Brief Life History of Gad
When Gad Alvord was born on 17 June 1759, in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Gad Alvord, was 33 and his mother, Lydia Smith, was 31. He married Phebe White on 12 February 1781, in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 29 August 1817, in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in West Street Cemetery, Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Gad Alvord, "Find A Grave Index"
- Gad Alsord, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Gad Alvord in entry for Teodocia Eastman, "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): variant of Alford 1; the spelling reflects the southwestern English dialect pronunciation.
History: This surname was brought to North America by Alexander Alvord, who came from Devon or Somerset to Windsor, CT, c. 1645. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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