Mary Eleanor Avery

Brief Life History of Mary Eleanor

When Mary Eleanor Avery was born on 4 October 1841, in United States, her father, Hezekiah Avery, was 32 and her mother, Henrietta P Nelson, was 30. She married Samuel Stowe in 1857, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States in 1870 and Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 2 December 1880, in Lees Ferry, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Lonely Dell Cemetery, Lees Ferry, Coconino, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Stowe
1832–1919
Mary Eleanor Avery
1841–1880
Marriage: 1857
Samuel Stowe
1856–1880
Nancy Maranda Stowe
1866–1880
Sarah Stowe
1867–1880
Mary Janette Stowe
1859–1932
Hezekiah H Stowe
1861–1955
Noah Mel Stowe
1863–1956
John Stowe
1865–1932
William Stowe
1870–1880
Henrietta Stowe
1871–1965
Val Verda Jeneva Stowe
1875–1948
Velma J Stowe
1880–
Stowe
1880–1880

Sources (17)

  • Mary Stow, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Eleanor Stowe, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Avery in entry for Noah Stowe, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

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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Stowe, Hezekiah 1861-1955 of Central

Hezekiah Stowe (known almost exclusively as Kiah or Kyle) was an energetic and enterprising man. He homesteaded 160 acres in Central. Hezekiah was born 18 January 1861 in Ogden, Weber County, Ut …

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