When Samuel C Avery was born on 14 June 1820, in Chenango, New York, United States, his father, John Avery, was 36 and his mother, Ruby Spencer, was 32. He married Samantha Graves on 1 October 1841, in Prattsburgh, Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cohocton, Cohocton, Steuben, New York, United States in 1875 and Prattsburgh, Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York, United States in 1892. He died on 25 May 1902, in Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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 ).
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