Born 19 Mar 1770 in Groton, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Morgan) Avery — married 1792 in Groton, Connecticut

Husband of Mary Ann (Brown) Avery — married 1806 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Descendants

Died 1816 in At Sea

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Biography

Dudley Avery was one of the Aurora party of 1795; was appointed sheriff of Onondaga County, July 5, 1798; ensign of Onondaga County militia, 1798; promoted to lieutenant same year; captain, 1802. He was a cabinet maker. About 1804, he returned to Groton and studied medicine. He then went to Cincinnati, and later to Baton Rouge, La., where he became successful in his profession. He was a member of the state legislature and was in the War of 1812. He had a vessel built for trade with New York, and, on her trial trip in 1816, died of yellow fever, off the coast of Cuba.

Married:

1) 1792 @ Groton, CT, Hannah Morgan [b. 16 Nov 1775; daughter of Nathan & Hannah (Perkins) Morgan; d. 20 Mar 1804]; they had 4 children including one who died in early childhood:

i. Dudley Avery, b. 24 Nov 1793 @ Groton, CT; d. 19 Sep 1796 @ Aurora, NY

2) 1806 @ Cincinnati, OH, Mary Ann Brown [b. 1782 in Ohio, daughter of John W. & Sarah Brown of Bristol, England; d. 19 Aug 1836, Baton Rouge, LA]; they had 4 children including these who died in early childhood:

i. John Brown Avery (1808 - 1812)

iii. Latham Avery (1812- 1814)

Sources

• DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898): Vol. 6, Page 4

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 188, 303, no. 396: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/303/mode/1up

• http://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Dudley-Avery/367407053150002996

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