1817 - 1876 (59 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Joseph Conant Avery |
Born |
9 Jun 1817 |
Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Library book: The Groton Avery Clan |
01610 |
Biographical Information |
In 1845 Joseph left Illinois and traveled the Oregon trail. Two years later his wife and 3 oldest children followed him. In the area they settled Joseph founded the town of Corvallis.
Avery Lodge built in 1966 at Oregon State University was named in his honor. This was because he was key in developing the college that would eventually become the state university.
In recent years a wave of political correctness alleged that Joseph was connected to a pro-slavery newspaper. In fact his only connection was that he owned the printing press that was used to print the paper. The press was not purchased for this purpose. It was previously used for other papers.
A 2017 study made on behalf of the university found no connection between Joseph and pro-slavery groups. Other than the fact that the paper carried a couple of advertisements for his family's store he was not connected to the paper.
The study was tainted and in order to carry out the predetermined agenda carried a conclusion that was written not from the facts of the study but, the fact that 13 years previously the Corvallis school board decided not to name a middle school in his honor. Their decision was made from a state of ignorance and was a reaction not to facts but, the allegation alone.
In 2018 ignoring the facts of the study the building was renamed. Oddly enough the history remains the same.
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J. C. Avery Two Descendants Remember. Corvallis (Oregon) Gazette Times, Friday, March 19, 1976 page A18. |
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Joseph Conant Avery 2. Joseph Conant Avery 2. |
Died |
16 Jun 1876 |
Benton County, Oregon |
Buried |
Crystal Lake Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States |
Siblings |
12 siblings |
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3. Zebulon Avery, b. 7 Jul 1794, d. 9 Jul 1854, Stark County, Illinois | |
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8. Cyrus Henry Avery, b. 28 Jul 1803, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania , d. Garden Prairie, Boone, Illinois | |
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10. Able Marcy Avery, b. 29 Jul 1811, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Apr 1843, Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania | |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I37977 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
31 May 2019 |
Father |
Cyrus Avery, b. 12 May 1771, Norwich, New London, Connecticut , d. 28 Feb 1833, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Lydia Marcy, b. 3 Jan 1772, d. 18 Jun 1817 (Age 45 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
16 May 1791 |
Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
Family ID |
F12013 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Martha Marsh, b. 14 Jan 1824, Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania , d. 4 Jan 1911 (Age 86 years) |
Married |
13 Mar 1841 |
Stark County, Illinois |
Children |
| 1. Charles Avery, b. 14 Mar 1842, Stark County, Illinois , d. 1 Mar 1861, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 18 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Punderson Avery, b. 22 Jul 1843, Stark County, Illinois , d. 22 Dec 1912, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 69 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Florence Avery, b. 5 Mar 1845, Stark County, Illinois , d. 20 Jan 1928, Multnomah County, Oregon (Age 82 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Frances Avery, b. 1 Feb 1849, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 28 Sep 1919, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 70 years) [Birth] |
+ | 5. George Washington Avery, b. 21 Sep 1850, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 12 Dec 1928, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 78 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Arthur Avery, b. 7 Nov 1852, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 8 Aug 1854, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 1 years) [Birth] |
| 7. James Conant Avery, b. 25 Nov 1854, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 16 Apr 1870, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 15 years) [Birth] |
| 8. Chatham Avery, b. 7 Feb 1856, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 6 Feb 1863, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 6 years) [Birth] |
+ | 9. Napoleon Bonaparte Avery, b. 16 Feb 1859, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 12 Oct 1912, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon (Age 53 years) [Birth] |
| 10. Frederic Avery, b. 1 Oct 1861, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 14 Sep 1863 (Age 1 years) [Birth] |
| 11. Gertrude Avery, b. 8 Sep 1867, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon , d. 24 Jan 1954, Riverside County, California (Age 86 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
29 May 2019 |
Family ID |
F12847 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 9 Jun 1817 - Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
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| Married - 13 Mar 1841 - Stark County, Illinois |
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| Died - 16 Jun 1876 - Benton County, Oregon |
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| Buried - - Crystal Lake Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States |
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Photos |
| Joseph Conant Avery. Corvallis (Oregon)Gazette-Times, Sunday, December 5, 1999 section D. page 2. |
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