Ens. Ebenezer Avery

Ebenezer Avery was ensign of the first Groton company of militia (Conn. Men in the Rev'n, 578). He lived in the house on the ferry bank at the corner of Thames and Latham Streets, built for him by his father. He took an active part in the Fort Griswold fight; he was severely wounded and left among the slain. He lived many years and worked at his traid (that of tailor) in a room in his own dwelling-house. To this house, at the foot of Groton Heights, the wounded were taken after the battle; there many of the dead and dying were identified by their relatives and friends. It is said that the blood stains on the floors were to be seen for years. The house now bears a commemorative tablet placed by the Children of the American Revolution. He was a pensioner of the Revolutionary war.

"Ensign Ebenezer Avery, brother of Lieutenant Parke Avery, lived with his family in the house now at the foot of Latham Street where he carried on his trade as tailor. He went into the fort (Griswold) early in the morning and took an active part in the preparations for defense. He was severely wounded by a shot through the lower part of the neck cutting the cords and leaving him senseless as one of the dead. He recovered with the loss of his hearing and lived many years after. It was to his house at the foot of the Heights that the wounded from the wagon were taken, he among the number. The blood stains are still visible on its oaken floor as he would not allow them washed out in his day which ended January 11, 1828, at the age of eighty one"

source: The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports ... By William Wallace Harris, p. 252

He must have liked the name Elizabeth. Married (1) Elizabeth Green; (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Smith) Avery, widow of his brother Jasper; (3) Mrs. Elizabeth (Coleman) Latham; (4) Mrs. Elizabeth Elderkin, widow of John Elderkin.

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