Sergeant Jasper Avery

1744 - 1781  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Jasper Avery
  Title	Sergeant
  Christening	21 Oct 1744	Preston, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00301
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	He was killed at the Fort Griswold massacre.
  		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
  Death	6 Sep 1781	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Burial	Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  		Jasper Avery Headstone Inscription. The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Record, Etc. Storming of Fort Griswold, The Massacre of its Garrison, and the Burning of New London by British Troops Under the Command of Brig Gen Benedict Arnold, on the Sixth of September, 1781. With an Introduction and Notes. By William W. Harris. Page 203. Published by Charles Allyn, New London, CT 1882
  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. Lieutenant Parke Avery, Jr,   b. 22 Mar 1741   d. 20 Dec 1821, Connecticut
  4. Ensign 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. Lieutenant Simon Avery,   b. 30 Oct 1753   d. 1 Aug 1809
  8. Captain Elisha Avery,   b. 1755, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 6 Sep 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I35831	Nagel
  Last Modified	14 Mar 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
  Marriage	Abt 1735
  Family ID	F11431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Smith,   c. 6 Oct 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 2 Oct 1789 (Age ~ 37 years)
  Children	+ 1. Cyrus Avery,   b. 15 Nov 1768, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 20 Dec 1831, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 63 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Mary Avery  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Elizabeth Avery,   b. 16 Oct 1772  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Jasper Avery  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Sally Avery  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Frederick Avery  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F12218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 21 Oct 1744 - Preston, New London, Connecticut Death - 6 Sep 1781 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Burial - - Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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