Alfred Avery (1791 - 1854)

Born 12 Aug 1791 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Clarissa (Smith) Avery — married 25 Jun 1815 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1854 at age 62 in Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America

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Biography

This Alfred Avery, born 12 Aug 1791 @ Groton, Connecticut, was the first child (son) of Lydia Avery (1773-) and Daniel Avery (1766-1842).

He married 25 Jun 1815 at Hartford, Connecticut, Clarissa Smith [b. 11 Aug 1792, daughter of Moses & Mabel (Seymour) Smith; d. 2 Apr 1857 @ Genoa, New York]. They had 8 children all born at Aurora or nearby Genoa, New York:

1. Abby (Avery) Farrar (1816-1870); married Hiram Sheldon Farrar
2. Daniel Avery (1818-1881); married Elizabeth Maria Carter
3. Elizabeth (Avery) Strickland (1820-bef.1854); married David Holland Strickland
4. Henry Avery (1822-1874); married 1) Ann S. Wilbur; 2) Frances Adelaide Avery
5. Urania S. (Avery) Hewitt (1824-1903); married Stephen Starr Hewitt
6. Alfred Avery (1827-1897); married 1) Helen C. Rogers; 2) Emma Lewis
7. Clarissa (Avery) Miller (1829-aft.1912); married William Brant Miller
8. Benjamin Franklin Avery (1838-1851)

Alfred Avery was a merchant.

Alfred Avery died 9 Apr 1854 at Genoa, New York. His grave is in Genoa Rural Cemetery, Genoa, Cayuga County, New York ^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86743809

• The Groton Avery Clan by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, published Cleveland, 1912; no. 1001: http://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/302/mode/1up ; https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/468/mode/1up