Brief Life History of George J.
When George J. Avery was born on 22 February 1910, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Charles Avery, was 26 and his mother, Lillian "Lillie" Schrei, was 27. He married Phyliss Matilda Delmastro on 15 November 1930, in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States. He lived in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Richwoods Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 11 November 1950, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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- George J Avery, "United States 1950 Census"
- George J. Avery, "Find A Grave Index"
- George Avery in entry for Mrs Phyllis M Avery, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · Women get the right to vote in Illinois
Grace Wilbur Trout was elected president of the Chicago Political Equality League and started her presidency by making sure that each senate district was supporting suffrage for women. A few months later, the bill was up for voting in the state. Trout and her team went as far as to get male voters from their homes. The bill passed giving Women the right to vote for President of the Nation and all local offices not in the Illinois Constitution.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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