Captain Peter Avery

1764 - 1845  (81 years)

• Name	Peter Avery
  Title	Captain
  Birth	10 May 1764	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00679
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	Taken prisoner 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	17 Oct 1845	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Burial	Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Jonas Belton Avery,   b. 19 Jul 1766, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  2. Mary Avery,   b. 25 Dec 1769, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Mar 1853, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  3. Elizabeth Starr Avery,   b. 31 Dec 1771, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  4. Aaron Avery,   b. 21 Dec 1776, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 3 Mar 1826, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  5. John Sands Avery,   b. 19 Aug 1782, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I35934	Nagel
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Captain John Avery,   b. 24 Jan 1738, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 5 Jan 1826, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah Mary Belton,   b. 8 Jun 1743, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 17 Sep 1825, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Avery,   b. 9 Sep 1770   d. 7 Oct 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1787	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. John Parke Avery,   b. 18 Oct 1788, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Alfred Avery,   b. Abt 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Thomas Jefferson Avery,   b. 5 May 1798, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 3 Nov 1815 (Age 17 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Adaline Avery,   b. 4 Jul 1800, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 5 May 1887, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Hannah Ann Avery,   b. 7 Aug 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F12478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Ann Smith,   b. 3 Sep 1777, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 10 Jun 1848, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1808	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F12479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 May 1764 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Marriage - Oct 1787 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Marriage - Abt 1808 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Death - 17 Oct 1845 - Groton, New London, Connecticut Burial - - Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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