Thomas Avery

1765 - 1781  (16 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Thomas Avery
  Born	6 Sep 1765	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	Thomas was killed at The Fort Griswold Massacre.
  		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
  Died	6 Sep 1781	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Buried	Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  		Thomas Avery so of Parke Avery Headstone Inscription. The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Record, Etc. Storming of Fort Griswold, The Massacre of its Garrison, and the Burning of New London by British Troops Under the Command of Brig Gen Benedict Arnold, on the Sixth of September, 1781. With an Introduction and Notes. By William W. Harris. Page 201. Published by Charles Allyn, New London, CT 1882
  		Thomas Avery Headstone. Thomas Avery Headstone.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Youngs Avery,   b. 2 Apr 1767
  2. Hannah Avery,   b. 9 Sep 1770,   d. 7 Oct 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  3. Silas Deane Avery,   b. 27 Dec 1778
  Person ID	I35914	Nagel
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Parke Avery, Jr,   b. 22 Mar 1741,   d. 20 Dec 1821, Connecticut  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Morgan,   b. 1738, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Sep 1798, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Sep 1765 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Died - 6 Sep 1781 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Buried - - Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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