Samuel ALMY

Born

20 September 1725 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

7 February 1806 , Cambridge, New York, USA

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Job ALMY Lydia TILLINGHAST

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Born: 20 September 1725 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Job ALMY

Mother: Lydia TILLINGHAST

Paternal grandparents: William ALMY , Deborah COOK

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Samuel married Sarah WOOD 5 February 1746 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah WOOD was born 12 January 1725 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Sarah died 10 January 1820 in Cambridge, New York, USA.

Samuel ALMY died 7 February 1806 in Cambridge, New York, USA.
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Samuel ALMY married

Sarah WOOD
Marriage date: 5 February 1746
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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JOHN ALMY, b. January 21, 1749-50, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS, d. Bet. 1806 - 1815, OVID SENECA NY.

THOMAS ALMY, b. March 13, 1746-47, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS, d. 1828, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS.

LYDIA ALMY, b. February 14, 1752, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS, d. November 30, 1841, WHITE CREEK, WASHINGTON,NY.

ANNA ALMY, b. March 06, 1756, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS, d. Aft. 1803.

ELIZABETH ALMY, b. May 12, 1758, DARTMOUTH, BRISTOL MASS, d. Aft. 1803.

Children of Samuel ALMY and Sarah WOOD

John ALMY

Born: 21 January 1750, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1806, Ovid, Seneca, New York, USA

Married: Sarah KIRBY 1 August 1769 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

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Birth — 1725
20 September 1725
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1746 Marriage / Partner
Samuel ALMY and Sarah WOOD 5 February 1746, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
John ALMY was born 21 January 1750, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Samuel was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Marriage of Child
John ALMY married 1 August 1769, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Sarah KIRBY

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

Death — 1806
7 February 1806
Cambridge, New York, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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Whiteside Church Cemetery South Cambridge Washington County New York, USA

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