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| Name |
Ray Stanton Avery |
| Born |
13 Jan 1907 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Library book: The Groton Avery Clan |
07776 |
| Occupation |
He invented self-adhesive labels and created the first die-cut labeling machine. He founded the Avery international Corporation which became Avery Dennison when it merged with Dennison Manufacturing Company in 1990 |
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R Stanton Avery.
R Stanton Avery. |
| Philanthropy |
1970 |
Groton, New London, Connecticut |
| When the Ebenezer Avery house in Groton, Connecticut was in danger of being demolished for modern construction projects R, Stanton Avery purchased it and donated it to the Avery Memorial Association. When it was determined that the house should be moved the cost of the Project was shared between Avery and the Avery Memorial Association. |
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Ye Ebenezer Avery House.
A post card depicting the Ebenezer Avery House. It was to this house the British brought the wounded after the Fort Griswold Massacre. In 1973-1975 the house was moved and restored. It was relocated from it's original location to the Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park. |
| Died |
12 Dec 1997 |
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California |
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Ray Stanton Avery Obituary
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 18 Dec 1997, Thursday, Page 54 |
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Ray Stanton Avery Obituary
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 13 Dec 1997, Saturday, Page 398 |
| Buried |
Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Siblings |
| 1. Perry Dickinson Avery, b. 3 Apr 1904, Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota , d. 4 Sep 1990, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I38541 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Father |
Oliver Perry Avery, b. 21 Feb 1871, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut , d. 21 Jul 1959, Claremont, Los Angeles, California (Age 88 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Emma Miller Dickinson, b. 12 Dec 1880, Cambridge, Henry, Illinois , d. 20 Oct 1968, San Marino, Los Angeles, California (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
12 Dec 1901 |
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado |
| Family ID |
F12120 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 13 Jan 1907 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma |
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 | Philanthropy - When the Ebenezer Avery house in Groton, Connecticut was in danger of being demolished for modern construction projects R, Stanton Avery purchased it and donated it to the Avery Memorial Association. When it was determined that the house should be moved the cost of the Project was shared between Avery and the Avery Memorial Association. - 1970 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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 | Died - 12 Dec 1997 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California |
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 | Buried - - Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Photos |
 | Ray Stanton Avery.
The Big T, yearbook of the California Institute of Technology, 1974 page 75. |
 | Ray Stanton Avery.
Ray Stanton Avery - Sixth great grandson of James. Inventor of self-adhesive labels. He founded the Avery international Corporation which became Avery Dennison when it merged with Dennison Manufacturing Company in 1990 |
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