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| Elroy McKendree Avery Elroy McKendree Avery - Fourth great grandson of James Avery. Elroy was a politician and an author. None of this would qualify him as "famous". However he was also a genealogist and the primary author of "The Groton Avery Clan" so, to those interested in the Avery genealogy he might as well wear a cape and have an "S" on his chest. |
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| Troian Avery Bellisario Troian Avery Bellisario - Ninth great granddaughter of James Avery. Actress |
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| Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery - Fourth Great Grandson of James Avery. Clergyman accused of murder. |
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| Baldwin Brothers Baldwin Brothers (pick one) - Eighth grandsons of James. Actors. |
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| John Davidson Rockefeller Sr. John Davidson Rockefeller Sr. Fifth great grandson of James. Industrialist, and philanthropist. |
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| Edmund McIlhenny Edmund McIlhenny - Married to Mary Eliza Avery Fourth great granddaughter of James. Edmund invented Tabasco Sauce and founded the McIlhenny Company. It's rare for a family owned business to last through the third generation. The McIlhenny Company is going on the fifth generation. While it is said the CEO does not have to be family, so far every one of the CEOs has been a grandson of James. |
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| Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller - Seventh great grandson of James. 41st Vice President of the United States. |
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| Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr - Fifth great grandson of James. Seventeenth Vice President of the United States. |
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| 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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| William Avery William Avery - Fifth great grandson of James Avery. Aviation pioneer. |
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| Avery Beverages Avery Beverages - Sherman Francis Avery founder of Avery Beverages in Connecticut is the fifth great grandson of James Avery. The business still exists but, it is no longer owned by Avery family. |
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| Steven Allan Avery Steven Allan Avery - Ninth great grandson of James Avery. Convicted murderer, subject of the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer". |
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| Harriette Lester Avery Harriette Lester Avery - Fifth great grand daughter of James Avery. Author of the book; "Five Nights At The Five Pines". |
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| Cardinal Avery Dulles Cardinal Avery Dulles - Eight great grandson of James Avery. Cardinal of the Catholic Church. |
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| Bela Lyon Pratt Bela Lyon Pratt - Seventh great grandson of James Avery. Sculptor and the designer of the bust that tops the Avery Memorial Monument. |
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| Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House. Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House. Now a bed and Breakfast in Galena, Illinois. While it's not Avery family owned now it was originally the home of Major George Smith Avery. He is the fourth great grandson of James Avery. |
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| Route 66 Route 66 - Cyrus Stevens Avery sixth great grandson of James Avery. He was a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System. Now considered "The Father of RT 66" he pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway. |
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| Patricia Avery. Elizabeth Anderson Avery - Sixth great grand daughter of James Avery. She was an actress who went professionally as Patricia Avery. |
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| James Avery Homer James Avery - Eight grandson of James Avery. Founder of James Avery Artisan Jewelry. The business is now owned and operated by his sons. |
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| Phyllis Avery. Phyllis Avery - Seventh great grand daughter of James Avery. Actress. |
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| Lena Dunham Lena Dunham - Tenth great grand daughter of James Avery. Actress. |
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| Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch - Eight grandson of James Avery. Actor |
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| James Taylor-James. James Taylor - Ninth grandson of James Avery. Musician. |
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| Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke - Born Philip Andre Rourke, Jr he is the eight grandson of James Avery. Actor, boxer. |
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| Phyllis Lucille Gates Phyllis Lucille Gates - Seventh granddaughter of James Avery. Married to actor Rock Hudson. |
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| Ben Affleck Ben Affleck - Tenth great grandson of James Avery. Actor |
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| Stacy Keach Stacy Keach - Ninth grandson of James Avery. Actor. |
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| Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde - Musician. Lead singer for the Pretenders. My 10th cousin. |
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| Glenn Close Glenn Close - Actress, my 9th cousin twice removed. |
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| Amanda Plummer Amanda Plummer - Actress, my 11th cousin. |
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| Fred Grandy Fred Grandy - Actor, Best known as Gopher on "The Love Boat". My 6th cousin 3 times removed. |
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| Richard Jordan Richard Jordan - Actor, my 9th cousin, |
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| A G Spalding A G Spalding - Professional baseball player, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1930. Co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. |
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| David Hartman David Hartman - Broadcaster, My 10th cousin. |
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| Edwin Barber Morgan 5X grandson of James. First president of Wells Fargo Company. |
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| Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham - Singer and, songwriter, best known as the former lead guitarist and male lead singer of "Fleetwood Mac" from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. My 11th cousin. |
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| Ted Danson Ted Danson - Actor, my 10th cousin. |
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| Grace Potter Grace Potter - Singer, song writer and, musician. My 10X cousin once removed. |
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| Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson - Singer songwriter. My 10th cousin. |
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| Suki Kaiser Suki Kaiser - Actress. My 11th cousin. |
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| Rachel Miner Rachel Miner - Actress. My 9th cousin. |
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| Henry Kaiser Henry Kaiser |
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