Mary Ann Avery (1817 - 1892)

Born 20 Feb 1817 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1892 at age 75 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth

Mary was born 20 Feb 1817, to Jonathan Avery and Nancy Hewitt in Stonington:

Birth Research Notes & References

• According to Groton Avery Clan and History of Stonington, Elizabeth was born 20 Feb 1807.^[1][2]

However:

• According to the 1870 US Census, Mary Ann was living with her sister Elizabeth "Betsey" (Avery) Crandall and her husband Gurdon S. Crandall, without an occupation, as Fifty-two Years of Age, which would mean she was born 1817/1818.^[3]
• Hale Collection says she was born 20 Feb 1817 and died 05 May 1892.^[4]

Hale Collection Record of Birth and Death of Mary Ann Avery, etc.

Death

She died, unmarried, on 05 May 1892, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.^[1][2][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Avery, Elroy McKendree & Avery, Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) (1912); The Groton Avery Clan, Volume I; Cleveland, Ohio : [s.n.]; PG 423, #826ii; 713 #2027; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/grotonaveryclan01aver#page/423/mode/1up
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 210 #237; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n231/mode/2up
3. ↑ United States Census, 1870,database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7G-ZJ1 : 12 April 2016), Mary Ann Avery in household of Gordon L Crandall, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 1, family 8, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,613.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. View with paid subscription: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2900/32971_301938-00128/757265
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 17 September 2018), memorial page for Mary A Avery (20 Feb 1817–5 May 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #175833886, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Joanna Case (contributor 47811828).