Leonard B Avery

1845 - 1865  (20 years)

• Name	Leonard B Avery
  Birth	1845
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	26 Aug 1864	Civil War, Union Navy
  	Leonard served as a landsman in the Navy. He died in service at Chelsea Naval Hospital. A pension request was made on behalf of his mother but it was rejected. The government claimed he died of a pre-existing condition and that his mother was not relying on him financially. Leonard was the only male child old enough to support his mother. A number of people who knew him testified that he was healthy before his service. In spite of his father's land holdings he owed more money that it was worth. The government did not change it's position.
  		Leonard B Avery Service. Leonard B Avery Service.
  		Leonard Avery Pension Application. Leonard Avery Pension Application.
  		Leonard Avery Pension Rejection. Leonard Avery Pension Rejection.
  		Emily Avery Affidavit. Emily Avery Affidavit.
  		Emily Avery Affidavit 2. Emily Avery Affidavit 2.
  		Emily Avery Affidavit 3. Emily Avery Affidavit 3.
  		Leonard Avery Medical Rejection. Leonard Avery Medical Rejection.
  		Benjamin Avery Bankruptcy. Benjamin Avery Bankruptcy.
  Death	18 Feb 1865	Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  		Leonard B Avery Death. Leonard B Avery Death.
  Burial	Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
  		Leonard Avery Headstone Record Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Sarah Avery,   b. 10 Nov 1842
  2. Margaret Emily Avery,   b. 5 Jan 1847
  3. Calvin Scott Avery,   b. 13 Jan 1854
  4. Rosalind Avery,   b. 4 May 1855
  5. Elizabeth Avery,   b. 15 Jan 1858
  Person ID	I41007	Nagel
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Avery,   b. 14 Feb 1806, Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania d. 1 Apr 1880, LeBoeuf Garden, Erie, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Emily Coover,   b. 1818   d. 11 Dec 1902 (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F12596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 18 Feb 1865 - Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Burial - - Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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