Almy Descendant No. 1408-382

171. HOLDER SLOCUM7 ALMY (Jacob6, Holder5, Job4-3-2, William1),b. Portsmouth, RI, 29 Jun 1807; d. Sandwich Islands, 16 May 1856.

He m.(1) New Bedford, MA, 1 Sep 1833, ELIZABETH HOWLAND, b. Westport, Bristol County, RI, 5 Jan 1811; d. New Bedford, 9 Nov 1836; dau of Resolved and Patience (Hathaway) Howland. He m.(2) New Bedford, 5 Jul 1838, PATIENCE RUSSELL WADDY, b. 1820; dau of Humphrey and Clarissa Waddy.

Children of Holder and Patience:

iELIZABETH8, b. 14 Jul 1839; d. 22 Mar 1853.
310iiJOHN WINTHROP, b. Newport, RI, 14 Feb 1843; m.(1) ...... ; m.(2) HELEN GORDON or GARDNER.
iiiJULIA, b. Portsmouth, RI, 29 Jul 1844; m. ca. 1871, WILLIAM BROWNELL, b. MA, ca. 1844. Child: Alice R. Brownell.
ivHOLDER B., b. Pawtucket, RI, 1846; d. 3 Aug 1846.

Holder was a seafaring man engaged in whaling.

He may be the Holder Almy, 45, pilot, living with 3 other pilots, in the 1850 Federal census for San Diego, CA.

Following are the Holder Slocum Almy households in the Federal censuses for New Bedford, MA.

1850: Holder 43, sailor, b. RI; Patience 33, b. MA; Elizabeth H. 10, b. MA; John W. 8, b. RI; and Julia H. 5, b. MA.

1860: Patience 43, teacher, b. MA; and Julia H. 15, b. MA.

1870: Patience 51, keeps house, b. MA; and Julia H. 24, b. MA.

Following is the household of William Brownell in the 1880 Federal census of New Bedford: William H. Brownell 35, b. MA, clerk in shipping; Julia H. Brownell 35, b. MA; Alice R. Brownell, 8, dau, b. MA; Patience R. Almy 60, b. MA, mother-in-law; and Charles D. Almy 7 and John W. Almy 4, children of John Winthrop Almy.


REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUSES; HISTORIC FAM pp. 44-45; LAWTON p. 59; MAVR, Dartmouth, New Bedford; RepMenRI p. 1681.