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Male James Alvord Click to view James Alvord in the family tree

James was born on September 24th, 1818 in Bolton, CT.1   James' father was Martin Alvord and his mother was Sophia Shepherd.  His paternal grandfather was Saul Alvord; his maternal grandparents were Benoni Shepherd and Ann Alvord. He had two brothers and a sister, named Martin, Anson Shepherd and Sophia Ann.  He was the second oldest of the four children. He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Elijah Anson, Frederick, Edwin Dwight, Augustus, Martha Aurelia and Lucy Ann.  He died at the age of 6 in 1824 in Bolton, CT.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #0105
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0105, 0105.ftw @ Tree #0105