Captain Youngs Ledyard, Jr

1751 - 1781  (30 years)

• Name	Youngs Ledyard
  Title	Captain
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	24 Jun 1751	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	Died of wounds received 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	7 Sep 1781	New London County, Connecticut
  Burial	Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Deborah Ledyard,   b. 19 May 1749, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 22 Apr 1807, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut
  2. Benjamin Ledyard,   b. 15 Mar 1753   d. 9 Nov 1803
  3. Isaac Ledyard,   b. 5 Nov 1754   d. 30 Aug 1803
  4. Mary Ledyard,   b. 3 Sep 1758   d. 30 May 1806
  5. William Ledyard,   b. 11 Mar 1760   d. 30 Jan 1761
  6. Lucy Ledyard,   b. 5 Jul 1761   d. 10 Sep 1795
  7. Caleb Ledyard,   b. 18 Oct 1762   d. 1781, At sea
  Person ID	I35946	Nagel
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Youngs Ledyard,   b. 24 Jan 1731, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Apr 1762, At sea (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Avery,   b. 30 Nov 1730, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 7 Mar 1787, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1751 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Death - 7 Sep 1781 - New London County, Connecticut Burial - - Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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