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Capt William Howland Almy

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Capt William Howland Almy

Birth
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1860 (aged 45–46)
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea Add to Map
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Capt. William Howland Almy was the son of George and Phebe (Howland) Almy. He was the husband of Almira (Brownell) Almy. He was a whaling ship captain. He and his son, George H. were lost on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn.

US CENSUS
1850
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Residing with Stephen Brownell (father of Almira)
William H. Almy, age 35, sailor - Almyra Almy, age 28 - George H., age 9 - Mira A., age 4

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Whaling - Massachusetts - New Bedford
People: Almy, William H., died 1860
Groups: Ashley & Philips (New Bedford, Mass.)
Places: Aldabra Island (Seychelles-Description and travel)

Foreign Ships In Micronesia
Pohnpei Ships
Whaling Bark Fortune of Plymouth
Capt. William H. Almy put in at Pohnpei on April 10, 1843. Reported nine ships in the harbor at that time. Seven men deserted as the ship was preparing for sea. Departed on May 3 for Guam with only four men before the mast [Shineberg 1971: 221: Almy 1844]

Providence Rhode Island Public Library
Nicholson Whaling Collection
Wh S149 1849ja
St. Peter (Ship) New Bedford. Journal, October 18, 1849-October 9, 1852. WILLIAM H. ALMY, master and probable journal-keeper. Whaling ground: Indian Ocean. Contains entries made on board the bark CAPE HORN PIGEON in 1854. At end: poetry; sketches of vessels; oil records for the St. Peter

Cape Horn Pigeon (Ship)
American Offshore Whaling Voyages: A Database
Voyages of Cape Horn Pigeon (Ship)
Built 1854: South Dartmouth, Massachusetts - Lost 1897: Hakodate, Japan
Departure: 1854, June
Arrival: 1858 July
Master: Almy, William H.
Hailing Port: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Destination: Indian Ocean
Sperm 1480
Bone: 0
Source *
Capt. William Howland Almy was the son of George and Phebe (Howland) Almy. He was the husband of Almira (Brownell) Almy. He was a whaling ship captain. He and his son, George H. were lost on a whaling voyage around Cape Horn.

US CENSUS
1850
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Residing with Stephen Brownell (father of Almira)
William H. Almy, age 35, sailor - Almyra Almy, age 28 - George H., age 9 - Mira A., age 4

ArchiveGrid
Whaling - Massachusetts - New Bedford
People: Almy, William H., died 1860
Groups: Ashley & Philips (New Bedford, Mass.)
Places: Aldabra Island (Seychelles-Description and travel)

Foreign Ships In Micronesia
Pohnpei Ships
Whaling Bark Fortune of Plymouth
Capt. William H. Almy put in at Pohnpei on April 10, 1843. Reported nine ships in the harbor at that time. Seven men deserted as the ship was preparing for sea. Departed on May 3 for Guam with only four men before the mast [Shineberg 1971: 221: Almy 1844]

Providence Rhode Island Public Library
Nicholson Whaling Collection
Wh S149 1849ja
St. Peter (Ship) New Bedford. Journal, October 18, 1849-October 9, 1852. WILLIAM H. ALMY, master and probable journal-keeper. Whaling ground: Indian Ocean. Contains entries made on board the bark CAPE HORN PIGEON in 1854. At end: poetry; sketches of vessels; oil records for the St. Peter

Cape Horn Pigeon (Ship)
American Offshore Whaling Voyages: A Database
Voyages of Cape Horn Pigeon (Ship)
Built 1854: South Dartmouth, Massachusetts - Lost 1897: Hakodate, Japan
Departure: 1854, June
Arrival: 1858 July
Master: Almy, William H.
Hailing Port: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Destination: Indian Ocean
Sperm 1480
Bone: 0
Source *


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