1764 - 1845 (81 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Peter Avery |
Title |
Captain |
Born |
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. |
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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
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Died |
17 Oct 1845 |
Groton, New London, Connecticut |
Buried |
Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States |
Siblings |
5 siblings |
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2. Mary Avery, b. 25 Dec 1769, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 4 Mar 1853, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
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4. Aaron Avery, b. 21 Dec 1776, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 3 Mar 1826, Groton, New London, Connecticut | |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I35934 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
18 Apr 2019 |
Father |
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) |
Married |
Oct 1787 |
Groton, New London, Connecticut |
Children |
+ | 1. John Parke Avery, b. 18 Oct 1788, Groton, New London, Connecticut [Birth] |
| 2. Alfred Avery, b. Abt 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut [Birth] |
| 3. Thomas Jefferson Avery, b. 5 May 1798, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 3 Nov 1815 (Age 17 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Adaline Avery, b. 4 Jul 1800, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 5 May 1887, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 86 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Hannah Ann Avery, b. 7 Aug 1806, Groton, New London, Connecticut [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
18 Apr 2019 |
Family ID |
F12478 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Nancy Ann Smith, b. 3 Sep 1777, Groton, New London, Connecticut , d. 10 Jun 1848, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 70 years) |
Married |
Abt 1808 |
Groton, New London, Connecticut |
Last Modified |
18 Apr 2019 |
Family ID |
F12479 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 10 May 1764 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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| Married - Oct 1787 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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| Married - Abt 1808 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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| Died - 17 Oct 1845 - Groton, New London, Connecticut |
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| Buried - - Avery-Morgan Burial Ground, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States |
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