Mary Farnsworth

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Farnsworth was born on 12 March 1728, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Farnsworth, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Gibson, was 23. She married Jonathan Avery on 9 January 1753, in Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Avery
1729–
Mary Farnsworth
1728–
Marriage: 9 January 1753
Jonathan Avery
1753–1776
Aaron Avery
1766–
Timothy Avery
1754–
Samuel Avery
1758–
John Avery
1760–1845
Peter Avery
1762–
Mary Avery
1768–
Joel Avery
1775–1844

Sources (16)

  • Mary Farnsworth, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Mary Farnsworth, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • AmericanAncestors.org Marriage in Townsend

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Farnworth .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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