Ebenezer Punderson Avery

1765 - 1840  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Ebenezer Punderson Avery
  Born	21 May 1765	Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	00630
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	He Assisted in caring for the wounded after the Fort Griswold Massacre. He was captain of the 5th company, 1st regiment, Onondaga militia, 1801, and resigned in 1805.
  		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	10 Sep 1840
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Zipporah Avery,   b. 8 Feb 1752
  2. Esther Avery,   b. 29 Nov 1754, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  3. Solomon Avery,   b. 13 Aug 1757, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  4. Miles Avery,   b. 5 Sep 1760, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  5. Stephen Avery,   b. 13 Aug 1762, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  6. Henry Avery,   b. 4 May 1767, Groton, New London, Connecticut
  7. Cyrus Avery,   b. 12 May 1771, Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 28 Feb 1833, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania
  8. Humphery Avery,   b. 17 Jan 1775, Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 8 Fen 1776
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  Person ID	I37987	Nagel
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Solomon Avery,   b. 17 Jun 1729, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 23 Dec 1798, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Punderson,   b. 16 Jun 1733,   d. 5 Feb 1775, Norwich, New London, Connecticut  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	18 Feb 1751
  Family ID	F11826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lovina Barnes,   b. 10 Mar 1767, Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Mar 1847, Pompey, Onondaga, New York  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1787	Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Hannah Punderson Avery,   b. 3 Dec 1787  [Birth]   2. Sally Bement Avery,   b. 1 Sep 1789  [Birth]   3. Lucy Avery,   b. 14 Mar 1791  [Birth]   4. William Avery,   b. 16 Aug 1793  [Birth]   5. Phebe Avery,   b. 31 Oct 1795  [Birth] + 6. Candace Avery,   b. 9 Nov 1797, Pompey, Onondaga, New York ,   d. 2 Mar 1885, Pompey, Onondaga, New York  (Age 87 years)  [Birth]   7. Lucetta Avery,   b. 26 Oct 1799  [Birth]   8. Perlena Avery,   b. 10 Dec 1802  [Birth]   9. Perlina Avery,   b. 10 Dec 1802  [Birth] + 10. Cyrus Avery,   b. 28 Jul 1807, Pompey, Onondaga, New York ,   d. 14 Jan 1884, Saint Petersburg, Russia  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]   11. Nancy Avery,   b. 8 Sep 1809  [Birth] + 12. Samuel Avery,   b. 18 Feb 1812, Pompey, Onondaga, New York ,   d. 20 Sep 1891  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F12466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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