Phineas Alvord

1800 - 1875  (75 years)

• Name	Phineas Alvord
  Birth	1800	Vermont, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jul 1875	Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Mt.Morris Cemetery, Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Phineas ALVORD b. 1800 near Montpelier Vt d. July 2, 1875 age 75 Mt Morris NY son of Stephen ALVORD Phineas Alvord when a boy worked for Henry BUELL, a farmer residing in East Bloomfield NY. After being in the employ of Mr BUELL for seven years in 1823 he bought a pair of steers and a wagon which he loaded with apples and started for Mt Morris locating on the land for which his father had contracted and assuming the entire indebtedness He soon built a log house in the construction of which no sawed timber was used By dint of good management and industry he soon paid for his place where he continued to live as a successful farmer. His father Stephen Washington ALVORD owned and occupied a farm in Vermont about two miles from Montpelier He endorsed notes for a friend and was obliged to sacrifice his farm to meet the payments He then emigrated to Canada but finding the winters too severe he moved to East Bloomfield NY where he remained until 1823 when he went to Mt Morris NY and contracted for a piece of timber land He immediately began to erect a log house which he expected to make his home but was taken sick and died before its completion. (See A genealogy of the descendants of Alexander Alvord)
  Person ID	I37954	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Rachel Lemen,   b. 1800, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 10 Dec 1892, Nunda, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Alvord,   b. Abt 1820, New York, USA   2. George P. Alvord,   b. ca 1830, Livingston Co., New York, USA   3. Welthy A. Alvord,   b. ca 1832, Livingston Co., New York, USA   4. Lucinda J. Alvord,   b. ca 1834, Livingston Co., New York, USA   5. Mary Alvord,   b. ca 1835, Livingston Co., New York, USA   6. Martin Alvord,   b. ca 1838, Livingston Co., New York, USA   7. William T. Alvord,   b. ca 1839, Livingston Co., New York, USA   8. Rachel D. Alvord,   b. ca 1842, Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F13551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1800 - Vermont, USA Death - 2 Jul 1875 - Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA Burial - - Mt.Morris Cemetery, Mt.Morris, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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