Clarissa (Sackett) Alvord (1799 - 1883)

Born 28 Aug 1799 in Ferrisburgh, Addison County, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alpheus Alvord — married 13 Sep 1821 in Chautauqua, New York

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1883 at age 83 in Watson, Allegan County, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Clarissa Sackett was born 28 Aug 1799 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. She was a daughter of Filer Sackett and Deborah Waterman.

She married 13 Sep 1821 at Chautauqua, New York, Alpheus Alvord. They had 9 children, all born at Bristol, Ohio:

1. Fanny Eliza Alvord (11 Apr 1823 - 19 Oct 1825)
2. Mary Deborah Alvord, b. 6 Sep 1826
3. Eliza Fanny Alvord, b. 14 Aug 1828
4. Elijah Sacket Alvord, b. 26 jun 1830
5. Allen McLean Alvord (23 Apr 1832 - 19 Dec 1832)
6. Maria Anna Alvord, b. 19 Aug 1834
7. Harriet Newel Alvord, b. 14 Jan 1838
8. Allen McLean Alvord, b. 10 May 1840; d. 8 Jun 1864 @ Chattanooga, Tennessee [casualty of the American Civil War]
9. Amelia Matilda Alvord, b. 29 Apr 1843

This family resided at Madison, Bristol, and Geneva, Ohio. The 1850 U.S. census recorded them in Farmington, Ohio ^[1].

At the time of the 1870 U.S. census, Alpheus and Clara Alvord were enumerated at the household of their daughter, Elilza A. Hodges, in Geneva, Ohio ^[2].

In 1880, Clara was enumerated in the household of her daughter Eliza F. Hodges, in Austinburg, Ohio ^[3].

Clara (Sackett) Alvord passed away 15 Jun 1883 at Watson, Michigan ^[4]. Her grave is in Miner Cemetery, Martin, Allegan County, Michigan, USA ^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3H-BVH : 21 December 2020), Alpheus Alvord, Farmington, Trumbull, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V6-BLT : 28 May 2021), Alpheus Alvord in entry for Almon P Hodges, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ14-MG6 : 14 January 2022), Clarry Alvord in household of Almond G. Hodges, Austinburg Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995. Name Clara Ab...Ord Birth Date abt 1799 Birth Place New York Death Date 15 May 1883 Death Place Watson, Allegan, Michigan Death Age 84 Occupation House Keeper Race White Marital Status Widowed Gender Female Father Name Sackett FHL Film Number 1017873.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8105154

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Name Clarissa Sackett Birth Date 1799 Birth place Vermont Volume 152 Page number 34 Reference Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 27 Dec 1921, 9376

• Book Title: The Sacketts of America : their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000