Job Almy1
M, b. 10 October 1675
| Father | Christopher Almy b. 1632, d. 30 Jan 1713 |
| Mother | Elizabeth Cornell b. b 15 Jan 1637, d. 1708 |
Job was born on Thursday, 10 October 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Citations
- [S435] Charles Kingsbury Miller, William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1630, Joris Jansen de Rapalje of Fort Orange, New Amsterdam & Brooklyn, 1623, pages 34-36 - Col. Job Almy, b. 10 Oct. 1675, m. twice 1st in 1696 Ann Lawton & 2nd Abigail, widow of William Gardiner. Children by 1st wife: Christopher b. 5 May 1698 [m. Elizabeth, dau. of his Uncle William], Elizabeth 1 Aug. 1703-3 July 1783 m. William Ellery, son of Abigail & the Honorable Benjamin Ellery, Job was appointed 4 May 1709 special concil to assist the Govenor in the management in expediting of the expedition of Canada ... He was a wealth merchant & a man hightly respected for his intergrity & generosity. He & his 1st wife were Quakers but his 2nd wife Abigail Gardiner, nee Remington was an Episcopalian.