Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Avery was born on 17 August 1776, in Waterford, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Charles Avery, was 44 and her mother, Mary Thompson, was 42. She married James Strickland on 6 April 1794, in Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 May 1863, in Scholfeld Cemetery, Quaker Hill, Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Scholfeld Cemetery, Quaker Hill, Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Lucy Strickland in household of Daniel H Richards, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lucy Avery Strickland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lucy Strickland, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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