Ulysses
Avery
Born in Preston, Connecticut, United States of America
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Stanton Avery
and Sarah (Crary) Avery
Brother of
Robert Stanton Avery, Isaac Avery, Eunice (Avery) Emmons, Sarah (Avery) Morse, John Avery and Erasmus Avery
Husband of
Lucy Ann (Williams) Avery
— married
13 Jan 1848 in Preston, Connecticut, United States of America
Father of
Josie Emma (Avery) Wheeler
Died
at age 75
in Preston, Connecticut, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Sep 2018
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Biography
Ulysses Avery, born 17 Jul 1809 @ Preston, Connecticut, was the second child of Sarah (Crary) Avery (1777-1829) and Robert Stanton Avery (1771-1846).
He married 13 Nov 1848 @ Ledyard, Connecticut, Lucy Ann Williams [b. 31 Jan 1828 @ Ledyard, daughter of Seth & Lucy Ann (Noyes) Williams]. They had 5 children:
- Noyes Williams Avery, b. 26 Jan 1850
- Arthur Ulysses Avery, b. 17 Jan 1853; unmarried; d. 3 Jul 1880
- Lucy Althaea Avery, b. 19 Jun 1856
- Harriette Lillian Avery, b. 3 Jul 1859
- Josie Emma (Avery) Wheeler (1864-1918), b. 4 Sep 1864; married Fernando Wheeler
Ulysses Avery was engaged in agriculture.
Ulysses Avery died 29 Dec 1884 at Preston, Connecticut.
Notes: An 1850 census [1] listed the following individuals in one household, however these probably did not all pertain to the household of Ulysses Avery, thus herewith provided only as sidebar information:
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Ulysses Avery Male 40 Connecticut
- Lucy Ann Avery Female 23 Connecticut
- Noyes W Avery Male 0 Connecticut
- Henry Gore Male 16 Connecticut
- Edmund Gallup Male 13 Connecticut
- Caroline Sleich Female 11 Germany
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68T-5YS : 12 April 2016), Lucy Ann Avery in household of Ulysses Avery, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing family 114, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 210, no. 228: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n232/mode/1up
- The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 420, 704, no. 1994: https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/420/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/704/mode/1up
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ulysses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ulysses:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ulysses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ulysses:
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~0.78%
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