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Connecticut Obituaries
CONNECTICUT OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
Obituaries are listed alphabetically by FIRST name. Included are people whose last name, maiden name, or married name is Alford or a spelling variation: Alfred, Alvord, Allford, Halford, Hallford, Holford, etc.
The name of the newspaper (or other source) and place and date of publication follow the name of the deceased. If we included the obituary in AAFA ACTION, the issue is noted.
The Alford American Family Association (AAFA) often adds notes to each obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data, relationship of the deceased to other Alfords, and lineages. We add to AAFA NOTES as time permits.
Where lineages are included (Alford unless otherwise stated), the format is: Name, year of birth, state or country of birth.
Obituaries of AAFA members and sometimes their spouses are also included on AAFA Member Memorials and may include more information.
We welcome corrections and additional information. If you have an obituary from this state that is not included here, please share it with us!
Date posted: 27 MARCH 2023
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The families of many of the subjects of these Connecticut obituaries are represented in AAFA Alford Genealogies published on this website, where we are referring readers for more information.
*AAFA’s Online Published Genealogies:
1. Known Descendants of Alexander Alvord and Mary Vore (DNA Group 4) and Thomas Alford b. about 1598 England (DNA Group 4)
See also Open Library’s A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord, by Samuel Morgan Alvord (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, printer, 1908)
2. Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton (DNA Group 4) and Thomas Alford b. about 1598 England (DNA Group 4)
See also: “Ashley Owen Alford of VT and NY, 1770–1847,”AAFA ACTION, Summer 1998
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Frequently cited sources include these databases at Ancestry:
CT Marriages: Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959–2012; Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); and Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897–1968
CT Deaths: Connecticut Death Index, 1949–2012; Connecticut Death Records, 1897–1968
SSDI: Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
SSACI: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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AARON ALVORD
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT20 September 1797
HANOVER [New London Co.], September 4—Died: In this Vicinity, on the 31st of August, Mr. Aaron Alvord, of the Dysentery, aged 63.
AAFA NOTES: This is probably Aaron Alvord who was born 28 July 1734 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, son of Noah Alvord and Hannah Burt. Aaron married Orpha Day on 15 Jan 1761 in Springfield.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 76–77:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Aaron 1734 MA1, Noah 1701 MA2, Ebenezer 1665 MA3, Alexander 1627 England4, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England5.
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ABBY JANE BROWN ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 2 March 1883
DEATHS
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of husband, Edwin Dwight Alford Sr.; and son Edwin Dwight Alvord Jr. in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter Ida Jane Alvord Bond in Missouri Obituaries.
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ABIGAIL ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—5 October 1819
Died: At Canton, on the 17th ult Mrs. Abigail Alford, aged 77.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Nathaniel Alford Jr. in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sons Lore Alford and Marble Alford in Maine Obituaries; and her son Eliphalet Alford in Massachusetts Obituaries.
Abigail Hill was born 21 March 1737 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Joseph Hill. She married Nathaniel Alford Jr. 28 Feb 1760, in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.
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ABNER WHITING ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 28 January 1854
Deaths: In Fairfield, of small pox, Mr. Abner W. Alvord, of Davenport, Iowa, age 31.
AAFA NOTES: Abner Whiting Alvord was born 20 May 1802. He married Mrs. Mercy Ewers Blanchard, widow of Samuel Blanchard of Cattagaugus Co., NY, and daughter of John Ewers and Hannah Mawley.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 313–314:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Abner Whiting 1802 ??1, Elihu 1775 CT2, Elihu 1753 CT3, Elisha 1717 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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ADELAIDE LOUISE ALFORD
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Tuesday, 16 November 1909
In another article:
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Thursday, 18 November 1909
Photo from Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Steven
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Giles Humphrey Alford and Adeline Curtis Cadwell Alford; and brother Carl Roger Alford in this compilation.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Adelaide Louise 1865 CT1, Giles Humphrey 1827 MA2, Roman 1793 CT3, Arba 1768 CT4, Nathaniel 1737 CT5, Nathaniel 1698 CT6, Josiah 1649 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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ADELINE CURTIS CADWELL ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 12 March 1912
DEATH OF MRS. GILES H. ALFORD
Yesterday morning at 7 o’clock Mrs. Adeline Curtis Cadwell, widow of Giles Humphrey Alford, died at her home in Windham street after a long illness.
She was a native of Bloomfield and was the youngest daughter of Ira and Phebe Fisher Cadwell. She was born March 22, 1834, and was married to Mr. Alford, November 13, 1855. Shortly afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Alford came here where they made their home.
Mrs. Alford became a widow four years ago. She was not a member of any church, but attended the services at the First Congregational Church.
She is survived by two children, Carl R., who conducts the hardware business his father established here, and Maud E., who lived at home.
The funeral services will be held at the house tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock and the body will then be placed in the receiving vault at Willimantic Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Giles Humphrey Alford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Adelaide Louise Alford and Carl Roger Alford in this compilation.
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AGNES IRENE ALFORD LOMBARDI D’AGNESE
Grandaunt of Donna Faye Rakes Salyers, AAFA #0919
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—Thursday, 16 February 2006
WATERBURY—Irene (Alford) Lombardi D’Agnese, 91, of Farrington Ave., died Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, after a long illness. She was the widow of Michael D’Agnese.
Mrs. D’Agnese was born Jan. 18, 1915, in Lebanon [Marion Co.], Ky., daughter of the late George and Mary Lilly Alford. She worked at Uniformed Services Inc., as a seamstress for many years. She was a member of the Washington Park Community House and was involved in the senior programs. She was a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Church.
She leaves a daughter, Paula Roy of Waterbury; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Two sons, William and James Richard Lombardi; and a daughter, Barbara Bounocore, are deceased.
Arrangements: Funeral 9 a.m. Friday from Casey-O’Donnell Family Funeral Home, 1581 East Main St., to St. Francis Xavier Church, 625 Baldwin St., for Mass at 9:30 a.m. Burial in Calvary Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Irene Dagnese (SS# issued in NY).
We included the obituaries of her mother, Mary Lillie Williams Alford; and siblings Bessie Cecelia Alford Edwards and Thomas William “Willie” Alford in Kentucky Obituaries; and of her brother Joseph Earl Alford in Indiana Obituaries.
From Kentucky Birth Collection, 1852–1999 (Ancestry): Agnes I. Alfred was born 18 Jan 1915 in Marion Co., mother’s name Lillie Williams.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy Known Descendants of James Alford & Lucy Bailey. It lists her as Agnes Irene Alford who first married Everett Beavers.
Her lineage: Agnes Irene 1915 KY1, George Willie 1885 KY2, Granville Clifford 1854 KY3, Madison L. 1829 KY4, John 1782 VA5, Jacob 1757 VA6, James 1715 VA7.
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ALDEN EMERSON ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—3 May 1994
Alden Emerson Alford, 36, of 76 Palisado Ave., Windsor, Deputy Chief of the Hayden Station Volunteer Fire Company, died Saturday (April 30) at his home after a 5 month struggle with cancer.
Born in Hartford, son of the late Alden Huntington Alford and Jean (Morgan) Alford of Windsor, he was a lifelong resident. Alford graduated from Windsor High School in 1976 and had been an active volunteer firefighter for 20 years as well as a CB radio enthusiast. He held many supervisory positions with the Hayden Station Fire Company, currently serving as Deputy Chief. He was a member of the First Church in Windsor, Congregational, and had been employed as a supervisor with the Farmstead Telephone Group the past 2 years.
Besides his mother Jean, he leaves a brother, Frederick M. Alford; a sister, Gayle M. Alford, both of Windsor; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The funeral will be Thursday, 11 a.m., in the chapel of the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. The Rev. F. Van Gorder Parker will officiate. Burial with full fire service honors will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. His family will receive friends Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home….
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
See the obituaries of his parents, Alden Huntington Alford and Jean E. Morgan Alford; and sister Gayle Madeline Alford in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Alden E. Alford was born 14 June 1957 in CT died 30 April 1994 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was never married.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Alden Emerson 1957 CT1, Alden Huntington 1916 CT2, Alden Euclid 1890 CT3, Frank Wells 1856 CT4, Euclid W. 1813 CT5, William L. 1774 CT6, Joseph 1748 CT7, Jonathan 1720 CT8, Jeremiah 1692 CT9, Jeremiah 1655 CT10, Benedict 1619 England11, Thomas 1598 England12.
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ALDEN EUCLID ALFORD
Uncle of Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 1 February 1966
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alden Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 29 Nov 1890 and died _____ Jan 1966, last residence Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his first wife, Ruth Hazel Huntington Alford; second wife, Edith Norton Alford; sons Alden Huntington Alford and Wilson M. Alford; parents, Frank Wells Alford and Kate Luess Merriman Bates Alford; and siblings Alice Viets Alford Morgan and Leon Morton Alford Sr. in this compilation. We included the obituary of his daughter Ruth Alford Moore in Vermont Obituaries; and of his sister Mary Sophia Alford Colbert in Maryland Obituaries.
From CT Deaths: Alden E. Alford died 31 Jan 1966 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, age 75, widowed, wife Edith.
In 1930, Windsor (District 239), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #303: Alden E. Alford, real estate salesman, age 39 born CT, age 24 at first marriage; his wife Edith 25 MA, age 22 at first marriage; son Alden Jr. 13 CT; son Wilson 10 CT; and daughter Ruth H. 0 CT.
In 1920, Windsor (District 201), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #264: Frank W. Aford [sic], farmer age 63; his wife Kate L. 62; son Alden E. 27 married, fire insurance bookkeeper; daughter-in-law Hazel H. 24 married; grandsons Alden H. 3-8/12, and Wilson M. 4/12; daughter Alice 22; and son Leon M. 20. All were born in CT.
On Alden E. Alford’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 26, born 29 Nov 1890, living in Windsor, CT. He is an insurance clerk, married with 1 child.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Alden Euclid 1890 CT1, Frank Wells 1856 CT2, Euclid W. 1813 CT3, William 1774 CT4, Joseph 1748 CT5, Jonathan 1720 CT6, Jeremiah 1692 CT7, Jeremiah 1655 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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ALDEN HUNTINGTON ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 20 September 1987
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alden H. Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 11 Apr 1916 and died 15 Sept 1987 [different than obituary], last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Jean E. Morgan Alford; children Alden Emerson Alford and Gayle Madeline Alford; parents, Alden Euclid Alford and Ruth Hazel Huntington Alford; and brother Wilson M. Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his half-sister Ruth Alford Moore in Vermont Obituaries.
From SSACI: Alden Huntington Alford was born 11 Apr 1916, son of Alden E. Alford and Hazel Huntington, and died 15 Sept 1987.
From Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry): Alden Alford, born 11 Apr 1916, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 19 Aug 1942 and was released on 26 Feb 1946. He died 19 Sept 1987.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Alden Huntington 1916 CT1, Alden Euclid 1890 CT2, Frank Wells 1856 CT3, Euclid W. 1813 CT4, William 1774 CT5, Joseph 1748 CT6, Jonathan 1720 CT7, Jeremiah 1692 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 1619 England10, Thomas 1598 England11.
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ALFRED R. ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 15 August 1974
Alfred R. Alvord, 60, of North Main street, Stratford, died today in his home. Services will take place tomorrow at 8:45 p.m. in the .William R. McDonald funeral home, 2591 Main street, Stratford, with David Fiore of the Ansonia Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, officiating. Cremation will be private.
Mr. Alvord was a native of Bridgeport and a machinist for 12 years at Sikorsky Aircraft Division in Stratford.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Anna Wilson Alvord; two sons, Alfred J. Alvord of Stratford and John T. Alvord of Shelton; and four grandchildren.
Photo from Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RobM
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alfred Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 14 Aug 1914 and died _____ Aug 1974, last residence not listed.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 505:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Alfred R. 1914 CT1, Jerome Lobdell 1871 CT2, Edwin B. 1840 CT3, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT4, Seth 1754 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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ALICE JEANETTE GRISWOLD ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 21 November 1930
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Hestes Ward Alford, in this compilation.
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ALICE MARY ALVORD BENOIT
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Monday, 2 December 2002
PUTNAM [Windham Co.]—Alice M. Benoit, 95, formerly of South Main Street, died on Sunday morning [Dec 1] at Day Kimball Hospital, following an illness. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday at Saint Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence Street in Putnam. Burial follows in Saint Mary Cemetery. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church Street in Putnam is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Pomfret Landing on September 4, 1907, a daughter of the late Eugene and Sarah O’Malley Alvord. Mrs. Benoit was the wife of Edward A. Benoit, whom she married on April 26, 1941 in Saint Mary Church in Putnam. A graduate of Putnam High School, Mrs. Benoit was employed for many years maintaining the business office of Pomfret School. She later worked as a bookkeeper for the Buick Garage in Putnam. A communicant of Saint Mary Church in Putnam, she served as president for over 20 years for the League of Catholic Women and was very involved in the parish’s Circle of Fun.
In addition to her husband, she leaves two sons, Peter Benoit of Putnam and Paul Benoit of Detroit, MI, two daughters, Margaret Beturne of Hampton, MA and Martha Baril of Coventry, RI, a brother, James Alvord of Putnam, ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by one daughter, Mary Holly and one son, Joseph Benoit.
Photo from Saint Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Maureen Desilets
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Alice M. Benoit (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of her brothers Arthur Dwight Alvord and Charles Edward Alvord Sr.; and sister-in-law May Waters Alvord this compilation.
Ancestry family trees provide her middle name but list her mother’s maiden name as Malley.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 667:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Alice Mary 1907 CT1, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY2, George Edward 1855 NY3, Samuel Hart 1823 NY4, Samuel 1794 VT5, Benjamin 1762 MA6, Moses 1735 MA7, John 1711 MA8, John 1685 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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ALICE VIETS ALFORD MORGAN
Aunt of Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 22 May 1980
Alice Viets (Alford) Morgan, 82, of 64 Prospect Hill Road, Windsor, widow of Albert Morgan, died Tuesday (May 20, 1980).
Born in Windsor, she had lived in Washington, D.C., 22 years before returning to Windsor 27 years ago. She was a Navy veteran of World War I. She was a member of Poquonock Community Church, the Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth Chapter 25 of the Connecticut D.A.R., and a member of the Windsor Golden Fellowship.
She leaves a son, Leon A. Morgan of Branford; a sister, Mrs. Mary Colbert of Silver Spring, Md.; two grandchildren, Sherry and David Morgan; a stepson, Albert L. Morgan Jr. of Santee, Calif., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be Friday, 1 p.m., at Poquonock Community Church… Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, Poquonock.
Her family will receive friends at the Carmon-Poquonock Funeral Home, 1816 Poquonock Ave., Poquonock, today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alice Morgan (SS# issued in CT) was born 23 Mar 1891 and died _____ Sept 1980, last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Frank Wells Alford and Kate Luess Merriman Bates Alford; and siblings Alden Euclid Alford and Leon Morton Alford Sr. in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Mary Sophia Alford Colbert in Maryland Obituaries; and her sister Elsie Merriman Alford Bensenhaver in Vermont Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Alice Viets 1897 CT1, Frank Wells 1856 CT2, Euclid W. 1813 CT3, William 1774 CT4, Joseph 1748 CT5, Jonathan 1720 CT6, Jeremiah 1692 CT7, Jeremiah 1655 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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ALMIRA ALFRED
COLUMBIAN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday, 27 February 1864
Deaths: In Burlington [Hartford Co.], Feb. 11th, Widow Alford, aged 74.
Photo from North Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C. Greer
AAFA NOTES: From Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 (Ancestry): Probate records for the estate of Almira Alfred [also spelled Alford in these records] of Burlington are dated from 19 Feb 1864 to 12 Oct 1864. In the estate of Beebe Alfred, 1854, he names his wife Almira.
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AMANDA CADWELL ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—24 May 1809
Died: At West Hartford Mrs. Amanda Alford, wife of Pelatiah Alford, aged 35.
AAFA NOTES: Amanda Cadwell, daughter of Joseph Cadwell and Thankful Sedgewick, married Pelatiah Alford on 22 Feb 1795 in Hartford, CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Pelatiah 1769 CT1, Pelatiah 1739 CT2, Josiah 1696 CT3, Josiah 1649 CT4, Benedict 1619 England5, Thomas 1598 England6.
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AMANDA MALVINA ALFORD HINSDALE
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 20 March 1897
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), 287–288:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Amanda Malvina 1821 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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ANNAS ALFORD
LITCHFIELD MONITOR
Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 20 April 1791
Died, in this town, Miss Annis Alford, aged 23: she was an industrious and reputable character.
AAFA NOTES: From Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Ancestry): Annas Alford was born 24 Feb 1767 in Harwinton, Litchfeld Co., daughter of John and Annas Alford.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Annas 1767 CT1, John 1738 CT2, Job 1708 CT3, Jeremiah 1655 CT4, Benedict 1619 England5, Thomas 1598 England6.
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ANNE BUCKINGHAM ALVORD WEST
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—Tuesday, 19 February 2008
LITCHFIELD—Mrs. Anne (Buckingham) (Alvord) West, 91, of Litchfield, formerly of Morris and Watertown, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. She was the widow of Raymond L. Alvord and Raymond West.
Mrs. West was born in Bridgewater on Nov. 12, 1916, daughter of the late Hubert and Ida (Carlson) Buckingham. She was raised in Watertown and was a 1935 graduate of Watertown High School. She was the office manager for RJ Black & Son until her retirement and was a member of the United Methodist Church of Watertown. She was a member of Sexta Feira of Watertown and was an avid card player, especially enjoying setback and bridge.
Mrs. West was the loving mother of two daughters, Nancy DellaFera of Bristol and Patricia Goode and her husband, Richard, of Middlebury; a devoted sister to Donald Buckingham and his wife, Charlotte, of Newington, Thomas “Dick” Buckingham and his wife, Florence, of Watertown, John Buckingham and his wife, Elizabeth, of Orrington, Maine, and Margaret Robinson of Woodbury. She was also the adoring grandmother and great-grandmother to Zina Matthews and her husband, Bruce, of Deltona, Fla., Vicki Guarino and her daughter, Amanda Guarino, of Deltona, Fla., and Nicole Goode, her husband, Matthew Barmann, and their son, Jonah Goode-Barmann, of Corvallis, Ore. She also leaves many godchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Charles, Stanley, William and Robert, and her sister, Ethel.
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. West will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. at United Methodist Church of Watertown, 305 Main St., with Reverend Paul Hibbard officiating. A reception will follow in the church hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church, 305 Main St., Watertown 06795. The Hickcox Funeral Home, 195 Main St., Watertown, has been entrusted with the arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Anne B. West (SS# issued in CT), last residence Litchfield.
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ANNE VIOLA ENDEE ALFORD
Mother Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 27 May 1992
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Anne E. Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 25 July 1904 [different than SSACI and gravestone], last residence Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of her husband, Leon Morton Alford Sr. in this compilation.
From SSACI: Anne Viola Endee Alford was born 21 July 1904, daughter of Charles H. Endee and Louise E. Barauskas.
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ARBA ALFORD, JR.
Great-Grandfather of Arba Kellogg Alford Jr., AAFA #0151
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Wednesday, 12 January 1881
Died: In Riverton, Jan. 9th, Arba Alford, aged 78 years.
Photo from Riverton Cemetery, Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his sons Frank Howard Alford and George Herbert Alford; and sister Chloe Alford in this compilation.
Arba was born 6 Nov 1807, son of Arba Alford and Eunice Case. He married Mary Case on 31 Nov 1836 in Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2.
His lineage: Arba 1807 CT1, Arba 1768 CT2, Nathaniel 1737 CT3, Nathaniel 1698 CT4, Josiah 1649 CT5, Benedict 1619 England6, Thomas 1598 England7.
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ARTHUR DWIGHT ALVORD
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
Worcester, Worcester Co., MA—Sunday, 7 June 1992
PUTNAM [Windham Co., CT]—Arthur D. Alvord, 78, of Phillips Street died yesterday in Waterford Health & Rehabilitation Center, Waterford [New London Co.], Conn., after an illness. His wife, Alma (Nason) Alvord, died in 1979.
He leaves a son, Harold Alvord of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a daughter, Carol A. Lusby of Putnam; two brothers, Charles Alvord of Scotland, Conn., and James Alvord of Putnam; a sister, Alice Benoit of Putnam; five grandchildren; nephews and nieces.
He was born in Putnam, son of Eugene and Sarah (Malley) Alvord, and lived here all his life. He was a foreman at the former Medbury & Trowbridge Construction Co., whre he worked for more than 30 years before he retired. Mr. Alvord was a former member of Putnam Volunteer Fire Department.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St. Burial will be in Grove Street Cemetery....
Photo from Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, ASB
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Arthur D. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 23 Jan 1914, last residence Putnam, Windham Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his son, Harold Frank Alvord; and siblings Alice Mary Alvord Benoit and Charles Edward Alvord Sr. in this compilation.
On his 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he clearly signs his name “Arthur Dwright Alvord” and names his father “Eugene Dwright Alvord”:
On his 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), his father clearly signs his name “Eugene Dwight Alvord”:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Arthur Dwight 1914 CT1, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY2, George Edward 1855 NY3, Samuel Hart 1823 NY4, Samuel 1794 VT5, Benjamin 1762 MA6, Moses 1735 MA7, John 1711 MA8, John 1685 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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ARTHUR MOODY ALVORD, JR.
Senior photo, Bric-A-Brac, 1932 yearbook, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
SUN SENTINEL
Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Co., FL—Friday, 29 May 1998
Alvord, Arthur Moody Jr., died May 9, 1998 at 87. Resident of 195 West Norwalk Road, Norwalk, CT, former longtime resident of Greenwich, CT and Delray Beach, FL.
Husband of the late Eleanore W. Alvord; father of John M. Alvord; grandfather of John M. Alvord, Jr., Stephen A. Alvord and Theodore R. Alvord; great grandfather of John M. Alvord III. Owner and president of Alvord and Swift, NY, NY.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 6, 1998 at 11:00am in the Chapel of Noroton Presbyterian Church, Darien, CT. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association,1250 Mylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305. Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford, NH is in charge of arrangements.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Arthur M. Alvord (SS# issued in NY) was born 22 Aug 1910.
See the obituary of his wife, Eleanore Watters Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his father, Arthur Moody Alvord Sr., in New York Obituaries.
Arthur was the son of Arthur Moody Alvord and Eva Gertrude McConnell.
In 1920 Arthur Jr. is listed on the census with his family in New Rochelle Ward 4 (District 133), Westchester Co., NY, dwelling #116: Arthur M. Alvord, occupation illegible, age 42 born CT (parents born CT and England); his wife Eva 41 NY; and children, all born NY: Marion 17, Gertrude 12, and Arthur (looks like Anthony) M. 9.
In 1930 they are still in New Rochelle (District 263), dwelling #366: Arthur M. Alvord, heating engineer, age 53 born CT (parents born CT and England); his wife Gertrude E. 52 born NY; son Arthur M.J. (possibly Jr.) 19 NY, student at Princeton; and a servant from Ireland.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Arthur Moody 1910 NY1, Arthur Moody 1877 CT2, Theodore Watson 1848 CT3, Charles 1819 CT4, James Hall 1781 CT5, Ruel 1750 CT6, Seth 1714 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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BENJAMIN ALFORD
[He apparently died in VA, but he lived in CT.]
HARTFORD TIMES
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 13 October 1838
DIED
In Alexandria, D.C. Sept. 27, Capt. Benjamin Alford, aged 48, of Glastenbury, Conn.
Photo from Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bree Berner
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Jemima Stratton Alford, in this compilation.
From CT Marriages: Benjamin Alford married Jemima Stratton on 10 Oct 1833 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT.
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BENJAMIN F. ALFORD
DAILY ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 1 February 1922
Benjamin F. Alford of 347 Atlantic Street, died late yesterday, at the age of 47, of muscular heart trouble. He had been ill for about two years.
He was a time clerk at the Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. and had been employed there about two and a half years. Mr. Alford was born and educated in Bridgeton, N.J., and lived there many years, being active in the lodges of the orders of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Red Me, all of Bridgeton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada, one stepson, W.S. Connor of 347 Atlantic Street, a stepdaughter, Miss L.C. Reeves of Brooklyn and a brother, Frank Alford of Bridgeton, N.J.
A short funeral service will be held tonight at 8 at 347 Atlantic Street…. The remains will be taken to Bridgeton for further services and burial….
AAFA NOTES:
From New Jersey, Marriage Index (Ancestry): Benjamin Alford married Ada Shepperd in 1915 in NJ.
On Benjamin Franklin Alford’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), He is age 43, born 19 March 1875. He is living in Bridgeton, Cumberland Co., NJ. His contact is Ada Alford of the same address. He clearly signed his name “Benjamin Franklyn Alford.” He is “physically disqualified on account sickness.”
1880 census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA:
Benj. Alford boarder 30 NJ NJ NJ glass blower
E. boarder 24 Eng Eng Eng
Benj. boarder 6 PA NJ Eng
Frank boarder 3 NJ NJ Eng
Florence boarder 1/12 May NJ NJ Eng
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C. NORMAN HALFORD
DARIEN NEWS-REVIEW
Darien, Fairfield Co., CT—Friday, 7 May 2004
C. Norman Halford, a Darien resident since 1978, died peacefully at home after a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma on May 3, at the age of 78. Born on April 1, 1926 in Montreal [Quebec Province], Canada, he was the son of the late Charles Roberts Halford and Lilian Hardy Halford. Mr. Halford graduated from Upper Canada College (high school) in Toronto, Canada, received a bachelor of arts degree from McGill University in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce from Sir George Williams College. He retired in 1991 from the CitiBank Private Bank, where he was a vice president and investment manager.
Mr. Halford served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Army. He was an active member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and a Balfour Award winner, a member of the Nutmeg Curling Club, a founding member of the Fairfield County Multiple Myeloma Support Group, an active member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and a member of the Darien Senior Men’s Association. He was also a runner who enjoyed tennis and travel.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ruth M. Halford of Darien; a son, Andrew N. Halford and his wife Lisa of Lenox, Mass.; a daughter, Barbara O’Cleirigh and her husband Padraig of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and five grandchildren: Michael, Ciaran, Maureen, Benjamin and Emily.
Friends may call at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Darien, on Thursday, May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1864 Post Road, Darien, on Friday, May 7, at 11 a.m.... Interment is private....
In another article (biographical):
Sigma Chi in Canada
http://www.sigmachi.ca/news/webnews.html#Norm%20Halford [16 May 2011: this URL is not working]
NORM HALFORD SELECTED FOR ORDER OF CONSTANTINE
Brother C. Norman Halford, Gamma Lambda ‘45 has been selected for membership in the Order of Constantine. The formal induction ceremony was held at the Grand Council Banquet on June 27, 1998 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
Brother Halford spent his 45 year career in the investment management business. He was a portfolio manager with Canada’s largest mutual fund management company, and he later headed the pension fund department of a major trust company.
In 1977 Halford joined Citicorp Investment Management in New York to manage Canadian stock and bond portfolios for institutional clients. Later his role expanded to include global asset allocation. From 1985 to 1990 he was assigned to Brunei, in southeast Asia, to help train and develop its newly created investment department.
Upon being diagnosed with multiple myeloma (or bone cancer) in 1990, Halford set about revising his priorities. He retired from Citicorp and has since concentrated on family, physical fitness and community. With his medical problem in remission, he has remained active in sports and participated in the Connecticut Senior Olympics. He has provided counseling to patients with cancer and to their families. At his church, he is one of a team of “Stephen Ministers” who provide caring support to people going through various personal crisis.
Halford was Canada’s first and, to date, only International Balfour Award Winner. He served as a Grand Praetor of the Ontario/Quebec Province, president of the New York Alumni Chapter, on the Balfour Award Selection Committee and as a Distinguished Faculty Associate at the 1998 Leadership Training Workshop.
Membership in The Order of Constantine is the highest Fraternity honor given to an alumni brother who has devoted long and distinguished service to Sigma Chi. Norm Halford is only the second Gamma Lambda brother to receive this honor....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of C. Norman Halford (SS# issued in MA).
See the obituary of his wife, Ruth LeCras Halford, in this compilation.
Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918 (Ancestry) lists Charles Roberts Halford, married age 23 years 9 months on 19 Aug 1915, living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England, on 28 Nov 1891. He had previously served 4 years in the military in England.
The England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837–1983 (Ancestry), lists the birth of Charles Roberts Halford in the last quarter of 1894 (no other data given) in Alverstoke, Hampshire. [Alverstoke is 1 mile southwest of Gosport.]
On the 1891 England census, there is only one Halford family living in Alverstoke: Edward Halford, 1st class officer, age 38, born Leamington, Warwickshire; his wife Jane S. 36 born Middleboro, Yorkshire; children: James E. Halford 10 born Leamington; Edith M. 9 born Kenilworth, Warwickshire; Constance J. 6 born Kenilworth; and Lilian 3 born Scotland; and a servant.
In 1901 this family is in Southwest Battersea (District 35), Battersea, London: Edward Halford, revenue inspector age 48, born Leamington, Warw.; his wife Jane S. 46 born Middleboro, Yorks.; children: Edith M. 19 born Kenilworth, Warw.; Constance J. 17 born Kenilworth, Warw.; Lilian 13 born Scotland; Charles R. 6 born Gosport, Hampshire; Dorothy 4 born Evesham, Worcestershire; and a servant.
In 1871, Edward is living with his parents in Leamington: Henry Robert Halford, waiter age 64, born Southam Warwickshire; his daughter Fanny single age 34 born Leamington; son Edward 18 born Leamington; and a lodger.
His HALFORD lineage: C. Norman 1926 Canada1, Charles Roberts 1891/1894 England2, Edward 1853 England3, Henry Robert 1807 England4.
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CANZIZA ALFORD LOCKHART
Photo from All Faith Memorial
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 25 September 2014
Canziza Alford-Lockhart, “MaMoo”, 88 of Hartford, CT departed this life on September 20, 2014.
Canziza was born in Americus, GA, on April 23, 1926 to the late John and Donnie Alford. She is predeceased by her husband Willie “Dub” Lockhart.
She retired from the State of CT after many years of service.
Canziza leaves behind her children: Odies B Lockhart, Janie Baxter (Jeffrey), John Lockhart, Cassie Cooper, Annie Lee Wilson, Willie Lockhart Jr., Samuel Davis. Lockhart, Nancy Frederick (Charles), Curtis Anthony Lockhart (Audrey), James Lockhart (Althea), Elizabeth Lockhart.
She was predeceased by one daughter (Joan Lockhart) and three sons (Willie James Lockhart, Willie Lee “Shockie” Lockhart, and Alfred “June” Ross).
She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and a host of family and friends
Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 11:00 am at The Church of the Most High God, 692 Garden Street, Hartford with calling hour at 9:00 am.
Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, CT. Services are entrusted to All Faith Memorial, South Windsor, CT….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
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CARL GILLETTE ALVORD
1925 U.S. Passport photo
From Passport Applications (Ancestry)
BRANFORD REVIEW AND EAST HAVEN NEWS
Branford, New Haven Co., CT—24 July 1941
Carl Gillette Alvord passed away yesterday at 4 p.m. at his summer home in Pine Orchard.
He was 38 years of age, and was born in Torrington, the son of Charles Alvord and Alice H. Hendey.
The body has been removed to Torrington for burial which will take place in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington.
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Charles Hubbell Alvord and Clara Alice Hendey Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Carl Gillette 1903 CT1, Charles Hubbell 1861 CT2, Henry 1819 CT3, Saul 1781 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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CARL ROGER ALFORD
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Monday, 22 September 1947
WILLIMANTIC, Sept. 22—Carl R. Alford, 69, who retired June 1 from the hardware business he had conducted here since he was a young man, died today [September 22] at his home after a long illness.
Photo from Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Steven
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Giles Humphrey Alford and Adeline Curtis Cadwell Alford; and sister Adelaide Louise Alford in this compilation.
From his 1942 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry): Carl Roger Alford was born 13 Aug 1878 in Windham Co., CT.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Carl Roger 1878 CT1, Giles Humphrey 1827 MA2, Roman 1793 CT3, Arba 1768 CT4, Nathaniel 1737 CT5, Nathaniel 1698 CT6, Josiah 1649 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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CAROLINE MAE GREENE HALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 27 February 1974
Photo from Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Caroline Halford (SS# issued in CT) was born 4 Apr 1900 and died _____ Feb 1874, last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of her husband, Henry Thomas Halford Sr.; and son Henry Thomas Halford Jr. in this compilation.
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CARRIE ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 22 August 1868
Deaths: Alvord—In Bolton, Aug. 18, Carrie, daughter of Henry and Mary W. Alvord, aged 8 years.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Henry Alvord and Mary Williams Gillett Alvord; and siblings Charles Hubbell Alvord, Emma Gillett Alvord Beardslee, and Louisa Alvord Carpenter in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of her sister Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries; and of her sister Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Carrie 1860 CT1, Henry 1819 CT2, Saul 1781 CT3, Saul 1763 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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CATHALINE ALFORD ARCHER
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 29 March 1968
Photo from Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Joppa, Harford Co., MD—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, George Snyder
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
We included the obituary of her brother William Brewster Alford Sr. in Florida Obituaries.
From Ohio, Births and Christenings Index (Ancestry): Carry C. Alford was born 27 Sept 1885 in Windham, Portage Co., OH, daughter of Wm. V. Alford and Libbie Barns.
On the 1900 census, she is Carrie C. Alford, age 14.
From Ohio, County Marriage Records (Ancestry): C. Cathaline Alford, age 20, daughter of Wm. V. Alford and Libbie Barnes, married J. Clark Archer on 26 Feb 1906 in Portage Co., OH.
From:
BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA—Friday, 3 March 1995
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Carrie Cathaline 1885 PA1, William Valorus 1858 OH2, Darius Manley 1832 OH3, Levi 1789 MA4, Elijah 1757 MA5, Elijah 1732 CT6, Josiah 1696 CT7, Josiah 1649 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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CATHERINE ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 14 October 1895
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Catherine 1816 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CATHARINE WOODRUFF ALFORD
Great-Great-Grandmother of Wayne Elmer Alford, AAFA #1364
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 9 January 1869
Deaths: Alford—in Southington, Nov. 27, Catharine, wife of Rollin Alford, aged 41 years.
Photo from Oak Hill Cemetery, Southington, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: From CT Marriages: Rollin Alford married Catharine Woodruff on 23 Aug 1848 in Southington, Hartford Co., CT.
We included the obituary of her son Rollin W. Alford in Illinois Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Rollin 1822 CT1, Daniel M. 1796 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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CELESTE HELEN ALFORD BARNES
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 3 January 1915
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Euclid W. Alford and Mary E. Keeney Alford Baldwin; and brothers Frank Wells Alford and Hestes Ward Alford in this compilation.
In 1850 Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #475: Euclid Alford, farmer age 36; Mary 33; Helen 6, Hester (female) 5, and William E. 2. All were born in CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Celeste Helen 1844 CT1, Euclid W. 1813 CT2, William L. 1774 CT3, Joseph 1748 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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CHARLES ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 19 March 1889
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, George Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
Charles had a twin brother, James, who died 17 March 1820.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 287:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Charles 1819 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CHARLES ALVORD
From A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord, by Samuel Morgan Alvord, following page 354
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Sunday, 14 July 1901
WINSTED [Litchfield Co.], Conn., July 13—Charles Alvord, aged seventy-four, a prominent citizen, millionaire, and founder of the Excelsior Needle Company of Torrington, the largest manufacturing establishment of its kind in the world, died suddenly at his home in that town this morning. He retired in his usual health last night, and when an attendant went to his rooms about 7 o’clock this morning Mr. Alvord complained of not feeling well. Physicians were hurriedly summoned, but he expired shortly afterward.
His death is attributed to general debility incident to old age.
Of recent years he had given much to churches. He was a friend to the workingmen, and frequently showed this by clearing up mortgages on their homes.
He is survived by a widow, a daughter, and two sons, both officers of the Excelsior Needle Company.
The funeral will be Monday afternoon at the house. The interment will be private.
Photos from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son George Buell Alvord; parents, Saul Alvord III and Phebe Buell Alvord; and brothers Henry Alvord, John Buell Alvord, and Saul Alvord IV in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son John Francis Alvord in New York Obituaries.
He is listed as Charles Hubbell Alvord in the obituary of his son George Buell Alvord, but no middle name is in any other known record. Charles Hubbell Alvord is the name of his nephew, son of his brother Henry Alvord.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 354–356:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Charles 1826 CT1, Saul 1781 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CHARLES EDWARD ALVORD, JR.
THE CHRONICLE
Willimantic, Windham Co., CT—Wednesday, 28 February 2006
SCOTLAND [Windham Co.]—Charles E. Alvord, Jr., 71, of Scotland, husband of Mary (Herron) Alvord, died Monday, February 27, 2006 at the Windham Hospital.
He was born January 13, 1935, the son of Charles Alvord, Sr. and Irene (Chennet) Alvord. He had lived in California for over 30 years before returning to Connecticut in 1984. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and for many years a member of the Knights of Columbus achieving 4th degree status.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Athena Meyer of Milwaukee, OR and Charles E. Alvord, III of Eureka, CA; a brother, David Alvord of Philadelphia, PA; four stepchildren, William Kitfield, Richard Kitfield, Maryann MacKinnon, all of Scotland, James Kitfield of Canterbury and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by a stepson, Timothy Kitfield of Scotland and a sister, Dorothy Armstrong.
His family will receive friends at the Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St., Rte. 195, Willimantic on Wednesday from 7: 00 to 9: 00 p. m. Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Thursday at 2: 00 p. m. Burial with military honors will follow in the Scotland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Charles E. Alvord (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of his parents, Charles Edward Alvord Sr. and Irene D. Chenette Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Charles Edward 1935 CT1, Charles Edward 1911 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1853 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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CHARLES EDWARD ALVORD, SR.
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Friday, 15 October 1999
Charles E. Alvord Sr.
May 15, 1911–Oct. 14, 1999
SCOTLAND [Windham Co.]—Charles E. Alvord Sr., 88, died Thursday at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic [Windham Co.].
He was born May 15, 1911, in Dayville [Windham Co.], a son of Eugene and Sadie (Malley) Alvord, and had lived in Scotland since 1938. During World War II, he worked at Electric Boat in Groton and Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. Afterwards, he was employed for many years by Beacon Feeds Milling Co., from which he retired. He then worked for Kendall Corp. in North Windham for 10 years. He was a 4th degree Knight of Columbus, San Jose Council No. 14, and a member of the Willimantic Moose Lodge, the Irish Club, the Little River Grange and the Scotland Volunteer Fire Department.
His first wife, Irene D. Chenette, and his second wife, Irene F. (Levesque) DeMarchi, predeceased Mr. Alvord.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Alvord Jr. of Scotland and Davis Alvord of Philadelphia; two stepsons, Frank DeMarchi of Willimantic and Joseph DeMarchi of South Windham; a brother, James Alvord of Putnam; a sister; Alice Benoit of Putnam; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His daughter, Dorothy Armstrong, predeceased him.
The funeral procession will be Saturday at 8:30 a.m. from the Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St., Willimantic (Route 195, 1/2 mile south of Route 6) to a celebration of his funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Margaret Church, Route 14, Scotland. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Windham.... In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society....
Photo from Saint Joseph Cemetery, Willimantic, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, CLS
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Charles E. Alvord (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of his first wife, Irene D. Chenette Alvord; son Charles Edward Alvord Jr.; siblings Alice Mary Alvord Benoit and Arthur Dwight Alvord in this compilation.
From CT Marriages: Charles E. Alvord of Scotland, Windham Co., CT, age 49, married Irene F. DeMarchi of Windham, age 46, on 21 Apr 1961 in Windham.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Charles Edward 1911 CT1, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY2, George Edward 1853 NY3, Samuel Hart 1823 NY4, Samuel 1794 VT5, Benjamin 1762 MA6, Moses 1735 MA7, John 1711 MA8, John 1685 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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CHARLES HUBBELL ALVORD
1925 U.S. Passport photo
From Passport Applications (Ancestry)
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 3 September 1930
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Clara Alice Hendey Alvord; son Carl Gillette Alvord; parents, Henry Alvord and Mary Williams Gillett Alvord; and siblings Carrie Alvord, Emma Gillett Alvord Beardslee, and Louisa Alvord Carpenter in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brother Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of his sister Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries; and of his sister Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 563:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Charles Hubbell 1861 CT1, Henry 1819 CT2, Saul 1781 CT3, Saul 1763 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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CHARLOTTE ALFORD MACVICAR
MONTCLAIR TIMES
Montclair, Essex Co., NJ—Thursday, 30 April 1959
Photo from Grove Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jan Franco
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her parents, Joseph Warren Alford and Florence Mahin Alford; and brother Charles Mahin Alford in New Jersey Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Charlotte 1905 NJ1, Joseph Warren 1875 NJ2, Charles Gustavus 1845 MA3, George Washington 1822 VT4, Ammi 1788 VT5, Benedict 1757 CT6, Benedict 1716 CT7, Benedict 1688 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 161910.
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CHARLOTTE CASE ALFORD
COLUMBIAN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday, 2 December 1876
Deaths: In Pleasant Valley, Nov. 21, Mrs. Charlotte Alford, aged 83 years, relic of the late Roman Alford.
AAFA NOTES: Charlotte was the daughter of Humphrey Case and Freelove Harrington. Roman and Charlotte Alford had 13 children.
Roman and Charlotte share a gravestone in Riverside Cemetery, Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT, but the gravestone is worn and nearly illegible [Find A Grave].
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Roman 1793 CT1, Arba 1768 CT2, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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CHAUNCEY HART ALVORD
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Monday, 23 May 1881
Died: Alvord—In Morris, May 11th, Chauncey H. Alvord, aged 77 years.
Photo from Morris Burying Ground, Morris, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jim Lawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his sons Clark Leander Alvord, Edwin B. Alvord, and Jerome Lobdell Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 163
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Chauncey Hart 1803 CT1, Seth 1754 CT2, Seth 1714 MA3, Thomas 1683 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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CHLOE ALFORD
AMERICAN MERCURY
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 13 April 1819
Died: At Barkhamsted on the 30th inst. Miss Chloe Alford, daughter of Mr. Arba Alfrod [sic] aged 20.
Photo from Riverton Cemetery, Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her brother Arba Alford Jr. in this compilation.
Chloe was born 19 Dec 1798, daughter of Arba Alford and Eunice Case. She shares a gravestone with them.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Chloe 1798 CT1, Arba 1768 CT2, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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CLARA ALICE HENDEY ALVORD
1925 U.S. Passport photo
From Passport Applications (Ancestry)
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 10 June 1949
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Charles Hubbell Alvord; and son Carl Gillette Alvord in this compilation.
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CLAIRE M. HALFORD WAY
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 29 March 2009
Claire M. (Halford) Way, 81, of Windsor and formerly of Wethersfield, passed away Thursday, (March 26, 2009).
She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Way. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of Earl and Mary Halford.
Claire was a member of St. Theresa’s Guild at Sacred Heart Church in Wethersfield.
She leaves behind her daughter, Maureen Hettinger of Tolland; two granddaughters, Laura and Jessica Hettinger; and four nieces, Maureen, Coleen, Cheryl and Sandy.
She was predeceased by a brother, James Halford and a sister, Loretta Ferris.
The funeral service will be Wednesday, April 1, 10 a.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Clair H. Way (SS# issued in CT) was born 31 Aug 1927, last residence Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of her mother, Mary Ennis Halford, in this compilation.
Her HALFORD lineage: Claire M. 1927 CT1, Earl Fayette 1897 MA2, Walter E. 1867 MA3, Henry 1828 England4, Samuel 1794 England5.
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CLARA HAWKINS ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Saturday, 30 November 1963
Private services for Mrs. Clara Alvord, of 86 Elm street, Fairfield, widow of Dr. Joseph Dana Alvord, who died yesterday in her home, will take place in the Fairfield funeral home of Albert W. Spear, 39 South Benson road. Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Alvord was a native of Bridgeport. She was an honorary member of the Bridgeport Mother’s club and a member of the Fairfield Golden Age club.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Forrest C. Benson, of Fairfield, with whom she resided; two grandsons, and a niece.
Photo from Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband’s paternal grandmother, Ruth Rosella Starkweather Alvord, in this compilation.
From SSACI: Clara Hawkins Alvord was born 21 Apr 1874 in Bridegport, CT, daughter of Charles E. Hawkins and Marietta Hubbs.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 620–621:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Joseph Dana 1872 CT1, Isaac Williston 1847 MA2, Joseph Dana 1824 MA3, Isaac 1779 MA4, Jehiel 1756 MA5, Jonathan 1712 MA6, Jonathan 1669 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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CLARA MAE CLEVELAND ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 2 May 1968
TRUMBULL—Mrs. Clara Mae Alvord, 87, of 220 North street died today in the Van Doren convalescent home, Fairfield. Services will take place Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the Stratford funeral home of Dennis and D’Arcy, 2611 Main street, with the Rev. Lynn Wood, pastor of the Washington Park Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Elizabeth [Union Co.], N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Mrs. Alvord had been a resident this area 75 years. She was a retired secretary of the former A.A. Electric Manufacturing company, Bridgeport. Mrs. Alvord was a member of the Washington Park church 75 years and a former organist there.
Survivors are a son, Maurice C. Alvord of Nichols; a daughter Mrs. Gilbert B. Williams of Stratford; a sister, Mrs. F.L. Thornberry of Dallas, Pa.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Friday, 3 May 1968
TRUMBULL—Services for Mrs. Clara May Cleveland Alvord, 87, of 220 North street, who died Thursday in the Van Doren convalescent home, Fairfield, will take place Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the Stratford funeral home of Dennis and D’Arcy, 2611 Main street, with the Rev. Lynn Wood, pastor of the Washington Park Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Elizabeth, N.J.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Clara Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 12 June 1880 and died _____ May 1968, last residence Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of her son Maurice Clark Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of her husband, Harry Clark Alvord, in Pennsylvania Obituaries.
From CT Deaths: Clara M. Alvord, divorced, died 2 May 1968 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.
From New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 (Ancestry): Clara M. Cleveland was born 12 June 1880 in Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ, daughter of Maurice M. Cleveland and Mary E. Powell.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 506:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Harry Clark 1878 CT1, Clark Leander 1850 CT2, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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CLARISSA GRISWOLD ALFORD
AMERICAN MERCURY
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—14 December 1809
Died: At Windsor on the xst [sic] inst. Clarissa Alford, wife of Mr. William Alford, aged 34 years.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, William L. Alford, in this compilation.
Clarissa Griswold, born about 1774, was the first wife of William L. Alford. They were married 8 Feb 1802 in Connecticut and had four children.
After Clarissa’s death William m. (2) Selina Griswold (1782–1821) 3 Apr 1810 by whom there was one child, and m. (3) Maria Barber (1795–1863) 4 July 1837 in Hartford.
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CLARK KELLER ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 27 August 1981
Photo from Springdale Cemetery, East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Clark Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 19 May 1911 and died _____ Aug 1981, last residence Windsor Locks, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Josephine Frey Hibben Alvord; and parents, Raymond Smith Alvord and Lena Louise Keller Alvord, in this compilation.
On Clark Keller Alvord’s 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 29, living in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT. He was born 19 May 1911 in Waterbury, CT. His contact is his mother, Mrs. Raymond Smith Alvord, of the same address.
From CT Marriages: Clark Alvord married Josephine Hibben on 26 Apr 1947 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Clark Keller 1911 CT1, Raymond Smith 1889 CT2, Joseph Clark 1858 CT3, Elijah Anson 1825 CT4, Martin 1788 CT5, Saul 1753 MA6, Saul 1717 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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CLARK LEANDER ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Monday, 8 July 1918
In Stratford, Conn., July 5, 1918, Clark L. Alvord, aged 68 years.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, Riverton Terrace, Stratford, on Monday, July 8th, at 2:30 p.m.
Interment at Lakeview cemetery. Automobile cortege.
Photo from Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, Chauncey Hart Alvord; and brothers Edwin B. Alvord and Jerome Lobdell Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Harry Clark Alvord in Pennsylvania Obituaries.
Clark’s wife was Georgianna Pardee (1854–1934).
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 304:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His ALVORD lineage: Clark Leander 1850 CT1, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT2, Seth 1754 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CORA BROCKETT ALFORD HARVEY
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 19 July 1966
Photo from Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Cora A. Harvey (SS# issued in CT) was born 6 Oct 1876 and died 15 July 1966 [sic], last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Samuel Dey Alford and Nellie Brockett Alford, in this compilation.
Wedding announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 23 October 1902
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Cora Brockett 1876 CT1, Samuel Dey 1847 CT2, Samuel O. 1808 CT3, Samuel 1770 CT4, Pelatiah 1739 CT5, Josiah 1696 CT6, Josiah 1649 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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CORA ESTELLE ALVORD HAMILTON
Probably 1913 – baby Wesley born Oct 1912
Notation on back of photo reads “4 Generations, Grandma Alvord [Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord], Wesley [Newton’s son], cousin Newton [Cora’s son], Aunt Cora”
Photo from Bonnie Ellis’s Marion E. Ellis Family Tree (Ancestry)
NEW BRITAIN HERALD
New Britain, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 9 January 1917
In another article:
BRISTOL PRESS
Bristol, Hartford Co., CT—_____ January 1917
In another article:
BRISTOL PRESS
Bristol, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 11 January 1917
Photos from West Cemetery, Plainville, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Francis Lyman Alvord (with large family photo) and Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord; and siblings Dwight Henry Alvord and Mary Carlena Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 499:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Cora Estelle 1859 CT1, Francis Lyman 1829 CT2, Ashbel 1780 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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CORIDON ALEXIS ALVORD, SR.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord, following p. 28—see below
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 5 December 1874
Mr. Corydon A. Alvord died at his residence on Spring street, in this city, on Saturday last, of an attack of paralysis. He left his house on the morning of Tuesday the 17th inst., in his usual health, apparently, and returned home not far from noon, showing symptoms of a severe paralytic stroke, which had seriously affected his mind and speech. He failed rapidly from that time until his death, not being able at any time to converse rationally or intelligibly. He was known to have transacted some business correctly after leaving home on the morning of the attack, but in one or two places he visited later in the day, something unusual was noticed in his manner and speech. The attack, probably, came when he was on the street. He found his way home alone, however, though he was not in his right mind when he arrived there.
Mr. Alvord was born in Winchester, in this state, May 12th, 1813, and was the son of Mr. John Alvord of that town and the grandson of Eliphaz Alvord, for many years town clerk during the early history of the town. He came to Hartford in the fifteenth year of his age, and served an apprenticeship at the printer’s trade in the office of Philemon Canfield, in a building which stood in the rear of the present site of Marble block, Central row. He remained with Mr. Canfield until that gentleman gave up business.
He afterwards occupied the position of foreman at the office of Case & Tiffany. He left there in 1845 and went to New York, where he commenced business for himself at the corner of John and Dutch streets.
He was afterwards for a short time in Gold street, and finally removed to No. 15 Vandewater street, where he built up a fine book printing establishment, which was probably the largest and best equipped office of its kind, owned by one man, in the country. He made a specialty of nice illustrated books, and had no superior in this department of printing. Mrs. Colt’s “Armsmear” was printed at his establishment.
He came to Hartford to reside in 1867, having purchased the place on Prospect avenue, next south of the Hon. Chas. M. Pond’s residence. He greatly improved his place and sold it to Mr. Wareham Griswold, in March, 1872.
After removing his family to Hartford Mr. Alvord continued his business in New York. In the spring of 1871 he sold his office and business to the New York printing company, accepting the position of superintendent of the company. This position he gave up when the “Committee of Seventy” took possession of the company’s Twelfth street establishment on account of Tweed’s interest in it. He has resided at No. 63 Spring street, since May last.
Mr. Alvord was quite well known to many of our citizens—some of whom knew him while with Mr. Canfield, and with Case & Tiffany, years ago, and others have had pleasant intercourse with him during recent years. He had a taste for historical and genealogical research and was especially interested in matters connected with the history of Hartford and his native town—Winchester. One of the last things he did was to write a couple of articles for the Winsted Herald urging the construction of a drive around the border of the beautiful lake in that place, to make still more inviting to strangers a place naturally beautiful and attractive. He was the author of some “Reminiscences of Hartford,” a series of sketches published in The Courant a year or two ago.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, John Alvord; and son Francis Jonathan Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his mother, Experience Webb Alvord, in Ohio Obituaries; of his children Florence Nightingale Alvord and George Mather Alvord in New York Obituaries.
His name is sometimes spelled Corydon in records and publications. His burial place has not been located.
From Connecticut Marriages, 1630–1997 (FamilySearch.org): Coridon A. Alvord married Mary A. Buckland in Sept 1836 in Hartford.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), Preface, unnumbered pages:
Interest in a genealogy of the Alvord family antedates that of most New England families. In the early “sixties” William Alvord Burke of Lowell, Mass., became interested in the genealogy of the families of his father and mother and published the “Burke and Alvord Memorial.” (Published by Henry Dutton and Son, Boston.) Mr. Burke engaged John A. Boutelle of Woburn, Mass., to gather and arrange the data….
Shortly after the publication of the “Burke and Alvord Memorial” Coridon A. Alvord, a prominent printer of New York City, became interested in the matter and desired that a complete genealogy of the Alvord family should be published. He at once engaged Mr. Boutelle, who proceeded to further carry on his genealogical work on the Alvord family. From 1866 until 1868 Mr. Boutelle was apparently devoting a good share of his time to this work. Mr. Alvord alone met the full expense of this undertaking, which was considerably over one thousand dollars.
When it seemed that the work was nearing completion and would soon be in press, Mr. Alvord met with sad affliction which affected his business relations, so that he did not see his way clear to carry out his plans for publication. Mr. Boutelle’s health also began to fail about this time. Both these men died a few years later and the manuscript was packed away with Mr. Alvord’s papers. And so it happened that for twenty-five years what had been gathered at great labor and expense was laid away and almost forgotten. We can scarcely overestimate the value of Mr. Alvord’s unselfish effort and everyone interested in the history of this family owes him a debt of gratitude….
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 278–279:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Coridon Alexis 1813 CT1, John 1773 CT2, Eliphaz A. 1742 CT3, Jonathan 1711 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CRAINE LAMONT ALFORD
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—_____ January 2017
Craine Lamont Alford, 54, of Waterbury, departed this life unexpectedly January 11, 2017.
He was born August 11, 1962 in Waterbury a son to the proud parents, Raymond James and Ola Mae (Young) Alford.
Craine was educated in the Waterbury public school system where he excelled academically. He was a jack of all trades and practiced his entrepreneurial skills in the area for most of his life. He was the funniest person known to many. His gentle demeanor endeared him to those who surrounded him. Did you know he was an honor student while in school? Having said that, he DID run away barefoot in the ice cold winter from a home visiting truant officer. I’ve never known him to be ungenerous and I hope I’ve been generous in plauding his importance to so many lives.
He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Cappella, brother Ryan O’Neil Alford, sister Ramona “Pinky” Alford Greene, nieces; Sherry Marquita Layne and Cherelle Greene, nephew Guy Garrison Greene II, grand nephew, Jvonne Greene, grand niece, Jessica Greene, several cousins, extended family and friends.
Craine was preceded in death by brothers Gary Cassell and Mark.
Craine was a son, father, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He always proclaimed to be a momma’s boy, well mommy’s waiting to embrace her son. Love you and will miss you, my beloved brother, Craine. FAREWELL
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WATERBURY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—Sunday, 15 January 2017
WATERBURY—Mr. Craine Lamont Alford, 54, of Waterbury, departed this life unexpectedly Jan. 11, 2017.
He was born Aug. 11, 1962 in Waterbury, a son to the proud parents, Raymond James and Ola Mae (Young) Alford.
Memorial service 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Chapel Memorial Funeral Home, 35-37 Grove St., Waterbury.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his brother Mark R. Alford in this compilation.
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CURTIS HUNT ALVORD, JR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 4 January 2002
Curtis Hunt Alvord, Jr., of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, (January 2, 2002) at St. Francis Hospital.
Born September 26, 1927 in Colebrook [Litchfield Co.], he was the son of the late Curtis Hunt Alvord and Katherine (Gaylord) Alvord. He graduated from the Westminster School in 1946 and attended Yale University. He was U.S. Army veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division. He was formerly employed by Hamilton Standard, and later owned and operated Alvord Equipment and Northeastern Turf Corp. in Simsbury, and C.H. Alvord Co. in Bloomfield. He was a former member of the Hartford Golf Club, Ducks Unlimited, and was a member of the Brookside Association in Colebrook. He was an avid skier and hunter who loved the out of doors.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia (McMahon) Alvord; three sons, David W. Alvord and his wife Linda, and their three sons, Jared, Zachary and Caleb of Plainfield, MA; C. Hunt Alvord, III and his wife Gail of Avon, and their two children, Kaitlin Elizabeth and Curtis Hunt Alvord, IV; and Jonathan G. Alvord of Canton, and his daughter, Christina Alvord; a daughter Leslie S. Alvord of Unionville; two sisters, Sylvia Creedon of West Hartford, and Nancy A. Kipp of Princeton, MA; and a step son, Trevor McMahon.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 11 a.m., in Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave., Hartford….
Memorial contributions may be made to the Amputee Coalition of America, 900 East Hill Ave., Suite 285, Knoxville, TN 37915 or the Colebrook Land Conservancy, PO Box 90, Colebrook, CT 06021-0090.
The James T. Pratt Funeral Service, Wethersfield, is in charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Curtis H. Alvord (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of his first wife, Sally Brinckerhoff Goodell Alvord; parents, Curtis Hunt Alvord Sr. and Katharine Fuller Gaylord Alvord; and sister Sylvia Alvord Creedon in this compilation.
From CT Marriages: Curtis H. Alvord of West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, age 59, married Patricia E. McMahon, age 41 of Hartford, on 20 June 1987 in Colebrook, Litchfield Co., CT.
In 2018, a Find A Grave photographer reported that he has no gravestone, and the only gravestone on the plot where he’s buried is for his parents.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Curtis Hunt 1927 CT1, Curtis Hunt 1899 CT2, George Stephen 1865 CT3, James Richards 1823 CT4, James Hall 1781 CT5, Ruel 1750 CT6, Seth 1714 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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CURTIS HUNT ALVORD, SR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 14 February 1993
Curtis H. Alvord Sr., founder and retired president of Andersen Laboratories of Bloomfield and a former president of the Hartford Boys Club, died Friday [February 12] at a West Hartford convalescent home. He was 93.
Mr. Alvord graduated from Yale University in 1923 and joined Hart Manufacturing, an electronics instruments company, where he was vice president from 1925 to 1938. He later founded Andersen Laboratories, a maker of scientific equipment, and was its president until retirement he retired in 1959.
He was a former member and president of the Boys Club of Hartford and a founding member of the Essex Yacht Club. Born in Winsted, he lived in West Hartford most of his life.
Photo from Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Curtis H. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 19 Nov 1899, last residence West Hartford.
See the obituaries of his wife, Katharine Fuller Gaylord Alvord; and children Curtis Hunt Alvord Jr. and Sylvia Alvord Creedon in this compilation.
Wedding announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 25 October 1924
On Curtis Hunt Alvord Sr.’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 18, a student at Taft School in Watertown, Litchfield Co., CT. He names his father George S. Alvord of Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT, as his nearest relative. His birth date is 10 Nov 1899.
On the 1900 census, Curtis Sr. is listed with his parents in Winchester (District 267), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #270: George S. Alvord, occupation blank, age 34 born Aug 1865 in CT; wife Grace H. 33 born Aug 1866 in CT; son Curtis H. 6/12 born Nov 1899 in CT; mother[-in-law] Sylvia A. Hunt 72 born Dec 1828 in CT; and 2 apparent servants.
On the 1920 census, they are still in Winchester (District 232), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #156: George S. Alvord, bookkeeper at knife shop, age 55 born CT; his wife Grace H. 54 CT; son Curtis H. 20 CT; and a servant from Ireland.
From CT Deaths: Curtis Sr. d. 12 Feb 1993, age 93, in West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. He is listed as widowed, retired president of Anderson Lab.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 497:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Curtis Hunt 1899 CT1, George Stephen 1865 CT2, James Richards 1823 CT3, James Hall 1781 CT4, Ruel 1750 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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CYNTHIA ANN WARNER ALVORD
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Saturday, 10 December 1910
BOLTON
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Elijah Anson Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and sons John Austin Alvord, Joseph Clark Alvord, and Samuel Morgan Alvord in this compilation.
From Lucien Warner’s The Descendants of Andrew Warner (New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1919), pp. 483, 631–632 (Ancestry):
Cynthia Ann Warner, born 26 Jan 1830 in Bolton, Tolland Co., CT, the daughter of Ashbel Warner and Hannah Morgan, m. Elijah Anson Alvord in Bolton on 12 Oct 1856. He was born 10 Apr 1825 in Bolton, the son of Martin Alvord and Martha Burleigh Clark. They had 6 children. He d. in Bolton on 4 Oct 1870. Cynthia, a “woman by nature modest and retiring, after her husband’s death she brought up her large family on slender resources, keeping the children together and giving them good educations, and also taking into her home and caring for
four aged members of the family. She was a member of the Bolton Congregational Church for fifty years.” Cynthia d. 1 Dec 1910 in Bolton.
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CYNTHIA HOOKER OLCOTT ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—9 July 1827
Died: At Bolton, Mrs. Cynthia Alvord, 66, wife of Saul Alvord.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Saul Alvord Jr., in this compilation.
Cynthia Hooker Olcott was the second wife of Saul Alvord. She was born 1760 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, the daughter of Roger Hooker and Anna Kellogg. She died 27 June 1827, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT. She married Seth Alvord in Feb 1813, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
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DONNA MARIE ALFORD LUCK TARRANT
THE DAY
New London, New London Co., CT—20 May 2012
GROTON—Donna M. Tarrant, 75, of Groton, was surrounded by her loving family when she was taken from them on Monday, May 14, 2012, after her courageous fight against cancer.
Donna was born on the White Earth Indian Reservation in White Earth, Minn., on April 19, 1937, to the late Vitaline (LaGue) and Joseph Alford. Donna was raised on the reservation by her grandparents, Mary and Paul, until she was eight. After her grandmother passed away, her father moved her to Montana, and later to Miami, Fla. where she met her first husband, Roger Luck, in 1951. The family moved to Connecticut in 1968 and she lived in the City of Groton until her death. She married her present husband, Ron, in 1976.
Donna was a very loving woman, hospitable and most generous to anyone that crossed her path. She loved to cook large meals for family and friends, and prepare her delicious desserts. She loved family picnics at Gillette’s Castle and Devil’s Hopyard, family gatherings and traveling. Her family was always entertained by her storytelling about her childhood adventures on the White Earth Reservation and in Montana. She enjoyed playing cards at her kitchen table with family and friends while listening to WCTY. She enjoyed feeding the family dog, Pepper, spaghetti and loved her Siamese cats, especially Shami.
Donna worked as a nurse’s aide at Brevard Memorial Hospital in Melbourne, Fla., and as a cook in several area nursing homes in Connecticut. She babysat for many children throughout the years who now consider her their second mom. She was a fine seamstress, sewing many outfits for her children and their Barbie dolls. She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1958 and devoted many hours teaching others about the Bible. She recently retired from Lawncrest Apartments of Groton, where she worked for 16 years as manager.
Donna is survived by her husband of 36 “wonderful” years, Ron Tarrant; four children and their spouses, Kathryn (Luck) Brown-Tracy (Alan), Cherie (Luck) Eastty (Richard), and Lisa M. Luck (Liz), all of Groton, and Roger Luck Jr.(Debbie) of Salem; 11 grandchildren and their spouses, Tara (Brown) Klein (Nate), Joey Brown, Cheyenne Tracy, Philip Eastty (Amber), Katie Eastty, Joel Eastty, Emily Eastty, Mika Cormier, Mark Davis, Jeremy Luck and Ally Luck; nine great-grandchildren, Dakota, Cadence, Noah, Joseph, Amelia, Jay, Derrick , Aidan and Kharma. She is also survived by her first cousin, Janice Belcher of Cocoa, Fla. and many cousins left on the Reservation….
A Celebration of Life will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Groton Municipal Building. Burial will be private at a later date.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Donna M. Tarrant (SS# issued in FL) was born 19 Apr 1937, last residence not listed.
We included the obituary of her father, Joseph Alford in Florida Obituaries.
From Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935–1995 (Ancestry): Donna Marie Alford was born 19 Apr 1937 in Becker Co., MN, daughter of Joseph and Vitalin Alford.
From Connecticut, Divorce Index, 1968–1997 (Ancestry): Donn [sic], Native American born _____ Apr 1938 in MN, and Roger Luck, born _____ Sept 1929 in NY, were married _____ Sept 1955 in FL and divorced _____ Dec 1974 in New London Co., CT. They had2 children
From CT Marriages: Donna M. Luck, Native American age 37, married Claud Tarrant in Groton, New London Co., CT, on 6 Feb 1976.
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DOROTHY E. ABARE DEEGAN ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 18 August 1998
Dorothy E. (Abare) Deegan Alvord, widow of Morgan H. Alvord and James F. Deegan, died Sunday (August 16, 1998).
She was born in Troy, NH, the daughter of the late Ida-Mae (Hannon) and Henry W. Abare, she made her home in West Hartford for many years and in Bloomfield since 1978. She was a volunteer at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center for 18 years in their gift shop, and was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary and served on their Board of Directors. Mrs. Alvord was a member of the Women’ s Auxiliary of the Salvation Army, St. Thomas Seminary, St. Agnes Home, and St. Timothy Church. She had served as a member of Mark Twain Memorial Women’s Auxiliary and served on their board of directors. Mrs. Alvord was President of House and Garden Club of West Hartford and a member of the Hartford Golf Club.
She leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Don and Carol Deegan of New Milford; three grandchildren, Barbara Deegan DaSilva of Bethel, James Deegan III, and Michael Deegan of New Milford; three great-grandchildren, Steven DaSilva, Michaela and Sean Deegan; two sisters, Mrs. Alfred Ahearn (Eileen) of East Hartford and Mrs. Joseph Modry (Alice) of Marston Mills, Cape Cod, MA; a brother-in-law, Michael Clarey of Wethersfiled, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves a stepdaughter and her husband, Patricia and John Bryant of East Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA; two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Christopher Nolan (Barbara) of Albany, CA., and Stephen Bryant of Newtonville, MA; and two step-great-grandchildren, Daniel B. and John A. Nolan both of Albany, CA.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, August 20, 10 a.m. in the Church of St. Timothy, 1116 North Main St., West Hartford. Burial will follow in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. Donations in her memory may be made to Father Gatzak, Office of Radio & TV Daily Mass Program, 785 Asylum Ave., Hartford , CT 06105, or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr., Wallingford, CT 06492.
Photo from Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Dorothy A. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 22 June 1907, but her death date is listed as 15 Aug 1998.
See the obituary of her second husband, Morgan Hanlon Alvord, in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Dorothy died 16 Aug 1998 and was born 21 June 1907 [different than SSDI]. In this record her maiden name is Abara.
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DWIGHT HENRY ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 12 April 1955
Services will take place tomorrow for Dwight Henry Alvord, of 2600 Fairfield avenue, a retired employe of Jennings Brothers, who died yesterday [April 11] in his home.
They will be conducted at 9 a.m. in the Dennis and D’Arcy funeral home, 1046 Fairfield avenue. A Mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9:30 o’clock in St. Ann’s church. Burial will be in St. Michael’s cemetery.
Mr. Alvord is survived by a son, Dwight T. Alvord; three daughters, Mrs. Rae Burke, Mrs. Edward MacDaniel and Mrs. Margaret Dwyer, all of Bridgeport; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Frank Joseph Alvord; parents, Francis Lyman Alvord (with large family photo) and Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord; and sisters Cora Estelle Alvord Hamilton and Mary Carlena Alvord in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Dwigh[t] H. Alvord, widowed age 88, died 11 Apr 1955 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 499:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Dwight Henry 1864 CT1, Francis Lyman 1829 CT2, Ashbel 1780 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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EDGERTON A. ALVORD
NEW YORK TIMES
New York, NY—9 March 1892
DIED
Alvord—at the rectory school, Hamden [New Haven Co.], Conn., on Sunday, March 6, 1892, of pneumonia, Edgerton A. Alvord, son of Frances D. and the late Alwyn A. Alvord, aged 18 years.
Funeral services at the residence of his grandmother, Mrs. Alonzo A. Alvord, No. 10 West 31st St., New York, Wednesday morning, March 9, at 10 o’clock.
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of his brother Alwyn Alonzo Alvord in Colorado Obituaries; and his sister Susan A. Alvord in Indiana Obituaries.
Edgerton Alvord was born 1 Feb 1874 in Orange, NJ, the son of Alwyn Alonzo Alvord (1839–1874) and Frances DeLord Edgerton.
The family is listed on the 1880 census in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN:
Francis D. Alvord (f) head 35 OH NY CT widow
Allyn A. [sic] [blank] 9 NY NY OH
Charlotte [blank] 8 NY NY OH
Edgerton son 6 NJ NY OH
+ a servant from Ireland—next door is the family of Frances’ parents.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 508–509:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edgerton A. 1874 NJ1, Alwyn Alonzo 1839 NY2, Alonzo Alwyn 1802 CT3, John 1774 CT4, John 1750 CT5, Elisha 1717 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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EDITH CAROLYN MILLIKEN ALVORD
From engagement announcement—see below
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 5 April 1988
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Edith M. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of her husband, Robert Williams Alvord Sr., in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
Engagement announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 13 July 1924
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EDITH NORTON ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 21 December 1964
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Alden Euclid Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter Ruth Alford Moore in Vermont Obituaries.
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EDNA GAY ALFORD SPRAGUE
Source unknown, but probably:
PLATTSBURGH PRESS-REPUBLICAN
Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY—_____ November 1990
MANCHESTER [Hartford Co.], Conn.—Edna G. Alford Sprague, 42, of Manchester, Conn., and formerly of Wilmington [Essex Co., NY], died Monday, Nov. 19, 1990.
She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Keene Valley [Essex Co., NY], the daughter of Clarence “Bill” Alford and Marion Shumway Deforest.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas R. Sprague of Manchester; two sons, Raymond W. and William D., both of Manchester; her mother, Marion Deforest of Wilmington; two sisters, Judy Bowlen and Victoria Hozley, both of Wilmington; a grandson, Nathan Sprague of Manchester; and several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home in AuSable Forks. A funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hazelton Cemetery in Wilmington....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
From CT Deaths: Edna G. Sprague was born 21 Dec 1947 in NY and died 19 Nov 1990 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, age 42.
Family Trees at RootsWeb.com lists her father as Clarence William Alford, born 13 Dec 1918 in Lake Placid, NY, and d. 8 July 1989 in Wilmington, NY. Her mother was Marion Shumway, who m. (2) _____ Deforest.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Edna Gay 1947 NY1, Clarence William 1918 NY2, David Ruel 1895 NY3, Francis 1865 NY4, Ruel 1839 NY5, Rufus 1812 VT6, Ashley Owen 1770 VT7, Benedict 1716 CT8, Benedict 1688 CT9, Jeremiah 1655 CT10, Benedict 1619 England11, Thomas 1598 England12.
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EDNA ROSE ALVORD
CONNECTICUT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—17 February 2011
Edna Rose Alvord, age 81, of Bridgeport, passed away February 12, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Manor.
She was born in Bridgeport, the beloved daughter of the late Dwight T. Alvord and Margaret Flynn Alvord. She resided on Noble Avenue, in east Bridgeport, near Beardsley Park for most of her life. She attended Beardsley School, graduated from Harding High School in 1946 and The Booth Bayliss Commercial School in 1950. She worked in the office of D’Addario Construction Company on Boston Avenue until her retirement. Edna was an active member of St. Charles Church. She loved her family and her pets, including her dog, Ginger, and three cats, Gigi, Casper and Tangerine.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Dwight T. Alvord.
Survivors include cousins Robert Hildreth, Findlay, Ohio, Susan Hildreth, Washington, D.C., Betsy Flynn, Fortaleza, Brasil, and Tom Flynn, Annapolis, Maryland.
Friends are invited to attend her funeral services on Friday at 9:15 a.m. at the Cyril F. Mullins Trumbull Funeral Home 399 White Plains Rd. and at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Church East Main Street Bpt. Burial at St. Michael’s Cemetery will be private….
Photo from Saint Michael’s Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Edna R. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 5 Aug 1929, last residence Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT.
On Dwight T. Alvord’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 19, living in Bridgeport, CT, born 6 Sept 1899. He names his father, Dwight T. Alvord of the same address, as his nearest relative.
From CT Deaths: Dwight T. Alvord was born 6 Sept 1899 in CT and died 10 March 1980 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Edna Rose 1929 CT1, Dwight T. 1899 CT2, Dwight Henry 1864 CT3, Francis Lyman 1829 CT4, Ashbel 1780 CT5, Seth 1754 CT6, Seth 1714 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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EDWARD JESUP ALVORD, SR.
COLUMBIAN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday, 24 October 1868
Deaths: In Southport [Fairfield Co.], Oct. 16, Edward J. Alvord, aged 37 years.
In another article:
Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College
Deceased during the Academical Year ending in July, 1869….
Class of 1852
Edward Jesup Alvord died at Southport, in Fairfield, Conn., Oct. 16, 1868, in the 38th year of his age.
He was the only son of Jesup and Susan Alvord, and was born at Southport, March 26, 1831.
After graduation, he studied law, under Judge Thomas B. Osborne (Y.C. 1817) in Fairfield, and also engaged in teaching in the same town, and was admitted to the bar of Fairfield County, Oct. 16, 1858. He then commenced the practice of his profession in the village of Southport, where he remained till his death.
In 1862, he represented the town in the State Legislature.
He married, June 15, 1859, Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of the late Walter Bulkley, of Southport. She died June 20, 1866. Two of their children died in infancy, and the only remaining child, a boy of five years [Edward Jesup Alvord Jr.], died of dysentery in September, 1868. The father, brought down by exhaustion and sorrow at this last bereavement, fell an easy victim of the same disease some three weeks later.
Photo from Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jean Whitney
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Susan Curtis Alvord; and sister Susan Curtis Alvord Trubee in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), page 311:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edward Jesup 1831 CT1, Jesup 1789 CT2, John 1750 CT3, Elisha 1717 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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EDWARD P. ALFORD
EVENING DEMOCRAT
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—Thursday, 13 April 1893
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his brothers Fayette Alford and Warren Alford in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Edward P. Alford, age 65, died 8 Apr 1893 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2, where he is listed as Lafayette Alford.
His lineage: Edward P. 1826 CT1, Lora 1795 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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EDWIN B. ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Saturday, 5 January 1918
In Stratford, Conn., Jan. 3, 1918, Edwin Alvord, aged 77 years, 9 months, 22 days.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his son, Fredk. E. Alvord, Jackson Ave., Stratford, on Sunday, Jan. 6th, at 1:30 p.m.
Interment at Union cemetery, Stratford. Automobile cortege.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Frederick Edwin Alvord; father, Chauncey Hart Alvord; and brothers Clark Leander Alvord and Jerome Lobdell Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Frank Downs Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 302:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin B. 1840 CT1, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT2, Seth 1754 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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EDWIN BARBOUR ALVORD
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Friday, 25 November 1921
RETIRED BROKER COMMITS SUICIDE
BRIDGEPORT [Fairfield Co.], Conn., Nov. 24—Edwin Barbour Alvord, former floor member of the Stock Exchange firm of Lloyd & Co., of 183 Broadway, New York City, committed suicide here today in the home of his mother, Mrs. Adelaide Alvord, at 530 State Street. He had been in ill health for some time and recently had been depressed and melancholy.
Mr. Alvord, who was 53 years old, had a Summer home at Green Farm, where he stayed until late in the Fall, and about four weeks ago went to his mother’s home. He was unmarried and had few business interests.
During the last few weeks he had been in unusually poor health and spent the last two days in bed. He stayed in bed today until noon, and talked for some time this morning with his mother. She left the room at noon to go down and see if arrangements for the Thanksgiving dinner were all right, and while she was away heard a shot from her son’s room. She ran upstairs and found him still lying in bed with a revolver in his hand. He had shot himself through the head.
The Medical Examiner, Dr. Samuel M. Garlick, went to the house, where he made a brief inquiry and satisfied himself that Mr. Alvord’s act was caused probably by ill health. No letter of explanation was left, and there were no financial difficulties to account for his recent depression, although Mrs. Alvord said her son had been a little worried about some of his investments.
When Mr. Alvord was a member of Lloyd & Co, he held the Exchange seat of the firm and was the active floor member. He gave up his seat about seven years ago because of his health and abandoned practically all his business interests. His means were sufficient for his needs, but were believed to be modest. He was for many years a member of the New York Yacht Club, where he lived when in this city; but about the time he sold his seat he gave up his membership in the club.
In another article:
MERIDEN DAILY JOURNAL
Meriden, CT—Friday, 25 November 1921
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 25—Edwin Barbour Alvord, a retired New York stockbroker, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself in the head in his room at the home of his mother, Mrs. Adelaide Alvord, at 530 State street.
Mrs. Alvord, who is eighty years old, said her son had been in ill health recently and that he was also worrying about his financial affairs.
Mr. Alvord was fifty-three years old and unmarried. He had a home in New York city and a country home at Green Farms in the town of Westport [Fairfield Co.].
The burial will be in Harwinton.
Photo from North Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C. Greer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Nelson Alvord, in this compilation.
He shares a gravestone with his parents, Nelson Alvord and Adelaide Barbour Alvord. It is very difficult to read, but he appears to be at the bottom.
His age at death in the obituary, 53, would make his birth year 1868.
He is listed as a boarder on the 1900 census in Manhattan, New York Co., NY: Edward Alvord, age 32 born June 1868 in NY (parents born NY), single, banker. He has not been found on any other census.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Barbour 1868 CT/NY1, Nelson 1830 CT2, Nelson 1805 CT3, David 1776 CT4, John 1750 CT5, Elisha 1717 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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EDWIN DWIGHT ALVORD, JR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 25 February 1914
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Edwin Dwight Alvord Sr. and Abby Jane Brown Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Ida Jane Alvord Bond in Missouri Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 569–570:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Dwight 1862 CT1, Edwin Dwight 1831 CT2, Martin 1788 CT3, Saul 1753 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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EDWIN DWIGHT ALVORD, SR.
THE PRESS
Stafford Springs, Tolland Co., CT—Thursday, 9 April 1891
Photos from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Abby Jane Brown Alvord; son Edwin Dwight Alvord Jr.; mother, Martha Burleigh Clark Alvord; and brother Elijah Anson Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Ida Jane Alvord Bond in Missouri Obituaries; and of his brothers Augustus Alvord and Frederick Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 360:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Dwight 1831 CT1, Martin 1788 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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EDWIN PLATT ALVORD
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Wednesday, 1 February 1933
CENTERBROOK, Conn., Jan. 31—The Rev. Edwin Platt Alvord died here on Sunday after a short illness. He was born in New York eighty-five years ago.
In another article:
STAMFORD ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 31 January 1933
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of his sister Amelia B. Alvord Cornwell in New York Obituaries.
His middle name is reported incorrectly in the Stamford obituary.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 508:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Platt 1846 NY1, George Bulkley 1798 CT2, John 1774 CT3, John 1750 CT4, Elisha 1717 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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ELEANOR KELLOGG ALVORD
CONNECTICUT HERALD
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Monday, 9 March 1812
Died: At Bolton, on the 21st ult. Mrs. Eleaner Alvord, aged 57, wife of Capt. Saul Alvord.
Photos from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
Eleanor’s stone says: “Wife of Capt. Saul Alvord | who died Feb. 21, 1812 | aged 57 years”
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Saul Alvord Jr.; and son Saul Alvord III in this compilation.
Saul Alvord and Eleanor Kellog married 14 Apr 1778 in Newington, Hartford Co., CT. Eleanor was the daughter of Martin Kellogg and Mary Bordman. Saul by tradition was a hair dresser in Northampton, MA. His wife Eleanor made wigs. Saul was a saddler in Bolton.
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ELEANORE WATTERS ALVORD
THE ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 25 September 1996
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Eleanore W. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of her husband, Arthur Moody Alvord Jr., in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Eleanore Watters Alvord, born 13 June 1911 in ME, died 14 Sept 1996 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT.
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ELIJAH ANSON ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 8 October 1870
Deaths: Alvord—In Bolton, Oct. 4, Elijah A. Alvord, aged 45 years.
Funeral at 3 o’clock this Thursday afternoon, at the Congregational Church.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Cynthia Ann Warner Alvord; sons John Austin Alvord, Joseph Clark Alvord, and Samuel Morgan Alvord; mother, Martha Burleigh Clark Alvord; and brother Edwin Dwight Alvord Sr. in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brothers Augustus Alvord and Frederick Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
Elijah, son of Martin Alvord and his second wife, Martha Burleigh Clark, was the father of Samuel Morgan Alvord, author of A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord (1908).
In 1860, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT, Elijah is living with the family of his wife’s parents, dwelling #76: Ashbell Warner, farmer age 61; Hannah 54; Dwight 23; and Elijah Alvord 34; Cyntha 30; Joseph 1, and John A. 6/12. All were born in CT.
In 1870, the family is still in Bolton, dwelling #108: Elijah A. Alvord, farmer age 45 born CT; Cynthia A. 40 CT; children, all born CT: Joseph C. 11, John A. 10, Anna M. 8, William E. 6, George W. 4, and Samuel M. 6/12; Martha B. 73 NH; and Hallam Carisle 66 CT.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 356–357:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Elijah Anson 1825 CT1, Martin 1788 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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ELIJAH STRONG ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 15 June 1899
DEATHS
In Bedford, Mass., June 14, Elijah S. Alford, aged 87 years, 10 months. Funeral at Windsor this (Thursday) afternoon at 12:30.
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DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 16 June 1899
The remains of Elijah S. Alford, who conducted the hotel here for many years, were brought here for burial yesterday. Mr. Alford was 87 years old and his death was caused by a shock which he suffered at Bedford, Mass., on Wednesday [June 14].
Photo from Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, James Bianco
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Julia M. Lord Alford; second wife Emily Sill Alford; and son Henry Sill Alford in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Elijah Strong 1813 CT1, Nathaniel 1781 CT2, Jonathan 1745 CT3, Jonathan 1720 CT4, Jeremiah 1692 CT5, Jeremiah 1655 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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ELIPHAZ S. ALVORD
CONNECTICUT MIRROR
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 16 May 1825
Deaths: At Winchester [Litchfield Co.], Deac. Eliphaz Alvord 83.
Photo from Winchester Cemetery, Winchester Center, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his son John Alvord in this compilation.
Eliphaz Alvord was the son of Jonathan Alford and Elizabeth Sanford.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 90–91:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Eliphaz S. 1742 CT1, Jonathan 1711 MA2, Thomas 1683 MA3, Thomas 1653 CT4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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ELIZABETH “BETTIE” HATHAWAY ALFORD
Mother of Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 27 October 2002
COLCHESTER [New London Co.]—Elizabeth H. Alford, 94, of Raven Road, Colchester and formerly of Middlefield, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2002, at the Middlesex Hospital in Middletown.
Born on November 1, 1907 in Hudson, New York, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Beulah Messer Hathaway. Before moving to Colchester, she lived in Middlefield where she was a librarian at the Levi Coe Library. Mrs. Alford was a former member of the Midlea Garden Club and active in the Middlefield Federated Church. She resided in Colchester for the last 12 years where she was an active member of the Westchester Congregational Church and the Colchester Senior Center.
Surviving are her daughters, Margaret Sinnamon and husband, William of Manchester, Pat Barton of Colchester, and Janet Davis of Hudson, New York; two sons, Robert Alford and wife, Murial of San Diego, California, and William Alford of Wallingford; a sister, Margaret Hathaway of West Hartford; 16 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Scott Alford, and her granddaughter, Linda Burba, preceded her in death.
A memorial service in celebration of her 95th birthday will be held on Friday, November 1, 2002 at the Westchester Congregational Church at the corner of Cemetery Road and Route 149. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home at 167 Old Hartford Road in Colchester is entrusted with arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Elizabeth H. Alford (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of her husband, Irving Scott Alford; and her daughter Patricia Ann Alford Barton in this compilation.
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ELIZABETH ERTEL “BETTY” BARNES ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 21 September 1999
MANCHESTER [Hartford Co.]—Elizabeth Barnes Alvord, 94, formerly of Manchester and Cummaquid, Massachusetts, widow of Martin E. Alvord, died on Saturday, September 18, 1999 at the McLean Home in Simsbury [Hartford Co.].
Born in Bristol on February 9, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Arthur S. Barnes, who was the publisher of the Bristol Press newspaper, and Anna Bailey Barnes. She was raised in Bristol and attended local schools. Mrs. Alvord attended Wellesley College and graduated from Wheelock College in 1928. Upon graduating, she planned to go west to teach kindergarten, but instead taught at the Highland Park School in Manchester where she taught for many years. In 1934 she married Martin Alvord of Manchester who predeceased her in 1974. Betty Alvord was extremely active in her community. She was on the boards of the Y.M.C.A. and the local Red Cross Chapter, and was president of the Manchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of the Center Congregational Church where she managed the Sunday school programs. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Cosmopolitan Club, and served as a director and secretary of the Bristol Press Publishing Company.
Mrs. Alvord is survived by a daughter, Ann A. Groves of Blacksburg, Virginia, a son, Joel B. Alvord of Cambridge, four grandchildren, Jennifer Groves, Sarah Alvord, John Groves, and Seth Alvord, and a brother, E. Bartlett Barnes of Bristol.
Memorial services were held on Friday, September 24 at the Center Congregational Church in Manchester with a private burial following at East Cemetery.
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CAPE COD TIMES
Hyannis, Barnstable Co, MA—21 September 1999
SIMSBURY, Conn.—Elizabeth “Betty” Barnes Alvord, 94, formerly of Manchester and Cummaquid, died Saturday at the McLean Home in Simsbury.
She was the wife of Martin E. Alvord, who died in 1974.
Born, raised and educated in Bristol, Mrs. Alvord attended Wellesley College and graduated from Wheelock College in 1928. Upon graduating, she planned to go west to teach kindergarten, but remained in Manchester and taught kindergarten at Highland Park School and nursery school for many years.
Mrs. Alvord was extremely active in her community. She was on the boards of the YMCA and the local Red Cross chapter, and president of the Manchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Center Congregational Church, where she managed the Sunday school programs, served as a director and secretary of the Bristol Press Publishing Co. and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In later years, she started and taught in a pre-school at the YMCA.
Surviving are a daughter, Ann A. Groves of Blacksburg, Va.; a son, Joel B. Alvord of Cambridge, Mass.; a brother, E. Bartlett Barnes of Bristol; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Friday at the Center Congregational Church, 11 Center St., Manchester. Burial is private….
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Elizabeth B. Alvord (SS# issued in CT). Her last residence is listed as Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.
We included the obituary of her husband, Martin Earl Alvord, in Massachusetts Obituaries.
Marriage announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 3 July 1934
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EMERSON ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 12 May 1899
Emerson Alford died of pneumonia at his home on Park street Wednesday morning [May 10], aged 76.
He was one of the leaders in the Methodist Church, a man well educated and a thorough Bible student.
He leaves three sons, Ralph of Winsted, Frank of Avon and Leon of Worcester, Mass., and one daughter, Clara, who has been her father’s companion in extensive travels all over the continent since his retirement from active life and the death of Mrs. Alford.
The funeral will be at the house at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The interment will be in Avon, the former home of the family.
Photo from East Avon Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Emira Mills Alford; and siblings Franklin Mills Alford and Juliette Alford Chidsey in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Ralph E. Alford in California Obituaries; and of his son Leon Pratt Alford in New York Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Emerson 1825 CT1, Daniel M. 1796 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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EMILY SILL ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 13 November 1865
Deaths: Alford—In Windsor, Nov. 11, Emily Sill, wife of E.S. Alford, Æ 41.
Photo from Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, James Bianco
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Elijah Strong Alford; and son Henry Sill Alford in this compilation.
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EMILY VICTORIA DANIELS ALVORD
THE GAZETTE
Montreal, Quebec, Canada—Saturday, 26 October 1929
Photo from Lakeview Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Charles Baker
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Jerome Lobdell Alvord, in this compilation.
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EMIRA MILLS ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 25 September 1880
In New Britain, Sept. 12, Mrs. Emira Alford, formerly of Avon, aged 79 years.
Photo from East Avon Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her children Emerson Alford, Franklin Mills Alford, and Juliette Alford Chidsey in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Daniel M. 1796 CT1, Samuel 1770 CT2, Pelatiah 1739 CT3, Josiah 1696 CT4, Josiah 1649 CT5, Benedict 1619 England6, Thomas 1598 England7.
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EMMA GILLETT ALVORD BEARDSLEE
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 10 December 1913
Photo from Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Robin
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Henry Alvord and Mary Williams Gillett Alvord; and siblings Carrie Alvord, Charles Hubbell Alvord, and Louisa Alvord Carpenter in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of her sister Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries; and of her sister Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 562–563:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Emma Gillett 1858 CT1, Henry 1819 CT2, Saul 1781 CT3, Saul 1763 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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ERICA LAVETTA ELLIS ALFORD
New London, New London Co., CT—_____ January 2015
Evangelist Erica Lavette Ellis Alford, 43 of Waterford, CT went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 13, 2015,
She was born November 17, 1971 to Post B. and Bessie Thomas Ellis in Salisbury, NC. She was educated in the New London, CT Public School System. She married Ernest Alford on July 1, 1997 in Norfolk, VA. Being such a lover of photography, she obtained credentials from PCA Portrait Studios at the Navy Exchange in Norfolk, VA. After which she enrolled in Paul Mitchell Beauty Academy and received her license in cosmetology. She then was employed at the Beauty Salon at the Navy Exchange as a full-fledged beautician. She pursued her passion of cosmetology and opened her own salon at her home named Heavenly Creations. Endeavoring to better her life, she seeked spiritual direction and became a member of Anointed Word Ministries under Pastor Antonio and Co-Pastor Angela Bishop. While under their leadership she worked in many capacities and obtained her Evangelist Credentials in October 2010. In 2012 Erica and her husband Ernest relocated back to CT where she continued working diligently at Abounding Grace Ministries, Inc. under the leadership of Elder Clarence Hill until God called her home. Besides her parents and husband she is survived by her sisters: Deborah Ellis, Vanessa (Herbert) Brown, Michelle (Michael) Coleman of CT, her brothers; George (Yvonne) Ellis of Salisbury, NC, Joseph Ellis and Michael (Shaneka) Ellis of CT. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, godchildren and her loving church families Anointed Word Ministries of Chesapeake, VA and Abounding Grace Ministries of New London, CT.
She was predeceased by her daughter Shaquan Lakim Alford.
A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday at 11 am at Abounding Grace Ministries, Inc. 3 Connecticut Ave. New London, Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
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ESTHER HUMPHREY ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—29 June 1808
DIED
At Canton [Hartford Co., CT], Mrs. Easton [sic] Alford, wife of Mr. Eber Alford, aged 46 years.
Photo from Dyer Cemetery, Canton, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jeffrey Mills
Inscription: This stone erected | In Memory of Mrs. Esther, wife of | Mr. Eber Alford | who died | June 6, 1808 | Aged 46 years
AAFA NOTES: Esther Humphrey was the first wife of Eber Alford. His second wife was Faithe Mills Spencer (1766–1850), whose first husband was Roswell Spencer.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Eber 1761 CT1, Nathaniel 1737 CT2, Nathaniel 1698 CT3, Josiah 1649 CT4, Benedict 1619 England5, Thomas 1598 England6.
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EUCLID W. ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 9 April 1859
Deaths: In Poquonnock [Hartford Co.], March 24, Euclid W. Alford, Æ 45.
Photos from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Mary E. Keeney Alford Baldwin; children Celeste Helen Alford Barnes, Frank Wells Alford, and Hestes Ward Alford; and father, William L. Alford, in this compilation.
Euclid was the only child of William L. Alford and his second wife, Selina Griswold.
In 1850, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #475: Euclid Alford, farmer age 36; Mary 33; Helen 6, Hester (female) 5, and William E. 2. All were born in CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Euclid W. 1813 CT1, William L. 1774 CT2, Joseph 1748 CT3, Jonathan 1720 CT4, Jeremiah 1692 CT5, Jeremiah 1655 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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FANNY LEIST ALVORD
“Fanny, Newton’s wife”
“Grandma and Grandpa Alvords Golden Wedding Anniversary – 25 Dec 1907”
Photo from Bonnie Ellis’s Marion E. Ellis Family Tree (Ancestry)
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 30 May 1958
MRS. ALVORD, 69, ON CRUISE, DIES AT NORFOLK, VA.
NEW BRITAIN—Mrs. Newton P. Alvord, 69, of 17 Sherwood Rd., the former Fanny Leist, died on a pier at Norfolk, Va. Thursday [May 29].
The local woman, accompanied by two friends, embarked on the Queen of Bermuda from New York at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a trip to Bermuda and Nassau. According to messages sent to the family here by the Furness Line, the ship had stopped at Norfolk to pick up a group of passengers. Those aboard went ashore for a brief visit of the city.
Mrs. Alvord, with her traveling companions, Mrs. Helen Raymond and Mrs. Florence Noble, also of New Britain, left the boat and when they reached the pier Mrs. Alvord collapsed.
Born in this city and a life long resident, she attended local schools and was a sister of Frank Leist who died in February.
She was a member of South Congregational Church, Women’s Club of New Britain, Boys Club Auxiliary. League of Women Voters and the Women’s Republican Club.
Mrs. Alvord leaves two sons, Wesley P. Alvord of Bloomfield and Newton Alvord Jr. of West Hartford; two daughters. Mrs. Charles Lappan Jr. of Newington and Mrs. Walter E. Smart of Hindsdale. Ill.; six grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Hultgren and Miss Verena Leist, both of West Hartford.
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HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 31 May 1958
The funeral of Mrs. Newton P. Alvord, 69, of 17 Sherwood Rd., the former Fanny Leist who died suddenly in Norfolk, Va. Thursday, will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery….
Photo from Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, JJO
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her son Wesley Paul Alvord; and her husband’s mother, Cora Estelle Alvord Hamilton (with 4 generation photo), in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her son Newton Post Alvord Jr. in Alabama Obituaries; and of her daughter Dorothy “Dot” Alvord Smart in Wisconsin Obituaries.
From Virginia, Death Records (Ancestry): Fannie Leist Alvord, widow, died 29 March 1958 in Norfolk, VA. She was born 28 March 1889 in New Britain, CT, daughter of Paul Leist and Verena Wachter.
Wedding announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 29 March 1911
NEW BRITAIN NEWS
Fanny’s husband, Newton Post Alvord Sr., is not named in his mother’s obituary. However, Newton appears in family photos.
Newton’s father is probably Francis Newton Post, who was born Russell Hodge, son of Lodrick Hodge and his first wife, Frances Anne Goodrich, who died in 1856. After his mother’s death, he was apparently adopted by his father’s sister Lucy Hodge Post, and given the name Francis Newton Post. No marriage record has been found for Cora Alvord and Francis Post.
From Orlando John Hodge, Hodge Genealogy … (Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, 1900), pp. 137–138, 140]
In 1885 Cora married John Blair Hamilton.
In 1910 Newton P. Alvord, age 28, is living with his grandparents Francis L. and Jane E. Alvord in New Britain, Hartford Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Newton Post 1882 CT1, Cora Estelle 1859 CT2, Francis Lyman 1829 CT3, Ashbel 1780 CT4, Seth 1754 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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FAYETTE ALFORD
CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS
Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 12 November 1890
Photo from Riverton Cemetery, Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his brothers Edward P. Alford and Warren Alford in this compilation.
His gravestone, photo taken in 2014, is very difficult to read. The names appear to be Fayette Alford and his second wife, Orilla M. Nettleton.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2, where he is listed as Lafayette Alford.
His lineage: Fayette 1824 CT1, Lora 1795 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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FILBERT WILLIAM ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 23 May 2002
WATERTOWN [Litchfield Co.]—Filbert W. Alford, 91, formerly of Watertown, died on Friday, May 17, 2002 at the Masonic Home of Wallingford [New Haven Co.]. Services were private. Lyons Funeral Home at 46 High Street in Thomaston handled arrangements.
Mr. Alford was born December 15, 1910, in Plymouth [Litchfield Co.]. He was the son of the late Lewis and Maude Haney Alford. He was a retired purchasing agent of the Timex Corporation and was a former member of the Watertown Congregational Church. He was a past master of the Masons Federal Lodge 17 in Watertown and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a member of Scottish Rites Grand Lodge of Connecticut and was also a member of the Cape Cod Shriner’s Temple.
He leaves a daughter, Susan Ross of Anaheim Hills, California and two grandchildren, Eric Ross of Westerly, Rhode Island and Samantha Ross of Boston, Massachusetts.
His wife, Grace Allport Alford, preceded him in death.
In another article:
CAPE COD TIMES
Hyannis, Barnstable Co, MA—24 May 2002
WALLINGFORD—Filbert W. Alford, 91, formerly of Watertown, died Friday, May 17, 2002, at The Masonic Home of Wallingford. He was the widower of Grace (Allport) Alford.
Mr. Alford was born December 15, 1910, In Plymouth, son of the late Lewis and Maude (Haney) Alford. He was a retired purchasing agent for Timex Corp. And was a former member of Watertown Congregational Church. He was a past master of the Masons Federal Lodge 17 in Watertown and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a member of Scottish Rites Grand Lodge of Connecticut and was also a member of the Cape Cod Shriner’s Temple.
He leaves a daughter, Susan Ross of Anaheim Hills, CA; and two grandchildren, Eric Ross of Westerly, RI, and Samantha Ross of Boston, MA.
Services are private and at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Lyons Funeral Home, 46 High St., Thomaston, CT 06787.
Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT
Photos from irishbyhalf’s Barry family tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Filbert W. Alford (SS# issued in CT), last residence Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his parents, Lewis Filbert Alford and Maude Lina Brown Alford; and sister Lois Butler Alford Ellert in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother, Ellsworth Brown “Bing” Alford, in Arizona Obituaries.
On Filbert William Alford’s 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 28, born 15 Dec 1910 in Plymouth, CT. His contact is his father, Lewis Filbert Alford.
His lineage: Filbert William 1910 CT1, Lewis Filbert 1887 CT2, William H. 1846 England3, Henry 1818 England4, Joseph ???? England5.
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FLORENCE ETHEL ALFORD GREAVES
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Sunday, 5 January 1958
WESTPORT, Jan. 4—Mrs. Florence Alford Greaves, 48, of Cavalry road, wife of Russell Greaves, died today in Norwalk hospital after a long illness.
Services will take place Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Fables of Westport, 245 West State street. The Rev. Gibson I. Daniels, pastor of the Saugatuck Congregational church, will officiate, and burial will be in Willowbrook cemetery.
Also surviving are a son, Benjamin Greaves, serving with the U.S. Air Force in Iceland; a daughter, Miss Ann Greaves, Westport; her mother, Mrs. James Alford, Sr., and a brother, James Alford, Jr., both of Walkill [Wallkill, Ulster Co.], N.Y.
Photo from Willowbrook Cemetery, Westfield, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.comPermission Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: In 1940, Goshen, Orange Co., NY: Russell Greaves, age 32 born NY; his wife Florence 31 born MN; son Benjamin 4 born NY; and daughter Anne 1 born NY.
In 1910, Hibbing, St. Louis Co., MN: James Alford, age 42 born England; his wife Corrina 33 MN; and children, James 3 MN and Florence 1 MN.
In 1920, Deerwood, Crow Wing Co., MN: James Alford 48 England, immigrated 1892, naturalized 1894; his wife Correna 49 MN; and children James V. 12 MN and Florence 10 MN.
From Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 (Ancestry): Florence Ethel Alford was born 4 March 1909 in St. Louis Co., MN, mother’s maiden name Dickson.
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FLOYD RANDALL ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 21 September 1962
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, William H. Alford and Martha S. Butler Alford; and brother Lewis Filbert Alford in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Floyd R. Alford, age 80, died 20 Sept 1962 in Bristol, Hartford Co., CT.
On his undated WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), Floyd Randall Alford is age 59, born 1 Sept 1882 in Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT. His is living in Bristol, Hartford Co., CT, and his contact is Maye Alford of the same address.
His lineage: Floyd Randall 1882 CT1, William H. 1846 England2, Henry 1818 England3, Joseph ???? England4.
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FRANCES L. SAWYER ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 29 September 2003
Frances (Sawyer) Alford, 84, of Windsor [Hartford Co.], wife of Wilson M. Alford, Sr. died Saturday, (September 27, 2003), at Hartford Hospital.
Born in Bangor, ME, daughter of the late Edward and Edith (Folsom) Sawyer, she lived in Windsor since 1945. Fran graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1941 and married Wilson M. Alford, Sr. December 29 of the same year. She had been Treasurer of Alford Associates since 1946. She was a member of the First Church in Windsor, Congregational and the Women’s Club of the church. Also active and held offices in the Abigail Ellsworth Wolcott Chapter of the DAR, Hartford Symphony Auxiliary, and Suffield Country Club as well as the Windsor Historical Society and Hartford Ski Club. She had also been a volunteer for Meals on Wheels.
Beside her husband Wilson to whom she had been married 61 years, she leaves a son, Wilson M. Alford, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Canton Center; two daughters Lenora A. Santy and her husband Thomas of Windsor and Katherine A. Garrett and her husband Robert of York, ME; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. A brother Charles F. Sawyer and a sister Mary S. Casey predeceased her.
The funeral will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, 11 a.m. at the First Church in Windsor Congregational, 107 Palisado Avenue, Windsor. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery, Poquonock. Her family will receive friends today, Monday from 5-8 p.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Frances S. Alford (SS# issued in ME) was born 10 May 1919.
See the obituary of her husband, Wilson M. Alford Sr., in this compilation.
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FRANCIS JONATHAN ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 11 May 1867
Deaths: Alvord—In Hartford, May 6th, of diphtheria, Francis Jonathan, youngest son of C.A. and Mary A. Alvord, aged 2 years and 17 days.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Coridon Alexis Alvord Sr., in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his siblings Florence Nightingale Alvord and George Mather Alvord in New York Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Francis Jonathan 1865 CT1, Coridon Alexis 1813 CT2, John 1773 CT3, Eliphaz A. 1742 CT4, Jonathan 1711 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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FRANCIS LYMAN ALVORD
“This is copied from a tin type photo, name written on reverse.”
Photo from Bonnie Ellis’s Marion E. Ellis Family Tree (Ancestry)
“Grandma and Grandpa Alvords Golden Wedding Anniversary – 25 Dec 1907 [see article below]
As written by the hand of Marion Ellis: Great Aunt Mary Carpenter, Buela [Helen Beulah Smith Hamilton], Cousin Wilfred Hamilton’s 1st wife, Cousin Wilfred-Reverend Hamilton [son of John B. Hamilton and Cora Estelle Alvord], Fanny [Leist Alvord], Newton’s wife, Father [Walter Clarence Ellis], Aunt Mary, Grandpa [Francis Lyman Alvord], Grandma [Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord], Mother [Florene Isabel Alvord Ellis] holding Earl, 9 months old, Cousin Newton [Post Alvord], Clarence [Ellis], Marion [Ellis], Oliver [Ellis], Cousin Edgar [son of John B. Hamilton and Cora Estelle Alvord]”
Photos from Bonnie Ellis’s Marion E. Ellis Family Tree (Ancestry)
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 28 July 1913
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord; and children Cora Estelle Alvord Hamilton, Dwight Henry Alvord, and Mary Carlena Alvord in this compilation.
Anniversary article:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 23 December 1907
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 291–292:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Francis Lyman 1829 CT1, Ashbel 1780 CT2, Seth 1754 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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FRANK HOWARD ALFORD
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Tuesday, 16 October 1934
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Oct. 15—Six pallbearers of his own choosing will convey the body of F.H. Alford, philanthropist, politician, financier and newspaper man, who died here Sunday [October 14], to his grave Tuesday afternoon.
Born in Riverton, Conn., eighty-two years ago, he was a son of the late Alba [sic] Alford, manufacturer of the Hitchcock chairs, now eagerly sought after by antique collectors.
He was editor of The Middletown (Conn.) Herald for fifteen years and a city commissioner for several years.
Photo from Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C. Greer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, Arba Alford Jr.; and brother George Herbert Alford in this compilation.
Frank shares a gravestone with his wife, Fannie Dickinson, and her parents, Charles Dickinson and Anna Hayes.
Family reunion article:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 22 August 1911
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2.
His lineage: Frank Howard 1852 CT1, Arba 1807 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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FRANK JOSEPH ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 12 June 1923
FRANK J. ALVORD, WAR AVIATOR, IS CALLED BY DEATH
FUNERAL OF WORLD WAR VETERAN TO BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING
Frank J. Alvord, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Alvord, of 90 Roosevelt street, died at the home of his parents yesterday morning.
Mr. Alvord was well known about the city having been a member of many patriotic and fraternal organizations He served in the World war.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Kiernan, three sisters, Mrs. Rae Burke, Mrs. Edward McDaniels, Miss Margaret Alvord, and one brother Dwight Alvord, and an uncle, Thomas Kiernan.
The deceased was a member of the Harry W. Congdon post, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of the World war, Knights of Columbus and the Mens’ League of St. Charles’ church.
During the war he was with the Aviation corps as a flier at Kelly Field. Texas. Since his return home he was employed at the American Brass company.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 o’clock from the home of his parents, and at 9:00 o’clock from St. Charles’ church where a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated. Interment will be In St. Michael’s cemetery.
In another article:
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 14 June 1923
FRANK J. ALVORD FUNERAL HELD AT ST. CHARLES CHURCH
The funeral of Frank J. Alvord, World War veteran and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Alvord, of 90 Roosevelt street, was largely attended yesterday morning. Full military rites were observed. Rev. Dennis F. Moran, celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem at St. Charles’ Church….
The cortege was escorted to St. Michael’s cemetery by delegations from the Harry W. Congdon post American Legion, and from the Knights of Columbus. Three volleys were fired over the body and as it was lowered into the grave “taps” were sounded.
The pallbearers were: Phillip McKenna, William Baxter, Edward O’Hara, Joseph Shea, Paul McNamara and Samuel Wilbur.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Dwight Henry Alvord, in this compilation.
From Connecticut, Military Questionnaires, 1919-1920 (Ancestry): Frank Joseph Alvord was born 11 Sept 1896 in Fairfield Co., CT, son of Dwight Henry Alvord and Margaret Kiernan.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1, where he is listed as Francis David Alvord.
His ALVORD lineage: Frank Joseph 1896 CT1, Dwight Henry 1864 CT2, Francis Lyman 1829 CT3, Ashbel 1780 CT4, Seth 1754 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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FRANK WELLS ALFORD
Grandfather of Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 10 November 1923
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Kate Luess Merriman Bates Alford; children Alden Euclid Alford, Alice Viets Alford Morgan, and Leon Morton Alford Sr.; parents, Euclid W. Alford and Mary E. Keeney Alford Baldwin; and siblings Hestes Ward Alford and Celeste Helen Alford Barnes in this compilation. We included the obituary of his daughter Mary Sophia Alford Colbert in Maryland Obituaries.
In 1920, Windsor (District 201), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #264: Frank W. Aford [sic], farmer age 63; his wife Kate L. 62; son Alden E. 27 married, fire insurance bookkeeper; daughter-in-law Hazel H. 24 married; grandsons Alden H. 3-8/12, and Wilson M. 4/12; daughter Alice 22; and son Leon M. 20. All were born in CT. Living next door are Frank’s brother Hestes Alford and his wife Alice.
In 1900, Windsor (District 229), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #156: Frank Alford, farm laborer age 43 born Dec 1856, m. 10 years; his wife Kate L. 43 born Oct 1857, 7 children, 6 living [but only 5 children listed here]; children: Alden E. 9 born Nov 1890; Mary S. 7 born Jan 1893; Elsie M. 5 born Apr 1895; Alice V. 2 born Aug 1897; Seson M. 6/12 born Nov 1899; mother Mary E. widow age 83 born March 1817; and a boarder. All were born in CT.
In 1860 Frank is with his mother and siblings in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #95: Mary Alford, age 43; Celistia N. 16; Hester (male) 15; Wm. E. 12; and Frank 3. All were born in CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Frank Wells 1856 CT1, Euclid W. 1813 CT2, William L. 1774 CT3, Joseph 1748 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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FRANKLIN MILLS ALFORD
From Connecticut State Library Archives
Posted to John Banks’ Civil War Blog
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 12 March 1908
Franklin Mills Alford of Avon died early yesterday morning [March 11] at No. 110 North Beacon street in this city, where he was spending the winter. He had been in poor health for a long time but was not confined to his bed until Sunday.
Mr. Alford was a son of Daniel Alford of Avon and Emira Mills of Canton and was born at. Avon, October 15, 1840, being one of a family of eight children, none of whom now survive.
Mr. Alford attended the common schools and the Collinsville High School.
In August, 1862, Mr. Alford enlisted in Company I, Sixteenth Regiment C.V. and with that regiment was hurried to the front to take part in the bloody battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg; in the thick of the fight in the famous cornfield he received a bullet wound in the right leg and lay unconscious, but later crawled from the field with the aid of a comrade. Several months after he was discharged for disability, but never fully recovered from the wound received. After the war he held a commission as lieutenant in the Connecticut militia.
Mr. Alford never sought public office, but as a young man he for a time held the office of tax collector in Avon. Mr. Alford was fond of outdoor life with his dog and gun and was an enthusiastic angler.
Mr. Alford leaves a wife, who was Lucy R. Case of Avon, and two daughters, Mrs. William E. Johnson and Mrs. Henry C. Whitman, both of West Hartford; there are also six grandchildren. A brother, Emerson Alford, was a prominent resident of Plainville, where he died several years ago.
The funeral will be held at No. 110 North Beacon street Friday at 10:30 a.m. and the burial will be in the family lot in Avon.
Photos from East Avon Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Emira Mills Alford; and siblings Emerson Alford and Juliette Alford Chidsey in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Franklin Mills 1840 CT1, Daniel M. 1796 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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FREDERICK EDWIN ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT TIMES
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 26 June 1919
Photo from Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason M. Crockwell
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Edwin B. Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Frank Downs Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
On Frederick Edwin Alvord’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 40, born 16 Apr 1878, living in Bridgeport, CT. His nearest relative is Mrs. Mable Alvord at the same address.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 505:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Frederick Edwin 1878 CT1, Edwin B. 1840 CT2, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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FREDERICK HASCY POUCH ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 30 April 1978
In Winsted [Litchfield Co., CT]. Frederick H.P. Alford, Norfolk, on April 29, 1978.
Son of Mrs. Janet Pouch Redmond of Norfolk; father of Mrs. Kendall Smith Madden of Seattle, Wash., Janet Pouch Alford of West Brookfield, Mass., Fred H.P. Alfred Jr. [sic] of Hillsboro, N.H. and Henry S.R. Alford of West Brookfield, Mass.
Memorial services: Tuesday, May 2, 1978, at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration, Norfolk. Private interment.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Norfolk Chapter.
Photo from Pond Town Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Vicky Maclean
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Fred Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 21 Oct 1924 [different than gravestone] and died _____ Apr 1978, last residence West Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA; last benefit Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of his mother, Janet Pouch Alford Jerome Redmond, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brother Donald Cameron Alford Jr. in Florida Obituaries; and his paternal grandparents, William Madison Alford and Marie Louise Russell Alford, in New York Obituaries.
From The Pot Pourri, 1944 yearbook at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, page 174:
His lineage: Frederick Hascy Pouch 1924 NY1, Donald Cameron 1897 NY2, William Madison 1859 NY3, Thomas Kennedy 1838 NY4, Edwin Madison 1807 NY5, Consider 1778 England6.
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GAYLE MADELINE ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 27 October 2019
Gayle Madeline Alford, 67, of Windsor, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, at her home where her family has lived for 11 generations.
Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Alden Huntington and Jean (Morgan) Alford, she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Windsor High School and college in Southern Maine. She had been employed by the Loomis Chaffee School for over 20 years before her retirement. She loved horses and all animals.
Gayle leaves her brother Frederick Morgan Alford with whom she made her home; an aunt Gayle Baldwin of Wethersfield, and several cousins.
Her family will receive friends Thursday, August 29, 2019, from 11:00-11:30 AM at the Carmon Poquonock Funeral Home, 1816 Poquonock Avenue, Poquonock Section of Windsor followed by a Memorial Service at 11:30 AM. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her parents, Alden Huntington Alford and Jean E. Morgan Alford; and brother Alden Emerson Alford in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Gayle Madeline 1952 CT1, Alden Huntington 1916 CT2, Alden Euclid 1890 CT3, Frank Wells 1856 CT4, Euclid W. 1813 CT5, William L. 1774 CT6, Joseph 1748 CT7, Jonathan 1720 CT8, Jeremiah 1692 CT9, Jeremiah 1655 CT10, Benedict 1619 England11, Thomas 1598 England12.
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GEORGE ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 11 December 1882
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 289:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: George 1825 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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GEORGE BUELL ALVORD
[He died in Nassau, the Bahamas, but we are including his obituary here because Connecticut was his home.]
From The Yale Pot-Pourri, Yale University, 1895 (Ancestry)
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Tuesday, 3 March 1936
GEORGE B. ALVORD, 64, INDUSTRIALIST, DEAD
DIRECTOR OF VARIOUS ENTERPRISES IN TORRINGTON, CONN., SUCCUMBS WHILE ON VISIT IN NASSAU.
NASSAU, B.W.I., March 2—George Buell Alvord of West Hartford, Conn., died here suddenly last night. The body will be sent to New York aboard the Munargo today.
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MERIDEN DAILY JOURNAL
Meriden, New Haven Co., CT—Tuesday, 7 March 1939
NEW HAVEN, March 7—Yale announced the receipt of $25,000 from Mrs. George Buell Alvord of West Hartford, the sum being donated to the university library which will use the income from it to enlarge its collection of American literature by purchasing books and manuscripts.
Mrs. Alvord made the gift in memory of her husband, former president of the Progressive Manufacturing company of Torrington who died March 1, 1936, in Nassau, Bahama Islands.
In another article:
BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY
Obituary Record of Graduates Deceased During the Year Ending July 1, 1936
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—15 October 1936
Yale College
George Buell Alvord, B.A. 1895
Born March 29, 1871, in Torrington Conn.
Died March 1, 1936, in Nassau, Bahama Islands
Father, Charles Hubbell Alvord, a founder and treasurer Excelsior Needle Company, Torrington; son of Saul Alvord (B.A. 1800) and Phebe (Buell) Alvord, of Bolton, Conn. Mother, Almira (Burtis) Alvord; daughter of Seaman and Martha (Ward) Burtis, of East Chester, N.Y.
Torrington High School and Greenwich (Conn.) Academy. First colloquy appointment Junior year; first dispute appointment Senior year; one-year honors in political science and law Senior year; member Phi Gamma Delta.
Secretary Excelsior Needle Company 1895 until retirement 1901; returned to active business 1925 and had since been president Progressive Manufacturing Company, Torrington; had made his home in West Hartford for some years; director Torrington National Bank and Trust Company, Torrington Company, Torrington Printing Company, Torrington Electric Light Company, Torrington Water Company, Union Hardware Company, and Progressive Manufacturing Company, all of Torrington, and the Magma Copper Company, of New York City; member Archaeological Society of America, Sons of the American Revolution, Connecticut Historical Society, and Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford.
Married (1) September 18, 1895, in Naugatuck, Conn., Winifred Louise, daughter of Lucien Dana and Julia Maria (Lewis) Warner. Children: Margaret (died 1905); Buell (Yale School of the Fine Arts 1923-24); Muriel, B.F.A. 1930; and Clive, ex-’25 (died 1935). Mrs. Alvord died December 7, 1904
Married (2) September 11, 1912, in Boston, Mass., Helen Conlon Stockbridge, daughter of John Thomas and Mary (White) Conlon.
Death due to angina pectoris. Buried in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington.
Survived by wife, one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren.
Photos from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his second wife, Helen Conlon Stockbridge Alvord; daughter Muriel Alvord Ward; and father, Charles Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his son Clive Alvord; and brother John Francis Alvord in New York Obituaries; and of his son Buell Alvord in New Hampshire Obituaries.
Inheritance:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 30 August 1924
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 563–564:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: George Buell 1871 CT1, Charles 1826 CT2, Saul 1781 CT3, Saul 1753 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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GEORGE CLIVE ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 12 November 1994
George Clive Alvord, 66, of East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, died Friday (Nov. 11) at his home after a long illness.
He was the husband of Priscilla (Taft) Alvord. Mr. Alvord was born June 4, 1928, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., son of the late Buel and Theo (Gould) Alvord. He was a graduate of Bard College, New York, and was then employed by the Torrington Company, Torrington, as a salesman. He later returned to school at New Britain Teachers College and received a teaching degree which he took to the Connecticut Junior Republic, where he taught for 13 years. He was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Litchfield, serving in many areas of the church. A member and past president of the Litchfield Rotary Club, he was instrumental in their youth exchange program. He and his family were a host family to several exchange students to the Rotary Club and other exchange programs since 1979. He was a member of the Torrington Lodge of Elks, and Past Exalted Ruler.
In addition to his wife he is survived by a son, George C. Alvord Jr. of Litchfield; four daughters, Patricia Studley, Elizabeth Murray and Abigail Alvord, all of Litchfield, and Virginia Caulfield of Tacoma, Wash.; a brother, James Alvord of Bal Harbour, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Monday, 12 Noon, at the First Congregational Church, Litchfield. Burial will be Wednesday, 1 p.m., in Trinity Cemetery, Holderness, N.H…. The Rowe Funeral Home, 82 Meadow St., Litchfield, has charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Meeting House Preservation Fund, c/o First Congregational Church, P.O. Box 386, Litchfield, the Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 651, Litchfield 06759, or a hospice organization of the donor’s choice.
Photos from Trinity Churchyard Cemetery, Holderness, Grafton Co., NH—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Dick Flanders
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of George Alvord (SS# issued in NY), last residence Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT.
We included the obituaries of his parents, Buell Alvord and Theo Marion Gould Alvord, in New Hampshire Obituaries; and of his brother James Buell Alvord in Florida Obituaries.
From Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Ancestry): Buell Alvord, born 31 May 1899 in Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT, son of George Buell Alvord and Winifred Lucia Warner, applied for membership on 2 Dec 1942. He names his wife, Theo M. Gould, and his children, James Buell Alvord, born 12 [sic] May 1925, and George Clive Alvord, born 4 June 1928.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: George Clive 1928 NY1, Buell 1899 CT2, George Buell 1871 CT3, Charles 1826 CT4, Saul 1781 CT5, Saul 1753 MA6, Saul 1717 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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GEORGE FRANKLIN HALFORD
BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA—Wednesday, 2 October 1974
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that George Halford (SS# issued in MA) was born 15 Sept 1903 and died _____ Sept 1974, last residence West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
We included the obituaries of his wife, Ethel Dickson Halford, in Florida Obituaries; and of his parents Frank Joseph Halford and Pearl Eva Pinney Halford in Massachusetts Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: George Franklin 1903 MA1, Frank Joseph 1877 CT2, Edward Joseph 1839 England3, Robert 1805 England4.
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GEORGE HERBERT ALFORD
Grandfather of Arba Kellogg Alford Jr., AAFA #0151
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 6 July 1910
Photos from Forest View Cemetery, Winstead, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Terry Goodwin
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Jennie Camp Kellogg Alford; father, Arba Alford Jr.; and brother Frank Howard Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Arba Kellogg Alford Sr. in New Jersey Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2.
His lineage: George Herbert 1850 CT1, Arba 1807 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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GEORGE SAMUEL ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 28 May 1842
Deaths: At Avon, on the 20th inst. Of scarlet fever, George Samuel, only son of Samuel O. and Cordelia Alford, aged 5 years and 3 months.
Photo from Cider Brook Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his siblings Georgiana Alice Alford and Samuel Dey Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Delphine Cordelia “Delia” Alford Allison in California Obituaries.
He was born 13 Feb 1837, son of Samuel O. Alford and Cordelia Julia Griswold.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: George Samuel 1837 CT1, Samuel O. 1808 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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GEORGIA HALFORD CARTER
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 25 March 2004
Georgia (Halford) Carter, 67, loving wife of Russell W. Kerchis, passed away on Monday (March 22, 2004) at Bradley Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Polycystic Kidney Disease. She was born on December 19, 1936 and was the daughter of the late George and Ethel (Dickson) Halford. Georgia graduated from the University of Connecticut and obtained a masters degree from the University of Hartford. She had taught elementary school for eight years, followed by 20 years at the Bank of Boston. Georgia had also been a parishioner of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Atty., Charles Gleason and grandchildren Christopher and Patrick Gleason all of Glastonbury, a sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Kenneth Gatlin and a brother William Halford all of Tallahassee, FL.
A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 145 Main St., Southington. Burial will be immediately after the service at St. Paul’s Memorial Garden and there are no calling hours. In Lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation, 9221 Ward Parkway Suite 400, Kansas City, MO. 64114-3367 or to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 145 Main St., Southington, CT. 06489. The DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington are in charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Georgia H. Carter (SS# issued in FL), last residence Southington, Hartford Co., CT.
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GEORGIANA ALICE ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 3 April 1858
Deaths: In Avon, March 17, Georgiana Alice, daughter of Samuel O. and Cordelia Alford, Æ 13.
Photo from Cider Brook Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her brothers George Samuel Alford and Samuel Dey Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her sister Delphine Cordelia “Delia” Alford Allison in California Obituaries.
She was the daughter of Samuel O. Alford and Cordelia Julia Griswold.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Georgiana Alice 1845 CT1, Samuel O. 1808 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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GERALDINE BROUWER HOLFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 5 May 1998
Geraldine Brouwer Holford of Chasse Street, Wolcott [New Haven Co.], died Saturday [May 2] at Hartford Hospital. She was 84. She was born in Holland. She was retired from the Cheshire Convalescent Home, and was a member of the Wolcott Congregational Church and was active in the church’s Ladies Aid.
Mrs. Holford is survived by a son, Raymond Holford Jr. of Egan, Minn.; two daughters, Diana Butzgy of Glastonbury and Audrey Kirkendall of Naugatuck; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Raymond Holford Sr., is deceased.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Wolcott Congregational Church. Burial will be in Edgewood Cemetery. Calling hours will be tonight from 5 to 8 at the Della Vecchia Funeral Home, 690 Woodtick Road in Wolcott....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Geraldine Holford (SS#044-34-9753 issued in CT) was born 21 Aug 1913.
SSDI records show that Raymond Holford (SS#042-09-1781 issued in CT) was born 25 Apr 1911 and d. _____ Feb 1978. His last residence was Wolcott, New Haven Co., CT.
From CT Deaths: Raymo [first names in this index are sometimes cut off] Holford, died 10 Feb 1978, age 66, in Massachusetts but resided in Wolcott, CT. His spouse is “Gera.”
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GERTRUDE A. GATISON ALFORD
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Tuesday, 7 May 2002
Gertrude A. Alford, 82, of 516 Dixwell Ave. died May 4. She was a retired seamstress. She leaves sisters Rosa Brock, Creola Goodson and Berthina McNair of Hamden, and Anna Douglas and Francine Washington of Ansonia.
She was predeceased by brothers Vanda Gatison and Lonnie Jr., Ernest and Arthur Thomas. Jenkins-King Funeral Home, Ansonia.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Gertrude Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 26 Jan 1920. Her last residence was Ansonia, New Haven Co., CT.
In 1930 in may be this Gertrude listed with her parents and siblings in Ansonia (District 108), New Haven Co., CT, p. #100: John Gatison, wire mill laborer age 52 born SC; his wife Anna 49 SC; and 6 children, all born in SC except Gertrude, age 11, who was born in CT. The other children are Martha, Louise, John, Pearl, and Robert, none listed in the obituary. This is an African-American family.
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GILES HUMPHREY ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 8 June 1908
Charles [sic] H. Alford, one of Willimantic’s prominent citizens and business men died, suddenly of heart disease at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. He had gone down stairs, at his home after lunch and his daughter, following shortly afterwards, found him unconscious.
He was born in Otis, Mass., April 18, 1827, his parents being Roman and Charlotte Case Alford. He was graduated from the Westfield Normal School and at the age of 21 taught school in Springfield, Mass. In 1851 he went to Riverton, where, after serving for a period as clerk in his uncle’s store he bought out the Union Shoe Company. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was engaged in Virginia and Maryland as a sutler with General McClellan’s forces.
He came to Willimantic in 1862 and in company with James Alford conducted a grocery business. Some time later he became engaged in the hardware business with his son, Howard Alford, who died in 1893 and whose interests were taken up by Carl R. Alford, another son, who conducted the business until the present time.
Mr. Alford was married in Riverton November 13, 1854, to Adeline Cadwell.
Besides his wife, three children survive him, Adelaide Louise, Maud E. and Carl R., all of Willimantic.
Mr. Alford was a democrat and served as first selectman in 1875 and during that time had charge of building the horseshoe bridge. He was a member of the Masonic Veteran Association and from his early boyhood was a member of the Congregational Church.
In another article:
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 9 June 1908
The funeral of Giles H. Alford, whose sudden death from heart failure was announced in “The Courant” yesterday morning, will take place at the late residence, No. 160 Windham street, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon.
Mr. Alford was a member of the Venerable Club of Willimantic…. The burial will be in the Willimantic Cemetery.
Photo from Old Willimantic Cemetery, Willimantic, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Steven
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Adeline Curtis Cadwell Alford; and children Adelaide Louise Alford and Carl Roger Alford in this compilation.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Giles Humphrey 1827 MA1, Roman 1793 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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HAROLD “HAL” ALVORD
THE HOUR
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT—Saturday, 30 December 2017
“Hal Alvord addresses an Arbor Day crowd in 2017.”
NORWALK—Harold ‘Hal’ Alvord, a former Army Corps of Engineers colonel who headed the Norwalk Department of Public Works for 12 years, died Saturday. He was 73.
Alvord, a resident of Danbury, started working for the Public Works Department in December 2003 after having served 27 years in the Army and later running a construction company.
Former Mayor Alex Knopp credited Alvord with using his “organizational and managerial expertise” to get Norwalk Customer Service Center, the Water Pollution Control Authority and the Norwalk Facilities Construction Commission “off the ground and be a success.”
“Hal made major contributions to modernizing the city’s Public Works Department and successfully helped my administration launch numerous significant new initiatives,” Knopp said.
Alvord, upon resigning from the department in 2015, said he had planned to retire 12 years earlier, but was offered the job of public works director by Knopp.
“He said, ‘OK, Hal. Here’s what I want you to do. I want you to bring the Department of Public Works into the 21st century,’” Alvord told the Norwalk Hour in May 2015. Alvord counted the opening of the Customer Service Center, the standardization of the public works’ fleet, implementing an employee safety program and assessing and repairing roads and other infrastructure as the major initiatives under his watch.
During Alvord’s time, the Common Council boosted annual road paving spending from $1.5 million to $5.5 million and undertook the videotaping of 182 miles of sanitary sewer lines beneath the city.
Alvord also served as Norwalk’s tree warden during the Connecticut Tree Festival at Cranbury Park and helped organize the city’s annual Arbor Day tree-planting ceremonies at various schools throughout the city….
Three months after leaving the Public Works Department, Alvord was hired as director of maintenance and facilities management at the Norwalk Transit District. “His responsibilities became more inclusive as far as rehabilitation of the building and construction projects,” said Transit District CEO Kimberlee Morton. “He was very aggressive with our state-of-good repair plan. He was a really good man, he was a confidante and a friend, and I learned a tremendous amount from him.”
Alvord served as public works director from Dec. 10, 2003, until May 31, 2015, according to the city’s Department of Personnel and Labor Relations. His road to the job started in the Army.
After graduating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School Class 506 Delta of Fort Belvoir, Va., in 1968, Alvord received orders to go to Vietnam where he served as a pilot/platoon commander/operations officer with the 274th Aviation Company, an assault helicopter unit.
He returned to stateside engineering assignments before moving to West Germany for a four-year tour. In 1981, he returned to the U.S., serving in Bethesda, Md., and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., before being chosen for post-graduate education. He received a master’s degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University, according to OCS Class Delta 506.
Alvord was promoted to colonel while at the Army headquarters at the Pentagon. From 1990 to 1993, he was district engineer/commander for the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps, according to his resume.
After leaving the military, Alvord worked in the private sector, ultimately as president of the Felix Group, a Lincolndale, N.Y.-based company that provides utility construction throughout the eastern U.S.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
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HAROLD CLARK ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 12 November 1948
In another article:
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Friday, 12 November 1948
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son John Saunders Alvord; father, John Austin Alvord; and daughter-in-law Patricia Marble Alvord in this compilation,
On Harold C. Alvord’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 26, born 14 Feb 1891 in Manchester Green, Hartford Co., CT. He is a discount clerk at the Manchester Trust Company Bank, and is single living in Manchester Green.
In 1930 the family is in Manchester (District 151), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #67: Harold C. Alvord, bank treasurer age 40, age 30 at first marriage; his wife Marion S. 41 CT, age 31 at first marriage; sons John S. 8 CT, and Robert C. 3-4/12 CT; and a servant.
On Harold Clark Alvord’s WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 50, born 14 Feb 1892. He is still working at Manchester Trust Co.
Harold Clark Alvord was the nephew of Samuel Morgan Alvord, author of A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Harold Clark 1891 CT1, John Austin 1859 CT2, Elijah Anson 1825 CT3, Martin 1788 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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HAROLD FRANK ALVORD
Photo from Green Funeral Home
THE NEWS-TIMES
Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Harold Frank Alvord of Danbury passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain; he was 73.
Born July 2, 1944 in Putnam, Connecticut, Hal graduated from Putnam High School in 1962 and attended UCONN prior to being drafted into the US Army in December of 1965. Following basic training, Alvord attended Engineer Officer Candidate School, Ranger Training, and Flight School where he obtained a Rotary Wing Qualification. He would go on to fly helicopters in Vietnam earning numerous awards and commendations including 39 Air Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, two Bronze Star Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He would go on to serve his country for another 22 years completing assignments in several US states and in Germany. While on active duty, he completed degrees in Engineering Management at the University of Missouri-Rolla and Public Administration at Shippensburg State University.
He retired from the Army in June of 1993 having achieved the rank of Colonel. After retirement from the military, Hal worked in the private sector before becoming the Director of Public Works for the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, a position he held for 12 years. After leaving the City he was hired as the Director of Maintenance and Facilities Management at the Norwalk Transit District later becoming their Chief Logistics Officer. His work in the City compelled him to serve as Norwalk’s tree warden and President of the Norwalk Tree Alliance promoting urban reforestation and earning the City of Norwalk a “Tree City, USA” designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Those who knew Hal well will remember his intellect, wit and inability to remain serious even in the politest company. His infectious laugh could fill a room and never failed to turn heads in appreciation and sometimes horror! He lived his life honorably and with no regret. Those closest to him will remember him as a kind and caring man whose friendship and support never wavered. He will be missed by all.
A loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Hal was preceded in death by his parents Arthur D. and Alma F. (Nason) Alvord.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Paula J. of Danbury; his daughter Mindy, of Ridgefield; son Patrick and wife Devon, of Solon, IA; his four grandchildren, Emma, Riley, Taylor and Parker; his sister Carol Lusby of Putnam; his sister and brother-in-law Linda and Ed Davis, of New Milford; his brother-in-law Richard Taylor and wife Gail, of Kennesaw, GA. Hal will be further remembered by his nieces, nephews, extended family, many dear friends, and former colleagues.
Friends and family are invited to pay their respects between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Green Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituary of his father, Arthur Dwight Alvord, in this compilation.
The funeral home memorial includes 100+ photos.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Harold Frank 1944 CT1, Arthur Dwight 1914 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1855 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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HELEN CONLON STOCKBRIDGE ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 22 August 1952
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, George Buell Alvord, in this compilation.
Muriel and Buell Alvord, named as children in her obituary, were stepchildren.
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HELEN JOYCE SELLERS ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 26 January 2008
Helen Joyce (Sellers) Alford, 69, passed away Friday (January 25, 2008).
She was born in South Carolina, September 15, 1938 to the late Anne (Cook) and James Sellers, and moved to Connecticut with her husband Rupert “Rebel” Lavern Alford. Helen resided in Enfield, Windsor Locks, and, for the last 35 years, in Broad Brook. A wife, mother, and sister, Helen was predeceased by her husband Rupert, as well as her three brothers Listen, Carl, and James.
She is survived by her seven loving children: Hazel and her husband John, Sandy and her husband Tom, Sheila and her husband Michael, Rocky and his wife Jane, Howard and his wife Anita, Kenny and his wife Marie, and Bobby and his wife Karen. Helen cherished her 13 grandchildren John, Amy, Jason, Jayme, Amanda, Sarah, Erica, Eddy, Samuel, Kaitlynn, Megan, Marysa, and Melody. Her pride and joy was her great-grandson Jacob. Helen also leaves an abundance of “kins” and friends.
While her passion was her family, Helen’s hobby was flowering—it seemed she could make anything grow....
Family and friends may meet for a funeral service on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, followed by burial in Enfield Street Cemetery….
Photo from Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Elaine
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Helen J. Alford (SS# issued in SC) was born 19 Sept 1938 and died 1 Jan 2008 [both dates probably incorrect], last residence West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
From CT Deaths: Helen Joyce Sellers Alford, widow age 69, was born 15 Sept 1938 in Mullins Co., SC, and died 25 Jan 2008 in West Hartford, CT.
From SSACI: Rupert Lavern Alford was born 22 Sept 1929 in Galivants Ferry, Horry Co., SC, son of Howard H. Alford and Claudie B. Martin. He died _____ Sept 1984.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Descendants of William Alford of Horry Co., SC, b. about 1760.
Her husband’s lineage: Rupert Lavern 1929 SC1, Howard H. 1895 SC2, Lewis H. 1868 SC3, Arnold Bethel 1844 SC4, Daniel William “Duke” 1811 SC5, John B. 1780 NC6, William 1760 NC7.
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HELEN MARIE ALVORD
THE ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 15 December 1987
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Dec 1987) dates of Helen M. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 613–614:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Helen Marie 1897 OH1, Justus Elvin 1867 MI2, Henry Dwight 1838 NY3, Justus 1796 MA4, Elisha 1753 MA5, Zebadiah 1724 MA6, John 1696 MA7, Jonathan 1669 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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HENRY ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 23 February 1895
Photo from Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jon Sterling
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Jane Burt Alford; and son William H. Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son James Bennett Alford in New York Obituaries.
In 1880 in Litchfield (District 21), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #144: Henry Alford, cutter, 61 born England; and his wife Jane 61 England.
In 1870 Plymouth, Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #153: Henry Alford, works in knife shop, age 50 born England; Jane 50 England; and children, all born CT: Mary 18, Sarah 18, Emily 13, Frances 11, and Walter 6.
In 1860 Plymouth, dwelling #551: Henry Alford, cutter age 41 born England; Jane 40 England; James 16 England; Wm. 14 England; George 11 CT; Mary A. 8 CT; Sarah A. 8 CT; Emily 4 CT; and Frances 1 CT.
In 1850, enumeration date July 29, Henry’s family is in Conklin, Broom Co., NY, dwelling #6: Henry Alford, blacksmith, age 33 born England; Jane 33 England; Martha 8 England; James 6 England; Wm. 4 England; and George 2 NY.
In 1850, enumeration date Oct 16, Henry is without his family living with 8 other “knife makers” in Plymouth, dwelling #16: Henry Alfred, knife maker, age 32 born England. Of the 8 knife makers in this dwelling, 4 were young men from England.
The 1841 census in Romsey, Hampshire Co., England shows Henry Alford, age 22, wheelwright, and Jane 22. Both were born in the same county.
From: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index (Ancestry): Henry Alford and Jane Burt were married in 1841 in Romsey, Hampshire Co., England.
From: England, Select Births and Christenings (Ancestry): Henry Alford, son of Joseph and Ann Alford, was baptized on 13 June 1819 in Romsey, Hampshire Co., England.
From Ancestry family trees: Henry was born 18 Aug 1818 in Romsey, Hampshire Co., England. His wife was Jane Burt, born 4 Nov 1818, also in Romsey. Henry died 18 Feb 1895 in Northfield, Litchfield Co., CT. Jane died 19 March 1907 in Plymouth, Litchfield Co., CT.
His lineage: Henry 1818 England1, Joseph ???? England2.
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HENRY ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 2 May 1877
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Mary Williams Gillett Alvord; children, Carrie Alvord, Charles Hubbell Alvord, Emma Gillett Alvord Beardslee, and Louisa Alvord Carpenter; parents, Saul Alvord III and Phebe Buell Alvord; and brothers Charles Alvord, John Buell Alvord, and Saul Alvord IV in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his son Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of his daughter Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries; and of his daughter Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 354:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Henry 1819 CT1, Saul 1781 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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HENRY SILL ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 25 June 1853
Deaths: At Windsor, June 20, Henry S. Alford, son of E.S. and Emily S. Alford, aged 18 months and 5 days.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Elijah Strong Alford and Emily Sill Alford, in this compilation.
He was born 15 Dec 1851, the first child of Elijah Strong Alford and his second wife, Emily Sill.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Henry Sill 1851 CT1, Elijah Strong 1813 CT1, Nathaniel 1781 CT3, Jonathan 1745 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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HENRY THOMAS HALFORD, JR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 3 November 1979
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Henry Halford (SS# issued in CT) was born 19 Apr 1918 and died _____ Nov 1979, last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT..
See the obituaries of his parents, Henry Thomas Halford Sr. and Caroline Mae Greene Halford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his wife, Louise E. Dickinson Halford, in Pennsylvania Obituaries.
From SSACI: Henry Thomas Halford was born 19 Apr 1918 in East Hartford, CT, son of Henry T. Halford and Caroline M. Greene.
His HALFORD lineage: Henry Thomas 1918 CT1, Henry Thomas 1894 MA2, Walter E. 1867 MA3, Henry 1828 England4, Samuel 1794 England5.
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HENRY THOMAS HALFORD, SR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 12 November 1958
Photo from Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Caroline Mae Greene Halford; son Henry Thomas Halford Jr.; and parents, Walter E. Halford and Mary I. Whitelock Halford, in this compilation.
From Massachusetts, Birth Records (Ancestry): Henry Thomas Halford was born 2 Oct 1894 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, son of Walter C. Halford and Mary Whitelock.
His HALFORD lineage: Henry Thomas 1894 MA1, Walter E. 1867 MA2, Henry 1828 England3, Samuel 1794 England4.
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HESTES WARD ALFORD
Photo from Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, 1897/98-1911/12: Portraits and Sketches of State Officers, Senators, Representatives, Clerks, Chaplains, Etc., Volume 8, p. 94
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 12 September 1930
H.W. ALFORD, 85, OF POQUONOCK, DIES AT HOME
WELL-KNOWN FARMER SERVED IN STATE LEGISLATURE TWO SESSIONS
H.W. Alford, 85, well-known Poquonock farmer, died at his home Thursday evening.
He represented the town of Windsor in the Legislature at two sessions. Mr. Alford was the son of Euclid Alford, who was a descendant of Benedict Alford, one of Windsor’s earliest settlers.
The funeral will be held at the home in Poquonock Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Alice Jeanette Griswold Alford; parents, Euclid W. Alford and Mary E. Keeney Alford Baldwin; and siblings Celeste Helen Alford Barnes and Frank Wells Alford in this compilation.
From Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, 1897/98-1911/12: Portraits and Sketches of State Officers, Senators, Representatives, Clerks, Chaplains, Etc., Volume 8, p. 94:
In 1920, Windsor (District 201), Hartford Co., CT: Hestus [Hestes] W. Alford, 74 CT, and his wife Alice J. 72 CT. They are living next door to Hestes’ brother Frank’s family.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Hestes Ward 1845 CT1, Euclid W. 1813 CT2, William L. 1774 CT3, Joseph 1748 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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IRENE D. CHENETTE ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 19 August 1958
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Charles Edward Alvord Sr., which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and son Charles Edward Alvord Jr. in this compilation.
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IRIS ELIZABETH ALFORD [MASBACK]
AAFA #0729
Mother of Harold Elmer Masback #0730; Craig Alford Masback, #0731; and Keith James Masback #0732
Iris Alford at AAFA’s 1995 Meeting in Decatur, AL
COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER
Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA—Friday, 21 May 2010
November 6, 1927–May 4, 2010
NEW CANAAN, CT—Iris Elizabeth Alford, devoted mother, grandmother, and lifetime student of American history died on May 4th in New Canaan, Connecticut from cancer. She was 82 years old.
Born on November 6, 1927 in Manchester, Georgia, Ms. Alford was the daughter of William Jefferson and Clara Lee Alford. The co-valedictorian of the Manchester High School class of 1944, she moved to Atlanta, where she graduated from the Marsh Business College and went to work for the American Red Cross, participating in the relief response to the 1947 Texas City explosion in Galveston, Texas. Ms. Alford later worked as an Executive Assistant for Rostenberg-Doern in White Plains, New York and Cheseborough-Ponds/Unilever in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Married to Harold E Masback, Jr. of New York in 1948, Ms. Alford had three children, Harold Elmer Masback, III of New Canaan, Craig Alford Masback, of Amsterdam (The Netherlands), and Keith James Masback of Alexandria, Virginia. Her marriage ended in a divorce in 1999.
Ms. Alford was a member of the Scarsdale Community Baptist Church in Scarsdale, New York for over fifty years. She served the church as a Sunday School teacher in the 1960s and as a deacon in the 1970s. At age 67, Ms. Alford enrolled as a freshman at Kennesaw State College in Kennesaw, Georgia, working toward a degree in history. Award winning filmmaker Bud Greenspan told the story of her long-delayed pursuit of a college degree alongside the stories of Joe Paterno, Andrew Young, Eartha Kitt, in “Ageless Heroes,” a PBS special that aired in 1998. She pursued her interest in history via research concerning the Alford family and family visits to the birthplaces of American Presidents. Her special interest was the role played by the mothers of American Presidents in their development.
Ms. Alford is survived by her three sons, two daughters-in-law, Amy Masback and Sarah Vogelsberg, and seven grandchildren: Owen Masback of Los Angeles, California, Katrina Masback, of New York, New York, Elisabeth Masback of New Canaan, James and Clara Masback of Alexandria, Virginia, and Grace and Britton Masback of Amsterdam.
A memorial service will be held at the Northside Baptist Church in Manchester, Georgia on May 22 at 10 a.m. The family has established an “Iris Alford Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of American History” at Manchester High School. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to that fund c/o Manchester High School, 405 North 5th Avenue, Manchester, Georgia, 31816-1398.
Photo from Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Manchester, Meriwether Co., GA—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. B. Chrismond
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Iris E. Alford (SS# issued in FL), last residence Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA.
Iris’s great-grandfather Thomas Jefferson Alford had 12 children; 10 were daughters, and of his two sons, only Iris’s grandfather, John Jefferson, had known children.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Isham Alford, b. 1755 NC, and Anne Ferrell.
Her lineage: Iris Elizabeth 1927 GA1, William Jefferson 1883 GA2, John Jefferson 1856 GA3, Thomas Jefferson 1814 GA4, Brittain Washington 1782 NC5, Isham 1755 NC6.
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IRVING SCOTT ALFORD
Father of Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
Bettie and Scott Alford, early 1970s
Photo from Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 11 March 1986
Scott Alford, 79, of 392 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield, husband of Elizabeth (Hathaway) Alford, died Monday (March 10) at Queens Convalescent Home after a long illness.
Born in Glens Falls [Warren Co.], N.Y., Jan. 20, 1907, he was son of the late Rev. Charles B. and Margaret (Burton) Alford.
He was a retired senior industrial engineer at Hamilton Standard and was a member of Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, a lay reader at Holy Trinity Church, a past treasurer of the Middlefield Republican Town Committee, a past member of the Middletown Chess Club, past president of the Middlefield Senior Citizens, a former Registrar of Voters in Middlefield, a former member of the Middlefield Board of Education and was a Justice of the Peace.
Besides his wife, Mr. Alford is survived by two sons, Robert Alford of Londonderry, N.H., and William Alford of Middlefield; three daughters, Patricia Barton of Colchester, Mrs. William (Margaret) Sinnamon of Manchester and Mrs. Janet Davis of Hudson, N.Y.; two brothers, Nelson Richard Alford of Chatham, N.Y., and Charles Edmund Alford of Delmar, N.Y.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be Wednesday, 2 p.m., in Holy Trinity Church, 381 Main St., Middletown.... In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association.... The Coughlin-Lastrina Funeral Home, 491 High St., Middletown, has charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth date of Scott Alford (SS# issued in NY) and list his death date as March 1986.
See the obituaries of his wife, Elizabeth Hathaway Alford; and his children Patricia Ann Alford Barton and William David Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his parents, Charles Burdick Alford and Margaret Roxey Burdick Alford; and brothers Charles Edmund Alford, Culver Bernard Alford, and David Burton Alford in New York Obituaries
In 1910 Scott is listed with his parents in New Lebanon (District 30), Columbia Co., NY, dwelling #265: Charles B. Alford, clergyman age 36 born IL, first marriage 9 years; his wife Margaret 34 born NY, 5 children, 5 living; children, all born NY: Culver B. 8, Elizabeth M. 7, George P. 5, I. Scott 3, and David B. 1-3/12; and a servant.
Scott’s son Robert Alford, AAFA #0873, manages a website about his ancestors, dedicated to his father: Our Tree of Life. It includes details about the lives of his ancestors and relatives as well as numerous photos.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Irving Scott 1907 NY1, Charles Burdick 1873 IL2, David Lewis 1849 NY3, Ransom Constantine 1818 VT4, Ashley Owen 1770 VT5, Benedict 1716 CT6, Benedict 1688 CT7, Jeremiah 1655 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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JABEZ ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 4 January 1913
Jabez Alvord, one of Winsted’s oldest residents and a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home on High street there, yesterday morning [January 3]. He suffered a shock a few days ago and since then failed rapidly.
He was at one time employed in Colt’s factory in Hartford, and made a trip to England in 1852 in their interests. He was second lieutenant in company F, Twenty-eighth Regiment, C.V. Mr. Alvord served two terms as postmaster at Winsted.
Rev. G.W. Judson will officiate at the funeral, which will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Burial will be in Center Cemetery.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 157:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Jabez 1828 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JAMES ARTHUR ALVORD
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Tuesday, 11 July 2017
SOUTH KILLINGLY—James Arthur Alvord, 84, passed away July 7 2017 peacefully at home.
Born February 5th 1933 to Frederick and Frieda Alvord in Cambridge, NY, James was raised in Putnam CT. He served in the US Air Force and was at one time a member of the Putnam Police Force. He wore many hats doing various jobs. His last and most rewarding position was helping people for 11 years with Day Kimball Homemakers.
He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years Sandra, 10 of his 11 children: Michael, Janice, Deborah, Roland, Cris, Beth, Barry, Kelly, Lucy, Walter and their spouses. 23 grandchildren Arielle, Tatiana, Katie, Stefanie, April, Christina, Courtney, Tony, Derek, Danielle, Angela, LJ, Jamie, Stormy, Felicia, Megan, Jessie, Cody, Colten, Sonya, Sarah, Alexis, Zachary as well as 16 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his sister Nancy Boucher and her husband Charles and his Aunt May Alvord.
He was predeceased by a son, Dennis; 3 brothers - Eugene, Samuel and Millard, and 3 sisters - Colleen, Rose and Lillian.
Services will be held at The Cornerstone Baptist Church Broad St Danielson CT on Friday July 14th at 11am with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers or donations please do a random act of kindness in Jim’s name.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his siblings Millard R. Alvord, Rose A. Alvord Rice, and Samuel H. Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Lillian E. Alvord Dodgson in Montana Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: James Arthur 1933 CT1, Frederick Eugene 1909 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1855 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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JAMES RICHARDS ALVORD
Photo from mcavery8’s Margaret Tiffany Calvert Avery’s family tree (Ancestry)
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Wednesday, 19 February 1890
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Terry Goodwin
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Mary Eliza Landon Alvord; children Louise Landon Alvord and Seymour Landon Alvord; mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
The marriage date in his obituary, 1854, is incorrect.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 288–289:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: James Richards 1823 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JAMES ROBERTSON ALVORD
Senior photo, Sub Turri, 1955 yearbook, Boston College, Boston, MA
Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT—_____ September 2018
May 1, 1934 – September 7, 2018
James (Jim) Robertson Alvord, 84 years old, loving husband, proud father and lifelong Red Sox fan, died peacefully on Friday, September 7, 2018.
Born and raised in Newton Centre, MA, Jim, son of Carl and Carmen (Buckley) Alvord, graduated from Sacred Heart High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston College. He completed Officers Candidate School and served in the Naval Reserves as a Lieutenant JG for four years. His career that followed was based largely in sales for corporations based in Manhattan and Connecticut. Until a recent move to New Milford, he lived in Norwalk, CT for 53 years.
Jim was distinguished by his tireless commitment to service, a characteristic he ascribed to his Jesuit education. The organizations that support young people, civic engagement and education in which he became involved, grew and flourished. Among the diverse programs to which he gave the most time were youth ministries at St. Philip and St. Jerome parishes, Norwalk Church League Youth Basketball, Boy Scouts of America, the Norwalk Public Library, the Boston College Alumni Association, and Voice of the Faithful. Jim’s commitment to his Boston sports teams—particularly the Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins—was legendary, and he was happiest when he could get a copy of the Boston Globe sports section in a community dominated by New York fans. Jim was rarely seen not sporting a Red Sox cap.
Devoted and proud of his large family, he leaves his wife of almost 57 years, Barbara Driscoll Alvord; his children Mary Alvord MacDonald (Michael) of Williamstown, MA, John J. Alvord (Sandra Proksa) of Bethel, CT, James R. Alvord II (Elizabeth) of Scituate, MA, Paul P. Alvord (Laurie Cheung) of Tomales, CA and Elizabeth Alvord Bonis (Patrick) of South Kent, CT. Jim is also survived by six grandchildren, William, Oliver, Patrick, Odin, Alexander and Cullen, and two step-grandchildren, Colin and Marichal. He leaves his brother John C. Alvord, sisters Lucille A. Swan and Mary A. Biette and a dozen nieces and nephews.
Jim was predeceased by granddaughter Isabel.
A Mass and celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Jerome Church, 23 Half Mile Road, Norwalk. To honor Mr. Alvord’s extensive and generous community service, in lieu of flowers, please consider doing an act of kindness for someone else.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
We included the obituary of his father, Carl Henry Alvord, in Massachusetts Obituaries.
Wedding announcement:
BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE
Boston, Suffolk Co, MA—Sunday, 15 October 1951
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His probable ALVORD lineage: James Robertson 1934 MA1, Carl Henry 1902 MI2, Will Carlton 1874 MI3, Elisha Carlton 1826 NY4, Elisha 1778 NY5, (probably) Elisha 1748 CT6, Asahel 1720 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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JANE BURT ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 20 March 1907
Photo from Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jon Sterling
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Henry Alford; and son William H. Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son James Bennett Alford in New York Obituaries.
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JANE ELIZABETH TAYLOR ALVORD
NEW BRITAIN HERALD
New Britain, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 17 September 1920
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Francis Lyman Alvord (with large family photo); and children Cora Estelle Alvord Hamilton, Dwight Henry Alvord, and Mary Carlena Alvord in this compilation.
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JANE “JENNIE” ALFORD BLAKEMAN
DAILY NEWS
Naugatuck, New Haven Co., CT—Friday, 10 June 1955
Mrs. Jane (Alford) Blakeman, widow of William S. Blakeman died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Pierce; 168 Cliff street.
Born in Thomaston [Litchfield Co.], she was the daughter of the late James and Charlotte (Scoville) Alford. She was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, a member of the Church Helpers and the Women’s Auxiliary of the church.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a brother, Burt, South Gibson, Pa., five grandchildren and, five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, 201 Meadow street, with the Rev. Winfred B. Langhorst, pastor of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem….
Photo from Evergreen Cemetery, Bethlehem, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her father, James Bennett Alford; and half-sister Hazel Olive Alford Tripp in New York Obituaries; and of her brother Burt L. Alford in Pennsylvania Obituaries.
From Ancestry family trees: She was the daughter of James Bennett Alford, and his first wife, Charlotte Lucina Scoville (1841–1882).
1880 census, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT:
James Alford head 36 Eng Eng Eng farmer
Lottie wife 39 CT CT CT
Burtie son 10 CT Eng CT
Jennie dau 8 CT Eng CT
Gertrude dau 4 CT Eng CT
Her lineage: Jane 1872 CT1, James Bennett 1844 England2, Henry 1818 England3, Joseph ???? England4.
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JANE POWERS ALVORD
LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT—Thursday, 27 September 1877
DEATHS
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband’s mother, Ruth Rosella Starkweather Alvord, in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 461:
From Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records (Ancestry): unnamed male Alvord, born 2 Sept 1849 in Springfield, MA, parents Joseph D. and Ruth Alvord.
In 1850, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA, Charles appears to be listed as James, age 1.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Charles Earle 1849 MA1, Joseph Dana 1824 MA2, Isaac 1779 MA3, Jehiel 1756 MA4, Jonathan 1712 MA5, Jonathan 1669 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JANET POUCH ALFORD JEROME REDMOND
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—_____ December 1988
Redmond, Janet Pouch. On December 19, 1988 in Norfolk, Ct.
Survived by eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Service will be held at the Church of the Transfiguration in Norfolk, Ct. on December 20th at 11:00 AM.
Photo from Pond Town Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Terry Goodwin
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Janet P. Redman [sic] (SS# issued in NY) was born 13 Feb 1898, last residence Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of her son Frederick Hascy Pouch Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Donald Cameron Alford Jr. in Florida Obituaries.
Wedding announcement:
BROOKLYN LIFE
Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY—Saturday, 6 November 1920
Divorce announcement:
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY—Sunday, 16 June 1935
From Ancestry family trees: Her second husband was Franklin Starr Jerome (1870–1948); her third husband was Henry Smallwood Redmond III (1905–1984).
Her husband’s lineage: Donald Cameron 1897 NY1, William Madison 1859 NY2, Thomas Kennedy 1838 NY3, Edwin Madison 1807 NY4, Consider 1778 England5.
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JEAN E. MORGAN ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Jean E. (Morgan) Alford, 94, wife of the late Alden Huntington Alford, passed away, Saturday, October 7, 2017.
Born in Windsor, daughter of the late Ralph and Edith (Roberts) Morgan, she was the 10th generation of the Morgan family to spend their life time in Windsor. She was a member of the First Church in Windsor, Congregational, the John Warham Society of the Church, and the Windsor Historical Society. Jean graduated from Hartford Hospital School of Nursing where she received her Registered Nurse designation.
She leaves her son Frederick Alford and daughter Gayle Alford both of Windsor, a sister Gayle Morgan Baldwin of Wethersfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was predeceased by a son Alden Alford.
Her family will receive friends Friday, October 13, 2017, from 1:00 pm followed by a funeral service at 1:30 pm at the Carmon Poquonock Funeral Home…. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery, Poquonock….
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Ted
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, Alden Huntington Alford; and children Alden Emerson Alford and Gayle Madeline Alford in this compilation.
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JEMIMA STRATTON ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 1 January 1853
Deaths: At Glastenbury, Dec. 8th, of consumption, Mrs. Jemima Alford, widow of the late Benjamin Alford.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Benjamin Alford, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
In 1850, Jemmima Alford, age 55 born CT, is living with John Alford, age 77 born CT, in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT.
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JENNIE CAMP KELLOGG ALFORD
Grandmother of Arba Kellogg Alford Jr., AAFA #0151
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 21 November 1914
Photo from Forest View Cemetery, Winstead, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Terry Goodwin
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, George Herbert Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Arba Kellogg Alford Sr. in New Jersey Obituaries.
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JEROME LOBDELL ALVORD
THE CONSTITUTION
Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT—Wednesday, 19 July 1871
Photos from Lakeview Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Charles Baker
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, Chauncey Hart Alvord; and brothers Clark Leander Alvord and Edwin B. Alvord in this compilation.
Jerome Lobdell Alvord was the son of Chauncey Hart Alvord and Harriet Elizabeth Lobdell.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 301–302:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Jerome Lobdell 1835 NY1, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT2, Seth 1754 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JERRY B. ALLFORD
MCALESTER NEWS-CAPITAL
McAlester, Pittsburg Co., OK—30 October 2010
McALESTER—Jerry B. Allford died Wednesday, October 27, at Danbury Hospital near his home in Connecticut.
Jerry was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, on February 12, 1932. He leaves his brother J.A. Allford and sister-in-law Virginia Allford and niece Janis Allford of McAlester, and nephew Wayne Allford of Houston, and numerous family members. He was predeceased by his parents Antney and Louvene Allford.
Jerry earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Oklahoma University and Masters Degree at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York. He worked at the Henry Street Settlement House, the Jewish league for the Blind in New York and Elmhurst Hospital in New Jersey. He then worked for many years at New York University Hospital until his retirement. He then gave up his apartment in Manhattan and returned full time to his home in Roxbury. For a while he then worked part time for Family Services of Great Waterbury. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.
A long-time resident of Roxbury, Connecticut, he served there as past Chair of the Democratic Committee and as Justice of the Peace. His passion for opera led him to create an “Afternoon at the Opera” series which he presented at the Roxbury Senior Center and at Watermark and Pomperaug in Southbury for many years. His numerous friends benefited from his vast library of cookbooks savoring many a wonderful meal. His friends and family will miss his spirit of love and sharing.
A memorial in Jerry’s honor will be in Roxbury and announced later. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to his favorite source of classical music: WMNR, Fine Arts Radio, P.O. Box 920, Monroe, CT 06468.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Jerry B. Allford (SS# issued in OK), last residence Roxbury, Litchfield Co., CT.
We included the obituary of his mother, Louvene Stubblefield Allford, in Oklahoma Obituaries.
For more information on his family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of John Henry Alford b. ca 1816 NC. The Oklahoma branch of this family changed the spelling to Allford.
His ALLFORD lineage: Jerry B. 1932 OK1, William Antney 1906 OK2, John Martin 1878 MS3, William Lace 1856 MS4, John Henry 1816 NC5.
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JOHN ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 13 December 1851
Deaths: At Glastenbury [Hartford Co.], on the 6th inst. Mr. John Alford, aged 79.
AAFA NOTES: In 1850, John Alford, age 77 born CT, is living with Jemmima Alford, age 55 born CT, in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT.
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JOHN ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 23 October 1841
Deaths: At Winchester, on the 20th inst. Mr. John Alvord, aged 68.
Photo from Winchester Cemetery, Winchester Center, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Coridon Alexis Alvord Sr.; and father, Eliphaz S. Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his wife, Experience Webb Alvord, in Ohio Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 151:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John 1773 CT1, Eliphaz S. 1742 CT2, Jonathan 1711 MA3, Thomas 1683 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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JOHN ALVORD
REPUBLICAN FARMER
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 29 July 1845
Died: In Southport [Fairfield Co.], 3d inst., Mr. John Alvord, aged 95.
Photos from Greenfield Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bronwyn
AAFA NOTES: John was born 11 July 1750 in Fairfield Co., CT, son of Elisha Alvord and Hannah Goodsell. His first wife was Sarah Wakeman (1753–1779). His second wife was Abigail Banks (1752–1831).
The inscription on his gravestone, which he shares with his wife and child:
In Memory of
John Alvord
Who died
July 3, 1845
Aged 95 years
Also
Abigail, wife of
John Alvord
Died
Mar. 2, 1831
Also
Talcott, her son
Died
Sept. 19, 1792
Aged 7 months
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 99–100:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John 1750 CT1, Elisha 1717 MA2, Thomas 1683 MA3, Thomas 1653 CT4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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JOHN ABEL ALVORD, SR.
COLUMBIAN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday, 16 May 1868
Deaths: In Southport, May 7th, John Alvord, aged 42 years.
Photo from Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jean Whitney
AAFA NOTES: John Abel Alvord was the son of Nehemiah Banks Alvord and Rania Sherwood. He married Maria Elvira Wilcox. Their four children, who all died unmarried, share a gravestone with their parents.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 310–311:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Abel 1826 CT1, Nehemiah Banks 1787 CT2, John 1750 CT3, Elisha 1717 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JOHN AUSTIN ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 8 February 1925
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Harold Clark Alvord; parents, Elijah Anson Alvord and Cynthia Ann Warner Alvord; and brothers Joseph Clark Alvord and Samuel Morgan Alvord in this compilation.
From Lucien Warner’s The Descendants of Andrew Warner (New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1919), p. 632 (Ancestry):
John Austin Alvord, son of Elijah Anson Alvord and Cynthia Ann Warner, was born 3 Dec 1859. He m. in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, on 16 Apr 1889 to Ada Louisa Clark, who was born in Pomfret on 26 Jan 1861, the daughter of Aiel Lafayette Clark and Harriet May. Their son was Harold Clark Alvord, born 14 Feb 1892 in Manchester, Hartford Co., CT.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 565:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Austin 1859 CT1, Elijah Anson 1825 CT2, Martin 1788 CT3, Saul 1753 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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JOHN BUELL ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 18 September 1852
Died: At Bolton [Tolland Co.], Sept. 7th, John B. Alvord, of the firm of Alvord & Bros., Wolcottville, aged 31.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Saul Alvord III and Phebe Buell Alvord; and brothers Charles Alvord, Henry Alvord, and Saul Alvord IV in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Buell 1821 CT1, Saul 1781 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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JOHN CARTER WHITNEY (ALVORD)
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—6 December 2011
PLAINFIELD—John Carter Whitney, (John Alvord), 43, died Thursday, December 1, 2011, at his home.
Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Samuel Alvord of Putnam, and Jeanne (Labossiere) Robidas of Plainfield.
Mr. Whitney graduated from Marianapolis Preparatory School in 1985 and Albertus Magnus College in 1989. He worked as a publisher relations manager for the LPC Group in Milford, CT. Those closest to John will fondly remember him for his humor, his love of travel, and his adoration of his nephew and niece. He graciously volunteered for Hospice of Northeast CT.
In addition to his parents, John is survived by his sister, Colleen (Alvord) Godino and her husband Michael of Storrs, his nephew, Michael Bertrand, his niece, Morgan Krajniak, his maternal grandmother, Jeannette Labossiere of Canterbury and his aunt, Carol Labossiere of Canterbury; three half-brothers, two half-sisters, three step brothers and one step sister.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with John’s family from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam. A Funeral Service will begin at 10:30 AM in the funeral home. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery….
Memorial donations may be made to the John Carter Whitney Scholarship Fund, c/o the UConn Foundation, Inc., 2390 Alumni Drive, Storrs, CT 06269-3206.
Photos from Saint Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Maureen Desilets
John is on the back of the Labossiere gravestone.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
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JOHN JAY ALVORD
STAMFORD ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 2 April 1931
AAFA NOTES: From Albert Nelson Marquis, Who’s Who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut (Chicago, A.N. Marquis and Company, 1916), p. 34:
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 637:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Jay 1858 CT1, Nelson 1828 CT2, Almon 1804 CT3, David 1776 CT4, John 1750 CT5, Elisha 1717 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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JOHN SAUNDERS ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 12 July 1995
John Saunders Alvord, 73, of Harvard Road, Manchester [Hartford Co.], husband of Phyllis (Gilbert) Alvord, died Monday (July 10, 1995) at an area convalescent home.
He was born in Manchester, Aug. 9, 1921, son of the late Harold Clark Alvord and Marion (Saunders) Alvord, and was a lifelong resident of Manchester, and Giants Neck Beach, Niantic. He graduated from Manchester High School, attended the University of New Hampshire, and was employed at Lydall and Foulds, Manchester, retiring in 1984 as Assistant Division Manager. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Parachute Troops, serving in the European Theater during World War II, and again serving with the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Manchester Rotary Club, and was an avid fisherman.
Besides his wife, Phyllis, he is survived by a daughter and son-in- law, Wendy and Darrell Decker of Connecticut; a brother, Robert Alvord of Giants Neck Beach, Niantic, and Vero Beach, Fla.; and several nephews.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 14, 1995, 2 p.m., at Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main St., Manchester. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the East Cemetery…. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’ s Disease and Related Disorders Association….
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of John S. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Manchester, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Phyllis Gilbert Alvord; and father, Harold Clark Alvord in this compilation.
Wedding announcement:
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 28 August 1946
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Saunders 1921 CT1, Harold Clark 1891 CT2, John Austin 1859 CT3, Elijah Anson 1825 CT4, Martin 1788 CT5, Saul 1753 MA6, Saul 1717 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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JOSEPH CLARK ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 2 May 1894
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Raymond Smith Alvord; parents, Elijah Anson Alvord and Cynthia Ann Warner Alvord; and brothers John Austin Alvord and Joseph Clark Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 564–565:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Joseph Clark 1858 CT1, Elijah Anson 1825 CT2, Martin 1788 CT3, Saul 1753 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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JOSEPHINE ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 10 June 1913
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband’s parents, Francis Lyman Alvord and Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord, in this compilation.
From CT Deaths: Josephine Alvord died 8 June 1913 in Bristol, CT.
From CT Deaths: Elmer Alvord died 8 Apr 1946 in Bristol, CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Elmer Francis CT1, Francis Lyman 1829 CT2, Ashbel 1780 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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JOSEPHINE FREY HIBBEN ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 14 April 1961
Photo from Springdale Cemetery, East Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Clark Keller Alvord, in this compilation.
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JOYCE MATTHEWS ALFRED
Photo from Carmon Windsor Funeral Home
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 3 March 2011
Joyce Alfred, 78, of Hartford, beloved wife for 54 years of Eric Alfred, passed away peacefully on Saturday, (February 26, 2011) at St. Francis Hospital. She was born March 24, 1932 in Bartica, Guyana to the late Archie and Amelda (Cornelius) Matthews. Her family relocated to Georgetown which is where she met her husband, and together they started their family. Together Joyce and Eric immigrated to the United States in 1994. She was a wonderful and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who always encouraged her children to “reach for the sky”. Quiet and hardworking, quite often she would go above and beyond to help others. Many will remember her captivating and award winning smile. Joyce will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. May her soul rest in peace.
In addition to her husband she leaves to mourn four sons: Michael Alfred and his wife, Cheryl, of England; Rickford Alfred and his wife, Linda, of Queens, NY; Trevor Alfred of Guyana; Mark Alfred and his wife, Tracey, of Queens, NY; five daughters, Doreen Alfred of Hartford; Sandra Geddes and her husband, Stanley, of Bloomfield; Cheryl Alexander and her husband, Neil, of Ozone Park, NY; June Ann Alfred of Hartford; Erica Williams and her husband, Lionel, Sr., of Staten Island, NY; a brother, Walter Matthews of Queens, NY; as well as 24 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Joyce also leaves sister-in-law, Veronica Matthews, and brother-in-laws, Harry Persaud, Ramesh, and Rudolph Ramdatt.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, March 7, 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 590 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield. Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. Her family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service at the church. For online condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Joyce Alfred (SS# issued in CT), last residence Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.
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JULIA ELIZABETH ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 28 December 1867
Deaths: In this city, Dec. 23, Julia Elizabeth Alford, aged 15 years, daughter and only child of Nathaniel R. Alford.
Photo from Spring Grove Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, James Bianco
AAFA NOTES: Julia shares a gravestone with her sister Eliza.
In 1850 and 1860, Nathaniel R. Alford is listed with his wife Eliza A. Alford in Hartford Co., CT. In 1870 and 1880 they are in Leicester, Livingston Co., NY.
The parents of Julia’s mother Eliza were Rhoda Loomis and James L. Lord. Eliza Ann was their youngest daughter. After the death of James in 1825, Rhoda married Jeduthan Bumstead. Rhoda is buried as Rhoda Bumstead in NY in the same cemetery as Nathaniel Alford, Leicester Cemetery, Livingston Co., NY. Rhoda Bumstead lived with her daughter Eliza and Eliza’s husband Nathaniel R. Alford from 1850-1870.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Julia Elizabeth 1852 CT1, Nathaniel R. 1809 CT2, Nathaniel R. 1781 CT3, Jonathan 1745 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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JULIA M. LORD ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 23 February 1850
DEATHS
At Windsor, Feb. 22d. Julia M., the wife of Elijah S. Alford, aged 35 years. Funeral will be attended at his residence, Sunday, at 2 o’clock P.M.
Photo from Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, James Bianco
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Elijah Strong Alford, in this compilation.
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JULIETTE ALFORD CHIDSEY
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 9 May 1891
Chidsey—In Avon, May 1, Juliette, widow of the late Andrew Chidsey, aged 67.
Photo from West Avon Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Emira Mills Alford; and siblings Emerson Alford and Franklin Mills Alford in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Juliette 1824 CT1, Daniel M. 1796 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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KATE LUESS MERRIMAN BATES ALFORD
Grandmother of Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 5 June 1941
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her second husband, Frank Wells Alford; and children Alden Euclid Alford, Alice Viets Alford Morgan, and Leon Morton Alford Sr. in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Mary Sophia Alford Colbert in Maryland Obituaries; and of her sister Elsie Maria Merriman Alford in Idaho Obituaries.
Kate’s sister Elsie married the brother of Kate’s second husband.
From A Genealogy of the Viets Family, by Francis Hubbard Viets (1902), p. 149:
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KATHARINE FULLER GAYLORD ALVORD
Katharine Fuller Gaylord’s 1923 U.S. Passport Application (Ancestry)—she traveled to England, France, Italy, and Switzerland
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 5 February 1982
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Feb 1982) dates of Katharine Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of her husband, Curtis Hunt Alvord Sr., which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Curtis Hunt Alvord Jr. and Sylvia Alvord Creedon in this compilation.
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KATHERINE SPRAGUE ALVORD
Katherine Sprague Alvord, A.M. Instructor in History
Photo from the 1909 yearbook of Miami University, Oxford, OH—Faculty
Katherine Sprague Alvord, Dean of Women
Photo from The Mirage, 1927 yearbook of DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Caption: “DePauw owes much of the organization of women on the campus to Dean Alvord. Two monuments of her work are found in the Woman’s Self-Government Association and the Woman’s Athletic Association. Dean Alvord’s ideal is to be not only an efficient executive, but also a personal friend to every woman on the campus.”
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Saturday, 16 April 1960
NEW MILFORD WOMAN FOUND DEAT AT 89
NEW MILFORD, April 16—Miss Katherine Alvord, 89, of Route 55, Gaylordsville district, was found dead at 3:25 p:m. yesterday in the roadway in front of her home, the victim of a heart attack.
Timothy Musias, of Long Mountain road, a passing autoist, saw Miss Alvord lying at the side of the road and contacted state police. Sherman resident State Trooper John Fagerholm and Trooper Charles Hyatt said Miss Alvord had lived with a nurse, Mrs. Winifred Hahl, the past three years. The nurse left the house to visit next door neighbors and Miss Alvord apparently went out to take a walk when she was stricken.
Dr. Howard Stevens, New Milford medical examiner, said Miss Alvord died of congestive heart failure. Her body was removed to the Lillis funeral home.
Police notified the next of kin, Mrs. John R. Little, of Sandusky, Ohio.
In another article:
DePauw University News & Media
Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN—29 August 2003
DUPLEXES NAMED IN HONOR OF DISTINCTIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM DEPAUW’S PAST
AUGUST 29, 2003, GREENCASTLE, IND.—DePauw University is honoring its past by naming twelve of its student duplexes—two-story units which have been constructed over the past two summers—after significant individuals in the University’s 166-year history, including alumni, faculty and administrators. In addition, the former home of the late Professor Ray French, now a student residence at 308 S. Indiana, now bears his name. Plaques have been placed on each of the buildings.
“Until now, these units were only known by their street addresses,” says Dick Speller, vice president for finance and administration. “Students who live in the duplexes will now know their residence as ‘Kissinger House’, ‘Wilson House’, or one of the eleven other names. We think this will give the units more of an individual identity, but more importantly see this as a way to keep these significant names in front of the people on our campus. Each of these individuals left their mark on this University, a mark that is now there for all to see….”
Katharine Sprague Alvord, DePauw University’s first dean of women (1915–1936). A native of Sandusky, Ohio and a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University, she is credited with starting most of the women’s organizations on campus and for encouraging a large number of DePauw women to pursue advanced degrees.
Alvord died at her home in Gaylordsville, Connecticut, April 15, 1960, at the age of 88.
In another article:
THE MIRAGE
DePauw University Yearbook
Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN—1921
Katherine Sprague Alvord, A.M.
Dean of Women and Assistant Professor of History
A.B., University of Michigan, 1893; A.M., Columbia University, 1908; Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin, 1909–1910; Cornell University, 1914–1915; Department of History, Oshkosh State Normal School, 1897-1907; Assistant Professor of History, Miami University, 1908–1909; Vocational Advisor and Head of Chadbourne Hall, University of Wisconsin, 1909–1914; Dean of Women and Assistant Professor of History, DePauw University, 1915–.
Photo from Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie Co., OH—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Deb
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her parents, Frederick Wakeman Alvord and Caroline Sprague Alvord; and brother Frederick Elisha Alvord in Ohio Obituaries.
From CT Deaths: Katha S. Alvord, age 88, single never married, died 15 Apr 1960 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Katherine Sprague 1871 OH1, Frederick Wakeman 1836 CT2, Elisha 1814 CT3, David 1776 CT4, John 1750 CT5, Elisha 1717 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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LENA LOUISE KELLER ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 28 October 1970
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Raymond Smith Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and son Clark Keller Alvord in this compilation.
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LEON MORTON ALFORD, SR.
Father of Leon Morton Alford Jr., AAFA #1130
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 14 March 1965
L.M. ALFORD DIES, WAS POQUONOCK FIRE OFFICIAL
Leon M. Alford, 65, of 34 Prospect Hill Rd., Windsor, deputy chief of the Poquonock Fire Co. more than 10 years, died Saturday at his home.
A life-long resident of Windsor, he was a charter member of the Poquonock Fire Co. and was chairman of the Cemetery Commission of the Second School Society and a member of the Poquonock Community Church.
He worked for the Meyer and Mendelsohn Tobacco Co. until his retirement a year ago.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Anne Endee Alford; a son, Leon M. Alford Jr. of Windsor; Mrs. Alice Morgan of Windsor, Mrs. Mary Colbert of Silver Springs, Md., and Mrs. Elsie Bensenhaver of Putney, Vt.
The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Merwin, Leek and Sheehan Funeral Home…. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery….
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Leon Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 20 Nov 1899 and died _____ March 1965, last residence Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Anne Viola Endee Alford; parents, Frank Wells Alford and Kate Luess Merriman Bates Alford; and siblings Alden Euclid Alford and Alice Viets Alford Morgan in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Mary Sophia Alford Colbert in Maryland Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Leon Morton 1899 CT1, Frank Wells 1856 CT2, Euclid W. 1813 CT3, William 1774 CT4, Joseph 1748 CT5, Jonathan 1720 CT6, Jeremiah 1692 CT7, Jeremiah 1655 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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LESTER COOK ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 25 January 1974
Photo from West Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Lester Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 13 Dec 1904 and died _____ Jan 1974 last residence Morris, Litchfield Co., CT.
On Lester Cook Alvord’s 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 35, born 13 Dec 1904 in Morris, CT. He is living in Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT, and his wife, Helen Rylander Alvord, is his contact.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 505–506:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Lester Cook 1904 CT1, George Edgar 1871 CT2, Edgar 1840 CT3, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT4, Seth 1754 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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LEWIS FILBERT ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 29 June 1976
PLYMOUTH [Litchfield Co., CT]—Lewis F. Alford, 88, of 253 Lake Plymouth Boulevard died Sunday night in Waterbury Hospital [New Haven Co.] after a long illness.
He was born in Litchfield and lived in Norfolk and Plainville before moving here a year ago. He was a foreman at the former Ingraham Clock Co., Bristol, for many years, retiring in 1955.
He leaves two sons, Filbert W. Alford of East Brewster, Mass., and Ellsworth B. Alford of Plymouth; five grandchildren: and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral: Wednesday. 11 a.m., Lvons Funeral Home. 46 High St., Thomaston.
Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston….
Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT
Photos from irishbyhalf’s Barry family tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Lewis Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 25 Nov 1887 and died _____ June 1976, last residence Harwinton, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Maude Lina Brown Alford; children Filbert William Alford and Lois Butler Alford Ellert; and parents, William H. Alford and Martha S. Butler Alford; and brother Floyd Randall Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Ellsworth Brown “Bing” Alford in Arizona Obituaries.
The middle initials “F.R.” on his gravestone appear in no other available records.
From CT Deaths: Lewis F. Alford died on 27 June 1976 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT. He was age 88, resided in Plymouth, CT, and was widowed, his wife’s name Maud.
On Lewis Filbert Alford’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 29, a tool maker living in Bristol, Hartford Co., CT. He says he was born 25 Nov 1887 in Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT, and has a wife and 2 children.
In 1910 Lewis is living with his wife and parents in Plymouth (District 267), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #89: William H. Alford, no occupation age 64 born England (parents both born England), first marriage 39 years; his wife Martha S. 66 born CT, 4 children, 4 living; son Lewis F. 22 born CT, m. 0 years; and daughter-in-law Maude L. 23 born MN. William immigrated in 1847 and is naturalized.
His lineage: Lewis Filbert 1887 CT1, William H. 1846 England2, Henry 1818 England3, Joseph ???? England4.
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LOIS BUTLER ALFORD ELLERT
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 4 September 1970
MRS. MERWIN E. ELLERT
NORFOLK—Mrs. Lois Alford Ellert of Windom Road, died at her home Thursday after a brief illness.
Born in Bristol, she had lived in Norfolk for eight years. She was a member of the Church of Christ, a member of its music committee and its Women’s Fellowship. She was, on the board of directors of the Winchester Area Homemakers Home-Health Aide Service, a member of the Child and Family Services of Connecticut, the Norfolk-Colebrook Garden Club and the Isabella Club of Norfolk. She was a past chairman of the Norfolk Community Chest, a past president of the Norfolk Ladies Curlers and a member of the GOP Town Committee.
Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Kimberly Ellert of Norfolk; and her father, Lewis Alford of Norfolk.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ…. Burial will be in Center Cemetery…. Torrant Funeral Home, Maple Avenue, is in charge of arrangements.
Photo from Center Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
This is a cenotaph.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Lois Ellert (SS# issued in CT) was born 6 June 1921 and died _____ Sept 1970, last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of her parents, Lewis Filbert Alford and Maude Lina Brown Alford; and brother Filbert William Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her brother, Ellsworth Brown “Bing” Alford, in Arizona Obituaries.
From CT Deaths: Lois A. Ellert, age 49, died 3 Sept 1970 in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
Wedding announcement:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 7 April 1955
Her lineage: Lois Butler 1921 CT1, Lewis Filbert 1887 CT2, William H. 1846 England3, Henry 1818 England4, Joseph ???? England5.
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LOUISA ALVORD CARPENTER
[She died while visiting Washington, DC, but we are including her obituary here because Connecticut was her home.]
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 1 May 1917
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Henry Alvord and Mary Williams Gillett Alvord; and siblings Carrie Alvord, Charles Hubbell Alvord, and Emma Gillett Alvord Beardslee in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of her sister Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries; and of her sister Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 560:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #8.
Her ALVORD lineage: Louisa 1847 CT1, Henry 1819 CT2, Saul 1781 CT3, Saul 1763 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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LOUISE LANDON ALVORD
COLUMBIAN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday, 15 January 1870
Deaths: In West Winsted, Jan. 4th, Louisa Landen, only daughter of James R. and Mary E. Alvord, aged 17.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her father, James Richards Alvord; and brother Seymour Landon Alvord in this compilation.
She was born 5 Sept 1852, daughter of James Richards Alvord and Mary Eliza Landon.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Louise Landon 1852 CT1, James Richards 1823 CT2, James Hall 1781 CT3, Ruel 1750 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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LOVERNA ALFORD
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—_____ September 2015
October 02, 1953 - September 28, 2015
LoVerna Alford, 61, a loving son, brother, uncle and friend was called into eternal rest Monday, September 28, 2015. Please keep the family close and in your prayers.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
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LUCRETIA SUSANNAH KNAPP ALVORD
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Friday, 27 April 1917
Photos from Morningside Cemetery, Malone, Franklin Co., NY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Barb Destromp
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her husband, Samuel Hart Alvord, in New York Obituaries.
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LUCY COOK ALVORD
LITCHFIELD REPUBLICAN
Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT—Thursday, 10 October 1850
Died: Alvord—In Winsted, on the 1st ult., Lucy C. wife of Dea. James H. Alford, aged 66.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, J. Fenn-Lawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her children Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, James Richards Alvord, Mary Cook Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
She was born 7 Aug 1786, daughter of Richard Cook and Mary Rowley.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 157–159:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: James Hall 1781 CT1, Ruel 1750 CT2, Seth 1714 MA3, Thomas 1683 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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LUCY MILLER ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 21 December 1824
Died: At Farmington, Mrs. Lucy Alford, aged 49, wife of Mr. Samuel Alford.
Photo from Cider Brook Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES Lucy Miller Alford was born 1 June 1775 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT, the daughter of Daniel Miller and Lucy Hamlin. She died 12 Dec 1824. She and Samuel Alford were married 6 Feb 1793, in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Samuel 1770 CT1, Pelatiah 1739 CT2, Josiah 1696 CT3, Josiah 1649 CT4, Benedict 1619 England5, Thomas 1598 England6.
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LYDIA FELLOWS ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—2 September 1823
Died: In this City, Mrs. Lydia Alford, aged 84.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, William Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Benjamin Alford/Alfred in Massachusetts Obituaries.
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MARCIA DAVIS PEASE ALVORD
From The Wheel, 1964 yearbook, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Marcia (Pease) Alvord, 67, Ascended Into the Journey of Everlasting Life, on Monday [May 18] from Hartford Hospital in the comfort and care of her devoted family. Marcia was the devoted wife for 45 glorious years to, John M. Alvord, Sr.
Marcia was born in Hartford on January 31, 1942, a beloved daughter to Cecilia (Newall) Pease of West Hartford and the late H. Randall Pease, Jr. She spent her youth in West Hartford later living in Darien and Norwalk. For the past eight years, Marcia was a resident of Granville, MA. She was employed for eight years, by Loomis-Chaffe School in Windsor, working in the Development Dept. She was a dedicated member and head trustee of the Granville Federated Church. She was also a member of the Library Club, in Granville. Marcia enjoyed cooking, gardening, helping others in need, and spending time with her family.
In addition to her father, she was preceded by a sister, Terrie Stone.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her much loved family: her three sons, John M. Alvord, Jr. and his wife, Kathleen, of Canandaigua, NY, twin sons, Stephen A. Alvord of Granville, and Theodore R. Alvord and his wife, Edna, of Norwalk; three sisters, Joan Hubbard of West Hartford, Karen Rosen and her husband, Mark, of Fairfield, Kathleen Elizabeth ‘‘Kitty’’ Crawford and her husband, David, of West Hartford; six grandchildren who were her ‘‘Pride and Joy’’, John M. Alvord III affectionately known as ‘‘Jake’’, Abigail V. Alvord, Charlotte M. Alvord, all of Canandaigua, NY, Cynthia L. Alvord, Mary E. Alvord, and Marcia A. Alvord all of Norwalk.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 21, 4-8 p.m. in Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, (Highway 202 and 10) Southwick, MA. Funeral ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 23, 1:30 p.m. in the Granville Federated Church, 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Marcia P. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Granville, Hampden Co., MA.
See the obituaries of her parents-in-law, Arthur Moody Alvord Jr. and Eleanore Watters Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: John M. ???? CT1, Arthur Moody 1910 NY2, Arthur Moody 1877 CT3, Theodore Watson 1848 CT4, Charles 1819 CT5, James Hall 1781 CT6, Ruel 1750 CT7, Seth 1714 MA8, Thomas 1683 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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MARGARET MARY CAVANAGH ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 20 July 1960
In another article:
WORLD-TELEGRAM AND SUN
New York City, NY—Friday, 22 July 1960
A Solemn Requiem Mass for Mrs. Margaret Mary Alvord, 85, widow of Charles V. Alvord, an accountant, was offered yesterday in St. Teresa’s Church, Classon Ave. and Sterling Pl. She died Monday in Connecticut at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Henry Bernard.
Born in Brooklyn, Mrs. Alvord lived for more than 23 years at 889 Union St. She moved to Connecticut three years ago. Her husband died 30 years ago.
In addition to Mrs. Bernard, she leaves another daughter, Mrs. George Volz.
The funeral was from the Cooke funeral home, 50 Seventh Ave. Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her husband, Charles Vincent Alvord, in New York Obituaries.
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MARIA BARBER ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 31 January 1863
Deaths: In Windsor, Jan. 26, Mrs. Maria Alford, widow of the late Capt. William Alford, Æ 68.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, William L. Alford, in this compilation.
Maria Barber, daughter of Gideon Barber and Rhoda Drake, was the third wife of William L. Alford. They were married 4 July 1837 in Hartford.
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MARK R. ALFORD
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—_____ April 2010
Mark R. Alford of Waterbury Connecticut, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 after a brief illness at the age of 54 at St. Mary’s Hospital.
He was born in Waterbury Connecticut in February 26, 1956 son of the late Raymond James and Ola Mae (Young) Alford.
Growing up Mark had a passion for detailing and simonizing cars; a hobby which was taught by his father; and he loved basketball. He will always be remembered by friends and family and by those he touched.
He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter Sherry M. Marquita Layne of Colchester, Ct. and step-daughter Shomari Beamon of Gloucester, NJ. He will be greatly missed by his brothers Craine L. and Ryan O. Alford both of Waterbury, Ct., his sister Ramona “Pinky” Alford- Greene of Washington, D.C., and his nieces, Elizabeth Cappella of New Britain, Ct., Cherelle Greene and Guy “GG” Greene of Washington D.C.
He was pre-deceased by daughter Ronaldess “Naughty” Alford, his late wife Tammy Alford and brother Gary “Cash” C. Alford.
A memorial talk will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 12 noon at Petteway Funeral Home, 116 East Farm St., Waterbury, Ct.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
See the obituary of his brother Craine Lamont Alford in this compilation.
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MARTHA BURLEIGH CLARK ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 8 October 1870
Deaths: Alvord—In Bolton, Sept. 27, Martha B., widow of Martin Alvord, aged 73 years.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by photographer, Anonymous
Photo posted 17 Sept 2009
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
“Photo taken in October, 2010. This stone had fallen and was laying on the ground. It has now been stood back up, but unfortunately a piece has broken off.”
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her sons Edwin Dwight Alvord Sr. and Elijah Anson Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sons Frederick Alvord and Augustus Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 182–183:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Martin 1788 CT1, Saul 1753 MA2, Saul 1717 MA3, John 1685 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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MARTHA PHELPS ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 12 April 1825
Died: At Granby, Widow Martha Alford, aged 83.
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her son Dan P. Alford in Ohio Obituaries.
Josiah Alford married Martha Phelps 11 Dec 1770 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Josiah’s will was probated on 17 July 1800 in Hartford Co., CT. In it he names his wife Martha, his sons Josiah Alford and Dan Alford, and his daughters Martha Ford and Eunice Parks.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her husband’s lineage: Josiah 1727 CT1, Josiah 1696 CT2, Josiah 1649 CT3, Benedict 1619 England4, Thomas 1598 England5.
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MARTHA S. BUTLER ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 25 February 1911
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, William H. Alford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and sons Floyd Randall Alford and Lewis Filbert Alford in this compilation.
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MARY ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—24 December 1798
Died, at Glastenbury the 15th inst. Mrs. Mary Alford, wife of Mr. John Alford.
AAFA NOTES: Mary has not been identified yet.
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MARY CARLENA ALVORD
Photo from Bonnie Ellis’s Marion E. Ellis Family Tree (Ancestry)
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 10 June 1952
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Francis Lyman Alvord (with large family photo) and Jane Elizabeth Taylor Alvord; and siblings Cora Estelle Alvord Hamilton and Dwight Henry Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Mary Carlena 1875 CT1, Francis Lyman 1829 CT2, Ashbel 1780 CT3, Seth 1754 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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MARY COOK ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 23 February 1830
Deaths: At Winsted, on the 12 inst., Miss Mary C. Alvord, 21.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; and siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, James Richards Alvord, and Susan Brown Alvord Rice in this compilation.
Mary Cook Alvord was the daughter of James Hall Alvord and Lucy Cook. She was born 16 Feb 1809, Winchester, CT.
Mary is buried in Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT, but her gravestone is nearly illegible.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Mary Cook 1809 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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MARY E. KEENEY ALFORD BALDWIN
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 24 July 1900
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her first husband, Euclid W. Alford; and children Celeste Helen Alford Barnes, Frank Wells Alford, and Hestes Ward Alford in this compilation.
In 1860, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #95: Mary Alford, age 43; Celistia N. 16; Hester (male) 15; Wm. E. 12; and Frank 3. All were born in CT.
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MARY ELIZA LANDON ALVORD
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Saturday 7 November 1896
DEATHS
Alvord—In Winsted, Nov. 4, Mary E., widow of James R. Alvord, aged 72.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, James Richards Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Louise Landon Alvord and Seymour Landon Alvord in this compilation.
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MARY ENNIS HALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 20 August 1979
Photo from Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, msimonds
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Mary Halford (SS# issued in CT) was born 23 Jan 1895 and died _____ Aug 1979, last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of her daughter Claire M. Halford Way in this compilation.
Her husband’s HALFORD lineage: Earl Fayette 1897 MA1, Walter E. 1867 MA2, Henry 1828 England3, Samuel 1794 England4.
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MARY WILLIAMS GILLETT ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 4 September 1888
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Henry Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children, Carrie Alvord, Charles Hubbell Alvord, Emma Gillett Alvord Beardslee, and Louisa Alvord Carpenter; in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her son Henry Clay Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries; of her daughter Mary Jane Alvord Loughead in Florida Obituaries; and of her daughter Phebe Buell Alvord Talcott in Virginia Obituaries.
Her middle name is from her Find A Grave memorial.
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MARY I. WHITELOCK HALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 19 January 1933
Photo from Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, msimonds
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Walter E. Halford; and son Henry Thomas Halford Sr. in this compilation.
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MARY J. ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 21 January 1873
Deaths: Alvord—In this city, Jan. 20, Mary J. Alvord, aged 69 years.
AAFA NOTES: Mary has not been identified yet.
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MARY MUNRO CLARKE ALVORD
WEEKLY TIMES
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 26 October 1850
Deaths: In Winsted [Litchfield Co.], Oct. 14th, Mary, wife of H.B. Alford [sic], of Wolcottville [New Haven Co.], and daughter of Lucius Clark, of Winsted, aged 23.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: She was born 4 May 1827, daughter of Lucius Clarke and Nancy Boyd. She was the first wife of Hubbell Buell Alvord.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 353:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Hubbell Buell 1811 CT1, Saul 1781 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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MARY PAIGE CARTMELL ALFORD
Photo from family tree of Brandon Myers Alford
CALL BOARD: The Amateur Comedy Club
New York City, NY—April 2010
We regret to inform you of the passing of our Honorary Associate Member Mary Paige Alford on March 16.
Paige first appeared on the Club stage in December 1942 as Slade Kinnicott in “Biography,” three-act comedy by S.N. Behrman, directed by Jose Ruben. She would become one of the Club’s leading actresses, appearing in numerous productions into the 1960s.
Paige was the daughter of Van H. Cartmell, who was elected an Active Member in 1918. Van became one of the Club’s most prolific actors, directed three Major Productions and many Special Projects, served as vice president of the Club in 1922-23 and president in 1953- 55, and was an Honorary Member at the time of his death. He was an editor and writer, co-founding Random House with Bennett Cerf, and authoring a well-received handbook on amateur theater.
Paige’s husband, Robertson F. Alford, was elected an ActiveMember in 1948 and became one of the Club’s leading actors, appearing in 15 Major Productions and two Special Projects. He served as vice president in 1964-65 and as president in 1965-67, and was an Honorary Member at the time of his death in 2006.
In recognition of her activity and long association with the Club, Paige was elected an Honorary Associate Member in 2006. The Club sends its condolences to her friends and family. Services will be held on May 8 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville, CT 06039. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to Norfolk Ambulance or Norfolk Lions Club, Norfolk, CT.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Mary Alford (SS# issued in NY) was born 22 Nov 1922, last residence Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of her husband, Robertson Frye Alford, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
Mary is listed in the In Memoriam section of the Vassar Alumnae/iHub Class of 1944.
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MAUDE LINA BROWN ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 10 December 1958
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Lewis Filbert Alford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Filbert William Alford and Lois Butler Alford Ellert in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Ellsworth Brown “Bing” Alford in Arizona Obituaries.
Maude’s name is spelled Maud on her gravestone, but it’s Maude in all other records.
From CT Deaths: Maude L. Alford died 8 Dec 1958 in Plainville, Hartford Co., CT. She was age 74, married to Lewis.
From Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 (Ancestry): Lewis F. Alford, age 22, toolmaker of Thomaston, CT, born in Thomaston, son of William Alford and Martha Butler, married Maude L. Brown, age 23, of Plymouth, CT, born in St. Paul, MN, daughter of Charles Brown and Virginia Hamlin, on 23 March 1910 in Springfield, MA.
Maude’s father was Charles Mapes Brown (1856–1888). Her mother was Virginia Hamlin (1865–1949), whose second husband was George L. Haney.
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MAURICE CLARK ALVORD
BRIDGEPORT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 1 October 1974
TRUMBULL [Fairfield Co., CT]—Services for Maurice Alvord, 64, of 220 North street, retired electrical engineer for the General Electric company, who died yesterday [September 30] in Bridgeport hospital, will take place Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Howland Memorial Chapel of the United Congregation church, Bridgeport, with the Rev. Howard C. Nutting, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Nichols Village cemetery, Trumbull.
The Dennis and D’Arcy funeral home, 1046 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Jamaica, N.Y., Mr. Alvord had resided in Trumbull since 1941. He worked for GE 40 years. He was a member of the United Congregational Church and a member of the Head Ushers’ Club of the church.
He was a member of St. John’s Lodge, AF and AM, and the Trumbull Square and Compass club. Also he was a member of the Nichols Fire department. He was a past treasurer, and lieutenant of the department for the past 20 years. He was a member of the Nichols Improvement association and the Trumbull Historical society.
Survivors are his wife, Annette Fairweather Alvord; a son, Richard C. Alvord, of Hollywood, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Michael P. Rhodes, of Sumter, S.C., and Miss Virgina [sic] Lee Alvord, of Bridgeport; a sister, Mrs. Clara Williams, of Stratford; four grandchildren and a nephew.
Photo from Nichols Farm Burial Ground, Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Maurice Alford (SS# issued in CT) was born 7 Dec 1909 and died _____ Sept 1974, last residence Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of his mother, Clara Mae Cleveland Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his wife, Annette Fairweather Alvord, in Texas Obituaries.
From WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry): Maurice Clark Alvord was born 7 Dec 1909 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. In 1940 he was living in Nichold, Fairfield, CT, his wife is Annette Fairweather Alvord, and he was working for General Electric Company in Bridgewater, Fairfield Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His ALVORD lineage: Maurice Clark 1909 NY1, Harry Clark 1878 CT2, Clark Leander 1850 CT3, Chauncey Hart 1803 CT4, Seth 1754 CT5, Seth 1714 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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MAY WATERS ALVORD
Photo from Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Monday, 22 April 2019
May (Waters) Alvord 1926 - 2019
PUTNAM—May W. Alvord, 93, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday April 19, 2019.
Loving wife and partner of the late James L. Alvord, the pair proudly owned and operated Alvord’s Market for many decades. A lifelong resident of Putnam, Ms. Alvord is the daughter of the late Wesley and Viola (Reindeau) Waters. Dedicating her life to her family and friends, she enjoyed swimming, knitting, reading, gardening, traveling and spending her winters in Naples, Florida.
May is survived by her daughter, Barbara Shaughnessy of Weymouth, MA; her sister Phyllis Leclair of Thompson CT; her grandchildren Keri Competello of NY; Kimberly Tiffany of Weymouth MA; and her great-grandchildren Madeline Competello and Kaydence Tiffany.
May joins three brothers, Richard Waters, Charles Waters and Conrad Waters and her sister Blanche Rawson in eternal rest.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with May’s family at 10:00 a.m. on Friday April 26, 2019, in the Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mary Church, 230 Providence St, Putnam, CT. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery….
Photo from Saint Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Maureen Desilets
James Leslie Alvord and his wife May Waters Alvord are on the back of the gravestone of James’ sister Alice Alvord Benoit and Edward Benoit.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: James Leslie Alvord 1915 CT1, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY2, George Edward 1855 NY3, Samuel Hart 1823 NY4, Samuel 1794 VT5, Benjamin 1762 MA6, Moses 1735 MA7, John 1711 MA8, John 1685 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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MILDRED SULLIMAN ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—10 November 2011
Mildred (Sulliman) Alvord, 90, of Manchester, widow of Wesley P. Alvord, passed away Tuesday (November 8, 2011) at her home. A New Britain native, she lived in Manchester since 1983. A graduate of New Britain High School, Class of 1940, Mildred worked in the Publications Department at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford for 15 years, retiring in 1974. She was a member of Center Congregational Church in Manchester and the Questers Antique Group.
Surviving is her son, Mark W. Alvord of Manchester; a brother, Samuel Sulliman and his wife Lillian in PA; two sisters, Ruth Jones of Meriden and Elaine Koelsch and her husband John of Fort Pierce, FL; several nieces and nephews. Midlred was predeceased by two brothers, George Sulliman, who was killed in action during the Korean Conflict, and Robert Sulliman.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday (November 15) 1 p.m. at Center Congregational Church, 11 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040 with a reception to follow. There are no calling hours. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, New Britain…. Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain is assisting the family with arrangements. www.carlsonfuneralhome.com.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Mildred S. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 10 June 1921, last residence not listed.
See the obituary of her husband, Wesley Paul Alvord, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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MILLARD R. ALVORD
From Dougherty Bros. Funeral Home
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Saturday, 30 July 2016
Millard R. Alvord, 81, of Plainfield passed away July 28, 2016 after a long struggle with cancer.
He was born March 16, 1935 in Cambridge, NY a son of the late Fred and Freda (Bonneville) Alvord and had resided in Plainfield for most of his life. Mr. Alvord was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was employed at Pratt & Whitney for 35 years, retiring in 1994. Mr. Alvord was an active member of the Plainfield Senior Center and served as Vice President for many years. He was a member of the Putnam Travelers. He lived for his grandchildren.
He leaves a daughter and son in law Charmaine and Kevin Mizak of Mystic; 2 grandchildren Drew (and wife Cara) Mizak of Plainfield and Meghan Mizak of Stafford Springs; a great granddaughter Riley Mizak; a brother James Alvord of Danielson and a sister Nancy Boucher of Putnam.
Per his wishes, there will be no services…. Dougherty Bros. Funeral Home, Plainfield has been entrusted with arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his siblings James Arthur Alvord, Rose A. Alvord Rice, and Samuel H. Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Lillian E. Alvord Dodgson in Montana Obituaries.
From CT Marriages: Milla [sic] R. Alvord, age 24, married Arlin R. Aubin on 1 Aug 1959 in Putnam, Windham Co., CT.
From Connecticut, Divorce Index, 1968–1997 (Ancestry): Milla [sic] R. Alvord, born _____ March 1935 in NY, and Arli [sic] Alvord, born _____ Apr 1934 in CT, separated in May 1972 and divorced 10 May 1973 in Windham Co., CT. They were married in Aug 1959, first marriage for Milla and second for Arli.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Millard R. 1935 CT1, Frederick Eugene 1909 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1855 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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MORGAN HANLON ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 21 March 1988
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.comPermission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death [_____ March 1988] dates of Morgan H. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his second wife, Dorothy E. Abare Deegan Alvord; and father Samuel Morgan Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his daughter Patricia Ann Alvord Bryant in Massachusetts Obituaries.
From:
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 3 July 1942
From CT Deaths: Morgan H. Alvord died on 20 March 1988 in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT. His birth date is 31 March 1902, his wife was Dorothy, and his occupation was Actuary V.P. at Connecticut General Life Insurance.
From CT Marriages: Morgan H. Alvord of Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT, age 74, married Dorothy A. Deegan of West Hartford, age 69, on 27 Jan 1977 in West Hartford.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Morgan Hanlon 1902 CT1, Samuel Morgan 1869 CT2, Elijah Anson 1825 CT3, Martin 1788 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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MURIEL ALVORD WARD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 23 November 1960
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her father, George Buell Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Buell Alvord in New Hampshire Obituaries; and brother Clive Alvord in New York Obituaries.
From CT Marriages: Muriel Alvord married Ferrari Ward on 2 March 1957 in West Hartford, CT.
From:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 8 August 1962
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her ALVORD lineage: Muriel 1900 CT1, George Buell 1871 CT2, Charles 1826 CT3, Saul 1781 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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NATHANIEL ALFORD, JR.
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 20 January 1818
Died: At Canton [Hartford Co.] on the 13th inst. Mr. Nathaniel Alford, aged 80.
Photo from Canton Street Cemetery, Canton, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Kelly Nigor
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Abigail Hill Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sons Lore Alford and Marble Alford in Maine Obituaries; and his son Eliphalet Alford in Massachusetts Obituaries.
Nathaniel Alford Jr. was the son of Nathaniel Alford Sr. and Experience Holcomb.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section Three. In this document, Nathaniel’s birth date is listed as _____ Feb 1737 in West Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Nathaniel 1737 CT1, Nathaniel 1698 CT2, Josiah 1649 CT3, Benedict 1619 England4, Thomas 1598 England5.
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NELLIE BROCKETT ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 18 October 1929
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Samuel Dey Alford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and daughter Cora Brockett Alford Harvey in this compilation.
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NELSON ALVORD
EVENING FARMER
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Monday, 29 November 1909
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his son Edwin Barbour Alvord in this compilation. It includes a photo of the gravestone he shares with his wife and son.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 510:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Nelson 1830 CT1, Nelson 1805 CT2, David 1776 3 John 1750 CT4, Elisha 1717 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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OMAR GLEN ALLVORD
THE DAY
New London, New London Co., CT—22 April 2009
GROTON—Omar Allvord, 86, of 44 Smith St., Groton, passed away on Monday evening, April 20, 2009, at Fairview in Groton.
He was born in Williamsport, Pa., on March 3, 1923, the son of Raymond and Maude (Hill) Allvord.
Omar married Marjorie Cunningham on June 18, 1944, in Pawcatuck. Marjorie passed away March 17, 2000.
Omar served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He then went to work at Electric Boat Company, retiring in 1985. After retirement he and his son, Glen, operated NEID Printing in Groton.
He was a devout member of Sacred Heart Church, a member of the Groton Open Space Association, the Groton Sportsman Club, and was a charter member of the Friends of Fort Griswold. He also served on the Groton Town Council and participated in many civic activities. In 2006 he was presented with the Patriot Award by the Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Foundation, Inc.
He is survived by his son, Glen F. Allvord of Groton.
Besides his wife he was predeceased by his brother, Harry and his sisters, Ruth Beamer, Dorothy Hendershot, and Wanda Mulberry.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Sacred Heart Dr., Groton. Interment will be in New St. Michael’s Cemetery, Pawcatuck….
Photo from New Saint Michael Cemetery, Pawcatuck, New London Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Swan Sisters
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Omar G. Allvord (SS# issued in PA), last residence Groton, New London Co., CT.
From CT Deaths: Omar Glen Allvord, widowed, was born 3 March 1923 in Williamsport, PA.
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PATRICIA ANN ALFORD BARTON
Sister of Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
Photo from Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
THE DAY
New London, New London Co., CT—Saturday, 24 December 2005
COLCHESTER [New London Co.]—Patricia Ann Barton, 74, of Dickinson Road, Colchester, widow of the late Edwin Barton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at home.
Born March 4, 1931, in Hudson [Columbia Co.], N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Irving Scott and Elizabeth (Hathaway) Alford.
Mrs. Barton was an accountant for many years, serving the town of Colchester as probate clerk.
Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Road, Colchester. A memorial service at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will be held at a later date, to be announced.
Donations in her memory may be made to St. Peter’s Church, 30 Church St., Hebron CT 06248; the Colchester Guild of Fine Artists, PO Box 868, Colchester CT 06415 or to the charity of one’s choice.
Photo from Saint Peters Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, brianz190
Photo taken 25 May 2011
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Patricia A. Barton (SS# issued in CT).
See the obituaries of her parents, Irving Scott Alford and Elizabeth “Bettie” Hathaway Alford; and brother William David Alford in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Patricia Ann 1931 NY1, Irving Scott 1907 NY2, Charles Burdick 1873 IL3, David Lewis 1849 NY4, Ransom Constantine 1818 VT5, Ashley Owen 1770 VT6, Benedict 1716 CT7, Benedict 1688 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 1619 England10, Thomas 1598 England11.
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PATRICIA MARBLE ALVORD
PRESS JOURNAL
Vero Beach, Indian River Co., FL—Thursday, 16 July 1998
Patricia Marble Alvord, 70, 8775 20th St. No 935, Vero Beach, died July 14, 1998, in East Lyme [New London Co.], CT, after a brief illness.
She was born Nov. 26, 1927, in White Plains [Westchester Co.], NY, and was a longtime resident of Vero Beach.
Mrs. Alvord received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Boston Bouve College, Boston, MA. She was a physical education teacher in Saco, Maine, and a nurse’s aide in Oradell, NJ.
Surviving are her husband, Robert; four [sic] sons, John Alvord, of Silver Springs, MD, Peter Alvord, of Stonington, CT, and Daniel Alvord, of Whitfield, MA; one sister, Ann Marble, of Stamford, CT; and four grandchildren.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Thomas L. Neilan and Sons, East Lyme Funeral Home, Niantic, CT, is in charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Patricia M. Alvord (SS# issued in MA). Her last residence is listed as Niantic, New London Co., CT.
See the obituary of her father-in-law, Harold Clark Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Scott M. Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries. His 1987 obituary lists four brothers: “John C. of Silver Springs, Md., Peter S. of Oakland, Calif., Richard C. of Boston, and Daniel C. of Westfield.”
Robert C. Alvord is listed in the U.S. Public Records Index (Ancestry) in Niantic, CT, and Vero Beach, FL, born Nov 1926. Intelius.com lists him as Robert Clark Alvord.
Robert C. Alvord is listed on the 1930 census with his parents in Manchester (District 151), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #67: Harold C. Alvord, bank treasurer age 40, age 30 at first marriage; his wife Marion S. 41 CT, age 31 at first marriage; sons John S. 8 CT, and Robert C. 3-4/12 CT; and a servant.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Robert Clark 1926 CT1, Harold Clark 1891 CT2, John Austin 1859 CT3, Elijah Anson 1825 CT4, Martin 1788 CT5, Saul 1753 MA6, Saul 1717 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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PHEBE BUELL ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 28 February 1857
Deaths: In Bolton, Feb. 24, Mrs. Phebe Alvord, Æ 70.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by photographer, Anonymous
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Saul Alvord III; and sons Charles Alvord, Henry Alvord, John Buell Alvord, and Saul Alvord IV in this compilation.
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PHYLLIS GILBERT ALVORD
Photo from engagement announcement (below)
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Phyllis Gilbert Alvord, 85 of Avery Heights, Hartford, formerly of Manchester, beloved wife of the late John S. Alvord, passed away Sunday, (October 25, 2009) at Hartford Hospital.
Phyllis was born April 7, 1924 in Jewett City, daughter of the late Earl and Emma (Babcock) Gilbert, and was a former longtime resident of Manchester and Giants Neck Beach in Niantic before moving to Hartford in 2002.
Phyllis enjoyed music and was a good friend to many people. She will be remembered for her sense of humor, her talent for telling good jokes and her laughter and lovely smile that brought joy to those in her life.
Mrs. Alvord is survived by her loving daughter, Wendy Decker; and her husband, Darrell of Harwinton; and several nieces and nephews. She is survived also by a special friend, Warren Glabau also of Avery Heights.
Memorial services and burial in East Cemetery, Manchester will be private. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 279 New Britain Road Kensington, CT 06037. Holmes Funeral Home Manchester is in care of arrangements.
Photo from East Cemetery, Manchester, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Phyllis G. Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of her husband, John Saunders Alvord, in this compilation.
Engagement announcement:
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 7 April 1946
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RAYMOND SMITH ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 6 September 1958
Photo from Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Waterbury 1st Ward
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Lena Louise Keller Alvord; son Clark Keller Alvord; and father, Joseph Clark Alvord, in this compilation.
From New York, County Marriage Records (Ancestry): Raymond Smith Alvord, age 21 son of Joseph Clark Alvord and Carrie Louise Smith, married Lena Louise Keller, age 25 daughter of Albert Keller and Genevieve Hymes, on 9 Aug 1910 in Brewster, Putnam Co., NY.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Raymond Smith 1889 CT1, Joseph Clark 1858 CT2, Elijah Anson 1825 CT3, Martin 1788 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS ALVORD, SR.
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 23 July 1985
Photo from Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Robert Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 24 Feb 1892 and died _____ July 1985, last residence West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituary of his wife, Edith Carolyn Milliken Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his father, Henry Clay Alvord; and brother Henry Bissell Alvord in Massachusetts Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Robert Williams 1892 MA1, Henry Clay 1854 CT 2, Henry 1819 CT3, Saul 1781 CT4, Saul 1753 MA5, Saul 1717 MA6, John 1685 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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Photo from family tree of Brandon Myers Alford
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT—Wednesday, 24 May 2006
NORFOLK—Robertson F. Alford, of Laurel Way, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 20. He was the husband of Mary Paige Cartmell Alford.
Mr. Alford was born in 1919, son of William John Alford and Irilla Frye Alford of New York and New Jersey. He lived in Hackensack, N.J., and attended Hill School in Pottstown, Penn., and Yale University. In 1941 he became a member of the Naval Reserve and served in the Atlantic and Pacific, earning a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
He completed his law degree at Yale Law School and joined the New York firm of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn. Family business took him to the Continental Paper Co. in New Jersey for some years, after which he became a partner in the law firm of Boyd, Holbrook & Alford. In 1968 he became vice president and general manager in Asia for Business International Inc., where he published Business Asia from Tokyo for a number of years.
Much of his later life was spent in Italy. He returned to Connecticut in 1993.
Besides his wife of 64 years, he leaves three sons, Michael R. Alford of Washington, Van C. Austin of Solvang, Calif., Edward L. Alford of South Hadley, Mass.; a daughter, Dorothea B. Alford of Cambridge, Mass.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements: Services 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Lime Rock. Arrangements by Kenny Funeral Home, 39 Maple Ave., Norfolk....
Photo from Pond Town Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Vicky Maclean
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Robertston E. [sic] Alford (SS# issued in NJ) was born 16 Sept 1919, last residence Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Mary Paige Cartmell Alford; and father, William John Alford Jr., in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brothers George E. Alford and William John Alford III in New Jersey Obituaries; and of his brother John Crane Alford in Arizona Obituaries.
In 1920 Robertson is living with his parents in Manhattan Assembly District 11 (District 826), New York Co., NY, family #418: William J. Alford Jr., paper board manufacturer, age 30 born PA; his wife Irilla 30 OH; son William J. III 4 NJ; son Robertson F. 4/12 born NY; mother-in-law Martha Fryd [sic—should be Frye] 58 widow born OH; father William J. Alford 59 born PA, paper board manufacturer; and a maid.
His lineage, partially from Family Trees at Ancestry: Robertson Frye 1919 NY1, William John 1889 PA2, William John 1861 PA3, John 1828 PA4, Thomas 1800 PA5, Michael before 1770 Ireland6.
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ROSE A. ALVORD RICE
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 2 June 1999
In another article:
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE
Worcester, Worcester Co., MA—Wednesday, 2 June 1999
PUTNAM [Windham Co.], CT—Rose A. (Alvord) Rice, 59, of River Road, died Monday [May 31] at home after a long illness.
She leaves her husband of 37 years, William P. Rice Jr.; three sons, William P. Rice of Simsbury, Conn., Robert J. Rice of Hamden, Conn., and Brian J. Rice of New Milford, Conn.; three sisters, Colleen Smith of White Bluff, Tenn., Nancy Boucher and Lill Drouin, both of Putnam; three brothers, James Alvord of South Killingly, Conn., Millard Alvord of Plainfield, Conn., and Sam Alvord of Putnam; three grandchildren; nephews and nieces.
She was born in Putnam, daughter of Frederick and Freda (Bonneville) Alvord. She earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Connecticut Teachers College, New Britain, in 1961. Mrs. Rice was a member of St. Mary Church of the Visitation. She enjoyed reading.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.... Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., is directing arrangements.
Photo from Saint Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Caleb Warner
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her brothers James Arthur Alvord, Millard R. Alvord, and Samuel H. Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of her sister Lillian E. Alvord Dodgson in Montana Obituaries.
From CT Deaths: Rose was born 8 Sept 1939 and died 1 June 1999.
From Family Trees on RootsWeb.com: Frederick Eugene Alvord was born 13 Dec 1909 in Putnam, CT, and died 1970. He is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery in Killingly, CT. He married Freda Bonneville.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Rose A. 1939 CT1, Frederick Eugene 1909 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1855 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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RUEL ALVORD
CONNECTICUT MIRROR
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—15 April 1810
Died: At Chatham, Mr. Reuel [sic] Alvord, aged 60.
AAFA NOTES: Ruel Alvord died 27 March 1810. He was born in East Hampton, the son of Seth Alvord and Elizabeth Spencer.
Chatham was the name of East Hampton, Middlesex Co., CT, until 1915.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 94–95:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Ruel 1750 CT1, Seth 1714 MA2, Thomas 1683 MA3, Thomas 1653 CT4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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RUTH LILA ALFORD JOHNSON
TOWN TIMES
Watertown, Litchfield Co., CT—9 July 1992
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Grave-Trekker
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ June 1992) dates of Ruth A. Johnson (SS# issued in CT), last residence not listed.
We included the obituary of her sister Martha Leona Alford Schmaeling in Maryland Obituaries.
On Kenneth Edwin Johnson’s 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), his contact is his wife, Ruth Lila Johnson.
Her lineage: Ruth Lila 1908 CT1, Fred Ralph 1878 CT2, William H. 1846 England3, Henry 1818 England4, Joseph ???? England5.
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RUTH HAZEL HUNTINGTON ALFORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Sunday, 10 August 1924
DEATH OF MRS. ALFORD
Mrs. Ruth Hazel Huntington, wife of Alden E. Alfrod [sic] died this noon. She was 30 years old and leave besides her husband two sons, Alden and Wilson.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home of her uncle, Charles A. Huntington, in Poquonock, at 2 o’clock…. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
In another article:
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 12 August 1924
FUNERAL OF MRS. ALFORD
The funeral of Mrs. Ruth Hazel Huntington, wife of Alden E. Alford, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Ernest Clark on Prospect Hill, Poquonock, at 2 o’clock…. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Alden Euclid Alford; and sons Alden Huntington Alford and Wilson M. Alford in this compilation.
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RUTH LECRAS HALFORD
THE ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Thursday, 1 November 2018
Ruth Halford of Darien, CT passed away peacefully October 22, 2018 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canaan, CT.
She was born in Delson, Quebec, daughter of the late Reverend Winter and Edith LeCras.
She was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, C. Norman Halford, and is survived by two children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was also predeceased by her two sisters, Marion (Lea) Read and Hazel (Gordon) Baines.
She was an accomplished piano player, joining a Canadian Forces troop show as a young woman in 1945, and she continued to enjoy music throughout her life. She and Norman loved to travel and spent time living in several cities in Canada before settling in Darien in 1978. A five year posting in Brunei in the late ’80s offered a unique and exciting highlight to their travel lives. Most important was her enjoyment at being in the company of her loving family and good friends.
A funeral service will be held in the Chapel at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Darien at 11:00 a.m. November 10, 2018….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, C. Norman Halford, in this compilation.
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RUTH ROSELLA STARKWEATHER ALVORD
NEW YORK HERALD
New York, NY—Sunday, 22 March 1896
DOESN’T WANT THE MONEY
MRS. J.D. ALVORD’S ECCENTRIC SON REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE LEGACY SHE LEAVES TO HIM
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., March 21, 1896—Mrs. J.D. Alvord, a wealthy old resident of this city died a few days ago. She left an estate of $100,000. Her will is a peculiar document. The strangest thing in it is the absolute refusal of her son, one of the persons named as beneficiary, to accept the many thousands willed to him and voluntarily giving it to the children of his brother, thus carrying out a promise made years ago. In her will Mrs. Alvord has divided her estate into twenty parts, and has allotted to each of the heirs his or her share in this form. To Miss Josie B. Mayne, who has been her constant companion during the last five years, and who is the oldest of the children, she leaves one of her bank accounts, amounting to a nice sum, and five-twentieths of the estate. To Mrs. W.I. Alvord, the widow of her son, she leaves her only other bank account and three-twentieths of the estate. To her grandchildren, Dr. J. Dana Alvord, D.D.S., of New York; and Miss Isabella Alvord, also of New York, children of Mrs. W.I. Alvord, are left two-twentieths each of the estate. The same amount is left to Mrs. Jennie Morris, Mr. George J.D. Mayne, of New York; Mr. Harry E. Alvord, of New York, son of Charles Alvord, a son of the testatrix, and Charles Alvord, the only son.
One of the strangest features of the will is the action of the only son of the testatrix, Mr. Charles Alvord, who for many years has not been seen in Bridgeport. He has lived on Long Island and would never come to this city. He was informed of the death of his mother and came here to attend the funeral.
After the reading of the will and he had learned that he had been made heir to many thousands of dollars, he announced that he would never accept the money. This morning he called on Orange Merwin, the executor of the estate, and reiterated the statement. He told Mr. Merwin that the money which had been left in trust for him must never be paid. Mr. Merwin attempted to learn from him his future address, but this he refused to give. Then he departed, and may never be heard of again. I saw Mr. Alvord this morning. “When my brother Will was alive,” said he, “we had an agreement between us that in case I should outlive him I should look out for his children. He made the same promise to me, and now that he is gone I will proceed to carry out my promise. I do not want the money, and will not take it. I have instructed Mr. Merwin to divide it up pro rata with my brother’s widow, her children and my son. I did not leave my address because I do not want to hear anything from the estate. I may be on the shore of Africa or in the middle of the ocean or in my grave. They will never find me. My grave will never be known by any one who knows me.”
In another article:
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Sunday, 22 March 1896
HE DECLINED A $50,000 LEGACY
CHARLES ALVORD, ROVER, WOULD NOT ACCEPT HIS MOTHER’S BEQUEST
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., March 21—Charles Alvord, once a prominent resident of this city, to-day refused to accept a fortune left to him by his mother, and departed from here without leaving his address.
Mrs. J.D. Alvord died Wednesday [March 18]. She left only one son, Charles, and six grandchildren. Charles has been a rover for many years and was improvident and shiftless.
His mother’s estate is valued at $100,000 and half of this she bequeaths to him.
Photo from Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her son Isaac Williston Alvord in New York Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pages 253–254:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Joseph Dana 1824 MA1, Isaac 1779 MA2, Jehiel 1756 MA3, Jonathan 1712 MA4, Jonathan 1669 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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SALLY BRINCKERHOFF GOODELL ALVORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Monday, 8 October 2001
Sally Brinckerhoff (Goodell) Alvord, 73, of Avon [Hartford Co. CT], died Friday, (October 5, 2001). She was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Earl W. and Frances S. (Brinckerhoff) Goodell and had lived most of her life in West Hartford and Simsbury. She attended the Noah Webster School in Hartford and the Oxford School in West Hartford and graduated from the Gill School in Bernardsville, NJ. She was employed by the Travelers Insurance Companies as an administrator in the ISD department until her retirement in 1993. Sally was a member of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church since 1943, a past member of the Junior League of Hartford, the Better Business Bureau of Hartford, the Women’s Republican Club of Simsbury, the Simsbury Light Opera Company, the Green Bay Tree Garden Club of West Hartford, The Hartford Golf Club, the Woman’s Committee of the Atheneum, and was a member of the Green Gardeners of West Hartford, at the time of her death.
She leaves three sons, David W. Alvord and his wife, Linda and their sons, Jared, Zachary and Caleb of Plainfield, MA, C. Hunt Alvord, III and his wife, Gail of Avon, and their children, Kaitlin Elizabeth and Curtis Hunt Alvord, IV, Jonathan G. Alvord of Canton, and his daughter, Christina Alvord; a daughter, Leslie S. Alvord of Unionville; a sister, Mrs. W.R.T. Crolius of Kilmarnock, VA; three nieces, Barbara Pettus of New York, Blair Patch of Carrollton, TX, and Linda Kaboth of Colorado; two nephews, John S. Wyper, Jr. of London, England, and D.R. Patch of Louisville, CO. She was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. L.G. Patch of Littleton, CO.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 13, 11 a.m., at Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave., Hartford. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492 or to the Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center, 85 Retreat Ave., Hartford, CT 06106. The James T. Pratt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Sally G. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 2 Sept 1928.
See the obituary of her former husband, Curtis Hunt Alvord Jr., in this compilation.
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SAMUEL DEY ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 8 December 1915
Photo from Cider Brook Cemetery, Avon, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Avon Free Public Library
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Nellie Brockett Alford; daughter Cora Brockett Alford Harvey; and siblings George Samuel Alford and Georgiana Alice Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Delphine Cordelia “Delia” Alford Allison in California Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Samuel Dey 1847 CT1, Samuel O. 1808 CT2, Samuel 1770 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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SAMUEL H. ALVORD
NORWICH BULLETIN
Norwich, New London Co., CT—Monday, 5 May 2014
Samuel H. Alvord 1941 - 2014
PUTNAM—Samuel H. Alvord, 72, of Woodstock Ave, died Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Regency Heights of Danielson.
Born in Putnam, he was the son of the late Frederick and Freda (Bonneville) Alvord. Prior to his retirement Mr. Alvord was employed as a truck driver for Staples. Mr. Alvord was a member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus Cargill Council, and a member of the Teamster and Steelworks Unions. He enjoyed the outdoors and especially cherished the time that he spent with his grandchildren.
Samuel is survived by two sons Keith A. Alvord and his wife Elissa of N. Grosvenordale and Justin M. Alvord and his wife Angela of Killingly; two daughters Colleen Godino and her husband Michael of Mansfield and Nicole Durand and her husband Neil of Dayville; two brothers James Alvord of Killingly and Millard Alvord of Plainfield; two sisters Nancy Boucher of Putnam and Lillian Dodgson of MO; eight grandchildren Michael, Morgan, Jasmine, Gavin, Cameron, Logan, Alaina, and Dillon; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son John Alvord, his twin brother Eugene Alvord, and two sisters Colleen Smith and Rose Rice.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Samuel’s family from 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in the Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 11:30 A.M. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
See the obituaries of his siblings James Arthur Alvord, Millard R. Alvord, and Rose A. Alvord Rice in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Lillian E. Alvord Dodgson in Montana Obituaries.
From CT Marriages: Samue [sic] H. Alvord, age 21, married Jeann M. Labossiere on 20 Apr 1963 in Putnam, Windham Co., CT.
From Connecticut, Divorce Index, 1968–1997 (Ancestry): Samue [sic] H. Alvord, born _____ Sept 1941 in CT, and Jean Alvord, born _____ Jan 1942 in CT, separated in Apr 1972 and divorced 10 Jan 1973 in Windham Co., CT. They were married in Apr 1963, first marriage for both.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Samuel H. 1941 CT1, Frederick Eugene 1909 CT2, Eugene Dwight 1878 NY3, George Edward 1855 NY4, Samuel Hart 1823 NY5, Samuel 1794 VT6, Benjamin 1762 MA7, Moses 1735 MA8, John 1711 MA9, John 1685 MA10, Thomas 1653 CT11, Alexander 1627 England12, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England13.
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SAMUEL MORGAN ALVORD
DAILY COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 2 December 1943
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Morgan Hanlon Alvord; parents, Elijah Anson Alvord and Cynthia Ann Warner Alvord; and brothers John Austin Alvord and Joseph Clark Alvord in this compilation.
Samuel Morgan Alvord is the author of A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord (1908).
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 565–566:
From Lucien Warner’s The Descendants of Andrew Warner (New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1919), p. 632 (Ancestry):
The youngest child of Elijah and Cynthia Alvord was Samuel Morgan Alvord m. in Pennington, NJ, 27 Dec 1900 to Mary A. O’Hanlon, who was born in Lambertville, NJ, on 13 Feb 1865, the daughter of Methodist minister Thomas O’Hanlon and Maria Maps. Their son, Morgan Hanlon Alvord, was born in Hartford on 31 March 1902. Samuel was a graduate of Yale, 1896, Phi Beta Kappa, taking honors in Latin and Greek. He was a Latin teacher at Hartford High School, a Congregational Church deacon, and “editor” of the Alvord Genealogy.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Samuel Morgan 1869 CT1, Elijah Anson 1825 CT2, Martin 1788 CT3, Saul 1753 MA4, Saul 1717 MA5, John 1685 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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SARAH ANN ALVORD
DAILY ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Wednesday, 21 September 1910
AAFA NOTES: From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 291:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: William Henry 1827 CT1, Ashbel 1780 CT2, Seth 1754 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SARAH SEARS ALVORD
MIDDLESEX GAZETTE
Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT—11 March 1819
Died: At Chatham ... Mrs. Sarah Alvord, wife of Mr. Seth Alvord.
AAFA NOTES: Sarah Sears Alvord was the second wife of Seth Alvord. She was born 1761 in Chatham, CT and died 2 Feb 1819. She and Seth married 5 Sep 1793. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Sears and Elizabeth Cooke. Seth was born 18 July 1754, and died 14 July 1836. He was the son of Seth Alvord and Elizabeth Spencer. He was a cabinet maker and carpenter.
Chatham was the name of East Hampton, Middlesex Co., CT, until 1915.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 95–96:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Seth 1754 CT1, Seth 1714 MA2, Thomas 1683 MA3, Thomas 1653 CT4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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SAUL ALVORD, JR.
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 9 October 1832
Deaths: At Bolton, Capt. Saul Alvord, aged 79.
Photos from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Eleanor Kellogg Alvord; second wife, Cynthia Hooker Olcott Alvord; son Saul Alvord III; and father Saul Alvord Sr. in this compilation.
Saul Alvord Jr. was born 9 July 1753 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, the son of Saul Alvord and Martha Churchill. He died 23 Sept 1832, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT. He is buried next to his first wife.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 106:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Saul 1753 MA1, Saul 1717 MA2, John 1685 MA3, Thomas 1653 CT4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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SAUL ALVORD, SR.
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—30 September 1793
Died: At Windsor, on a journey from Northampton, Mr. Saul Alvord, of Bolton, Tavern-keeper, aged 77.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his son Saul Alvord Jr. in this compilation.
Saul Alvord was born in Northampton, MA, 23 Apr 1717 and died in Windsor, CT 28 Sept 1793. He was the son of John Alvord and Dorcas Lyman. Saul married Martha Churchill and they had seven children, some of whom died as infants.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 62–64:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Saul 1717 MA1, John 1685 MA2, Thomas 1653 CT3, Alexander 1627 England4, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England5.
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SAUL ALVORD III
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 5 November 1842
At Bolton, on the 31st ult, Saul Alvord, Esq. aged 61. He was thrown from his wagon on the forenoon of that day; taken up in a state of total insensibility and carried to his house, where he expired in a few hours.
Mr. Alvord was born in the town of Bolton, educated at Yale College, and in 1803 admitted to the bar of Tolland County. For many years he held the office of Justice of the Peace; was several years associate Judge of the County Court; was frequently elected to the General Assembly, and was a member of the Convention which framed the Constitution of Connecticut.
He sustained many important offices in his native town. He very often represented the church of which he was a member, in consociations and ecclesiastical councils, and for several years, and at the time of his death, was one of the Trustees of the Hale Donation.
As a magistrate he was upright and decided, as a Lawyer he was discreet and faithful, and literally a peace-maker. He devoted much time to the settlement of controversies in families, in neighborhoods, and in churches; and never appeared to enjoy life with a keener relish, than when he had thus labored with success. He was a bold and determined reprove of the vicious, and a discreet and faithful admonisher of friends. In his private dealings, he was fair and honest. A kind and faithful husband and an affectionate father.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Phebe Buell Alvord; sons Charles Alvord, Henry Alvord, John Buell Alvord, and Saul Alvord IV; and father, Saul Alvord Jr.; and in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 181–182:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Saul 1781 CT1, Saul 1753 MA2, Saul 1717 MA3, John 1685 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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SAUL ALVORD IV
WEEKLY TIMES
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 3 October 1846
Died: In Bolton, at the residence of his mother, Saul Alvord, of the firm of H.B. & S. Alvord, of New Hartford, aged 31.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Saul Alvord III and Phebe Buell Alvord; and brothers Charles Alvord, Henry Alvord, and John Buell Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Saul 1815 CT1, Saul 1781 CT2, Saul 1753 MA3, Saul 1717 MA4, John 1685 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SEYMOUR LANDON ALVORD
“S.L. Alvord; From the collection of F. H. DeMars (American, 1872 - 1942)”
Posted to his Find A Grave memorial
STAMFORD ADVOCATE
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT—Tuesday, 10 July 1928
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, James Richards Alvord and Mary Eliza Landon Alvord; and sister Louise Landon Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 497:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Seymour Landon 1856 CT1, James Richards 1823 CT2, James Hall 1781 CT3, Ruel 1750 CT4, Seth 1714 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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SOPHIA SHEPHERD ALVORD
AMERICAN MERCURY
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—24 June 1822
Died: At Bolton [Tolland Co.], on the 18th inst. Mrs. Sophia Alvord, aged 35, wife of Mr. Martin Alvord and daughter of the late Benoni Shepherd, of Tolland.
Photo from Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Karen Carlini
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband’s second wife, Martha Burleigh Clark Alvord, in this compilation.
Sophia Shepherd Alvord was born 3 Feb 1787, the daughter of Benoni Shepherd and Ann Alvord. Ann was the daughter of Saul and Martha Churchill Alvord of Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. Sophia was Martin Alvord’s first wife, married 14 Apr 1812.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Martin 1788 CT1, Saul 1753 MA2, Saul 1717 MA3, John 1685 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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SUBMIT BISHOP ALVORD
MIDDLESEX GAZETTE
Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT—27 April 1797
Deaths, in this Town, Mrs. Submit Alvord, aged 80.
AAFA NOTES: Submit Bishop was born 25 Apr 1713 in Guilford, New Haven Co., CT, daughter of Daniel Bishop and Mary Hall.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 56–58:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Thomas 1710 MA1, Thomas 1683 MA2, Thomas 1653 CT3, Alexander 1627 England4, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England5.
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SUSAN BROWN ALVORD RICE
CONNECTICUT JOURNAL
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Wednesday, 19 February 1890
DEATHS
Rice—In Winsted, May 25, Mrs. A.M. Rice, aged 79.
Photo from Winsted Old Burying Ground, Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P Welch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, mother, Lucy Cook Alvord; siblings Amanda Malvina Alford Hinsdale, Catherine Alvord, Charles Alvord, George Alvord, Jabez Alvord, James Richards Alvord, and Mary Cook Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 287:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Susan Brown 1811 CT1, James Hall 1781 CT2, Ruel 1750 CT3, Seth 1714 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SUSAN CURTIS ALVORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 29 May 1891
Deaths: Alvord—In Bridgeport [Fairfield Co.], Jan. 4, Susan Alvord, widow of the late James [sic] Alvord.
Photo from Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jean Whitney
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her children Edward Jesup Alvord Sr. and Susan Curtis Alvord Trubee in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 165:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Jesup 1789 CT1, John 1750 CT2, Elisha 1717 MA3, Thomas 1683 MA4, Thomas 1653 CT5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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SUSAN CURTIS ALVORD TRUBEE
BRIDGEPORT TELEGRAM
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Monday, 22 September 1924
Funeral services for Mrs. Susan C. Trubee, widow of William E. Trubee, and prominent resident of this city, who died Saturday [September 20] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry A. Bishop, 179 Washington avenue, will be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock from Mrs. Bishop’s home.
Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Trubee was in her 86th year.
Photo from Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, G. M. Genealogy
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Susan Curtis Alvord; and brother Edward Jesup Alvord Sr. in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), page 311:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Susan Curtis 1838 CT1, Jesup 1789 CT2, John 1750 CT3, Elisha 1717 MA4, Thomas 1683 MA5, Thomas 1653 CT6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SYLVIA ALVORD CREEDON
Photo from Molloy Funeral Home
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 12 June 2020
Sylvia Alvord Creedon (94) of West Hartford, CT died peacefully at home surrounded by her family and loving caregiver on June 5, 2020.
Born in Winsted, CT in 1926, she was the daughter of Curtis Hunt Alvord and Katharine Gaylord Alvord, both of Winsted, CT. Sylvia was raised in West Hartford, attended Beach Park Elementary School, Oxford School (now Kingswood-Oxford School) and graduated from Bennett Junior College. During World War II she supported the country’s efforts by working at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co. and volunteering as a Blue Bird, assisting patients at Hartford Hospital.
In 1949 she married Alex W. Creedon Jr. After several brief moves out of state, in 1953, they returned to Connecticut to settle in West Hartford. While raising their 4 children, she contributed to her community as a member of the Junior League of Hartford and West Hartford Garden Club, as well as, worked with Meals on Wheels, Easter Seals, and other service organizations.
Sylvia’s love for nature and the outdoors showed through all she did. She was an adventurer and she blessed her family with many outdoor experiences including skiing, canoeing, fresh and saltwater fishing, snorkeling, hunting, and hiking. Birds and animals where always a big part of her life. She enjoyed competitive sailing from Sunfish to crewing on offshore sailing yachts. Sylvia loved tennis and paddle tennis as a lifelong member of the Hartford Gold Club. She loved dogs and usually had two in tow. Sylvia was an avid camper. She and Alex took their family camping to beautiful and wild places all over New England. She enjoyed sharing her knowledge of the outdoors, family history and preparing meals for one and all. Most of all, Sylvia loved her family, creating treasured traditions and memories. She was an independent woman, supportive mother and loving wife and gave her children the freedom to explore life their own way. She loved people and the gift of conversation. She also loved music, especially live performances by family in the living room. Sylvia will be missed and fondly remembered by her family, extended family and friends.
Sylvia was predeceased by her son Alexander (Sandy) W. Creedon III, granddaughter, Lorien S. Creedon and her brother Curtis H. Alvord Jr.
She will be deeply missed by her husband of 70 years, Alex, her daughters Katharine G. Creedon, Linda W. Creedon (Timothy A. Hitchcock) and Suzanne C. Walsh (James L. Walsh); her 6 grandchildren Maya G. Deis(Jason E. Deis), Grace C. Wilcox (Jonathan W. Wilcox), Katharine H. Stout (Tyler H. Stout), Luke A. Hitchcock, Tyler J. Walsh (Anna K. Walsh) and Brooke C. Walsh; her 3 great grandchildren Dylan O. Deis, Mason A. Deis and J. Walker Wilcox; and her sibling Nancy A. Kipp (Donald Kipp) and sister-in-law Patricia M. Alvord.
Sylvia will be laid to rest on June 17 at St Benedict Cemetery, followed by a Celebration of Life at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. All services must be private due to current health regulations….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her parents, Curtis Hunt Alvord Sr. and Katharine Fuller Gaylord Alvord; and brother, Curtis Hunt Alvord Jr., in this compilation.
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TARJA L. TIMONEN ALFORD
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Friday, 24 September 1999
MADISON [New Haven Co.]—Tarja L. Alford, 55, of 83 Robin Ridge Road died Sept. 21. She was the wife of Thomas Alford and a daughter of Sirkka Timonen of Helsinki, Finland, and the late Onni Timonen.
Prior to retirement in 1972, Mrs. Alford was a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines. Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by a son, Thomas Alford Jr. of Salt Lake City, a daughter, Terhi Alford of Madison and a sister, Pirkko Timonen, in Finland...—Swan Funeral Home
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Tarja J. Alford (SS# issued in FL) was born 27 January 1944.
See the obituary of her husband, Thomas L. Alford, in this compilation.
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THOMAS DALE ALFORD, JR.
Son of Thomas Dale Alford, AAFA #0268
[He died in Arizona, but we are including his obituaries here because Connecticut was his home.]
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR—Wednesday, 11 October 1989
Included in AAFA ACTION, March 1990
T.D. Alford Jr., producer of films, Hot Springs native
SOUTHBURY [New Haven Co.], CONN.—Thomas Dale Alford Jr., 46, of Southbury, Conn., formerly of Little Rock, a native of Hot Springs, and an independent film producer formerly with Disney Studios Inc. and Bing Crosby Productions, died Monday [October 9].
Alford was writing plays and books for production and publication.
He was a member of Parish Vestry at Church of the Epiphany, Southbury, Conn., and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock.
He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock.
The family will be at 12 Ozark Point, Little Rock.
Survivors are his wife, Kay Shamburger Alford; a son, Thomas Dale Alford III of Southbury, Conn.; his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Dale Alford of Little Rock; and two sisters, Anne Alford Winams of Little Rock and L’Moore F. Alford of Beverly Hills, Calif.
In another article:
COURIER DEMOCRAT
Russellville, AR—Wednesday, 11 October 1989
Included in AAFA ACTION, March 1990
ALFORD’S SON KILLED ON I-40
Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP)—Thomas Dale Alford Jr. of Southbury, Conn., son of a former Arkansas congressman, was killed early Monday when he was struck by a tractor-trailer rig while standing next to his car along Interstate 40, about 12 miles east of Williams, Ariz. Alford, 46, was a former Little Rock resident and a native of Hot Springs. He was the son of Little Rock ophthalmologist Dale Alford Sr., who served two terms, 1959-62, in the state House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District.
Alford was an independent film producer formerly associated with Disney Studios Inc. and Bing Crosby Productions.
Photo from Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Kevin Casey
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that T.D. Alford (SS# issued in AR) was born 9 June 1943.
We included the obituaries of his wife, Alethea Kay Shamburger Alford; father, Thomas Dale Alford; mother, L’Moore Smith Alford; sister L’Moore Fontaine Alford; and uncle D. Boyce Alford in Arkansas Obituaries.
His lineage: Thomas Dale 1943 AR1, Thomas Dale 1916 AR2, Thomas Franklin 1894 AR3, Samuel Thomas 1873 AR4.
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THOMAS LANTA ALFORD
NEW HAVEN REGISTER
New Haven, New Haven Co., CT—Thursday, 26 January 2012
Thomas L. Alford, age 76, of Madison [New Haven Co.] passed away on January 24, 2012.
Thomas was born in Pine Bluff, AR, on October 29, 1935 to the late Lanta and Faye (Rhodes) Alford.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife Tarja (Timonen) Alford.
“Tommy”, as many of his friends called him, was a Naval Aviator, flying fighter airplanes from 1953-1965 with the VF-193 Ghostriders. He then went on to be a commercial airline pilot for Pan Am and United Airlines, retiring in 1998. During his retirement he worked as a Range Officer at the Blue Trail Gun Range in Wallingford, CT, where he made many beloved friends.
Thomas is survived by his son and daughter, Thomas T. Alford and Terhi Alford of Madison, CT and his brother, Wayne Alford of Pine Bluff, AR.
An informal gathering of friends will take place at the Madison Coffee Shop on Monday, January 30, 2012 from 6:00PM-7:00pm. A visitation will take place on Monday, January 30, 2012 from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Swan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Post Rd., Madison. www.swanfuneralhomemadison.com.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Thomas L. Alford (SS# issued in AR), last residence not listed.
See the obituary of his wife, Tarja Timonen Alford, in this compilation.
From U.S., Select Military Registers (Ancestry): Thomas Lanta Alford was born 29 Oct 1935.
From Arkansas, County Marriages (Ancestry): Lanta Alford, age 21, married Faye Rhodes, age 19, on 23 Feb 1934 in Jefferson Co., AR.
On Lanta Mitchell Alford’s 1940 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 27 living in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR. He was born 21 Aug 1913 in Pine Bluff, AR. His contact is his wife, Mrs. Verna Faye Alford.
His lineage: Thomas Lanta 1935 AR1, Lanta Mitchell 1913 AR2, Thomas Milton 1876 GA3, Andrew Jackson 1851 GA4, Thomas Jefferson 1832 GA5, William Henry 1811 NC6, Job 1763 NC7, Julius 1717 VA8, James 1687 VA9, John 1645 VA10.
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VERNON S. ALFORD
SAMPSON INDEPENDENT
Clinton, Sampson Co., NC—26 May 2016
PUTNAM, CONN.—Mr. Vernon S. Alford, 67, of 10 Thurber Road, formerly of Clinton, died Thursday, May 19, 2016.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Nicholas Limbal of East Orange, N.J.; sisters, Verda Darrell of Boiling Spring Lake, N.C., Lillie Alford and Gail Sands of Clinton, Don Jackson of Memphis, Tenn., and Hazel Alfred of Jewett City, Conn., and one grandchild.
Visitation will be held Friday, May 27, from 1-7 p.m., with the family present from 6-7 p.m. at Summerville-Boykin Mortuary, Garland.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
The Summerville-Boykin Mortuary traditionally serves the African-American community.
From Find A Grave: Vernon is buried in Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Clinton, Sampson Co., NC.
From Ancestry family trees: Vernon was the son of Daniel Alford and Virginia Lee McRae.
His lineage: Vernon S. 1949 NC1, Daniel 1915 SC2, Frank 1893 SC3, Walter Andrew 50 SC4.
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WADSWORTH GRANT ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 16 April 1842
Deaths: in this city, on the 12th inst. Wadsworth Grant, aged 1 year and 6 months, only child of Mr. E.S. Alford.
AAFA NOTES: He was the only child of Elijah Strong Alford and his first wife, Julia M. Lord.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Wadsworth Grant 1840 CT1, Elijah Strong 1813 CT1, Nathaniel 1781 CT3, Jonathan 1745 CT4, Jonathan 1720 CT5, Jeremiah 1692 CT6, Jeremiah 1655 CT7, Benedict 1619 England8, Thomas 1598 England9.
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WALTER E. HALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 30 January 1940
Photo from Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, msimonds
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Mary I. Whitelock Halford; and son Henry Thomas Halford Sr. in this compilation. We included the obituary of his mother, Louisa Maria Keplinger Halford, in Massachusetts Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Walter E. 1867 MA1, Henry 1828 England2, Samuel 1794 England3.
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WARREN ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 29 January 1895
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his brothers Edward P. Alford and Fayette Alford in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2. See also AAFA’s Corrington Loyal Alford Collection, Section 3, Part 2.
His lineage: Warren 1822 CT1, Lora 1795 CT2, Arba 1768 CT3, Nathaniel 1737 CT4, Nathaniel 1698 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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WESLEY PAUL ALVORD
Photo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards (Ancestry), 1948
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Friday, 23 April 1993
Wesley P. Alvord, 80, of 328 Ferguson Road, Manchester, husband of Mildred (Sulliman) Alvord, died Wednesday (April 21, 1993).
Born in New Britain, he lived in Manchester for many years. A graduate of New Britain High School, he was a field engineer for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for 30 years, prior to his retirement in 1958. He was a lifelong member of the South Congregational-First Baptist Church, New Britain.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Mark W. Alvord of Manchester; a brother, Newton Alvord of Wheaton, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Barbara Lappan of Newington, and Mrs. Dorothy Smart of Milwaukee, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be private….
The Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain has charge of arrangements.
Photo from Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lisa Christensen Petersen
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Wesley P. Alvord (SS# issued in CT) was born 29 Oct 1912, last residence Manchester, Hartford Co., CT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Mildred Sulliman Alvord; and mother, Fanny Leist Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Newton Post Alvord Jr. in Alabama Obituaries; and of his sister Dorothy “Dot” Alvord Smart in Wisconsin Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Wesley Paul 1912 CT1, Newton Post 1882 CT2, Cora Estelle 1859 CT3, Francis Lyman 1829 CT4, Ashbel 1780 CT5, Seth 1754 CT6, Seth 1714 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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WILLIAM ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Tuesday, 22 September 1778
Died, Last Tuesday ... Mr. William Alford of this town in the 37th year of his age.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Lydia Fellows Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Benjamin Alford/Alfred in Massachusetts Obituaries.
From Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609–1999 (Ancestry): William Alford died in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, 1778. His estate was administered by Lydia Alford. The bond was paid on 29 Sept 1778.
From Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 (Ancestry): William Alford married Lydia Fellows on 19 Sept 1765 in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA.
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WILLIAM DAVID “ALF” ALFORD
Brother of Robert Scott Alford, AAFA #0873
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—11 August 2013
William David “Alf” Alford, 63, of Colchester and formerly of Middlefield, passed away Monday, (August 5, 2013) at Hartford Hospital. In those 63 years, he lived an adventurous life and enjoyed it to its fullest.
Born May 22, 1950 in Middletown, he was a son of the late Scott and Elizabeth (Hathaway) Alford. Alf was a graduate of Vinal Regional Technical School and went on to work as an electrician for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. He volunteered for, and served proudly with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the VFW. In his spare time, Alf was a motorcycle and classic car enthusiast and an avid traveler.
He leaves his son and daughter-in-law, Jesse and Melissa Alford of East Hampton, CT; two granddaughters, Lucy and Eloise, whom he adored; a sister, Margaret “Midge” Sinnamon of Manchester, CT; and a brother and his wife, Robert and Muriel Alford, of Peoria, AZ; and numerous extended family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two sisters, Patricia Barton and Janet Davis.
The family will receive guests starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 16 before a 5:30 p.m. Chapel Service with military honors at the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Road, Colchester. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 370 7th Avenue, Suite 1802, New York, NY 10001.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of William D. Alford (SS# issued in CT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his parents, Irving Scott Alford and Elizabeth “Bettie” Hathaway Alford; and sister Patricia Ann Alford Barton in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: William David 1950 NY1, Irving Scott 1907 NY2, Charles Burdick 1873 IL3, David Lewis 1849 NY4, Ransom Constantine 1818 VT5, Ashley Owen 1770 VT6, Benedict 1716 CT7, Benedict 1688 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 1619 England10, Thomas 1598 England11.
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WILLIAM H. ALFORD
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Thursday, 23 February 1911
In another article:
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Wednesday, 22 February 1911
Photo from Hillside Cemetery, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C Greer
The 2 small gravestones on the right are Ellsworth Brown Alford, son of Lewis Filbert Alford, and Ellsworth’s wife, Louise Amy Lacourse Alford.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Martha S. Butler Alford; sons Floyd Randall Alford and Lewis Filbert Alford; and parents, Henry Alford and Jane Burt Alford; in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brother James Bennett Alford; and grandson Francis L. “Frank” Alford in New York Obituaries.
In 1910 Plymouth (District 267), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #89: William H. Alford, no occupation age 64 born England (parents both born England), first marriage 39 years; his wife Martha S. 66 born CT, 4 children, 4 living; son Lewis F. 22 born CT, m. 0 years; and daughter-in-law Maude L. 23 born MN. William immigrated in 1847 and is naturalized.
In 1900 Plymouth (District 248), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #415: William Alford, “setting up clocks,” age 53 born June 1846 in England, m. 31 years; his wife Martha S. 55 born June 1844 in CT, 4 children, 4 living; sons: Floyd P. 17 born Dec 1882 in CT “setting up clocks”; and Lewis F. 12 born Nov 1887 in CT; and mother Jane 81 born Nov 1818 in England, widow, 10 children, 7 living. William and his mother Jane immigrated in 1847.
In 1880 Thomaston (District 25), Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #414: William Alford, works in knife shop, age 33 born CT (parents both born CT); his wife Martha 35 CT (parents both born CT); sons Frank R. 9 CT and Fred 1 CT; and 1 domestic and 3 boarders who work in the knife shop.
In 1870 in Plymouth, Litchfield Co., CT, dwelling #166, family #187: William Alfred, works in knife shop, age 24 born England; Martha 26 CT; and Frank 8/12 CT; in family #188: James Alfred, works in knife shop, age 26 born England; Lottie 29 CT; Charles 2 CT, and Bertha 2/12 CT.
His lineage: William H. 1846 England1, Henry 1818 England2, Joseph ???? England3.
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WILLIAM JOHN ALFORD, JR.
NEW YORK TIMES
New York City, NY—Saturday, 2 October 1971
Photo from family tree of Brandon Myers Alford
WILLIAM J. ALFORD, 82, LED CONTINENTAL PAPER COMPANY
NORFOLK, Conn., Oct. 1—William J. Alford, chairman of Continental Paper Company of Ridgefield Park, J.J., from 1943 to 1968, died Wednesday [September 29] in Winsted Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 82 years old and had homes here and in Naples, Fla.
Mr. Alford, who was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., and prepared at the Hill School, of which he was later a trustee, for Yale, where he was graduated in 1913.
From 1945 to 1964, he was chairman of Thames Board Mills, Ltd., an affiliated company in Purfleet, England, and he was a former director of the National Paper Board Association.
Surviving are his widow, the former Irilla E. Frye; 4 sons, William 3d, Robertson F., John C. and George E.; a sister, Mrs. Forest Hill; 15 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that William Alford (SS# issued in NJ) was born 13 March 1889, last residence Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT.
See the obituary of his son Robertson Frye Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sons George E. Alford and William John Alford III in New Jersey Obituaries; and of his son John Crane Alford in Arizona Obituaries.
On William J. Alford Jr.’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), He is age 28, born 13 March 1889 in Beaver Falls, Beaver Co., PA. He is a paper manufacturer living in Bogota, Bergen Co., NJ, and has a wife and 2-year-old child.
On his WWII Draft Registration Card, he is William John Alford Jr., age 53, living in Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ.
In 1920 the family is living in Manhattan Assembly District 11 (District 826), New York Co., NY, family #418: William J. Alford Jr., paper board manufacturer, age 30 born PA; his wife Irilla 30 OH; son William J. III 4 NJ; son Robertson F. 4/12 born NY; mother-in-law Martha Fryd [sic—should be Frye] 58 widow born OH; father William J. Alford 59 born PA, paper board manufacturer; and a maid.
In 1910 William Sr.’s family is in Anderson (District 85), Madison Co., IN, dwelling #186: William J. Alford, board manufacturer, age 49 born PA, first marriage 22 years; his wife Nellie C. 41 NJ, 4 children, 3 living; children: William J. Jr. 21 PA, Nellie C. 14 IN, and Herbert W. 11 IN; and a servant.
In 1900 they are still in Anderson (District 78), dwelling #338: William Alford, [hard to read but probably] board manufacturer, age 39 born [month illeg] 1861 in PA, m. 12 years; his wife Nellie 31 born Dec 1868 in NJ, 4 children, 3 living; and children: William Jr. 11 born March 1889 in PA; Nellie C. 4 born March 1896 in IN; and Herbert 1 born Feb. 1899 in IN.
In 1870, the only William J. Alford born in PA in the right timeframe is living in New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA, dwelling #260: John Alford, fire insurance agent age 42 born PA; Mary B. 38 NY; and children: Martha 13 IL, Charles M. 10 IL, William J. 8 PA, Percy 6 PA, Ralph 3 PA, Hattie J. 1, PA; and Mary 18 PA.
In 1880 they are still in New Castle (District 216), dwelling #207: John R. Alford, minister age 52 born PA; his wife Mary B. 48 born NY; and children: Mattie 23 IL teacher, Charles M. 21 IL teacher, Wm. J. 19 PA teacher, Ralph B. 13 PA, Hattie J. 11 PA, and Carrie B. 4 PA.
In 1900 John’s family is in Beaver Falls Ward 3 (District 11), Beaver Co., PA, dwelling #110: John Alford, minister, age 72 born Jan 1828 in PA, m. 44 years; his wife Mary 68 born Feb 1832 in NY, 8 children, 6 living; and daughter Martha 43 born Aug 1856 in IL, single no occupation.
In 1910 this John Alford is in Los Angeles Assembly District 71 (District 163), Los Angeles Co., CA, dwelling #110: John Alford, retired widower age 82 born PA; his daughter Martha 54 IL single no occupation; daughter Hattie A. Cowles 40 born PA, first marriage 19 years, 1 child, 1 living, no occupation; and granddaughter Marjorie B. Cowles 15 PA.
His lineage, partially from Family Trees at Ancestry: William John 1889 PA1, William John 1861 PA2, John 1828 PA3, Thomas 1800 PA4, Michael before 1770 Ireland5.
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WILLIAM L. ALFORD
CONNECTICUT COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—Saturday, 10 January 1857
Deaths: In Windsor, Dec. 26, William Alford, Æ 83.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Bonafonte
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Clarissa Griswold Alford; third wife, Maria Barber Alford; and son Euclid W. Alford in this compilation.
William was the son of Joseph Alford and Lucy Griswold.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: William L. 1774 CT1, Joseph 1748 CT2, Jonathan 1720 CT3, Jeremiah 1692 CT4, Jeremiah 1655 CT5, Benedict 1619 England6, Thomas 1598 England7.
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WILSON M. ALFORD, SR.
Photo from Carmon Windsor Funeral Home
HARTFORD COURANT
Hartford, Hartford Co., CT—29 February 2012
Wilson M. Alford, Sr., 92, beloved husband of the late Frances (Sawyer) Alford, died Tuesday, (February 28, 2012) surrounded by his family at his home in Windsor.
Born in Windsor, son of the late Alden E. and Hazel (Huntington) Alford he was a direct lineal descendent of one of the original settlers of Windsor and a lifelong resident. Wil received his BS in Civil Engineering with Distinction from the University of Maine in 1941 and was a member of TAU BETA PI, the honorary Engineering Society. Wil also held various engineering positions with Hamilton Standard Division and Pratt & Whitney Divisions of United Technologies. He also had been an instructor at Norwich University in VT. He operated a civil engineering and consulting business as W.M. Alford, Civil Engineer from 1946-1964 when he formed Alford Associates, Inc. and served as its president until his retirement. He was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor since 1942 in CT, MA, RI, and VT. Long active in the Windsor business community, he served as President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce and earned its coveted Jerry Hallas Award; past president of the Windsor Club, and incorporator and charter member of the Windsor Rotary Club. In 1973, he was one of the original incorporators of the Windsor Bank and served as Chairman of the Board through its growth and eventually retired after it became New England Bank. Wil was a former member of both the Poquonock and Windsor Fire Companies and was elected to the Homebuilders Hall of Fame for his civil engineering work. He was a member of the First Church in Windsor and its John Warham Society, recognizing membership for over 80 years. Always involved in his children’s activities, he served as Cubmaster of Pack #8 in Windsor for many years as well as organizing and teaching snow skiing to hundreds of high school students including his own children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He skied regularly until his eighty-fourth birthday and was a member of the National Ski Patrol and a life member of the Hartford Ski Club. Wil’s work ethic, family values, attention to detail, and tireless support of Windsor and its residents were an example to many people he touched during his life.
Wil leaves a son Wilson M. Alford, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Canton Center, two daughters Lenora A. Santy and her husband Thomas of Windsor, and Katherine A. Eubank and her husband Dan of York, ME; a sister Ruth A. Moore of Montpelier, VT; grandchildren Wilson M. Alford, III, Christian Alford, Sarah Kate Alford, Rachel Burke, Rebecca Talbert, Alexander Garrett, Stephen Santy and Matthew Santy; and 11 great grandchildren Ethan, Zoe, Zachary, Brayden, Logan, Noah, Alice, Mason, Nora, Hailey, and Savannah.
He was predeceased by a brother Alden H. Alford.
His family will receive friends Friday March 2, from 5-8 p.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. at the First Church in Windsor, 107 Palisado Avenue, Windsor. The Rev. Richard Hannah Huleat will officiate. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor.
Contributions may be made to either the Wilson M. and Frances Sawyer Alford Fund at University of Maine Foundation, at University of Maine Foundation, Two Alumni Place, Orono, ME, 04469-5792, or the First Church in Windsor, 107 Palisado Avenue, Windsor, 06095. For condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.
Photo from Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sue
Photo posted 26 June 2012
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Wilson M. Alford (SS# issued in MD) was born 19 Aug 1919, last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Frances L. Sawyer Alford; parents, Alden Euclid Alford and Ruth Hazel Huntington Alford; and brother Alden Huntington Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his half-sister Ruth Alford Moore in Vermont Obituaries.
Maine Marriages, 1892–1996 (Ancestry) lists the marriage of Wilson M. Alford of Washington, DC, to Frances L. Sawyer of Waterville, ME, on 29 Dec 1941.
In 1930 Wilson is listed with his father and step-mother in Windsor (District 239), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #303: Alden E. Alford, real estate salesman, age 39 born CT, age 24 at first marriage; his wife Edith 25 MA, age 22 at first marriage; son Alden Jr. 13 CT; son Wilson 10 CT; and daughter Ruth H. 0 CT.
In 1920 Windsor (District 201), Hartford Co., CT, dwelling #264: Frank W. Aford [sic], farmer age 63; his wife Kate L. 62; son Alden E. 27 married, fire insurance bookkeeper; daughter-in-law Hazel H. 24 married; grandsons Alden H. 3-8/12, and Wilson M. 4/12; daughter Alice 22; and son Leon M. 20. All were born in CT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Wilson M. 1919 CT1, Alden Euclid 1890 CT2, Frank Wells 1856 CT3, Euclid W. 1813 CT4, William 1774 CT5, Joseph 1748 CT6, Jonathan 1720 CT7, Jeremiah 1692 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 1619 England10, Thomas 1598 England11.
