Capt. Edmund Spicer

Captain Edmund Spicer was a son of John and Elizabeth (Latham) Spicer grandson of Edward son of John son of Edward son of Peter Spicer who settled in that part of New London county known as Ledyard in 1666 Captain Edmund Spicer born in North Groton January 11 1812 died May 1 1890 He was one of Groton's most prominent men selectman seventeen years clerk and treasurer twelve years representative to the State Legislature 1849 candidate for State Senator 1862 judge of probate twelve years 1865 77 charter member and for eighteen consecutive years secretary of the Bill Library Association and from 1867 until his death postmaster of Ledyard. Captain Spicer married November 16 1836 Bethiah W. Avery, daughter of John Sands and Bethiah (Williams) Avery, of Groton Captain and Mrs Spicer were the parents of eight children 1 Mary Affy who married George Fanning 2 John Sands who married Anna Mariah Williams 3 Joseph Latham who died in childhood 4 Sarah Elizabeth who married Nathan L Lester 5 Caroline Gallup who married Amos Lester 6 Cecelia Williams wife of Jonathan F Lester 7 Edward Eugene who married Sarah Adelaide Griswold 8 George Walter who married Elizabeth Griswold.

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THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 638