1860 - 1922 (61 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Van Brunt Avery |
Title |
Captain |
Born |
18 Dec 1860 |
Cohocton, Steuben, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Library book: The Groton Avery Clan |
08676 |
Biographical Information |
The tug "Cynthia II,"ran the Associated Press dispatch in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American war. Her captain was Van Brunt Avery. During the siege of Santiago and battles San Juan Hill, El Caney, etc., she was kept busy carrying press dispatches to the nearest cable. She was often under fire, and on one occasion was attacked by the U.S. steamer "Potomac," having been mistaken for a Spanish boat. |
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Tug Cynthia II. Avery notes and queries: a quarterly magazine devoted to the history of the Groton Averys, February 1902. |
Died |
20 Feb 1922 |
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia |
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Van Brunt Avery Death Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, Friday, February 24, 1922 |
Buried |
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States |
Siblings |
3 siblings |
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Headstones |
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Person ID |
I44234 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
16 Apr 2024 |
Father |
Gilbert Franklin Avery, b. 15 Jan 1828, Howard, Steuben, New York , d. 23 Apr 1896, Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida (Age 68 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Abigail Brewster, b. 12 Dec 1830, Laurens, Otsego, New York , d. 4 Mar 1866, Patchinville, Steuben, New York (Age 35 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F13348 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Lila Bell Cherry, b. 5 Oct 1876, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia , d. 12 Aug 1962, New York (Age 85 years) |
Married |
16 Dec 1896 |
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia |
Children |
| 1. Clare Van Brunt Avery, b. 27 Nov 1897, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia , d. 11 Jun 1902 (Age 4 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Elizabeth Avery, b. 12 Jun 1903, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia , d. 3 Aug 1962, New York (Age 59 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Ralph Hillyer Avery, b. 3 Sep 1906, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia , d. 24 Jan 1976, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 69 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
4 Nov 2019 |
Family ID |
F14311 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 18 Dec 1860 - Cohocton, Steuben, New York |
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| Married - 16 Dec 1896 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia |
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| Died - 20 Feb 1922 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia |
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| Buried - - Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States |
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