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George Avey (1809 - 1894)

George Avey
Born in Washington Co., Maryland, USAmap
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Husband of — married 1839 in Washington County, Maryland, USAmap
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Died at age 84 in Mt Morris, Ogle, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

AVEY GEORGE, Retired Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Mt. Morris; born in Washington Co., Md., Sept. 28, 1809; came to this Co. in 1845; has 240 acres land, valued at $13, 200; Republican; married Nancy Wheeler in 1839; born in Washington Co., Md.,May 24, 1815; has four children living: Levi, born Feb. 15, 1841, Benjamin I., Jan. 15, 1843, Josiah, Jan. 15, 1845, Martha S., Nov. 21, 1850; when he came to this prairie there were but two shanties on it; slept on the floor four or five weeks before his furniture came; came in company of about sixty --- the Newcomers, Wattses, Swingleys; Thomases, and several other early settlers; hauled his lumber from Chicago to build the house where he now lives; used a store box for a table and cupboard; Mrs. Aveywas taken sick; got a carpenter to make a bedstead; many times sat down to table and the victuals would freeze before they got through their breakfast; lived in same house with Newcomer's people; together had thirteen children, all slept in same bed.


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  • The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 845.
  • Find a Grave memorial page for George W. Avey (28 Sep 1809–2 Apr 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #86374183, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by David Goltry (contributor 47177571) .




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