John Alvord (1711 - 1758)

Born 29 Oct 1711 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (White) Alvord — married 17 Jul 1734 in Hadley, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1758 at age 46 in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Alvord was the first child of Dorcas (Lyman) Alvord (1690-1770) and John Alvord (1685-1757).

Vitals

Birth:

Date: October 29, 1711^[1][2]

Place: Northampton, Massachusetts

Marriage:

Spouse: Abigail White

Date: July 17, 1734

Place: Hadley, Massachusetts

Death:

Date: July 8, 1758^[3]

Place: South Hadley, Massachusetts

Burial:

Place: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts^[4]. No grave marker is depicted.

Birth Family

Father: John Alvord

Mother: Dorcas Lyman

Siblings:

1. Mindwell Alvord
2. Esther Alvord
3. Saul Alvord
4. Elijah Alvord
5. Dorcas Alvord
6. Gad Alvord
7. Job Alvord
8. Nathan Alvord
9. Gideon Alvord

Spouse: Abigail White

Children, all born probably at South Hadley, Massachusetts:

1. Moses Alvord (1735-1816)
2. Azariah Alvord (1738-1819); married 1) Abigail Nash; 2) Lucy Nash
3. Abigail Alvord, b. 23 Sep 1739
4. Jerusha Alvord, b. 27 Sep 1741
5. Dorcas Eunice Alvord (abt.1743-abt.1804)
6. Rachel Alvord, b. 15 Apr 1747
7. Phineas Alvord, b. 26 Jun 1750
8. Luther Alvord (1753-1784); married Elizabeth Ingram
9. Rebecca Alvord, b. 14 Apr 1756

Notes

This John Alvord Jr. died probably of smallpox, as did his father. See the profile of John's brother Gideon Alvord (1734-1808) for circumstances of their contraction and dissemination of this disease.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Name: John Alvord Gender: male Christening Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Birth Date: 29 Oct 1711 Birthplace: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Father's Name: John Alvord Mother's Name: Dorcas Alvord
2. ↑ Find a Grave Name: John Alvord Birth: Oct 29, 1711 Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Death: Jul 8, 1758 Place: South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
3. ↑ Find a Grave Name: John Alvord Birth: Oct 29, 1711 Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Death: Jul 8, 1758 Place: South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
4. ↑ Find a Grave Name: John Alvord Birth: Oct 29, 1711 Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Death: Jul 8, 1758 Place: South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

1. "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord", Compiled by Samuel Morgan Alvord, published 1908 by A.D. Andrews, Printer, Webster, NY. By the Alford American Family Association; no. 59: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/45/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/61/mode/1up

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Alvord-67 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.