When Mary Almy was born on 3 February 1722, in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, John Almy, was 29 and her mother, Anstis Ellery, was 24. She married John Greene on 8 December 1737, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 6 August 1777, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 55, and was buried in Spring Greene Burial Ground, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.
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On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Almey, perhaps from the Old French personal name Almay, Latin Almedius. The Latin form of the name is recorded in France in the early 9th century, but its rarity there and its absence from post-Conquest English records make it an uncertain source of the English surname.
History: William Almy came to MA from England in 1631; he settled in RI in 1642.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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