Caleb Avery

1760 - 1835  (75 years)

• Name	Caleb Avery
  Birth	25 Feb 1760	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00674
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	He was taken prisoner 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
  Death	6 Apr 1835	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Siblings	13 siblings
  1. James Avery,   b. 21 Apr 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 19 Apr 1777, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  2. Robert Avery,   b. 27 Jan 1756
  3. Elizabeth Avery,   b. 19 Oct 1754, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 12 Apr 1792
  4. Abigail Avery,   b. 10 Jul 1757, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  5. Captain Rufus Avery,   b. 16 Nov 1758, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 30 Jul 1842, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  6. Anna Avery,   b. 4 May 1761, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 14 Sep 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  7. Lucy Avery,   b. 18 No 1762, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 30 Sep 1764, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  8. Freelove Avery,   b. 26 May 1764, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 25 Apr 1782, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  9. Eunice Avery,   b. 3 Oct 1765
  10. David Avery,   b. 3 Apr 1767, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 19 May 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  11. Prudence Avery,   b. 12 Apr 1769, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  12. Eleazer Avery,   b. 29 May 1771, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  13. George Washington Avery,   b. 9 Oct 1776, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I35942	Nagel
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	James Avery, V,   b. 27 Jul 1724, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 3 Dec 1796, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Allyn,   b. 27 Apr 1732, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 23 Feb 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Avery,   b. 25 Dec 1769, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Mar 1853, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Belton Avery,   b. 25 Jun 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. James Morgan Avery,   b. 16 Jan 1794, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 3 Aug 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 25 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Eliza Avery,   b. 31 Aug 1796, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Robert Austin Avery,   b. 3 Aug 1803, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F12199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Feb 1760 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Death - 6 Apr 1835 - Groton, New London, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Caleb Avery Service. Letter from Caleb Avery's pension file that details his service and family life.
  		Caleb Avery Service 2. Caleb Avery Service 2.