176. BENJAMIN7 ALMY (Andrew6, Job5-4-3-2, William1),b. Newport, RI, 27 Nov 1814; d. 19 Feb 1895.
He m.(1) Middletown, RI, 17 Nov 1839, HARRIET BARKER, b. 17 Dec 1818; d. 25 Jun 1842; dau of Arnold and Mary Barker. He m.(2) 12 May 1844, SARAH A. SISSON, b. 17 Oct 1828; d. 9 May 1902.
Child by first marriage:
| i | HARRIET B.8, b. 1842; m. New Bedford, MA, 29 Dec 1864, ANDREW PEARCE. |
Children by second marriage:
| ii | EMELINE W. or ERNESTINE, b. Portsmouth, RI, 24 Jun 1845; m. Newport, 23 Oct 1862, BENJAMIN D. CARLISLE. | |
| iii | ABBY AMELIA, b. Portsmouth, RI, 18 Jun 1848; d. Portsmouth, 10 Dec 1933; m. Waltham Twp, La Salle County, IL, 28 Mar 1865, BENJAMIN CLARKE SHERMAN, b. 1841. | |
| 314 | iv | WILLIAM JAMES, b. probably Ithaca, NY, 18 Jul 1850; d. Aurora, IL, 10 Aug 1893; m. RHODA LAVENTIA FRENCH, b. 26 May 1850; d. Aurora, 31 Jul 1893. |
| 315 | v | ANDREW M., b. RI, 19 Jul 1852; m. Waltham, IL, LUCY M. WOOD, b. Waltham, 4 Feb 1855, dau of Benjamin D. and Harriet (Brewster) Wood. |
| vi | ELIZABETH P., b. 3 Dec 1854. | |
| 316 | vii | JOSEPH B., b. Middletown, RI, 20 Feb 1857; d. IL, 1930; m. CATHERINE BARNHARDT, b. IL, 1 Jan 1863. |
| viii | SARAH ANNA, b. Middletown, 17 Apr 1861; d. 20 Sep 1861. | |
| ix | MARY S., b. Portsmouth, RI, 14 Jun 1864. | |
| x | SARAH C., b. Utica, IL, 16 Sep 1869. |
Following are the Benjamin Almy households in the Federal censuses for RI.
1860 Middletown: Benjamin 46, tanner, b. RI; Sarah A. 30; Harriet B. 18, domestic; Ernestine W. 14; Abby A. 12; William J. 10; Andrew M. 8; Elizabeth P. 5; and Joseph B. 3.
1880 Portsmouth: Benjamin 65; Sara A. 52; Joseph B. 23; Mary S. 15; and Sarah C. 10, b. IL.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUSES; LAWTON p. 61; RIVR, Middletown.