VITAL RECORDS

ALFORD

MASSACHUSETTS

To the end of the year 1849

Transcriptions of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
1902

Title Page

ALFORD

The town of Alford, Berkshire County, was established as the District of Alford, February 16, 1773, from a part of Great Barrington and certain common lands.

August 23, 1775, the District of Alford was made a town by general act.

February 11, 1779, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

February 6, 1790, the ounds between Alford and Egremont were established.

February 18, 1819, a part of Great Barrington was annexed to Alford.

March 17, 1847, a part of West Stockbridge was annexed to Alford.

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Populations by Census:

1776,	298	1820,	570	1870,	430
1790,	577	1830,	512	1880,	348
1800,	518	1840,	481	1890,	297
1810,	522	1850,	502	1900,	272
		1860,	542

EXPLANATIONS and ABBREVIATIONS

SURNAME INDEX

Births
Adams
Baritt - Burdick
Calkins - Crandell
Daley - Dings
Easland - Edwards
Fairchild - Fox
Hamlin - Hurlbut
Jones
Kelcey - Kelsey
Laird - Love
Makeley - Moss
Nichols - Nye
Olds - Ossborn
Parrish - Prindle
Raynsford
Shook - Stoddard
Tobey - Tyler
Van Deusen
Waggoner - Wortman

Marriages
Arnold
Baker - Burt
Calkins - Colver
Davis - Dorman
Erneigh
Fairchild - Fuller
Gates
Hall - Husted
Johns - Jones
Kelcey - Kline
Laman - Litchfield
Millard - Miner
Near - Nye
Peckit - Prindle
Raynsford - Russell
Seeley - Stout
Tickner - Tuttle
Van Deusen
Warner - Wooster

Deaths
Adams - Wooster
Baldwin - Bunce
Calkins
Davis - Dikeman
Fairchild - Fowler
Hamlin - Hurlbut
Keley - Kinne
Lawrence - Lester
Milligan - Morgan
Nichols
Olds - Osborn
Peck - Prindle
Shead - Stoddard
Tobey - Tuttle
Van Deusen
Willoughby