Theodotius Alvord (1792 - 1838)

Born 30 Oct 1792 in Hamilton, New York, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Briggs) Alvord — married 5 Jan 1823 in Lockport, New York

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1838 at age 45 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States of America

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Biography

Theodotius Alvord was born October 30, 1792, in Hamilton, New York, the sixth and final child of Submit (Chapin) Alvord (1747-1825), second wife of Joseph Alvord (1733-1805).

He married Elizabeth Briggs (daughter of Allen Briggs and Elizabeth (Read) Briggs) on January 5, 1823, in Lockport, New York. They had three children, born near Lockport:

1. Catharine E. Alvord, b. 6 Mar 1824; d. 12 Apr 1847 ^[1]; married Norman Sturges
2. Celestia Clarissa Alvord, b. 23 Jul 1825; d. 4 Feb 1899; married 1) 1845 James A. Bailey; 2) 1890 William Wallace ^[2]
3. William Alanson Alvord (1829-1900); married Caroline Louisa Moore

This family moved to Michigan about 1829 or '30.

Theodotius Alvord died of smallpox on February 19, 1838, in Pontiac, Michigan.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #15328012
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #162635073

• A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord an Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (1908), no. 212: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/73/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/131/mode/1up