David Avery

Brief Life History of David

When David Avery was born on 27 December 1757, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jonathan Avery, was 76 and his mother, Dorothy Denison, was 35. He married Sarah Palmer on 11 January 1781, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 June 1817, in East Hamilton, Hamilton, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Graham Cemetery, Hubbardsville, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Avery
1757–1817
Sarah Palmer
1763–1843
Marriage: 11 January 1781
David Avery Jr.
1776–1857
Oliver Avery
1783–
Palmer Avery
1804–
Elizabeth Avery
1787–1885
Olive Avery
1789–1861
Gurdon Avery
1793–1857
Lucy Avery
1795–1871
Frederick Avery
1798–1848
Charles Avery
1802–1882

Sources (11)

  • 1840 United States Federal Census
  • David Avery, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • David Avery, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"

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World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

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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