Avery Family Articles
Below you will find articles about the Avery Family that have been submitted by our members. Many of these have been previously published in our newsletter. We will continue to add to this collection over time, so please check back often. If you have an article of interest you’d like to see included here, please contact us.
Situating Avery Forebears within the Larger Contexts of 17th Century Fashion, Fire & Flames, & Religious Worship
By Kate Dimancescu
In this piece, we shall immerse ourselves in 17th century history before weaving together threads of our shared Avery heritage past and present in and around the coastal city of New London, Connecticut.
Trapping a Burglar
A Connecticut Storekeeper Digs a Pit Beneath His Cash-Drawer and Rigs a Trap Over It. Norwich, Conn., January 16th.—An amusing case was tried last week
Battle of Fort Griswold
We’re very grateful to Eugene F. Gray for transcribing several great accounts he discovered in old publications. Sixth of September This day, which commemorates an
To space and beyond!
Article and photos submitted by AMA member, Ken Nagel In 1740, Anna Avery (Clan book #194) daughter of Lt. William and Ann (Richardson) Avery married
An Avery Story – by Ken Nagel
My name is Ken Nagel and I live in Illinois. I am a newer member of the Avery Memorial Association and, based on what some