Dimis Swan (Bailey) Collins (1806 - 1849)

Born 8 Apr 1806 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut, United States

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Avery — married 25 Feb 1829 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1849 at age 43 in Willimantic, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

She was born in Ledyard, Conn, in April 1806, daughter of Elijah and Margaret (Fanning) Bailey.^[1]

She married Benjamin Franklin Avery (1804-1849) on 25 Feb 1829 at North Stonington, Connecticut. Based on the "Groton Avery Clan" text, they had the following (known) children^[1]:

1. Lucy Ann Avery, b. 13 Jan 1830, Preston, Conn. She m. Russell Damon(1820-1876).
2. Elisha Benjamin Avery, b. 8 Mar 1832, Stonington, Conn.

Her first husband died in 1834, and she remarried to a (unknown) Collins. ^[1]

She died October 5th, 1849, in Willimantic, Connecticut. She is buried in Avery Cemetery, in Preston, Connecticut. ^[2],^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Avery, Elroy McKendree, 1844-1935; Avery, Catherine Hitchcock Tilden, 1844-1911. The Groton Avery Clan , (Cleveland, Ohio: 1912), p. 411
2. ↑ Burial site of Dimis Swan (Bailey) [Avery] Collins, Find A Grave: Memorial #18328974, Avery Cemetery, Preston, Connecticut