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John Abel Alvord 1826–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 SEP 1826

Birth Location: Fairfield (Easton), CT

Death Date: 7 MAY 1868

Death Location: Southport, CT

Father: Nehemiah Alvord

Mother: Rana Sherwood

Spouse(s): Mary Wilcox

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John Abel Alvord was born in 1826 in Fairfield (Easton), CT, the child of Nehemiah Banks Alvord And Rana Sherwood. John Abel Alvord married Mary Elvira Wilcox. John Abel Alvord passed away in 1868 in Southport, CT.

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Biography

  • John Abel Alvord was born in 1826 in Fairfield (Easton), CT, the child of Nehemiah Banks Alvord And Rana Sherwood.
  • John Abel Alvord married Mary Elvira Wilcox.
  • John Abel Alvord passed away in 1868 in Southport, CT.

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John Alvord's Ancestors

Self
John Alvord
1826–1868
Birth Place: Fairfield (Easton), CT
Parents
Nehemiah Banks Alvord
1787–1875
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Rana Sherwood
1791–1856
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Grandparents
John Alvord
1751–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Abigail Banks
1752–
Greenfield, fairfield, CT
Abel Sherwood
1750–1837
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Mary Banks
1762–1854
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Alvord
1717–1776
Hannah Goodsell
1726–1757
Nehemiah Banks
1721–1807
Abigail Bradley
1725–1785
Joseph Sherwood
1702–1793
Sarah Osborn
1711–1793
Daniel Banks
1739–1839
Hannah Thorp
1739–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alvord
Mary Strong
John Goodsell
1706–1763
Mary Lewis
1706–1769
Joseph Banks
1690–1766
Mary Sherwood
1692–1770
Daniel Bradley
1704–1765
Esther Burr
1703–1741
Benjamin Sherwood
1669–1737
Sarah Unknown
1673–
David Osborn
1686–1727
Dorothy Bulkeley
1686–1734
Gershom Banks
1712–1795
Mary Bradley
1719–1741
Nathan Thorp
1714–1785
Dorothy Osborn
1717–1794

John Alvord's Timeline

2 Records

1826
24 SEP 1826
Birth of John Abel Alvord in Fairfield (Easton), CT
Fairfield (Easton), CT
1868
7 MAY 1868
Age 42
Death of John Abel Alvord in Southport, CT
Southport, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1826
    Event Place: Fairfield (Easton), CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1868
    Event Place: Southport, CT

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