Lieutenant Parke Avery, Jr

1741 - 1821  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Parke Avery
  Title	Lieutenant
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	22 Mar 1741
  Christened	3 May 1741	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00300
  Military Service	6 Sep 1781	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	From the book "History of the Town Of Stonington" 1900, he was "fearfully" wounded at the Fort Griswold massacre. Other sources confirm that he lost an eye.
  		Lt Parke Avery. Excerpt from "The Battle of Groton Heights: a Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, etc., of the Storming of Fort Griswold, and the Burning of New London by British troops, Under the Bommand of Brig.-Gen. Benedict Arnold, on the Sixth of September, 1781; with an Introduction and Notes by William W. Harris" by Charles Allyn. Published by the author, New London, Connecticut 1882. Pages 251 & 252.
  		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
  Died	20 Dec 1821	Connecticut
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Abigail Avery,   c. 15 May 1737, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 18 Feb 1790
  2. Dorothy Avery,   c. 26 Aug 1739, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Oct 1828, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  3. Jasper Avery,   c. 21 Oct 1744, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  4. Ebenezer Avery,   c. 17 Aug 1746, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 11 Jan 1828
  5. Eunice Avery,   c. 13 Nov 1748, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  6. Stephen Avery,   b. 10 May 1751,   d. 15 Jul 1827
  7. Simon Avery,   b. 30 Oct 1753,   d. 1 Aug 1809
  8. Elisha Avery,   b. 1755, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut
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  Person ID	I35830	Nagel
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Parke Avery,   b. 9 Dec 1710,   d. 4 Mar 1797  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Latham,   b. Abt 1716,   d. 11 Jun 1773  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Abt 1735
  Family ID	F11431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Morgan,   b. 1738, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Sep 1798, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Avery,   b. 6 Sep 1765, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 16 years)  [Birth] + 2. Youngs Avery,   b. 2 Apr 1767  [Birth] + 3. Hannah Avery,   b. 9 Sep 1770,   d. 7 Oct 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 36 years)  [Birth] + 4. Silas Deane Avery,   b. 27 Dec 1778  [Birth]
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F11455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 3 May 1741 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Died - 20 Dec 1821 - Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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