When Hannah Avery was born on 16 January 1727, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ebenezer Avery, was 22 and her mother, Lucy Latham, was 17. She married John Packer on 18 September 1746, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. She died on 12 February 1771, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Smith Denison Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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English: from the Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name Aevery, a Norman form of Alfred . Among the 17th-century Puritan settlers in New England, there was some confusion with Averill . Compare Averett .
Altered form of French Canadian Hévey (see Hevey ). Compare Avey 3.
History: Christopher Avery emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in or before 1630. — William Avery (alias Averill) was one of the Puritan settlers who emigrated from England to Ipswich, MA, in or c. 1637. — Some of the American bearers of the surname Avery are descendants of Nicolas Hévé/Devé from France, who was in QC by 1672 (see Hevey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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