261. HENRY AUGUSTUS8 ALMY (Wanton7, William6, John5, William4, Christopher3-2, William1),b. 30 Jun 1819; d. Rutland, IL, 30 Aug 1871.
He m. Sharon, Schoharie County, NY, 30 Sep 1846, JOANNA BEEKMAN TEN EYCK, b. 24 Oct 1821; d. 11 Apr 1891; dau of Dr. Harmon Hoffman and Maria (Beekman) Ten Eyck.
Children:
| i | JOANNA MARIA, b. Schuyler Lake, NY, 4 Jul 1847; d. Waldport, OR; m.(1) 2 Jul 1867, MAURICE FITCH; m.(2) RICHARD GROGAN. | |
| ii | FRANCES JANET, b. Toddsville, NY, 3 Jun 1849; d. Rutland, IL, 8 Apr 1930; m. New Rutland, IL, 12 Sep 1869, Dr. WILLIAM O. ENSIGN, b. 26 Jun 1841; d. Rutland, IL, 8 May 1918. Children: 1. Herbert Stevens Ensign, b. 2 Apr 1871; d. Rutland 1 Jul 1942. 2. William Ten Eyck Ensign, b. 27 Mar 1874; m. 22 Oct 1899, Sarah Hart; no issue, divorced; m.(2) about 1920, Margaret Blondell. 3. Orpha Deming Ensign, b. 28 Oct 1875; d. FL, 1 Aug 1941 (paralyzed for last 30 or more years). 4. Bertha Almy Ensign, b. 8 Apr 1879; d. (auto accident) 24 May 1914; m. 1904, Charles Burt Sauer; no children. | |
| 398 | iii | WILLIAM HOFFMAN, b. Middlefield Center, Otsego County, NY, 20 Apr 1851; d. Streator, IL, 20 Dec 1941; m. 10 Feb 1878, MARY LOUISE SHULL, b. Marcus Hook, PA, 11 Feb 1854; d. 4 Apr 1903; dau Frederick Augustus and Sarah Mustin (Barger) Shull. |
| iv | HENRY BEEKMAN, b. Middlefield Center, 8 Jun 1854; d. Rutland, IL, 13 Sep 1874; unmarried. | |
| v | MARY LINN, b. Middlefield Center, 25 Sep 1856; d. Waldport, OR; m. JOHN A. C. NYE, b. Shelby, OH, 13 Apr 1849; son of Adam L. Nye. | |
| 399 | vi | WALTER DURYEA, b. Hartwick, Otsego County, NY, 6 Mar 1862; d. Oakland, CA, 17 May 1923; m. Carroll, IA, 10 Apr 1883, ALICE ELIZABETH BOWDISH, b. MI, 10 Apr 1864; d. San Leandro, CA, 8 Mar 1946. Both are buried at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA. |
Henry Augustus Almy was a doctor, practicing medicine in Otsego County, NY and Rutland, IL. He lived in Otseto County until 1865 and then moved to Rutland.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; HENRY ALMY GEN pp. 9-10; LAWTON p. 75.