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Name |
Parke Avery |
Title |
Lieutenant |
Suffix |
Jr |
Born |
22 Mar 1741 |
Christened |
3 May 1741 |
Groton, New London, Connecticut |
Gender |
Male |
Library book: The Groton Avery Clan |
00300 |
Military Service |
6 Sep 1781 |
Continental Army, American Revolution |
From the book "History of the Town Of Stonington" 1900, he was "fearfully" wounded at the Fort Griswold massacre. Other sources confirm that he lost an eye. |
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Lt Parke Avery. Excerpt from "The Battle of Groton Heights: a Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, etc., of the Storming of Fort Griswold, and the Burning of New London by British troops, Under the Bommand of Brig.-Gen. Benedict Arnold, on the Sixth of September, 1781; with an Introduction and Notes by William W. Harris" by Charles Allyn. Published by the author, New London, Connecticut 1882. Pages 251 & 252. |
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The Fort Griswold Massacre (17) The fort Griswold Battle was one of the last of the American Revolution. It occurred September 6, 1781 in a fort by the town of Groton, Connecticut. Eighty-eight brave men lost their lives. Most of them were slaughtered after the fort was surrendered. It was particularly costly to the Avery family which took a huge blow.
Killed:
Captain Elijah Avery
Captain Elisha Avery
Captain Samuel Allyn (Son of Hannah Avery)
Captain Hubbard Burrows (Husband of Sarah Avery)
Captain Youngs Ledyard (Son of Mary Avery)
Lieutenant Ebenezer Avery
Ensign Daniel Avery
Sergeant Christopher Avery
Sergeant Jasper Avery
Sergeant Solomon Avery
David Avery
Thomas Avery
Simeon Morgan (Son of Dorothy Avery)
Elisha Perkins (Husband of Sarah Avery)
Christopher Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avery)
Henry Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avey)
Wounded:
Ensign Ebenezer Avery
Lieutenant Park Avery
Amos Avery
Taken Prisoner:
Sergeant Rufus Avery
Caleb Avery
Captain Peter Avery
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Died |
20 Dec 1821 |
Connecticut |
Siblings |
8 siblings |
1. Abigail Avery, c. 15 May 1737, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 18 Feb 1790 | |
2. Dorothy Avery, c. 26 Aug 1739, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 19 Oct 1828, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
3. Jasper Avery, c. 21 Oct 1744, Preston, New London, Connecticut , d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
4. Ebenezer Avery, c. 17 Aug 1746, Preston, New London, Connecticut , d. 11 Jan 1828 | |
5. Eunice Avery, c. 13 Nov 1748, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
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8. Elisha Avery, b. 1755, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
Headstones |
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Person ID |
I35830 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
28 Feb 2019 |
Father |
Parke Avery, b. 9 Dec 1710, d. 4 Mar 1797 (Age 86 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Mary Latham, b. Abt 1716, d. 11 Jun 1773 (Age ~ 57 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
Abt 1735 |
Family ID |
F11431 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Hannah Morgan, b. 1738, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 26 Sep 1798, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 60 years) |
Children |
| 1. Thomas Avery, b. 6 Sep 1765, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 16 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Youngs Avery, b. 2 Apr 1767 [Birth] |
+ | 3. Hannah Avery, b. 9 Sep 1770, d. 7 Oct 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 36 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Silas Deane Avery, b. 27 Dec 1778 [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
25 Sep 2018 |
Family ID |
F11455 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Christened - 3 May 1741 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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| Died - 20 Dec 1821 - Connecticut |
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