220. BENJAMIN RATHBONE8 ALMY (William7, Tillinghast6, Job5-4, William3, Christopher2, William1),b. Portsmouth, RI, 22 Feb 1810; d. New Bedford, MA, 29 Jan 1861, buried Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI.
He m.(1) Tiverton, RI, 2 Feb 1832, HANNAH EVANS, b. Freetown, MA, 9 Jul 1805; d. Providence, 10 Sep 1848, buried Swan Point Cemetery; dau of David and Martha (Hathaway) Evans. He m.(2) Dartmouth, MA, 15 Nov 1849, EMILY MANDEVILLE CUMMINGS, b. Dartmouth, MA, 25 Jun 1827; d. Providence, 17 Dec 1923, buried Swan Point Cemetery; dau of Benjamin and Cynthia (Smith) Cummings.
Children of Benjamin and Hannah:
| i | WILLIAM HUMPHREY9, b. Scituate, RI, 22 Nov 1832; d. Providence, 5 Feb 1875. Unmarried. He built a woolen mill in Almyville, CT, and was also a mill owner in Johnston, RI. | |
| 365 | ii | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Tiverton, RI, 10 Jun 1834; d. Johnston, 11 Jul 1911; m. New Bedford, 3 Sep 1856, ELLEN M. BAYLESS, b. 12 Mar 1834; d. Simmonsville, RI, 23 Sep 1914. |
| 366 | iii | THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. Providence, 7 Apr 1836; m. Bureau County, IL, 28 Apr 1861, MARY E. RICHARDS, b. Providence, 30 Apr 1841; dau of Dr. John and Eliza Walker (Russell) Mason. |
| iv | MARTHA FRANCES, b. Providence, 11 Aug 1839; m. New Bedford, 15 Nov 1865, AUSTIN WISWALL, b. Princeton, IL, 5 Apr 1846; d. 1905; son of Noah and Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Wiswall. Children: 1. Fanny Wiswall, b. Princeton, 19 Apr 1867; 2. Alice Wiswall, b. Margan Park, IL, 24 Jun 1868; m. Chicago, IL, 1 May 1894, Henry F. Wickett; 3. Elizabeth Wiswall, b. Margan Park, 16 Jan 1870; 4. Edward Wiswall, b. & d. Morgan Park, 22 Jun 1872; 5. Almy Evans Wiswall, b. 17 Dec 1878. | |
| v | ANNAH EVANS, b. Providence, 22 Apr 1843; m. Vienna, Austria, 9 Nov 1880, JOSEPH AZARIAN; d. Constantinople, Turkey, 8 Jan 1899. Child: 1. Joseph Azarian, b. Island of Pinkapo, Constantinople. | |
| vi | FREDERICK STEUBEN, b. Providence, 21 Nov 1847; d. Providence, 7 Aug 1848, buried Swan Point Cemetery. |
Children of Benjamin and Emily:
| vii | WALTER, b. Providence, 29 Dec 1850; d. 13 Aug 1906, buried Swan Point Cemetery. | |
| viii | EDWARD CLARENCE, b. Barrington, RI, 15 Aug 1852; d. Providence, 6 Jul 1883; m. ANNA KIRTLEY BOWEN. | |
| ix | EMMA CUMMINGS, b. New Bedford, 12 Jul 1854; d. New Bedford, 12 Jul 1855, buried Swan Point Cemetery. | |
| x | HARRY ATHERTON, b. New Bedford, 8 Aug 1857; d. New Bedford, 2 Sep 1860, buried Swan Point Cemetery. | |
| xi | ERNEST, b. New Bedford, 20 Jun 1859; d. New Bedford, 4 Jul 1859, buried Swan Point Cemetery. |
Benjamin R. Almy lived in Tiverton, Westport, Providence, and New Bedford. He was a manufacturer. According to probate records, an inventory of his estate was made 10 May 1861. On 1 Apr 1870 Emily M. Almy was appointed guardian to Walter Almy and Clarence Almy, minors of New Bedford.
The Benjamin R. Almy families are found in the following Federal censuses.
1850 Providence, RI:
Benjamin R. Almy, 40, paper dealer, b. RI; Emily M. 23, b. MA; William H. 17, clerk, b. RI; Benjamin R. 16, clerk, b. RI; Thomas J. 14, b. RI; Martha F. 11, b. RI; and Anna E. 8, b. RI.
1860 New Bedford, MA:
Benjamin R. Almy, 50, merchant, b. RI; Emily M. 33, b. MA; Martha F. 21, b. RI; Anna E. 17, b. RI; Walter 9, b. RI; Clarence 8, b. RI; and Harry A. 3, b. MA.
REFERENCES: DARTMOUTH VR; DURFEE pp.150-152; FEDERAL CENSUSES; LAWTON p. 65; PROV VR; RepMenMA pp 825-6; RIVR, Providence.