Alvord, Benedict

Birth Name Alvord, Benedict
Also Known As “Alford”, Benedict Alvord
Gender male
Age at Death 96 years, 5 months, 17 days

Narrative

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Benedict Alvord hh:
1790: Vermont > Chittenden > Georgia

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1716-08-29 Windsor, Hartford Co, CT    
Death 1813-02-15 Rutland, Addison Co., Vermont    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Alford, Benedict1688-04-271764-02-15
Mother Wilson, Abigail1683-03-031773-04-30
         Alvord, Benedict 1716-08-29 1813-02-15
    Sister     Alford, Abigail 1718-08-03 1745-01-16
    Brother     Alford, Alexander 1721-03-31
    Sister     Alford, Jerusha 1723-04-03 1754-02-15
    Brother     Alford, Azubah 1726-02-19 1786-06-02

Families

Family of Alvord, Benedict and Ashley, Jerusha
Married Wife Ashley, Jerusha ( * about 1723 + 1761-01-18 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1744-08-09   Marriage of Alvord, Benedict and Ashley, Jerusha  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Alvord, Deidamia1743-01-13
Alvord, Abigail1746-10-23
Alvord, Abigail1747-12-03
Alvord, Jerusha1750-08-21
Alvord, Alexander1752-06-25
Alvord, Lucrece1755-03-27
Alvord, Benedict1757-02-27
Alvord, Anna1759-04-07

Family of Alvord, Benedict and Owen, Rebecca
Married Wife Owen, Rebecca ( * 1736-11-28 + 1831 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1761-12-28 Windsor, Hartford Co, CT Marriage of Alvord, Benedict and Owen, Rebecca  
  Narrative

See Section 9 of the Alford Family History.
"Rev. Oliver Alford entered and bought land and property and first settled in Virginius, Addison
County, Vermont and afterwards settled at Ferrisburg, Addison County, Vermont about the year
1805. Oliver was one of the Vermont Patriots in the Second Revolution War or War 1812 to 1815
or close ofthe·war as a Minute Man and was unequaled as a fine marksman or sharp-shooter and with
strength and might they pulled and pushed the raft out into the lake in darkness of night and captured
a British Frigate - near Ferrisburg, May 19, 1814. A cannonball was shot through the house and
home of Rev. Oliver Alford on the night that his youngest child was born, Rev. Loyal Adolphus
Alford, MD, DD, LLD and the effect ofthat night appeared to affect him through life, during a
thunder storm and he cold not overcome the strange effect."

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Alvord, Rebecca1762-10-241840-02-06
Alvord, George1764-03-101851-04-15
Alford, Oliver1767-10-271848-12-25
Alford, Rosetta1768-11-181883-08-00
Alford, Ashley Owen1770-02-221847-03-14
Alvord, Clara1771-11-00
Alford, Susan1774-02-261866-06-09