197. IRA P.8 ALMY (Samuel7, Thomas6, Samuel5, Job4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Ovid, Cayuga Co., (now Seneca County) NY, 15 Sep 1802; d. 12 Nov 1884.
He m. 2 Feb 1826, MARY MUNDY, b. 8 Mar 1805; d. 12 Sep 1885; dau of William Mundy of Farmersville, NY.
Children:
i | JOSEPHINE9, m. Dr. O. E. SWIFT. | |
340 | ii | SAMUEL S., b. Oct 1829; m. CATHERINE J. ......, b. NY, about 1829. |
iii | WILLIAM, b. 1832; d. 1 Feb 1835. | |
iv | SARAH, b. abt 1837; m. W. T. HOPKINS. | |
v | GEORGE, b. abt 1844; d. 1852. |
Ira was a dry goods merchant and grain shipper on the Seneca River and Barge Canal.
The Ira Almy household is in the 1850 Federal Census in Covert, Seneca County, NY, as follows: Ira Almy 47, farmer, b. NY; Mary 45, b. NJ; Sarah 13, b. NY; and George 6, b. NY.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUS; HISTORIC FAM pp. 33-34; LAWTON p. 63.