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Griswold Avery (1739 - 1812)

Griswold Avery
Born in Groton, New London, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 73 in Waterford, Connecticutmap
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Biography

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This Griswold Avery was born 15 Sep 1739 at Groton, Connecticut, son of Ebenezer Avery and Lucy Latham (1709-1757).

According to the Avery genealogy, Griswold Avery lived at Waterford on a large farm called Alewife Farm. He was a captain in the Revolutionary war. In 1839, his son, Griswold, applied for a pension and stated that, in 1779 and 1780, he served as a waiter under his father, Captain Griswold Avery, in Col. Jonathan Lattimer's regiment, and that, in 1781, he was with his father, Captain Griswold Avery, in Col. Joseph Harris's regiment. It is said that Griswold Avery served on a privateer and was taken prisoner, but we have found no documentary proof thereof. He did much to promote the separation of Waterford from New London in 1801; was first selectman; was justice of the peace and representative.

He married Anna Avery (1744-1833), with whom he had 5 children (birth dates not fully evident, not necessarily in this order):

Griswold Avery d. Oct. 6, 1812, at Waterford and was buried in Harbor Mouth cemetery (apparently also known as East Neck Cemetery), Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, USA [1].

In his will, made March 18, 1812, he mentioned the five children named as listed above (New London Wills), of whom one, Anna [Powers], was mentioned as "deceased".

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #60868594

The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 162, 250, no. 275: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/162/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/250/mode/1up





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Changing mother to Ebenezer Avery's first wife, Lucy. Ebenezer married Rachel when Griswold was a teenager.
posted by Carole Partridge

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