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William Randall Avery (1802 - 1864)

William Randall Avery
Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of Americamap
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Husband of — married 28 Feb 1832 in Coventry, Connecticut, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 62 in Fremont, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States of Americamap
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Biography

William Randall Avery, born @ Stonington, Connecticut, 18 Mar 1802, was the final child of Mary (Wheeler) Avery (1765-1853) and Luther Avery (abt.1754-abt.1843). In birth order he was their seventh or eighth child, the uncertainty being related to whether an older sibling (Polly) truly existed.

He married 28 Feb 1832 @ Coventry, Connecticut, Rhoda Emeline Avery [b. 22 Jun 1809 @ Groton, CT, daughter of Denison & Hannah (Babcock) Avery] (2nd cousins, once removed). They had 5 children:

  1. William Denison Avery (1833-), b. 28 Mar 1833 @ Windham, Connecticut; married Mary Ann Erwin
  2. Eliza Emeline (Avery) Rowe (1834-1906), b. 16 Oct 1834; married Syrenus Rowe
  3. Anna M. (Avery) Bolles (1836-), b. 8 Dec 1836; married Stephen Bolles
  4. Luther Avery (1839-1862), b. 14 Jul 1839; d. 6 Feb 1862 in American Civil War, 2nd Iowa cavalry; unmarried
  5. Nathan Franklin Avery (1843-1863), b. 5 Jul 1843; d. 21 Feb 1863 in American Civil War, Sgt., 26th Connecticut volunteers

William Randall Avery was a farmer.

William Randall Avery died 1 Jun 1864, however accounts differ on the location. The Avery genealogy posits that he died in Fremont, which is in Mahaska County, Iowa, whereas his grave memorial presents it simply Johnson County, Iowa. They are not far from each other. His grave is in Swank Cemetery, Johnson County, Iowa, USA [1].

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #115046290

Profile History

WikiTree profile Avery-1187 created through the import of cz1254_67155820735zf10x84z954.ged on Nov 27, 2012 by Bryan Rowe.





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