Benjamin Franklin Avery

1801 - 1885  (83 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Avery
  Born	3 Dec 1801	Aurora, Cayuga, New York
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	01005
  Biographical Information	26 Jan 1880
  	Sorry; Wrong House...
  		A Couple of Stiffs. The Anderson (South Carolina) Intelligencer, February 05, 1880, page 4.
  Occupation	He began making plows in 1825 at a small location in Virginia. In 1847 he built a factory in Louisville, Kentucky. The Civil War stopped his business. His factory was used by the government as a hospital. After the war he rebuilt the business as B F Avery & Sons. The business lasted until 1951 when it was sold to the Minneapolis Moline Tractor Company.
  		B F Avery Plow Factory. B F Avery Plow Factory.
  		Avery Plow Ad. Avery Plow Ad.
  		B F Avery, Louisville. B F Avery, Louisville.
  		B F Avery & Sons. B F Avery & Sons.
  Died	3 Mar 1885	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
  		B.F. Avery of Louisville. (Notable Deaths) B.F. Avery of Louisville. Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, March 4, 1885 page 1.
  Buried	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
  		Benjamin F Avery Headstone. Benjamin F Avery Headstone.
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Sidney Smith Avery,   b. 23 Jun 1800,   d. 14 Apr 1869
  2. Ashbel Avery,   b. 30 Jan 1805
  3. Lydia Avery,   b. 24 May 1810
  4. Abigail Avery,   b. 9 Feb 1813
  5. George Avery,   b. 2 Apr 1815
  6. Abigail Avery,   b. 15 May 1817
  Person ID	I39703	Nagel
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Daniel Avery,   b. 18 Sep 1766, Groton, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 30 Jan 1842, Aurora, Cayuga, New York  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Smith,   b. 9 Apr 1780,   d. 22 Jul 1817  (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	20 Jan 1799
  Family ID	F12381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Howes Look,   b. 27 Oct 1817, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Feb 1915, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky  (Age 97 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1844	Utica, Oneida, New York
  Children	+ 1. Lydia Arms Avery,   b. 31 Jan 1845, Richmond, Virginia ,   d. 26 Feb 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois  (Age 79 years)  [Birth] + 2. Samuel Look Avery,   b. 9 Dec 1846, Aurora, Cayuga, New York ,   d. 27 Feb 1907, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky  (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   3. Gertrude Arms Avery,   b. 18 Aug 1849, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky ,   d. 1923  (Age 73 years)  [Birth] + 4. George Capwell Avery,   b. 1 Mar 1852, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky ,   d. 24 Jul 1911, France  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]   5. Helen Blasdell Avery,   b. 29 Mar 1855, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky ,   d. 5 Dec 1943, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky  (Age 88 years)  [Birth]   6. William Sidney Avery,   b. 15 Mar 1858, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky ,   d. 31 Dec 1910, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky  (Age 52 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F12489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1801 - Aurora, Cayuga, New York Married - 27 Apr 1844 - Utica, Oneida, New York Died - 3 Mar 1885 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Buried - - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Benjamin Franklin Avery. The Groton Avery Clan Volume I, page 462. By Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery. Self published, Boston, 1912.