Captain Rufus Avery

1758 - 1842  (83 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Rufus Avery
  Title	Captain
  Born	16 Nov 1758	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00673
  Biographical Information	1787
  	The Rufus Avery House
  		The Rufus Avery House. Rufus lived in a house at 142 Thames Street in Groton, Connecticut. it was built in 1787. Around 1800 he built a house next-door for his sons. Later it was sold to a Latham Avery, a cousin. One of Latham’s daughters, Mary Jane (Avery) Ramsdell, inherited the house and Victorianized it in the 1860s. She did not have children, and the house was passed on to her niece, Betsey (Avery) Copp. Betsey and Belton Copp lived there in 1895 with their three children. The last residence of the house was Joe Copp, the son of Betsey Copp, who inherited the house after his parents passing in the 1930's. Joe lived there until he died in 1991 at the age of 101 Both buildings survive with the Avery-Copp house being used as a history museum.
  		Avery-Copp House. Avery-Copp House.
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	Rufus was a Sergeant when he was defending Fort Griswold. He was taken prisoner at The Fort Griswold Massacre. He was appointed ensign of the 3d company of militia, 8th regiment, May, 1788; lieutenant of 2d company, October, 1789; captain of 3d company, October, 1792.
  		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	30 Jul 1842	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  		Captain Rufus Avery Death Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 05 Aug 1842, Friday, Page 2
  Buried	Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  		Rufus & Hannah Avey Headstone. Rufus & Hannah Avey Headstone.
  		Rufus & Hannah Avey Headstone 2. Rufus & Hannah Avey Headstone 2.
  Siblings	13 siblings
  1. James Avery,   b. 21 Apr 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Apr 1777, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  2. Robert Avery,   b. 27 Jan 1756
  3. Elizabeth Avery,   b. 19 Oct 1754, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 12 Apr 1792
  4. Abigail Avery,   b. 10 Jul 1757, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  5. Caleb Avery,   b. 25 Feb 1760, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Apr 1835, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  6. Anna Avery,   b. 4 May 1761, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 14 Sep 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  7. Lucy Avery,   b. 18 No 1762, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 30 Sep 1764, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  8. Freelove Avery,   b. 26 May 1764, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 25 Apr 1782, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  9. Eunice Avery,   b. 3 Oct 1765
  10. David Avery,   b. 3 Apr 1767, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 19 May 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  11. Prudence Avery,   b. 12 Apr 1769, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  12. Eleazer Avery,   b. 29 May 1771, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  13. George Washington Avery,   b. 9 Oct 1776, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I35905	Nagel
  Last Modified	4 May 2019

  
  

  Father	James Avery, V,   b. 27 Jul 1724, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 3 Dec 1796, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Allyn,   b. 27 Apr 1732, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 23 Feb 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Lord,   b. 24 May 1759, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 6 Apr 1836, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Avery,   b. 9 Oct 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Birth] + 2. Asa Lord Avery,   b. 1 Mar 1783, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 2 Oct 1844, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 61 years)  [Birth] + 3. Rufus Avery, Jr,   b. 7 Mar 1785, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Birth]   4. Guerdon Avery,   b. 3 Nov 1786, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 15 May 1804, Groton, New London, Connecticut  (Age 17 years)  [Birth]   5. Lydia Lord Avery,   b. 24 Sep 1791, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Birth]
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F11454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Nov 1758 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Died - 30 Jul 1842 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Buried - - Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Excelsis Dei. Excelsis Dei was the eleventh episode of X-Files, in the second season. In a Victorian mansion converted into a nursing home Mulder and Scully have to deal with poltergeists. Mulder is almost drowned when the ghosts flood the basement. In Groton, Connecticut there is the Avery-Copp house which was Victorianized in 1860. The house now serves as the home of a museum. Museum staff has reported sounds of objects being moved and footsteps and claim no source of the sounds can be located. People outside the home have reported a woman in Victorian clothing appearing in windows when no one should be there. The Thames Society of Paranormal Investigations (TSPI) has investigated the home and their explanation for the paranormal activity is... (guess what) ... If you guessed water you’re right! They claim that water is sometimes a conductor of paranormal energy and the house being located close to the Thames River may be why there is paranormal activity at the Avery-Copp house. Mulder: In 2012 TSPI investigated the Avery-Copp house and documented paranormal activity. They didn’t see the apparitions that some have reported but, they thought they heard footsteps and they managed to record EVPs! Scully: Electronic voice phenomena? Please. Mulder, there are said to be 4 classes of EVP with class D being junk and it’s a stretch to say what that have rose high enough to be considered class D. What’s worse is they ignored everything that is science and used a “ghost box”. Just because it has “ghost” in the name doesn’t make it good! A ghost box is nothing more than a defective AM/FM radio modified to scan. It’s more likely they recorded Mancow on WLS in Chicago than it is they were listening to dead people! Muller: The investigation was at night. Scully: So what? Muller: Mancow has the morning drive time slot. Scully: OK, we’ve scientifically eliminated Mancow. That still leaves more than a million explanations that make more sense than ghosts.