202. DAVID8 ALMY (Charles7, John6, Samuel5, Job4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, 17 Dec 1797; d. Ceres, Alleghaney Co., NY, 7 Apr 1888.
He m. Spofford, NY, 20 Sep 1818, LYDIA STREETER, b. 1800; d. 1895.
Children:
| i | CAROLINE9, d. 1874; m. WORDEN BABCOCK. | |
| 345 | ii | ALEXANDER STREETER, b. Spofford, NY, 13 Apr 1823; m. 1844, CHRISTINA BUFFINGTON. |
| 346 | iii | JEWETT, b. 1825; d. 1855; m. JULIA ...... |
David went to Spofford in 1802.
He served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain I. K. Page's Company, 13th U.S. Infantry. He enlisted 5 March 1814 and was discharged 19 Jun 1815. Pension files indicate he was a resident of Richburg, Allegany County, NY, in 1871. His widow was of Genesee (Ceres Post Office), Alleghany County, NY, in 1888.
The David Almy family is found in the Federal censuses for Wirt, Alleghany County, NY, as follows.
1850: David Alma 52, mason, b. NY; and Lydia Alma 50, b. NY.
1860: David Almy 62, mason, b. NY; and Lydia Almy 59; b. MA.
1870: David Almy 72, stone mason, b. VT; and Lydia 69, b. VT.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUSES; Pension Files, War of 1812.