Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Avery was born about 1792, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Frederick Avery, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Stoddard, was 24. He married Elmira Ann Ellsworth on 4 September 1827, in Cincinnatus, Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 2 June 1851, in Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States.
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- Solomon Avery, "United States Census, 1850"
- Solomon Avery, "Find A Grave Index"
- Soliman Avery in entry for Dolly Brady, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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