Rachel Avery/Denison

1705, September 15: Rachel, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Morgan) Starr, was born at New London Village (New London) Connecticut Colony.

"Denison Genealogy, ancestors and descendants of Captain George Denison" by Elverton Glenn Denison; p. 4; Pequot Press, publisher; 1963 (929.2 D4154D ACPL)

1791, February 4: Rachel, widow of Thomas Denison, died at South Groton (New London) State of Connecticut.

"Denison Genealogy, ancestors and descendants of Captain George Denison" by Elverton Glenn Denison; p. 4; Pequot Press, publisher; 1963 (929.2 D4154D ACPL)

Additional Resources:

1) "The Groton Avery Clan" by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery: Cleveland, Ohio; 1912 (929.2 CHS)

2) "A History of the Starr Family, of New England" by Burgis Pratt Starr; Case, Lockwood and Brainard of Hartford, Connecticut; 1879 ( 929.2 ST28S ACPL) (HeritageQuest)

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DENISON GENEALOGY, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE DENISON, Of Stonington Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and William Clift, Worcester, MA, 1881, p 35-36

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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. 341

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Find A Grave memorial

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Daniel Denison (son of George Denison, great great grandson of William Denison), born June 27, 1703, was married to Rachel Starr, Nov. 14, 1736, and lived in New London, Conn. He died previous to 1760, and his widow, about 1760, married Col. Ebenezar Avery, of South Groton, who had twelve children by his first wife, Lucy Latham. Rachel (Starr) Denison, had ten children by her first husband. Daniel Denison, Jr., married Col. Ebenezer's daughter Katherine, previous to his mother's second marriage, and Phebe married his son Ebenezer Avery, Jr. Mrs. Rachel died in 1791, aged 86 years.

The children of Daniel and Rachel (Starr) Denison were as follows :

Mary, born Aug. 19, 1728 ; twice married.

Daniel, born Dec, 16, 1730 ; married Katherine Avery.

Thomas, born Nov. 4, 1733 ; married Katherine Starr.

Rachel, born Sept. 20, 1734 ; married Joseph Copp.

Samuel, born Nov. 9, 1736 ; died in 1767; no family.

Hannah, born Jan. 2, 1739 ; married Henry Jepson.

Ann, born Sept. 18, 1743 ; died 1767.

Phebe, born Sept. 18, 1743 ; married Ebenezer Avery, Jr.

James, born April 18, 1746 ; married Esther Brown.

Elizabeth, born Nov. 19, 1748 ; married John Barker (sic Barber).

THE DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL DENISON, prepared by George Burlingame Denison, Muscatine, Iowa, 1894, p.11

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GEDCOM Source

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Griswold and Groton