91. JOHN COGGESHALL7 ALMY, JR. (John Coggeshall6, Benjamin5, John4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Jamestown, RI, 19 Jun 1802; d. S. Dartmouth, MA, 2 Feb 1872.
He m. 30 Sep 1822, RUTH BAILEY, b. Dartmouth, MA, 2 May 1805; d. S. Dartmouth, MA, 14 Feb 1865; dau of Joseph A. and Ruth Bailey.
Children:
| i | MARIANNA8, b. New Bedford, MA, 1 Dec 1823; d. Middletown, CT, 8 Mar 1910; m. Dartmouth, 28 Jan 1845, WANTON HOWLAND SHERMAN, b. Dartmouth, 17 Sep 1816; d. Middletown, CT, 2 Feb 1895; son of Jireh and Annah G. (Howland) Sherman. Children (Sherman): 1. Ellen Jane, b. Honolulu, HI, 6 Aug 1849; d. Bradford, NH, 18 Jul 1927; m. 5 Jun 1873, Edgar Camp Danforth. 2. Humphrey, b. Tahiti, 24 Feb 1851; d. Amatape, Peru, 2 Aug 1877. 3. Clara Glifford, b. S. Dartmouth, 12 Nov 1852; d. Springfield, MA, 27 May 1924; m. Middletown, CT, 31 Oct 1871, Arthur Mathison. 4. Marianna Almy, b. S. Dartmouth, 16 Apr 1856; d. Thomasville, GA, 16 Jan 1884. 5. Wanton Howland, b. S. Dartmouth, 11 Mar 1858; d. S. Dartmouth, 13 Jun 1859. 6. Wanton Howland, b. S. Dartmouth, 31 Jul 1860; d. Springfield, MA, 8 Jul 1935. | |
| ii | JOHN COGGESHALL, JR., b. Exeter Twp., Rockingham County, NH, 8 Dec 1825; m. MARY SHEDD WHEELER, b. Conway, MA. No children. John was a master mariner. | |
| iii | GEORGE B., b. Exeter Twp., Rockingham County, NH, 27 Mar 1827. | |
| iv | CHARLES E., b. 15 Nov 1830; d. 6 Jul 1864. | |
| v | JANE K. B., b. abt. 1833. | |
| vi | SARAH CATHERINE, b. Dartmouth, 8 May 1838; d. 1 Nov 1839. | |
| vii | EMMA, b. Dartmouth, 29 Apr 1844. | |
| viii | ELLEN COGGESHALL, b. Dartmouth, 9 Jun 1847; d. 8 Sep 1851. |
The John Coggeshall Almy family is in the following Federal censuses for Dartmouth, MA.
1850: John C. Almy 47, sailor, b. RI; Ruth B. Almy 45, b. MA; Marianna A. Sherman 26, b. MA; John C. Almy, Jr. 24, sailor, b. NH; George B. Almy 23, sailor, b. NH; Charles E. Almy 19, sailor, b. NH; Jane K. B. Almy 16, b. RI; and Ellen C. 3, b. MA.
1860: John C. Almy 58, master mariner, b. RI; Ruth B. 55, b. MA; Jane R. B. 26, b RI; John C. Jr., 34, master mariner, b. RI; Mary W. 26, b. MA; and George B. 33, seaman, b. NH.
1870: John C. Almy 67, master mariner, b. RI; and Rebecca E. 41, keeping house, b. PA.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUSES; LAWTON p. 40; MAVR, Dartmouth; WHEELER GEN p. 650.