Polly Alvord (1804–1872) • FamilySearch

Polly Alvord

26 January 1804–1 March 1872 (Age 68)
Exeter, Otsego, New York, United States

The Life of Polly

When Polly Alvord was born on 26 January 1804, in Exeter, Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Asahel Gould Alvord, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Morey, was 32. She married Samuel Wood in 1826, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 March 1872, at the age of 68.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Samuel Wood

1805–1863

Polly Alvord

1804–1872

Marriage: 1826

Adeline Wood

1824–

Marietta Wood

1827–1878

Thomas Wood

1840–1840

Charles Thompson Wood

1829–1900

Jane Wood

1831–1861

Cornelia M. wood

1832–1882

Emma Wood

1837–1863

Polly Wood

1839–1863

James Wood

1842–

Elizabeth Wood

1843–1849

Sarah Wood

1844–

Allen Wood

1847–

Ellen Wood

1848–

Frank Wood

1854–

Elizabeth Wood

1856–

Spouse and Children

Samuel Wood

Male1805–1863Male

Polly Alvord

Female1804–1872Female

MARRIAGE
1826
Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

children

(15)

Adeline Wood

Female1824–Female

Marietta Wood

Female1827–1878Female

Charles Thompson Wood

Male1829–1900Male

Jane Wood

Female1831–1861Female

Cornelia M. wood

Female1832–1882Female

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Parents and Siblings

Asahel Gould Alvord

Male1769–1861Male

Sarah Morey

Female1771–1839Female

siblings

(8)

Annis Alvord

Female1793–1846Female

Anna Alvord

Female1793–1849Female

Lyman P Alvord

Male1794–1880Male

Edmund A Alvord

Male1796–1865Male

Savilla Alvord

Female1798–1875Female

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World Events (7)

1808

Age 4

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Age 8

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 21

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Alvord

Polly

Southwestern English: variant of Alford , from Alford in Somerset; the spelling reflects the southwestern English dialect pronunciation.

Possible Related Names

Alford

Sources (2)

Polly Wood in household of Samuel Wood, "United States Census, 1850"
Polly Wood in household of Samuel Wood, "United States Census, 1860"

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