When John Avery III was born on 14 December 1755, in Preston City, Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Avery Jr, was 23 and his mother, Mary Parke, was 22. He married Mary Brown about 1767. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1790 and Lincoln, North Carolina, United States in 1810. His occupation is listed as goldsmith, watch maker in Connecticut, United States. He died on 10 November 1815, in Preston City, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Pachaug Cemetery, Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
North Carolina is the 12th state.
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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