Hannah Avery

Brief Life History of Hannah

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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Family Time Line

John Packer
1720–1797
Hannah Avery
1727–1771
Marriage: 18 September 1746
Lucretia Packer
1747–1819
Deborah Packer
1759–1779
Hannah Packer
1748–1818
Lucy Packer
1750–1834
Freelove Packer
1751–1849
John Packer
1753–1835
Mary Packer
1757–1825
Abigail Packer
1761–1826
Anne Packer
1763–1778
Ebenezer Avery Packer
1765–1826
Elizabeth Packer
1767–1795
Frances Packer
1769–1868

Sources (20)

  • Hannah Avery, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Hannah Avery, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
  • Hannah Packer, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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Name Meaning

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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