Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Avery was born on 30 June 1768, in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, David Avery, was 30 and his mother, Sarah, was 33. He married Sarah Sargent on 1 November 1794, in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died about 1848, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81.
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Sources (16)
- Daniel Avery, "United States Census, 1840"
- Daniel Avery, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Daniel Avery, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1768–1848 Male
1772–1840 Female
Children (10)
1796–1849 Male
1797–1851 Male
1799–1857 Female
1801–1867 Male
1803–1867 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1737–1790 Male
1736–1790 Female
Siblings (8)
1760– Female
1763– Female
1765– Female
1768–1848 Male
1769– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 8
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 8
1789
Age 21
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.
Story Highlight
Ebenezer Clawson Richardson’s involvement in the Avery Kidnapping of November and December 1843
Information collected by Heather McPhie On 19 November 1843, Ebenezer Richardson visited the home of Philander Avery in Bear Creek Precinct, Hancock County, Illinois. Richardson used false pretenses …
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