56. GIDEON6 ALMY (Gideon5, William4-3, Christopher2, William1),b. Tiverton, RI, 10 Mar 1782; d. 6 Aug 1845.
He m. SARAH ALMY (Almy Descendant No. 1239-215), b. Tiverton, RI, 4 Feb 1794; d. 9 Feb 1870; dau. of Holder and Deborah (Cook) Almy.
Children:
i | JOSEPH7, b. 23 Apr 1820. | |
ii | OTIS, b. 22 Jul 1821; d. 1 Mar 1828. | |
iii | JULIA ANNE, b. 31 Jul 1822; d. 4 Dec 1840. | |
iv | PELEG, b. Tiverton, 22 Dec 1823; d. Tiverton, 10 Dec 1887. The will of Peleg Almy, made Dec 1887, named brother Allen Almy; sisters Lucy Wilcox, and Ruth D. Gray; niece Elizabeth Gray and her son, Chester Arthur; nephew Charles Gray. | |
v | ELIZABETH M., b. 13 Mar 1826; d. 20 Aug 1851; m. Tiverton, RI, 26 Mar 1846, ELLERY ALMY (Almy Descendant No. 1239-2143). | |
vi | RUTH D., b. Tiverton, 20 Apr 1827; d. Tiverton, 27 Jan 1908; m. Tiverton, 19 Sep 1855, Capt. GEORGE GRAY, b. 1825; d. 22 Aug 1895. | |
vii | LUCY M., b. Tiverton, 2 Dec 1828; d. 16 Dec 1905; m. Tiverton, 15 Feb 1855, JOHN ALEXANDER WILCOX. | |
viii | SARAH L., b. 3 May 1831; d. 5 Nov 1880. | |
ix | ALLEN, b. Westport, MA, 2 Apr 1833; m. JANE ...... ; lived Westport, in 1895. A blacksmith and Civil War Captain. | |
x | MARIA M., b. 15 Nov 1834; d. 29 Mar 1871. |
Gideon and Sarah are buried in Hillside Cemetery, Tiverton Four Corners, RI. Peleg, Maria, Ruth, George Gray, Elizabeth M., and Ellery Almy are also buried at the Hillside Cemetery.
REFERENCES: CW RECORDS; LAWTON p. 25; MAVR, Westport; RIVR, Tiverton; WILCOX GEN p. 96.