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Henrietta Frances (Beasley) Avery (abt. 1837 - 1897)

Henrietta Frances "Jane" Avery formerly Beasley
Born about in Virginia, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Jan 1860 in Charlotte, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 25 Aug 2009
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Biography

  • Henrietta Frances Beasley was born about 1837
  • She was the daughter of Jordan Beasley and Judith Barnes
  • 1850 Census[1]
  • She married Abraham Avery 18 Jan 1860, Charlotte, Virginia[2]
  • Children
  1. Samuel
  2. Anna
  3. Ida
  4. Henry[3]
  5. Belle
  6. Beverly
  7. Sylvester[4]
  8. Emma
  9. John E.
  10. Abraham

Research Note

*This profile is a merge of Beasley-4550 and Unknown-392. Here are the notes discussing the two wives and whether they were the same person.

  • I believe the two wives of Abraham, Jane and Henrietta, are the same person. The only difference I can find other than the name is that Jane was listed as born in New York, and Henrietta was listed as born in Virginia. Neither Abraham or Henrietta had a sister of this age, or a sister named Jane. Unsure of sister-in-laws. But even if Jane Avery was a family member, Henrietta is missing from the 1870 records, leading me to believe this was a typo in the original records.
  • Another way to look at it would be, did Abraham have 3 wives. Did he marry Henrietta Beasley, then Jane Unknown, and then Henrietta Unknown? I think the Social Security Record of son, Sylvester, can answer this. He was born in 1877, and still lists Henrietta Beasley as his mother. This wouldn't be possible is there was more than one wife.[9]
  • Jane Avery is only found in the 1870 Census.[6]

January 18, 1860, Abraham married Henrietta Frances Beasley[2]

In the 1860 Census, Abraham is living with his parents and wife, Henrietta[5]

Child, Henry, born in 1866 has Henrietta listed as his mother on his death certificate. [10]

In the 1870 Census[6], Abraham is married to Jane, and they are living next door to his father. Living next door to his father makes me certain this is the same Abraham. Jane is the mother of the following children:

Samuel Avery 9
Anna Avery 7
Ida Avery 5
Henry Avery 3
Belle Avery 0
Beverly Avery 0

Child Sylvester is born in 1877 and lists as mother, Henrietta Beasley.

By the 1880 Census[7] Abraham was now married to Henrietta. The following children are listed:

Samuel 19
Henry 14
Belle 9
Sylvester 8
Emma 6
John E. 4

I believe Jane and Henrietta are the same person, I have found more records and added them.(Mutimer-76 27 October 2020)


Orignal notes that included the 1870 Census:

  • Is it possible that Jane and Henrette are the same person? Or are there more than 1 Henrette/Henrietta Averys? Need the marriage and/or birth records to figure this out. (McNamee-238 19:55, 8 July 2017 (EDT))

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D3-QMB : 4 April 2020), Henrietta Beasley in household of Jordan Beasley, Halifax county, Halifax, Virginia, United States; citing family 875, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCY-CFN : 29 January 2020), Abram Avery, 1860.
  3. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WDP-B72 : 2 June 2020), Henrietta Beasley in entry for Henry Avery, 7 May 1914; citing Death, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,769.
  4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7Y-CH9 : 19 March 2020), Henrietta Avery in entry for Samuel Avery, 1860.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 *United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VR-YHP : 17 October 2014), Jane Avery in household of Abram Avery, New York, United States; citing p. 101, family 839, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,576.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFQ-JQQ : 8 September 2017), Henrette Avery in household of Abram Avery, Philipstown, Putnam, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 73B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,917.
  8. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WY6-ZR6 : 20 March 2015), Henrietta R. Avery, 19 Jan 1897; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,923.
  9. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  10. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WDP-B72 : 2 June 2020), Henrietta Beasley in entry for Henry Avery, 7 May 1914; citing Death, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,769.




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