Paul, hope this is new stuff for you... History of Greenfield, Shire Town of Granklin Coounty, Massachusetts by Francis M. Thompson, Vol. II, Greenfield, Mass., 1904, Press of T. Morey & Son p. 768- Dr. Helez Alvord of South Hadley and Montague, came to Greenfield in 1827. He died in 1829, aged thirty-eight years. VR of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 NEHGS, Boston, Mass, 1915 p. 244 Greenfield Deaths Alvord, Helaz, Dr., Dec. 12, 1829, a 38, G.R.1 (G.R. 1 = gravestone record, Federal Street Cemetery) I do not see any w. or ch. listed in BMD. Note: sp. of Helaz is not my typo, trans. as is. Here is a link to a map of the Grfld. cems. - my knowledge of Gfld. tells me it is the one marked "unammed cemetery" on Federal St., in the ctr. of map.- click on "Greenfield" http://pages.cthome.net/rmclarke/Index.htm another source you may want to check is either the 2 vol. book or CD Directory of Deceased American Physicians 1804-1929. call no. W22 AA1 D525 1993 Vols. 1-2 / resource lists schools, practice, & is a genealogical guide often prov. brief bios. - well worth the lookup. happy hunting! Sue ---- From: "Paul Berman" <[email protected]> Subject: [MAFRANKL] Alvord Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 12:21:18 -0400 looking for the family of Helez Alvord of Greenfield thankyou. Time was 1820s Paul