Brief Life History of Aaron
When Aaron Avery was born on 10 April 1771, in Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Avery, was 35 and his mother, Rachael Daniels, was 32. He married Sarah Brewster in 1793, in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Springville Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Tunkhannock Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1840. He died on 8 March 1848, in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Aaron Avery, "United States Census, 1840"
- Aaron Avery, "Find A Grave Index"
- Aaron Avery, "United States Census, 1810"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1786
Historical Boundaries: 1786: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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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