Abel Avery (1801 - 1880)

Born 3 Feb 1801 in East Charlemont, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline Huldah (Andrus) Avery — married 11 Oct 1826 in Groton, New York

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1880 at age 79 in Monroe Center, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

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Biography

This Abel Avery, born 3 Feb 1801 at East Charlemont, Massachusetts, was the eleventh child (son) of Eunice Avery (1767-1854) & Amos Avery (1758-1818).

He married 11 October 1826 @ Groton, New York, Emeline Huldah Andrus [b. 18 May 1806 @ Winchester, Connecticut, daughter of Ezra & Pauline (Phelps) Andrus]; they had 9 children:

1. Pauline Louisa (Avery) Monroe (1828-1905); married James D. Monroe
2. Amos Warren Avery (1831-1863); married Mary Ann Hitchcock
3. Horace Andrus Avery (1833-1913); married Rozetta Clementine Avery
4. Lucius Abel Avery (1835-1910); married Susan Elizabeth Sylvester
5. Edwin Cicero Avery (1837-1862)
6. Matilda Sarah (Avery) Monroe (1840-1918); married Henry Monroe
7. John Alfred Avery (1842-1862)
8. Augusta Emeline (Avery) Forrest (1844-); married Richard J. Forrest
9. Joel Grant Avery (1847-1908); married Helen Schell

We note that two sons of this family (bold) died in the American Civil War.

Abel Avery was an edge-tool maker by trade.

Abel Avery died 30 Apr 1881 at Monroe Center, Michigan. His final resting place is unknown ^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61946210

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 296, 448, no. 954: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/296/mode/1up; https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/448/mode/1up