1849 - 1923 (74 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Franklin Capen Avery |
Born |
8 Apr 1849 |
Ledyard, Cayuga, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Library book: The Groton Avery Clan |
02326 |
Biographical Information |
1879 |
In 1873 Franklin surveyed the town of Fort Collins, Colorado. In 1879 he built a stone house which remained in the family until 1962 when it was sold after the death of his son Edgar. Today it has been preserved and serves as a history museum known as "The Avery House". |
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Avery House, Ft. Collins. Avery House, Ft. Collins. |
Occupation |
Franklin founded the Larimer County Bank which became known as the First National Bank. He served as bank president from 1881 until 1910. |
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First National Bank of Ft. Collins advertisement. North Park Union, Walden & Larimer County, Colorado, February 8, 1901, page 1. |
Died |
24 Apr 1923 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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Franklin Capen Avery Death Franklin Capen Avery Death |
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Franklin Capen Avery Obituary Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, 05 May 1923, Saturday, Page 1 |
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Franklin Capen Avery Dies In California Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, 25 Apr 1923, Wednesday, Page 1 |
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Franklin Capen Avery Dies In California, Continued From Page 1 Fort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, Colorado, 25 Apr 1923, Wednesday, Page 3 |
Buried |
1 May 1923 |
Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
1. Edward Robie Avery, b. 28 Oct 1847, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York , d. 8 Nov 1908, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado | |
2. Sarah Louise Avery, b. 10 Mar 1851, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York , d. 30 Mar 1937, Greeley, Weld, Colorado | |
3. George Porter Avery, b. 25 Dec 1852, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York , d. 31 Jan 1928, Claremont, Los Angeles, California | |
4. William Henry Avery, b. 5 Oct 1854, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York , d. 2 Jan 1890, Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado | |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I39559 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
19 Jan 2020 |
Father |
Edgar Avery, b. 29 Aug 1820, Ledyard, Cayuga, New York , d. 27 May 1886, Greeley, Weld, Colorado (Age 65 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Eliza Keith Worthing, b. 25 Nov 1826, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine , d. 28 Aug 1897, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado (Age 70 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Family ID |
F12354 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Sarah Edson, b. 18 May 1851, Scipio, Cayuga, New York , d. 11 May 1925, Denver, Denver, Colorado (Age 73 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Edgar Delano Avery, b. 9 Feb 1877, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado , d. 8 Apr 1961 (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Ethel Elizabeth Avery, b. 29 Apr 1878, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado , d. 9 May 1934, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado (Age 56 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Marietta Louise Avery, b. 29 Jan 1882, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado , d. 11 May 1975, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado (Age 93 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Infant Daughter Avery, b. 27 Dec 1883, d. 27 Dec 1883 (Age 0 years) |
| 5. Infant Son Avery, b. 12 Jun 1886, d. 22 Aug 1886 (Age 0 years) |
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Last Modified |
17 Jun 2019 |
Family ID |
F12355 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 8 Apr 1849 - Ledyard, Cayuga, New York |
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| Died - 24 Apr 1923 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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| Buried - 1 May 1923 - Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States |
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Photos |
| Franklin Capen Avery. The Groton Avery Clan Volume I page 763. By Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery. Cleveland 1912. |
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