Almy Descendant No. 1252-99

64. CRANSTON6 ALMY (John5, William4, Christopher3-2, William1),b. Portsmouth, RI, 1771; d. 21 Feb 1833, buried Newport Common Burial Ground.

He m. Newport, RI, 23 Nov 1800, ELIZABETH BROWN.

Children:

iMARY7, b. Portsmouth, RI, 22 Nov 1800; m. First Baptist Church, Newport, RI, 19 Jun 1825, 24 Dec 1824, FREDERICK R. WRIGHTINGTON, b. 6 May 1801; d. 31 Aug 1854.
iiLYDIA, b. Portsmouth, RI, 15 Jan 1802.
143iiiJOHN, b. Portsmouth, RI, 15 Sep 1804; lost at sea, 1849; m. ABBY MELVILLE, b. 1805; d. 1905.
144ivGIDEON, b. Portsmouth, RI, 15 Sep 1806; d. 1853; m. Newport, RI, 12 Oct 1834, ABBY B. FREEBORN, b. 1812; d. 1885; dau. of George and Phebe Freeborn.
vSAMUEL, b. Portsmouth, RI, 4 Oct 1808.
145viABRAHAM, b. Portsmouth, RI, 14 Aug 1811; d. Portsmouth, 23 Oct 1850; m. MARTHA B. SIMPSON, b. 1816; d. 1889; dau. of Samuel Simpson of Newport, RI.
viiCRANSTON, b. 1814; d. 7 Apr 1869, buried Fall River, MA; m. Rochester, MA, 19 Sep 1848, LYDIA G. RANDALL, b. 1829; d. 5 Jan 1892, dau. of David and Mary Randall. Cranston was a cooper. They had no children.

REFERENCES: HENRY ALMY GEN p. 8; LAWTON pp. 29-30; RepMenRI p. 501; RIVR, Newport, Portsmouth