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About Maj. Elisha Avery
He was made lieut., 3d co., 8th reg't. May, 1804; capt., Oct. 3, 1806; major, same regiment, Feb., 1809; served as major of 8th regiment through the War of 1812 {Ms. State Papers, Hartford; Conn. Men in the War of 1812, p. 7). He was a merchant; a man of wealth; prominent in church and society.
THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 406
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 208, 475
Note: Son of Col. Simeon Avery and Lucy Swan. Elisha was a major in the War of 1812, and a merchant, becoming quite wealthy. On Dec 17, 1801, he married Mary H. Avery. (Daughter of Isaac Avery). She died April 10, 1810.
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Maj. Elisha Avery's Timeline
| 1780 |
December 11, 1780
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1806 |
January 9, 1806
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1812 |
January 8, 1812
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1813 |
August 7, 1813
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1815 |
September 10, 1815
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1818 |
April 6, 1818
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1820 |
February 11, 1820
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Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1822 |
May 30, 1822
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Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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