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:
i | SARAH FRANCES7, b. 1844; m. 15 Oct 1865, PELEG A. ANTHONY. | |
160 | ii | EUGENE, 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. |
iii | LEWIS, b. 1851. | |
iv | MARY | |
v | ADELA, b. 1852 or 1853. | |
vi | MARY S., b. 1855. |
Children by John and Ruth:
vii | ANNE B., b. 1863. | |
viii | EVADA | |
ix | FREDERICK, 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.