Almy Descendant No. 1407-2D

74. JOHN6 ALMY (Peleg5, John4, Job3-2, William1),b. Portsmouth, RI, 28 May 1810; d. Brennan, IL, 21 Apr 1887.

He m.(1) Portsmouth, RI, 15 Aug 1843, LEONICE S. GRINNELL, b. Portsmouth, 1825; d. 26 Aug 1853, dau. of Lewis and Sarah Grinnell. He m.(2), (3), or (4) Tiverton, RI, 4 Apr 1862, RUTH A. BOYD, b. abt 1840; dau. of James and Mary Boyd. He probably had one or two other wives before he married Ruth A. Boyd.

Children by John and Leonice, b. Portsmouth:

iSARAH FRANCES7, b. 1844; m. 15 Oct 1865, PELEG A. ANTHONY.
160iiEUGENE, b. 1 Jul 1846; d. Henley, CA, 19 Oct 1890; m. Princeton, IA, 21 Dec 1868, JANE ANN KERR, b. Mahoning, Indiana County, PA, 10 Sep 1846.
iiiLEWIS, b. 1851.
ivMARY
vADELA, b. 1852 or 1853.
viMARY S., b. 1855.

Children by John and Ruth:

viiANNE B., b. 1863.
viiiEVADA
ixFREDERICK, b. 1869.

Following are the John Almy households in the Federal censuses for Portsmouth, RI.

1850: John 40, farmer; Leonice 25; Sarah F. 6; and Eugene 4.

1860: John 50, farmer; Eugene 13; Lewis 9; and Mary S. 5.

In 1867 Evada Almy was adopted by Clark Greenman.


REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUSES; LAWTON p. 35; RIVR, Portsmouth.