; d. 9 Jan 1854; m., 31 Aug 1852, as his first wife, Dr. HENRY MARTIN WALKER, dentist. Child: 1. Laura A. Walker, b. 1853; d. 2 Sep 1880, unmarried.
192iiiTHOMAS COGGESHALL, b. 27 Jul 1826; d. 26 Jan 1886; m. PHILIPPINA HOWELL, b. 1844; d. 26 Dec 1870.
ivGILBERT HOWLAND, b. 13 Apr 1828; d. 23 Dec 1831.
vSYLVIA CATHERINE, b. 22 Mar 1830; d. 15 Nov 1830.
viWILLIAM H., b. 26 Sep 1831; d. 26 Feb 1834.
viiBENJAMIN D., b. 14 Sep 1833; d. young.
viiiCATHERINE M., b. 27 Dec 1835; d. 28 Mar 1883; m. 20 Feb 1854, GEORGE FAIRFIELD WALKER. Child: Robert Irving Walker, b. 25 Oct 1869.
193ixFREDERIC CHAUNCEY, b. Buffalo, NY, 22 Apr 1841; d. Keystone, OK, 21 Jan 1914; m. Henry County, OH, 3 Dec 1872, HANNAH JEANETTE CRAWFORD, b. NE, 12 Nov 1857; d. Keystone, 7 Apr 1947.

The Benjamin D. Almy households are in the following Federal censuses.

1850 New Bedford, MA: Benjamin D. Almy 50, baker, b. RI; Sylvia 48, b. MA; Sarah 27, b. MA; Elizabeth 25, b. MA; Thomas 23, b. MA; Catherine 14, b. NY; and Frederic 9, b. NY.

1870 Dartmouth, MA: Benjamin D. Almy 70, baker, b. RI; Sylvia H. 68, b. MA.


REFERENCES: FEDERAL CENSUSES; HOWLAND pp. 375-376, 379-380; LAWTON pp. 39-40; MAVR, Dartmouth, New Bedford.